Southern Missouri City Expecting Construction Growth, Amid Job Expansion

A small southern Missouri City is preparing for a significant labor expansion. West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff says the news this fall that an Alabama-based IT firm plans to hire 200 people in West Plains is spurring talk of new housing construction. Topliff offers advice for other small cities hoping to attract new employers, including the suggestion that dressing up in a certain costume may have helped West Plains land the project.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.