Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will be making several stops in the St. Louis region Thursday.
At 9 a.m., the governor will head to the Cortex District to sign a bill that provides $15 million in grant funding to make pharmaceuticals and semiconductor microchips in the area. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones will join Parson in celebrating the grant approval.
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Later, Parson will then visit the Wentzville Behavioral Health Crisis Center.
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Quote from Mayor Tishaura Jones from Twitter:
St. Louis is called the Silicon Prairie for a reason, and today’s $15 million grant will help solidify our city as a leader in bioscience & advanced manufacturing. I joined @GovParsonMO and fellow regional leaders at
@CortexSTL this morning to celebrate this important investment.