Soon, one of the biggest projects in the region’s history will begin in north city. Construction of the new home for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s western headquarters — dubbed Next NGA West — will mean lots of jobs for lots of people in and around the St. Louis area.

“There isn’t really a great example of anything like this happening before in the nation, where there is a very advanced technology, and a federal agency lands a brand-new campus in what has been an underserved area in St Louis.” -T-Rex Executive Director Patty Hagen

Three years ago, St. Louis scored a big victory when the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency announced that it would build its new western headquarters just north of downtown.

Boosted by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s 2016 decision to invest $1.7 billion in a new north St. Louis headquarters, local economic developers are looking to capitalize on an existing private workforce and university systems focused on the geospatial industry.

A new volunteer program aims at providing local students free science, arts and math education, with a particular emphasis on geospatial technology.

Stacey Dixon was named deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. She will leave a position as director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.

Next NGA West will host a job training fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis – Herbert Hoover Club, 2901 N. Grand Blvd. in St. Louis.

St. Louis is one of the hottest locations for entrepreneurs and economic developers involved in the technology. With the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency site coming to North St. Louis, it's likely to get even hotter.

The Missouri Technology Corp. and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) said Monday they have reached an agreement that will let small businesses and educational institutions license NGA's intellectual property.

Warrenton, Va.-based mission support service provider Patriot Group International has won a potential seven-year, $95M contract to provide security support services on the construction site of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facility in St. Louis, Mo.

The 14,760-square-foot office space, named the 'Geosaurus, Powered by Bayer' Geospatial Innovation and Resource Center, will be located at the T-REX technology incubator at 922 Washington Ave. in downtown St. Louis.

Eight months after picking the lead designer of the Chouteau Greenway, backers of the planned bike and pedestrian trail are closer to deciding how it will connect Forest Park and the St. Louis riverfront.

Attracting new talent to the federal workforce is a growing concern, and it’s going to take more than just traditional recruitment methods to get enough new tech talent through the door. It’s no secret among federal agency hiring managers that steep competition for the same talent is a big problem on the recruiting front.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,signed a new partnership agreement with St. Louis University to collaborate on geospatial research, training, and innovation initiatives.

Saint Louis University has signed a collaborative research and development agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for geospatial research, training and innovation initiatives.

Saint Louis University has signed a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), establishing a new relationship that will allow SLU to collaborate with the NGA on geospatial research, training, and innovation initiatives.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Agency’s labor force projections for constructing its $1.75 billion St. Louis headquarters call for a peak of as many as 1,300 workers on-site daily during the project’s midway point in 2022.

The official land transfer of the 97-acre site from the City of St. Louis to the federal government has taken place, moving the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s future St. Louis headquarters another step forward.

Last week’s finalization of the land transfer between St. Louis and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency caps a multiyear effort to keep the agency, its 3,100 jobs and $1.7 billion construction project in the city’s central core. By any definition, that’s an enormous accomplishment, especially considering the multiple political challenges and legal pitfalls that constantly endangered the project.

A St. Louis judge ruled Tuesday that the city could condemn 97 acres controlled by its redevelopment arm north of downtown, clearing a potential roadblock to construction of the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency complex.

A St. Louis judge ruled Tuesday that the city could condemn 97 acres controlled by its redevelopment arm north of downtown, clearing a potential roadblock to construction of the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency complex.

Just a few blocks to the south, earth is moving in preparation for a $1.7 billion investment in a federal intelligence agency expected to house some 3,000-plus workers. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has made clear it sees collaboration with the private sector as key to its future, and private firms are expected to set up shop around its periphery.