Shannon County

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Shannon county has two main industries - timber and tourism.   It has 636,400 acres making it the second largest county in Missouri.   Tourists come to Shannon County for the woods, rivers, wild horses, and arts & crafts.  It is the perfect place to get away.  The Missouri Dept. of Conservation owns 21% of the land, US Forest Service, Dept. of Agriculture has 11.7%,  Private Forest Conservation has 14%,   3% is owned by National Park Service/Dept. of Interior, and 1% is taken up by highway and road depts..  There are lots of places to go camping, swimming, canoeing, and fishing.

Shannon County hosts numerous sawmills making a variety of products from locally harvested timber.  There are several precision metal milling (CNC) plants making a variety of parts for industry outside the area.  And the apparel industry has a presence in the county making ready-to-wear garments and accessories.

Business Resources for Missouri

• MU Extension Business and careers section
  Business-related news, program web sites, publications and events across the state
• Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Centers provide counseling for business plan development, financial management, market feasibility, international trade, franchising and licensing, inventory, marketing and more.
• Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC): selling to federal, state and local government entities
• MoFAST: Technology Development and Commercialization helps businesses get their innovations into the marketplace.
• Workforce Development/Career Options
  Dislocated workers and others can get information on occupations, education and training, financial aid and job hunting information from the Career Information Hotline (1-800-392-2949), and/or on the web.
• Missouri Environmental Assistance Center compliance and pollution prevention for business
• The Missouri Market Development Program helps manufacturers find and use recycled materials in producing new goods.

State Government sites

• Missouri Department of Economic Development
• Missouri Department of Agriculture
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources

• US Securities & Exchange
• US Dept. of Labor
• Business journal
• US Govt. Websites
• Info USA. - to other info

Note: Links to commercial websites do not imply endorsement.

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		University of Missouri Extension Shannon County shannonco@missouri.edu Updated 10/24/07