December 01, 2023
Our annual STEM Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City was held on Thursday, March 7, 2024, with a focus on K-12, higher education, business and industry STEM programming. Each year the […]
May 26, 2023
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has written to Gov. Mike Parson, formally requesting his signature on several pro-business bills that the Missouri General Assembly sent to his desk […]
April 21, 2023
January 10, 2023
SAVE THE DATE:Friday, April 25, 2025 TODAY’S TALENT, TOMORROW’S FUTURE Just like signing days for athletes, Missouri STEM Signing Day celebrates Missouri high school seniors as they make their commitments […]
October 19, 2022
Rep. Adam Schwadron will fight back against inflation and strengthen our economy. He will bring jobs back to Missouri. Schwadron will support law enforcement officers who keep our communities safe. Representative Adam Schwadron is running in […]
October 19, 2022
Rep. Craig Fishel will fight back against inflation and strengthen our economy. He will bring jobs back to Missouri. Fishel will support law enforcement officers who keep our communities safe. Representative Craig Fishel is running in […]
October 19, 2022
Rep. Chris Brown will fight back against inflation and strengthen our economy. He will bring jobs back to Missouri. He will support law enforcement officers who keep our communities safe. Representative Chris Brown is running in House […]
April 14, 2022
On Thursday, Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) brought his Fast Track bill before a House committee for consideration. Championed by the Missouri Chamber and passed into law in 2019, the Fast […]
January 27, 2022
A new adult workforce diploma program could become part of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s toolbox with a bill proposed by Rep. Jon Patterson. A House committee […]
July 15, 2020
Gov. Mike Parson has announced $50 million in new grant programs for Missouri businesses. “The COVID-19 crisis has severely impacted Missouri businesses,” said Parson. “However, this challenge has not stopped […]
July 13, 2017
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 […]
June 02, 2017
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 […]
May 04, 2017
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 […]
April 06, 2017
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 […]
February 09, 2017
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January 17, 2017
HOLTS SUMMIT, MO. The sole shareholders of PFSbrands — Shawn and Julie Burcham — have concluded the sale of their company to its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan […]
January 11, 2017
It’s no surprise that tort reform would be among the first bills reviewed by the Missouri General Assembly in the 2017 Legislative Session. Veto after veto by former Gov. Jay […]
January 11, 2017
Following a full day of committee review and the passage of right-to-work legislation by the Missouri House, today the Missouri Senate took up two important labor reform issues during a […]
January 04, 2017
Missouri’s business community has unfinished business to resolve in the 2017 Legislative Session. After nearly a decade of vetoes of labor, civil justice, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation reforms, these […]
August 15, 2016
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is seeking to fill a support team position as assistant to the Foundation. The ideal candidate would be organized with keen attention to […]
July 29, 2016
The deadline for Gov. Nixon to take action on legislation passed in the 2016 Session expired this month. In all, the governor signed 115 bills, vetoed 23 and allowed three […]
July 26, 2016
JEFFERSON CITY – A law to better manage Missouri’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund was struck down by the Missouri Supreme Court on July 26, 2016. The High Court ruled that […]
June 22, 2016
Only 15 percent of Missouri business owners believe that Missouri high schools are preparing students for the workplace, according to a Gallup survey commissioned by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce […]
June 03, 2016
Turning workers into owners through an employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP, is a good way to provide employees valuable retirement savings and a greater stake in the success of […]