16 incentive programs to bring your project across the line.

The state's lead tool for expansion or retention — withholding tax retention or tax credits based on the jobs you create.

• For-profit or qualifying nonprofit business in Missouri
• New full-time jobs, typically 35+ hours per week
• Employer pays at least 50% of employee health insurance
• Employment must exceed your base (current full-time or 12-month average, whichever is higher)
• Relocations from certain Kansas counties are excluded

State tax credits combined with local property tax abatement. Neosho and parts of Newton County are inside a designated zone.

• Location in a designated EEZ — Neosho and parts of Newton County qualify
• Minimum 2 new full-time employees
• Minimum $100,000 in new investment
• Employer pays 50%+ of employee health insurance
• Eligible investment: land, buildings, equipment, furniture and fixtures

Customized workforce training and recruitment, built around the roles you're actually hiring for.

• New facilities, expansions, or technological upgrades
• Manufacturers, logistics, and interstate commerce companies
• Training must support new hires or incumbent workers
• Must meet wage and benefit thresholds

A federal incentive for long-term investment in designated communities — deferral, reduction, and possible elimination of federal capital gains tax.

• Investors reinvest capital gains into Qualified Opportunity Funds
• Fund invests in designated zones
• Eligible projects include real estate, business expansion, and redevelopment

Bond financing and tax credits for major expansions, used to fund the public infrastructure a large project needs.

• At least 100 new jobs
• Capital investment of $10 million or more
• Manufacturing, headquarters, research, or logistics
• State issues bonds to finance public infrastructure improvements

Grants to the city or county for the water, sewer and road work a project depends on.

• Applicant is a city or county working with a business expansion or new facility
• Minimum 50 new full-time jobs created
• Funds used for infrastructure tied to the project
• Maximum grant typically up to $500,000

State sales and use tax exemptions on what you buy to actually make things.

• Machinery, equipment and materials used directly in manufacturing
• Energy used in manufacturing
• Replacement parts and chemicals consumed in production
• Must demonstrate equipment is used in direct production

Financing and development support for new or expanding industrial and commercial projects in Newton County.

• Industrial or commercial projects seeking bond financing or site development assistance
• Must demonstrate community benefit — job creation, infrastructure, or tax base growth

County-level certification showing the local workforce has demonstrated the skills employers screen for.

• Countywide workforce certification — no company application required

Property tax exemption for major facility or equipment investment. This is the tool behind La-Z-Boy's new distribution center.

• Investment of at least $5 million
• Creation or retention of 100+ jobs
• Exemption typically 50% for 10 years
• Up to 75% for LEED Silver certified projects

A dedicated 1/8-cent sales tax funding economic development projects inside Neosho.

• City-appointed committee with members from the school board, county commission and city council
• Committee reviews and recommends funding for business and infrastructure improvements

Real estate tax abatement for redevelopment in blighted areas, through an Urban Redevelopment Corporation.

• Property in a blighted area designated under RSMo 353.020(2)
• Must form an Urban Redevelopment Corporation under Chapter 353
• Abatement up to 25 years — first 10 full, next 15 up to 50%

Uses the new tax revenue a development generates to pay for the public improvements it needs.

• Project located in an approved TIF district
• Must demonstrate redevelopment would not occur "but for" the assistance
• Eligible costs: public infrastructure, land acquisition, demolition, site preparation

Finance energy-efficiency or renewable-energy upgrades through your property tax assessment.

• Commercial, industrial, agricultural and multifamily properties
• Covers HVAC, lighting, insulation, and solar
• Repaid through the annual property tax bill, typically over 10–20 years

A special district formed to fund roads, parking, bridges and similar access improvements.

• Can be initiated by property owners, local government, or MoDOT
• District may impose sales or property taxes to fund transportation improvements

A custom agreement between the City and your business covering infrastructure, incentives and performance commitments.

• Negotiated case by case depending on project impact
• Often used alongside TIF, Chapter 100, or other incentives