It is Missouri Northeast's mission to attract quality businesses to the region from anywhere in the world, and to maintain foundational efforts to improve the region’s competitiveness. Developed in 2008, Missouri Northeast represents cities, counties and organizations in the Northeast Missouri region. The main purpose of Missouri Northeast is to create jobs and increase the capital investment of the region. We continue to have a definite presence on the regional, state, and national level with an emphasis on marketing the region to prospective new industry, networking, economic development, education, and providing a common voice on issues that affect the region.