Co-sign the Missouri Chamber’s letter asking lawmakers to address crime in our state.
Missouri’s business community strongly urges legislative action to address crime in our state. We cannot expect our state or economy to thrive when Missouri ranks in the top ten states in violent crime and property crime.
Crime significantly impacts the quality of life for Missourians, but it also impacts our economy. Crime puts customers, employees and company property at risk. Simply put, employers will not stay or expand in states or communities ridden with crime.
The Missouri Chamber’s statewide public safety report, Safer Missouri, Stronger Missouri, contains strategies and recommendations to reduce crime and improve our economic competitiveness and the quality of life for Missourians. It was created with input from leaders in law enforcement, criminal justice, health and social services.
The business community supports legislation stemming from these recommendations, including:
It’s crucial that we work together to ensure Missouri is open – and safe – for business.
Kara Corches
Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
118 Cakery
AAA Translation Inc.
Accurate Business Consulting
Accuronix Therapeutics, Inc.
Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc.
Achieving Your Best, LLC
AcuPoint Health Clinic
Advanced Durable Medical
AFI an Upfit Company
AH Realty Advisors, LLC (AHRA)
All Type Compressor Service Co. LLC
Ameren Missouri
American Legacy Construction Group, Inc.
Anthonino’s Taverna
APC Enterprises Inc
Arrow Circle Electric, Inc.
Artisan Woodworks and Remodel LLC
Atech Industrial Electronics, Inc
Autism Support Now
Avik Services LLC
B and G Industries, LLC
BEATTY Leadership
BIGFOOT 4X4, Inc
BJC HealthCare
Blessing Hands LLC
Blue Venture Advisors
Brewer Machine & Gear Co.
Butler Durrell Security
Buzzi Unicem USA
Cardoza Construction
Centralia Chamber of Commerce
Century Elevator
Cfx, Inc.
Chase Partitions
CIS Communications, LLC
CIS Realty Group, LLC
City of Black Jack
City of Branson
City of Pleasant Valley
Clay County EDC
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Command Research, LLC
Commercial Plating Company
Community Bank & Trust
Corrosion Protection Services
County Cottage Realty
Curlee Cool Entertainment, LLC
Creative Training Solutions
Creative Visions
Crescent Home Health Agency, LLC
C.Z. Boyer & Son Inc.
DeHart Recycling Equipment
Derrick Soap Products
Diffactory Digital Marketing
Douglass Community Services, Inc.
Drew Lewis Foundation, Inc.
Dsport Graphics
Edge Capital Holdings, LLC dba InStore Design Display
Edge Technologies Division of Hydromat, Inc.
Elliott Data Systems
EnviroPAK Corporation
European Accent
Evergreen Medical LLC
Executive Automotive, Inc.
Fillmore Solutions
Filtronetics, Inc.
FK Gibbs Company, LLC
Fluid-Air Products Inc.
Gardens of Grace
Gardner, Storts and Summers, LLC
General Printing
Generation Clinical Partners
Glendale Capital Partners
Glorious Gardens
Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce
Greater St. Louis, Inc.
GREDELL Engineering Resources, Inc.
Green Door Art Gallery
Gunther Salt Company
Hamilton Hospitality
Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce
Hannibal Machine Inc.
Harper School
Hauk Kruse & Associates
Heartland Business Services, LLC
Hillyard, Inc.
Homeyer Precision Manufacturing
HouseMart Realty
Hydrocleaners
IBS Software
Imperial Ornamental Metal Co.
Independent Brokers Agency
Independents Graphic & Display
Ingram’s Magazine
Jade Alarm Co.
JC Bridge Club
Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Keeton Vision Care
Kemna Collision Repair
Kemp Homes Co.
Kerr Millwork Corp.
Kimber Monroe Law
Kim Taylor KC Real Estate
Kirkwood – Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce
Koller Enterprises, Inc.
Kologik LLC
KPAC Properties
Kuhlmann Supply Company
K & S Wire Products, Inc.
Landscape St. Louis Inc.
LaunchCode
Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce
LifeLine Foods
Linxis Group
Loren Cook Company
Lorenz and Associates, Inc.
MACH Interiors LLC
Malloy Insurance Group Inc.
Manor Real Estate
Maschino’s Patio, Fire, and BBQ
Master Auto Repair
Matrixx Integrated Solutions
McClelland Real Estate LLC
Medical Guidance Systems, LLC
Medicenter Pharmacy
Members 1st Credit Union
Merlin Stelzer Sales
Mid America Testing Lab Inc.
Mid-American Coaches
Missouri Bankers Association
Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Missouri-Pacific Lumber Company
Missouri State Troopers Association
M&I Worldwide
Modern Auto Parts, Inc.
Mokan Photo Booths
Monica Himmel Organizing, Professional Organizer
Morgansites
Moyes Eye Center
Nestlé Purina PetCare
Niebling Auto Body Inc.
