Chamber & Capitol News

October 28, 2025

AI has existed for decades, but the rise of Generative AI tools like ChatGPT in late 2022 made its opportunities and challenges far more tangible for Missouri’s businesses and workers. […]

October 28, 2025

Because of exploding demand for computing power – driven in large part by AI – data center projects are rapidly being proposed and built in communities across the country. Data […]

October 08, 2025

For Holladay Distillery, it all started with a limestone spring. First discovered in what would become Weston, Missouri, by Lewis and Clark during their 1804 expedition, a pure limestone spring […]

September 24, 2025

Thirty local educators joined Carthage employers to see firsthand the industries that power the region’s economy through a program organized by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Carthage […]

September 17, 2025

The Missouri Chamber Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development’s Office of Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning through the State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula Fund Round 3 […]

September 11, 2025

For nearly 90 years, a Missouri family has been providing quality poultry for showing, meat, enjoyment, eggs and pets. Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon is a fourth-generation, family-owned and -operated hatchery. […]

August 26, 2025

With the passage of House Bill 567 (HB 567) at the end of Missouri’s 2025 legislative session, the mandated Earned Paid Sick Time (EPST) provisions created by Proposition A (Prop […]

August 19, 2025

Missouri has worked hard in recent years to attract new businesses and spur economic growth, but the state’s unfavorable legal climate remains a challenge. Concerns about excessive litigation, large jury […]

August 18, 2025

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pleased to welcome Hallie Higgason as the organization’s first-ever political director. As a member of the government affairs team, Higgason will lead the […]