Year: 2018

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hired Tim Spohr to serve as St. Louis Membership Director. As a former small business owner, Spohr understands the importance of the […]

Ryan Stauffer, Missouri Chamber Director of Legislative Affairs, recently attended the first-of-its-kind State-Federal Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Summit hosted by The White House Office of Science and Technology […]

With a flurry of activity in the session’s final days, the Missouri General Assembly passed legislation to address a number of important issues facing our state’s economy. With this work, […]

Although Missouri common law states that businesses generally do not have a duty to protect individuals on their premises from criminal acts of third parties, confusing rulings by Missouri appellate […]

After a career with AT&T spanning four decades, AT&T Missouri President John Sondag will retire on May 31. “I feel so fortunate to have spent my time with a company […]

The referendum on the 2017 right-to-work law is currently slated for the Nov. 6, 2018 ballot. Rep. Holly Rehder’s HCR 102, which passed the House Economic Development Committee on April 24, […]

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) will be creating a new statewide strategy for economic development. The Best in Midwest initiative will focus on helping businesses grow and create […]

The Missouri Chamber PAC has endorsed Representative Kevin Corlew in the special election for Missouri Senate District 17. Since his election to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2014, Rep. […]

The Missouri Governor’s Mansion is our state’s front door. Tens of thousands of visitors from across the country visit the mansion each year. Foreign dignitaries dine there. It is critical […]

Two workforce development House bills that promote business-education partnerships, career awareness and real-world skills were voted out of the Senate Education Committee on April 10. Both bills are sponsored by […]

On April 4, the Senate Committee on Government Reform heard a multi-part bill sponsored by Sen. Mike Kehoe. SB 1102 combines several of the Missouri Chamber’s top priorities for civil […]

The Missouri legislature is getting closer to renewing two of the state’s most successful incentive programs. The Missouri House Committee on Economic Development has passed a bill to extend the […]

Brewer Science has long had a focus on community improvement alongside its high-tech business mission. Now the Rolla-based company with 350 Missouri employees would like to merge those two passions […]

A bill to reform venue and joinder laws in Missouri has passed the Missouri House of Representatives. House members have sent House Bill 1578 to the Senate. The bill is […]

In early March, Missouri was the center of the college basketball universe. It tipped off with Arch Madness in St. Louis as 10 teams and thousands of fans arrived for […]

The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill to bring fairness and transparency to the asbestos trust system. House Bill 1645 passed by a vote of 96-48. It now […]

Bipartisan bills to improve computer science education in Missouri have passed the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives. The bills would incentivize more Missouri high school students to take computer […]

It’s been over a year now since Gov. Eric Greitens signed right-to-work into law in Missouri. The passage of the law seemed to settle a half-century long discussion over whether […]

In today’s world, a high school diploma is in most cases a prerequisite for work. However, this is a major problem for the estimated 500,000 Missouri adults who have not […]

On Feb. 27, the Senate Small Business and Industry Committee heard three Senate bills that would raise Missouri’s minimum wage rate. SB 801 by Sen. Jamilah Nasheed raises the rate […]

A bill that protects businesses from liability for unpreventable criminal acts on their premises passed the Senate on Feb. 22 and now moves to the House. Under Senate Bill 608, […]

Two similar Senate bills were jointly heard in committee on Feb. 6 that would improve and expand computer science education in Missouri. The legislation would require the state to develop […]

In our legal system, punitive damages can be a useful tool used to punish defendants that intentionally cause harm. But in Missouri, punitive damages are too often being abused by […]

On Feb. 1, Rep. Kathy Swan’s bill making it easier for business leaders to teach special workforce courses passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 141-3. Right now, […]