North Kansas City Business Council
Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Oaktree Products, Inc.
Once Films
OnStL.com, LLC
Orscheln Products, LLC
Ozark Flag Distributors II LLC
Pack N Mail
Painting Solutions
Pangea
Parkside Associates Inc.
Peterson Manufacturing Company
Pigging Solutions LLC
Pinpoint Digital, LLC
Planet Tool & Engineering
POWERS Insurance and Risk Management
Precision Daylighting, Inc.
Prevention Consultants of Missouri
Quality Custom Molding, LLC
QuarterMill Software LLC
Race Brothers Farm and Home Supply, Inc.
RD Travel Limited, Inc.
Reardon Machine Co. Inc.
Restoration Eye Care
Retail Smarter
Rich Rags LLC
Ricken Financial
R & J Supply Co.
ROI Search Partners
Rosen Optometry
Rothschild Development, Ltd.
RW Kunz & Associates
SAK Construction
Schnucks
Scoreboard Automotive Sales and Leasing
Show Me Quality Consulting, LLC
Sketch Development Services LLC
South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Specified Credit Association, Inc.
Spencer Web Design, Inc.
Spire
St. Charles Regional Chamber
St. Clair Area Chamber of Commerce
SteadyRain
St. Louis Auto Dealers Association (SLADA)
St. Louis Record Center
StratCommRx
Sugarfire Smoke House Farmington
Sunpointe LLC
Superior Home Products
Symmetry Machining Services, LLC
TCARE Inc.
T & E Communications
Tegethoff Development
The Aviary Recovery Center
The Bank of Houston
The Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce
The Teachers’ Lounge
Thomas Business Initiatives LLC
Tipton Linen
Titanova, Inc.
Tony Prince Flooring
Topps Paving and Sealing
Towner Electronics, Inc
TW Law Group
Undivided Wealth Management
United Fidelity Funding Corp.
USA Wealth Partners
Walsh & Associates, Inc.
Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce
WEG Transformers USA LLC
West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce
Wilson Industries, LLC
Wings of Change Publications LLC
Zephyr Energy Development LLC
Bryan Adams, Eolia
Steve N. Ahrens, Jefferson City
Carlos Alfonso, Kansas City
Yolanda Allen-Jackson, St. Louis
Heather Ambro, St. Louis
Riley Anderson, St. Peters
Alice Andrews, Jefferson City
Ruben Aramburu, Union
Roger Lynn Archibald, Saint Albans
Roxanne Armstrong, Lake Waukomis
Phillip Arnzen, Columbia
Tommy Ayers, Springfield
Steve Batey, St. Louis
Patricia Bauer, Ellisville
Cordell Beache, Lake St. Louis
Brian Beck, Arnold
David Beck, St. Louis
Denis Benden, St. Charles
Roger Bennett, Branson
Laura Benton, St. Louis
Michael Biggs, St. Louis
Rob Binney, Lee’s Summit
Alec Blanc, St. Louis
Amy Blansit, Springfield
Kate Boatright, Hallsville
Lauraleen A. Boatright, Independence
Natasha Boekholt, Lake St. Louis
Mark Bowers, St. Louis
Elissa Breitenbach, Pacific
Steven M. Brewer, Nixa
James Brigham, St. Louis
Dennis Brown, Lee’s Summit
Tony Bryan, Wentzville
Edward Louis Bryant Jr., Saint Charles
Andy Buchanan, Farmington
Jesse Buehler, Columbia
Brian Bufka, Warrenton
Rex Buhrmester, Norborne
Ronda Burchard, Clayton
Stephen Burchard, Clayton
Chris Burruss, Jefferson City
Brad Buschmann, Westphalia
Karen Buschmann, Westphalia
Nabil Cabbabe, Houston
Theresa Calvert, Sibley
Brett Carolus, St. Joseph
Jason Carter-Solomon, Kansas City
Eric Casciaro, Imperial
Emily Castle, St. Louis
Gregory E. Chadaranek, St. Charles
Eddie Cherry, St. Louis
Mark Childs, Springfield
Joy Christensen, St. Louis
Anthony Clervi, Kansas City
Susan Cocking, St. Louis County
Sherry Coker, Springfield
Courtney Cole, Excelsior Springs
Cindy Conen, Warrensburg
Katherine Cook, St. Peters
Loren Cook II, Springfield
