Economic Development

Located within the heart of the St. Louis metropolitan region, Creve Coeur, Missouri is an established and affluent suburban community of approximately 16,800 with a daytime population of more than 40,000. The city is recognized as a key node for technology and life sciences in the St. Louis region due in part to its concentration of life science, information technology, and medical facilities and businesses. Creve Coeur is home to Monsanto Corporation’s world headquarters, the Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.

Nine of the St. Louis region’s 25 largest information technology firms are located in Creve Coeur. Some of Creve Coeur’s IT corporate residents include Microsoft, Envision, Computer Science International, Reuters, Daugherty Business Solutions, Nextel, and HP. Monsanto, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, and Reuters are among Creve Coeur’s five largest employers.

With its housing quality and variety, beautiful neighborhoods, ample parkland and walking trails, superior community services, and premier educational institutions, the quality of life in Creve Coeur is unsurpassed in the region.

For more information on economic development, contact Michael Hurlbert, city planner and economic development administrator, at (314) 872-2551.