Babyation - St. Louis (Where are they now?) 
Fully funded and ready to ship next year, is where.
TAAC tales
For some businesses, imports represent a minor challenge -- for others a dire threat. The Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program, a BDP program, equips U.S. manufacturers in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska to better respond to import competition.
Here are just two illustrations of TAAF in action.
Custom Powder Systems, LLC - Springfield 
They don't just think outside the box. They build the box.
 DTE, Inc. - Lebanon
DTE makes products that span human life, but spanning foreign competition was tougher -- until TAAF.
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From 2013 through 2015, the MU Extension Business Development Program assisted Missouri firms in creating or retaining 24,180 jobs, increasing sales by $439 million, acquiring investments of $419.6 million and winning government contracts of $1.4 billion. BDP is a solid return on investment, creating $119 of economic impact for every $1 invested and creating one job for every $930 in total funding. 
