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State officials are touting an economic development "road map" that they believe will spur significant job growth in Missouri over the next five years.

The plan relied on input from more than 600 business leaders, labor groups, economic development officials and education leaders, according to David Kerr, director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

"We didn't want this to be state government's plan," Kerr said last week, during a meeting with the News-Leader's Editorial Board. "This was developed by business leaders from across the state."

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