
Governor Greitens accepts Man in the Arena Award from Missouri Chamber
/The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry honored Governor Eric Greitens with the Man in the Arena award at the Missouri Business Awards on November 16 in St. Louis. When he […]
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Missouri Supreme Court hears important Premises Liability Case
/The Missouri Chamber Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief urging the Missouri Supreme Court to accept transfer in Wieland v. Owner Operator Services, Inc. The Court heard arguments in this […]
Read moreKatey Twehous joins Missouri Chamber staff as Director of Conference Development
/The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes Katey Twehous as the organization’s new Director of Conference Development. Twehous will join the Missouri Chamber’s Seminar Department, overseeing production for a […]
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Giving Back: For 100 years, service has been the story at Fabick Cat
/If something big is taking shape in Missouri, it’s a safe bet that Fabick Cat is part of the effort. In the regions Fabick serves, the company’s dealerships are synonymous […]
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Jackson Chamber of Commerce named Chamber of the Year by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
/The Jackson Chamber of Commerce was named 2017 Chamber of the Year by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Jackson Chamber Director Brian Gerau received the award during the […]
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Missouri’s fastest growing companies to be recognized by Missouri Chamber
/Seven of the fastest growing companies in Missouri were honored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the 2017 Fast Track award during the annual Missouri Business Awards […]
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Mike Cierpiot Earns Missouri Senate Special Election Endorsement from Missouri Chamber PAC
/The Missouri Chamber Political Action Committee has endorsed Rep. Mike Cierpiot in the special election for Missouri Senate District 8. The endorsement was officially announced on Oct. 27 at Legacy […]
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Slack-Fill Cases On the Rise
/An alarming trend in mass tort litigation is coming to light as tenuous cases known as “slack-fill” lawsuits are beginning to clog up court time and resources in our judicial […]
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Lieutenant Governor Launches Buy Missouri Program
/This week Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson launched Buy Missouri, a new program to recognize and promote products made within Missouri’s borders while strengthening the state’s economy. Over two days Parson […]
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Missouri Manufacturers Open Doors to Students
/This October, factories threw open their doors for thousands of middle and high school students across the state on Manufacturing Day to demonstrate that modern manufacturing is anything but dark, […]
Read moreU.S. Chamber’s Rob Engstrom sees an opportunity for tax reform
/During a Sept. 28 speech in Independence, Mo., Rob Engstrom, the U.S. Chamber’s senior vice president and national political director, shared his thoughts on the emerging tax reform discussion. Engstrom […]
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Fighting human trafficking with Attorney General Josh Hawley
/The Missouri business community is taking a stand against human trafficking. On Sept. 26, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced the formation […]
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Missouri Supreme Court case highlights the need for venue and joinder reform
/On Sept. 12, the Missouri Supreme Court, in a decision authored by Judge Brent Powell, ruled against Abbott Laboratories and upheld nearly $40 million in damages to a Minnesota Plaintiff […]
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Greitens administration urges ideas from employers to help reduce red tape
/Gov. Greitens has launched a new website to give Missouri employers a chance to speak out against regulations that are harming business. Here, employers can submit recommendations to reduce government […]
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Game Over: Gov. Greitens ends Missouri’s frivolous lawsuit racket
/Gov. Eric Greitens has signed four important business growth bills into law today. The bills help stop costly trial attorney games and bolster Missouri’s efforts to improve our state’s workforce. […]
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The Missouri Chamber applauds Gov. Greitens’ pick to head the Missouri Department of Economic Development
/The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry voiced its support as Gov. Greitens filled a position critical to Missouri employers. Greitens named Rob Dixon as Director of the Missouri Department […]
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Governor signs Project Labor Agreement reforms into law
/Gov. Eric Greitens has signed a new law helping improve efficiency on public construction projects and giving private contractors more workforce independence. Senate Bill 182 reforms Project Labor Agreements in […]
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St. Louis City’s minimum wage rises to $10 per hour
/On May 4 in a St. Louis circuit court, Judge Steven Ohmer lifted the injunction on a city ordinance allowing St. Louis City to raise its minimum wage to $10 […]
Read moreGov. Eric Greitens welcomes Leadership Missouri to Governor’s Mansion
/The 2017 Leadership Missouri class has convened for this year’s program. Participants will attend seven monthly, two day sessions held in locations across the state and exploring a multitude of industries. The first […]
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Legislation would help adult workers receive high school diplomas
/Today’s economy is changing rapidly. The need to compete on a global scale is raising the bar for all workers. Rep. Travis Fitzwater, a Republican from Holts Summit, is championing […]
Read moreRep. Fitzwater: Missouri should invest in STEM career awareness
/The Missouri House of Representatives is preparing to debate the state budget next week. The budget currently contains $500,000 to invest in a new online curriculum that will help expose […]
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Gov. Greitens signs expert witness reform into law
/A mid-Missouri business served as the backdrop today as Gov. Greitens signed an important bill that helps balance Missouri courts. Gov. Greitens made good on campaign promises by signing House […]
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Missouri poised to write common sense expert witness standards into law
/The Missouri General Assembly has completed work on an important bill that raises Missouri’s expert witness standards up to par with much of the rest of the nation—an important step […]
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A litigation destination: House votes to end out-of-state venue shopping
/Missouri has long been a destination for out-of-state trial attorneys seeking friendly courts and big paydays. The state’s welcoming judicial venue laws make it easy to move a case here—just […]
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