The birthplace of McDonnel Aircraft and home of Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, the St. Louis region has long been a pioneer in the industry of flight. Today, we’re home to a major manufacturing facility for aerospace giant Boeing as well as Scott Air Force Base, headquarters for the global U.S. Transportation Command. These are just two of many aerospace influencers supporting AMICSTL in making St. Louis the epicenter for advanced manufacturing.

With everything from startups and universities to research organizations and global corporations located here, the St. Louis region is a global player in agriculture technology and plant sciences. This world-class ecosystem feeds innovation, thought leadership, and growth, inspiring breakthroughs in the agricultural processes and products that help feed the world.

Over 1,000 plant scientists work here, giving the St. Louis region one of the largest concentrations of plant scientists in the world. AMICSTL is proud to work with industry leaders as Bayer Crop Science (formerly Monsanto), Bunge, and the Danforth Plant Science Center.

Home to facilities for such automotive giants as General Motors, Ford, and Toyota, the St. Louis area has long been working to advance manufacturing technology and innovation. The automotive sector also encompasses precision tools and machine manufacturing, auto parts suppliers, and vehicle body and trailer manufacturing.

For over twenty years, the St. Louis region has invested in driving growth in the biomedical and life sciences sectors. Today, we are a location of choice for innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists, and health professionals.

With our wealth of academic institutions, global corporations, healthcare organizations, and research centers, St. Louis is a natural incubator for collaboration on biomedical advances. Entrepreneurs as well as firms like Mallinckrodt and MilliporeSigma have the distinct advantage of proximity to multi-state hospital systems, research universities, corporations like Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline, and supportive investors.

At just 4%, Missouri has the second lowest corporate income tax rate in the nation. Combined with an enviable cost of living, lower than average labor costs, reliable and inexpensive energy, and aggressive tax incentives, the St. Louis region is a place where companies of all sizes can thrive.

Whether new or expanding, St. Louis area businesses and organizations are well served by a number of respected construction firms like McCarthy, Paric and Keeley, as well as construction technology innovators like MiTek.

For 75 years, St. Louis has been home to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s west headquarters. As the winning location for the organization’s all-new, $1.75 billion west U.S. headquarters, St. Louis is all-in on geospatial.

Debuting in 2025, the new NGA campus is the heart of a full geospatial ecosystem taking shape throughout the region. On the R&D side, the first-of-its-kind Taylor Geospatial Institute at Saint Louis University is advancing geospatial science through collaboration with eight of the Midwest’s top research institutions. Investment organizations like Arch Grants and Cultivation Capital are developing geo-focused funding opportunities. And, area incubators and accelerators like T-REX and the soon-to-be AMICSTL are providing space, services, and support for geospatial entrepreneurs.

In collaboration with enterprises throughout AMICSTL’s eight business sectors, advanced manufacturers can leverage geospatial technology and analytics for warehousing, supply chain monitoring, logistics, and planning. Location intelligence and visualization technology are also invaluable in the agriculture, animal science, and environmental science sectors.

Located near the geographic and population centers of the United States, the 15-county St. Louis metro sits within 1,500 miles of 90% of the nation’s population—making the region ideally situated for new or expanding businesses. Our highly developed logistics infrastructure offers reliable and efficient connections locally, nationally, and globally.

Both Missouri and Illinois rank in the top 10 states for best infrastructure, giving businesses and residents a variety of choices for transporting people, goods, and natural resources. The region is served by four toll-free interstate highways and is located at the nexus of the north-south and east-west interstate systems. With six Class 1 railroads, rail service is fast and convenient to anywhere in the continental U.S.

St. Louis Lambert International Airport and several regional airfields provide fast, reliable domestic and international air transportation. And, we’re home to the country’s third-largest inland port. Situated at the confluences of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois Rivers, St. Louis offers efficient cargo transportation to the north, south, west, Atlantic Ocean, and beyond.