Over the last ten years, hundreds of immigrants have jump started their networking and many have found jobs because of one introduction to a local professional made by the St. Louis Mosaic Project, an initiative of the non-profit World Trade Center-St. Louis.
Today, the St. Louis Mosaic Project announces its 10th year of work toward its goal of transforming St. Louis into the fastest-growing major metropolitan area for immigration by 2025. A celebration will take place on Tue., April 18, from 5-7pm at Mosaic’s office, 120 S. Central Ave., 12th Floor, Clayton, MO. RSVP here.
The Mosaic Project was created in 2013 after two economic impact studies in 2011-2012, funded by the William T. Kemper Foundation and conducted by St. Louis University Economist, Jack Strauss, showed the region to be very low in immigration compared to peer cities and produced recommendations for how to grow the economy by attracting foreign-born individuals.
“The Mosaic Project uses a unique breadth of attraction strategies that have lasting impact for the region’s economic growth,” said Rodney Crim, CEO & President of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, parent organization for the World Trade Center-St. Louis and the Mosaic Project.
