WTC St. Louis

Join us Thus 5/28 5-7pm in-person @WTCSTL for an in-person Networking Reception. Connect w/Members, Board of Directors, Sister Cities Committees & @STLMosaic @STLPartnership Details & Registration: conta.cc/4tC5l1g

Still time to join us online for tomorrow's Resources for Service Exporters, part of the Engage in Trade series @WTCSTL w/Scott Bennett @ExportGov Leslie Fischer @MissouriSBDC Alexander Matlock @MoEcoDevo & our very own @SusanSpitz1 Details & registration: conta.cc/4nsbSu4

.@ronkitchens @GreaterSTLinc & @MrBradDean @explorestlouis underscore importance of @British_Airways #STL-#LHR direct flight to STL region's economy, ability to attract trade & investment, tourism, mtgs & conventions @USAinUK #STL2LondonBA @WTCSTL @STLPartnership

Andy Best CTO @British_Airways STL is BA's 27th US gateway w/access to global network of >200 destinations from LHR spurring increased biz & leisure travel. Partner airlines incl @AmericanAir @Iberia_en @Finnair @AerLingus @FlyWithLEVEL #STL2LondonBA @WTCSTL

.@saintlouismayor @STLCityGov & @DrSamPage @STLCounty acknowledge significance of direct @British_Airways flight to #STL region & opps it presents for biz & tourism. Present replica Spirit of St. Louis model plane to @USAmbUK & receive history of BA book in return @USAinUK

Amb Kevin O'Malley, St. Louis Co Port Authority @STLPartnership highlights importance of @British_Airways non-stop service to LHR, synergies in agtech & geospatial inds betw STL & London. In a nod to British humo(u)r quips "you have fog & rain, we have heat & humidity" ☔️⛱️

.@USAmbUK welcomes #STL2LondonBA delegation to @USAinUK incl @saintlouismayor @DrSamPage & fellow Amb Kevin O'Malley marking the launch of @British_Airways direct flight service from STL-LHR. Amb Stephens shared his love of @Cardinals & memories of listening to Jack Buck @KMOX

Brenda VanHorn @USAinUK introduces @USAmbUK as #STL2LondonBA delegation networks with UK cos Claudia Anderson @UKinChicago Rhonda Hamm- Niebruegge @flystl & Jason Van Eaton, Soaring Hawk Consulting @WTCSTL @STLPartnership St. Louis County Port Authority

Thank you for your gracious hospitality @USAmbUK. Honored to celebrate the launch of direct service #STL-#LHR @USAinUK @WTCSTL @DrSamPage @STLCounty @STLCityGov St. Louis County Port Authority.

#STL2LondonBA delegate @DonnRubin @BioSTL discusses innovation in healthcare w/Madhukar Bose & Dr. Aphrodite Spanou both @biztradegovuk & Dr. Rishi Das-Gupta @HINSouthLondon As @BioSTL works w/health innovation networks around the globe, can intro them to UK too. Everybody wins.

Pivot Bio is set to invest over $7 million to expand St. Louis operations, creating 40+ new jobs. With a new operations hub in Hazelwood and an R&D center in Creve Coeur’s 39 North AgTech Innovation District, they're revolutionizing crop nutrition. ow.ly/6JCM50YRQio

On Saturday 4/25, community partners including the City of Kinloch, @Boeing, Paric, and STL Partnership, gathered together to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up Kinloch. Over 100 people volunteered their morning and picked up hundreds of trash bags worth of debris.

It's been proven time and time again: Immigration = Economic Growth. "...metros that ranked in the top quartile for increases in foreign-born population also posted stronger economic growth, higher employment growth and higher average wages." ow.ly/o2y950YOCbP

🌱 Agtech innovator @pivotbio is expanding its footprint in St. Louis with two new Centers of Excellence anchored in Hazelwood and Creve Coeur, bringing together two key hubs: 🟢Research, Development, and Innovation Center @39North 🟢Customer and Operations Success Center in Hazelwood 🟢$7M investment; 40 new jobs

Today we announced a major expansion in Greater St. Louis, #Missouri, to deepen our presence in the Midwest. We’re growing with two new Centers of Excellence, a Research, Development & Innovation Center in Creve Coeur and Customer and Operations Success Center in Hazelwood. Together, these locations bring our innovation, manufacturing, and operations capabilities closer together, strengthening how we serve #farmers across the U.S. By aligning discovery, production, and delivery in one region, we can move faster, scale more effectively, and ensure our crop nutrition solutions reach the #farm fields, where they matter most. This expansion reflects our continued focus on supporting farmers with reliable, consistent solutions in an increasingly complex environment and reinforces our long-term commitment to U.S.-based innovation and production. This is how we help bring more certainty back to the farm. Thank you to our partners and leaders who joined us: @GovMikeKehoe, Governor of Missouri David Leezer City Manager, City of Hazelwood @ChrisChinn, Director, @MoAgriculture Michelle Hataway, Director, Missouri Department of Economic Development @EmilyLLB, Executive Director, @39NorthSTL #AgInnovation #SustainableFarming #Sustainability #CommunityImpact

A visit to @DefenceHQ to learn more about @huntsdc RAF Wyton & Project FAIRFAX a defense initiative focused on enhancing UK's geospatial intelligence capabilities. Mark Munsell CEO @geo_stl presented on STL's ecosystem & how both regions can collaborate #STL2LondonBA

Alice Mount Exec Dir @BritAmBusiness welcomes #STL2LondonBA delegation & convenes UK cos across broad range of inds: ag, clean & healthtech, cyber security & creative w/@saintlouismayor & @DrSamPage reinforcing STL is open for biz & importance of @British_Airways STL-LHR flight.

Special thanks to Steve Baumer & @BCLPlaw for hosting @WTCSTL #STL2LondonBA delegation for roundtable lunch w/@BritAmBusiness & opp to highlight #STL's innovation, research institutions & talent base. Big thank you to @GreaterSTLinc for sponsoring.

He really wanted the window seat. One of the special passengers from Sunday’s inaugural British Airways flight to London, a Build-a-Bear (@buildabear) born & raised in St. Louis, is making his tourist rounds, including a visit to British Airways (@British_Airways) headquarters!

Members of the STL delegation meet w/reps & take a tour of @British_Airways where they learn that BA was 1 of 2 launch customers for @Boeing’s 757 & operated >50! @WTCSTL @STLPartnership #STL2LondonBA