At the end of March, Buzzi Unicem had the pleasure of hosting a delegation of public officials and entrepreneurs from Missouri, led by Governor Jay Nixon.
The Governor was accompanied by Mike Downing, Director of the Economic Development Department of Missouri; Richard Fordyce, Director of the Department of Agriculture of Missouri; Tom Dempsey, President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Speaker of the House John Diehl; State Senator Jill Schupp; State Representative John Rizzo, and various entrepreneurs and representatives from local associations. 
The purpose of the trade mission, which visited Italy, Germany and Spain, was two-fold, the first of which was to promote the state of Missouri to international companies.  Missouri is in fact an ideal market for foreign investors thanks to its specialized workforce and business-minded environment. The second goal was to introduce the many products made in Missouri in an effort to strengthen its own exports throughout the world.
The delegation met many companies that already have interests in Missouri, including Buzzi Unicem which  has one of the largest operations in the state with the Selma and Cape Giradeau cement plants, two distribution terminals in St. Louis, and the ready-mix concrete and transport operations.  Buzzi Unicem invested more than $450 million in Missouri during the 2007-2014 timeframe.