Business Climate

Missouri Works

Missouri Works is an economic development program designed to support companies considering Missouri as a place to locate and/or grow their business. The program offers a mix of automatic and discretionary benefits in the form of 100% retention of state withholding tax, and/or refundable, transferable, sellable tax credits for qualified companies that choose Missouri as a place to invest and create jobs.

Missouri Partnership. (n.d.)Missouri Works. Retrieved from https://www.missouripartnership.com/why-missouri/incentive-programs/



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Top Employers

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Washington County, MO grew at a rate of 1.29%, from 9.08k employees to 9.2k employees.

DataUSA.io (2020) Retrieved from https://datausa.io/profile/geo/washington-county-mo#economy 

Potosi R-3 School District – Educational Services - 298

Potosi Correctional Center – Correctional Facilities - 266

Washington County Memorial Hospital – Healthcare – 255

Red Wing Shoes – Manufacturing - 250

Wal-Mart – Retail - 188

Kingston K-14 School District – Educational Services - 130

Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. (National Headquarters) – Manufacturing - 129

YMCA of the Ozarks – Tourism/Other Services - 125

Washington County Government – Government - 93

Georgian Gardens Residential Care – Healthcare - 78

Valley High School – Educational Services - 75

JV Construction & Development – Construction - 75

Great Mines Health Center - Healthcare - 60

Reed Sawmill – Manufacturing - 56

Potosi Manor Residential Care – Healthcare – 42