Missouri Business Alert

Missouri Business Alert is a nonprofit digital newsroom dedicated to covering business and economic trends throughout Missouri. Housed at the Missouri School of Journalism, the newsroom is professionally managed and staffed by student journalists who gain hands-on experience producing in-depth, statewide reporting. Its mission is to inform, connect and engage Missouri’s business community while equipping emerging journalists for the future of business reporting. The publication focuses on original, public-interest journalism examining the forces shaping Missouri’s economy — from small businesses and startups to labor, policy and regional development. To maximize impact, Missouri Business Alert makes its stories available for republication at no cost, provided partners follow clear attribution and accessibility guidelines. Stories are not placed behind paywalls, ensuring readers across the state can freely access its reporting. Missouri Business Alert operates under the editorial independence standards of the Institute for Nonprofit News. The newsroom maintains full authority over editorial decisions, keeps a firewall between revenue sources and coverage, and publicly discloses major donors. Through grants, partnerships and student-driven reporting, Missouri Business Alert strengthens Missouri’s local news ecosystem while training the next generation of business journalists.