Jason Corrado, Jefferson City
Gale Cousins, Lake Ozark
Kelly Crangle, Sappington
Brian Crouse, Jefferson City
Scott D. Curtis, Washington
Michael Dalton, Farmington
Kurt Darland, St. Louis
Heather Davenport, Paris
Ashley Davis, Farmington
Michael Davis, Camdenton
Bruce Dawson, Jefferson City
Donna Denson, Cape Girardeau
Richard Detrick, Kansas City
Alan Dierker, St. Louis
Pat Dillon, Saint Joseph
Cassandra Dimmick, Springfield
McKenzie Disselhorst, Hannibal
Amanda Dohack, Eureka
Jeff Downes, Creve Coeur
Russ Dubuc, Kansas City
Regina Duff, Creve Coeur
Josh Dunbar, Chesterfield
Angie Echele, St. Louis
Don Edwards, St. Louis
Kelly Epperson, Hannibal
Jeremy Estes, Columbia
Rudolph E. Farber, Neosho
Ben Favier, Perryville
David Fiedler, Sappington
Bryan Fielder, Springfield
Preston Filger, Liberty
Jacalyn Firestone, Kansas City
Jacob Fitzpatrick, Jefferson City
Lagina Fitzpatrick, Osage Beach
William Fleeman, Jefferson City
David Foster, St. Joseph
Scott Gann, St. Joseph
Rebecca Garzon, O’Fallon
Dustin Gazaway, Fair Play
Kimberly Gittemeier, Moberly
Ron Goedeker, St. Louis
Paul Goldstein, Chesterfield
Robert Gorman, Maryland Heights
Shankare Gowda, Overland Park
Thomas Gredell, Holts Summit
Cathleen Green, Kansas City
Bonnie Greene, Springfield
Mark Grieman, St. Louis
Kristy Griffin, Farmington
Cherie Griffith, Wright City
Jeff Haldiman, Jefferson City
Thomas E. Halpin, Jefferson City
Kevin Hammon, Cedar Hill
Kevin Hampton, Kirbyville
Lisa Hanly, Olivette
Dona Hannan, St. Louis
Christopher Hannis, Webster Groves
Cayla Harpool, Joplin
Brian Hartsfield, Pacific
Brittany Harvey, St. Louis City
Scott Haycraft, Hannibal
Sharon Hayes, St. Louis
Rick A. Heitmann, Town & Country
Lisa M. Helterbrand, Eureka
Chris Henson, Wentzville
David Hermann, St. Louis
Barry Holst, Kansas City
Amy Hope, Overland Park
Frank Howey, Springfield
Mark Joseph Hinnah, St. Louis
Stan Hogrebe, Ballwin
Michael Hughes, Jefferson City
Heather Hulsey, Bonne Terre
Ryan Humphreys, Hannibal
Blake F. Hutchcraft, Eureka
Julie Hyken, Clayton
Diana Ijames, Sullivan
Mary Jackson, Springfield
Janet Jansen, Cape Girardeau
Jennifer Jimenez, St. Joseph
Pamela Johnson, Raymore
Bettye G. Juergens, Dittmer
Thomas Kayser, Hartsburg
Alexia Keil, St. Louis County
Pat Kelly, St. Louis
Jeremy King, St. Louis
Jeff Kolb, Weldon Spring
Jeff Kostos, Lee’s Summit
Ron Kraettli, Hermann
John Krejci Sr., St. Louis
Kurt Krueger, Monett
Rudolf Kruse, Creve Coeur
Kyle Kryger, Kansas City
Eric (Rick) Kuhlmann, Wildwood
Jan Haviland, Linn
Rick Isenmann, Wildwood
John Janschutz, Wildwood
Elma Jennings, Farmington
Jan Kammer, Glendale
Ron Keith, Chillicothe
Lori Kelling, Ellisville
Tanner Kemna, Jefferson City
Robert Kemp, Chesterfield
Robert Kessler, St. Louis
Adam Keune, St. Louis
Katie Kirwan, Missoula
Dara Kliethermes, California
Connor Kolb, Weldon Spring
David Kolb, St. Charles
Keith Kovacik, St. Charles
Jodi Krantz, Independence
Daniel Ladenberger, St. Louis
Cassandra Laemmli, Jefferson City
Scott Layton, Arnold
Carly Lee, Kansas City
Larry LeSeure, Maryland Heights
Chris Lievsay, Blue Springs
Walter Lin, St. Louis
Janice Loeffelman, Glendale
Bev Loehner, Jefferson City
Jake Loveless, Lee’s Summit
Laura Lucas, St. Louis
John Lueckert, Lee’s Summit
Bronwen Madden, West Plains
Andrew Mahan, St. Louis County
Kathryn Malloy, Foristell
Thomas Malone, O’Fallon
Chris Marks, Raymore
Kirsti Martin, Lee’s Summit
Stana Martin, Independence
Christy May, Kansas City
Rosa Mayer, St. Louis
Tasha Mayes, St. Louis
Lynda McClelland, Kansas City
Mark McDonough, St. Louis
