FROM DEEP ROOTS
COMES NEW GROWTH

CULTIVATING COMMUNITY
INTEREST AND ENTREPRENEURS

CONNECTING PEOPLE
TO RESOURCES AND EACH OTHER

CATALYZING INNOVATION
AND INVESTMENT

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New Growth works to cultivate a sustainable business community from
deep roots, connecting neighbors with shared visions and resources, and
bringing forth what locals love about west central Missouri.

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CAUTION: This article starts with a platitude, and then it hits you with reality. You’ll be glad you read it, because you will find a way to make a difference. Platitude (cliché truism): If you give someone a fish, you will feed them for the day. If you teach someone...

Farm SHARE strengthens farms and neighbors

Raydonna Biles makes lunch for her son every day. It keeps them both healthy. “I cook better for him than I would for myself alone. … Last time I went to the doctor, the doctor said, ‘Keep doing what you’re doing.’ My blood sugar was down. I’d lost weight.” Good...

Doing better together drives transportation effort

Dawn Ashurst can relate to many of the people she meets as part of her job managing transportation services for West-Central Independent Living Solutions. WILS serves individuals with disabilities in Benton, Henry, Pettis, Saline, Johnson, and Lafayette counties. So...