A Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas Economic Development Collaborative

The MOKAN Region:
Where Business Has Room to Grow

We are the MOKAN Partnership, a 501(c)3 economic development collaborative uniting southwest Missouri, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas to drive business attraction, expansion, and long-term growth. 

With a low cost of living and doing business, a skilled and reliable workforce, and unmatched multimodal connectivity, our seven-county tri-state region has the momentum to help businesses of all sizes innovate, expand, and grow.

Key Industries

Advanced Manufacturing

Food & Beverage
Manufacturing

Healthcare

Warehousing
& Logistics

Due to lower costs-of-living and doing business here, this region has a high population of veterans and retirees, and a growing racial diversity and population of millennials.

Regional Population
100000
Gross Regional Product (GRP)
$ 1 Billion
Labor Force
100000
Average Wage
$ 26400
Regional Population
100000
Gross Regional Product (GRP)
$ 1 Billion
Labor Force
100000
Average Wage
$ 30000

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It takes all kinds of people, business, and experiences to make a place.
Big industry, a small start-up, or somewhere in between,
there is a place for you here.

Service Area

We serve Barton, Jasper, Newton and McDonald counties in Southwest Missouri.

We serve Ottawa county in Northeast Oklahoma

We serve Cherokee and Crawford counties in Southeast Kansas

Service Area

Missouri

Barton, Jasper, Newton, and McDonald Counties

Oklahoma

Ottawa County

Kansas

Cherokee and Crawford Counties

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