John McGowan, Cape Girardeau
Janet McKemie, St. Louis
Kevin J Meehan, Maryland Heights
Donna Meyer, Sunrise Beach
Zachary Meyer, Independence
Brady Miller, Ballwin
Jacob F. Miller, St. Louis
Shamoneece Mills, St. Louis
Terri Modlin, St. Joseph
Robert Montgomery, Shrewsbury
Shawn Moore, Kansas City
Christi Moses, Town and Country
Luvina Mosley, Cape Girardeau
Joan Mowery, St. Louis
Paul Mudd, Nixa
Carmen Munoz-Fernandez, Kansas City
Karon Murphy, Bonne Terre
Dean Mutter, University City
Jay Nanney, Washington
James E. Neuner, Jefferson City
Jesse Nielsen, Raytown
Monica O’Connor, St. Charles
Kevin Oldham, Lee’s Summit
Timothy M. O’Leary, St. Louis
Isaac Oludoyi, Roselle
Steve Oslica, St. Louis
Dana Paige, Kansas City
Thomas Palitzsch, St. Charles
Joe Pangborn, Columbia
Kevin Pannebecker, Florissant
Kim Peaker, Defiance
Eric Peterson, Springfield
Vincent Pfeil, St. Louis
Sean Phelan, Fenton
Michael W. Piel, St. Louis
Kalvin Pike, St. Joseph
Matt Pirtle, St. Charles
Angela Pompian, St. Louis
Keona Porter, St. Louis
Kyle Porter, Lee’s Summit
Louis Pounds, Ballwin
Sheri Pratt, Farmington
Rick Presley, Pacific
Brian I. Pultman, Clayton
Laurie Qualls, Fulton
Chris Ramey, Sedalia
Eugene M. Ramsey, Farmington
Jessica L. Rask, St. Louis
Randall Reed, Lee’s Summit
Janet S. Reeves, St. Louis
Ronald W. Reeves, St. Louis
Jake Reidle, Springfield
Sara Riley, Kansas City
Andrew Ritts, Dardenne Prairie
Denise Roberts, Independence
Rob Rolves, St. Louis
Pete Rothschild, St. Louis
Stephen Roy, St. Louis
Steve Rucker, Savannah
Judy Ryan, Savannah
Mark Sahm, Washington
Kevin Sailor, St. Louis
Bill Salzman, St. Louis
Susan Sams, St. Charles
Sally Sanders, Saint Joseph
Anthony Scarato, St. Louis
Brenda Schaeffer, St. Louis
Tim Schellert, Wentzville
Thomas P. Schneider, Florissant
Alan Schoen, Cape Girardeau
Holly A. Schremp, St. Louis
Michael A. Schultz, St. Louis
Ashley Schwab, Columbia
Scott Semar, Farmington
Joel Serfass, Springfield
Lynna Sherman, St. Louis
Haley Shoaf, St. Louis
Kristy Sidwell, Lee’s Summit
Shannon E. Simmermon, Independence
Kerry Simmons, Kansas City
Dick Smith, Joplin
Jerry Smith, Malden
Greg Snyder, Springfield
Matt Snyder, Springfield
Lori Sommers, Lee’s Summit
Anita Sontheimer, Savannah
Greg Staley, Maryland Heights
Julie Starck, Frontenac
Keith Steinhoff, St. Louis
Drew Stevens, Lake St. Louis
Meghan Storey, Springfield
Timothy Sullivan, Webster Groves
Christopher Michael Swan, Springfield
Michael Swatske, St. Louis
Kim Taylor, Kansas City
Suzanne Taylor, Warrensburg
Jeff Tegethoff, Clayton
Mark Teitelbaum, Chesterfield
Rob Telthorst, St. Louis
Brad Thomas, Branson
Stacy Thomas, Columbia
Donna Thomason, Kansas City
David Thompson, Columbia
Michael Tones, University City
John Torretta, St. Louis
Marianne Tow, Chesterfield
Jennifer Triplett, Springfield
Alissa Tucker, Bloomsdale
Kerri VanMeveren, Cleveland
Chris Vansickle, Washington
Aaron Varadin, Eureka
Patty Vergano, St. Louis
Kim Voelker, Cape Girardeau
Joey Wachter, Normandy
Gus Wagner, Jefferson City
Joe Wagner, St. Louis
Jason Wall, Marshfield
Scott Wallace, Columbia
Becky Wekenborg, Jefferson City
Alan H. Wells, Farmington
Heather Wessels, St. Louis
Tim Wetzel, Marthasville
Jeanne Whalen, St. Louis
Aleksandra Whittle, Eldon
D. Wilber, Ladue
Austin D. Williams, Lee’s Summit
Jessie Williams, Farmington
Hilary Williams, Farmington
Teri Williams, Sedalia
Sherri Wilson, Gainesville
Robert Wolf, Wentzville
Aaron S. Wright, Imperial
Chris Wright, St. Louis
Tonia Wright, Kansas City
Jody Yeates, St. Louis
Michael Zambrana, St. Louis