Chamber & Capitol News

Stay up-to-date on the latest news from the Missouri Chamber and the capitol.

Business Premises Safety Act signed into law

July 05, 2018

Governor Parson has signed Senate Bill 608, which guards businesses against liability for unpreventable third-party crimes occurring on business premises. Under this law, a business will only be responsible for […]

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Tim Spohr named St. Louis Membership Director

June 28, 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 […]

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Missouri Chamber participates in White House STEM Summit

June 26, 2018

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 […]

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Session Success

May 18, 2018

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, […]

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General Assembly passes Business Premises Safety Act

May 17, 2018

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 […]

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AT&T Missouri President John Sondag to retire

May 04, 2018

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 […]

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Right-to-work referendum vote might move up to August

April 27, 2018

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, […]

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