Projects – Work with us
Featured projects
We enhance economic development opportunities by providing high-quality research and insights to our partners – Let us Exceed your expectations. We routinely work with businesses, communities, regions, governments and nonprofits through a variety of projects. View recent projects on this page and click the contact link at the bottom to obtain more information about engaging with the Exceed team.
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Migration and regional assets survey
- To shape the region into a more attractive place to live and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem, northwest Missouri (NWMO) leaders wanted to understand regional assets. Leaders also wanted to know if COVID-19 could make the region a more attractive place to live. MU Exceed partnered with the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri's Maximize NWMO Regional Vitality Initiative to conduct a survey to address these questions.
- Presentation and survey results (PDF)
- Survey summary brief (PDF)
- Survey instrument (PDF)
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Economic impact of Missouri's distilling industry
- "Taking Farm and Forest to the Glass" was funded by the Missouri Department of Agriculture – Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority. This project measured the economic contribution of the state's distillery industry, created 2019 baseline data using secondary sources and a distiller survey and examined the value distillers bring to the state's economy through business linkages within the state.
- View economic contribution brief (PDF)
- View Distilling Industry Survey (PDF)
- View Value Chain Connections Brief (PDF)
- View Full Project Report (PDF)
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St. Louis agribusiness economic contribution
- Exceed analyzed the economic value and importance of the agricultural industry to St. Louis and the surrounding area. This project measured the economic contribution of agribusiness, jobs supported by agribusiness and reviewed agribusiness employers in the St. Louis region. In addition to published reports, Exceed faculty also presented the findings to the St. Louis Agribusiness Club.
- Economic Contribution Brief (PDF)
- Additional Economic Study Deliverables
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Economic impact of marina in Warsaw, Missouri
- Exceed analyzed the long-term economic benefits of a proposed marina to the city of Warsaw and surrounding Benton County. The marina is part of several planned transportation improvements in Warsaw that will increase tourism, housing and available business space in the downtown area. The marina economic impact analysis was included in a BUILD grant application the city submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
- View marina economic impact brief (PDF)
Work with us
Exceed routinely partners with businesses, communities, regions, governments and nonprofits to enhance economic and entrepreneurial opportunities in Missouri. We offer consulting for clients on projects related to:
Regional economy evaluation
- Project evaluation and survey support
- Industry and occupational analysis
- Cluster analysis
Rural economy growth strategies
- Entrepreneurial ecosystem building
- Growth strategy research and data synthesis
- Strength, challenge, and opportunity assessments
Economic impact analysis
- Impact modeling for grant/funding opportunities
- Industry contribution analysis