Missouri order brief
Published local guides: Joplin, Kansas City, Springfield, St. Louis.
First decision
Joplin's former convention venue, the Joplin Convention & Trade Center, closed in 2018 after 31 years; the current trade-show venue is Joplin Expo, which opened summer 2025 at Northpark Mall with roughly 40,000 square feet of floor for 200-plus 10x10 booths plus a 9,000-square-foot ballroom, so crew plans should confirm which of the two sections a client has booked before sizing load-in crews.
Published references
Role references currently span $29.50–$53/hr. Each number below links to the city row that publishes it.
Worksite evidence
Missouri's minimum wage is $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2026, raised by voter-approved Proposition A; every temp on a Kansas City event floor must clear that floor plus a tipped minimum of $7.50 per hour with employer make-up to $15.00.
The Ozark Empire Fairgrounds on North Grant Avenue span 76 acres, with the 85,000-square-foot E*Plex exhibition hall and the Wilson Logistics Arena (6,300-plus capacity, opened January 2024); the Ozark Empire Fair runs July 30 through August 8, 2026, an 11-day stretch that pulls demand up across the metro.
The Gateway Arch, at 630 feet the anchor of Gateway Arch National Park, stands directly on the Missouri riverbank downtown; the Gateway Arch Park Foundation's riverfront overhaul has the 1968 Millennium Hotel site mid-demolition and new construction starting at Kiener Plaza through 2026, narrowing staging space near the grounds for any riverfront build.
