Winter2017

Accomplishments:
Uniting the Business Community
BRINGING TOGETHER MISSOURI’S
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Fragmentation has become the norm
for Missouri. The divide and dissent
between our political parties, urban and
rural communities, and special interests
create friction that greatly slows progress
on statewide needs such as education,
infrastructure and business climate. If
Missouri is going to take action to be more
competitive, the business community
must lead on these critical issues. We
must look for alignment between elected
officials and the policies that we believe
are necessary to grow the economy.
That’s why the Missouri Chamber
worked with Gallup to survey more than
1,000 Missouri CEOs and business leaders
to find out what they believed were
the biggest challenges facing Missouri
employers. Gallup also asked what they
believed Missouri policymakers should
do to fix these problems.
Missouri 2030 is built on that input.
More important, the plan continues
to be guided by Missouri’s business
community. Hundreds of Missouri’s
most influential employers, both big and
small, are involved in the plan, by either
providing financial support or expertise
or serving on one of our issue alliances.
EDUCATING VOTERS AND CANDIDATES ON
THE ISSUES THAT MATTER
Before the 2016 election, we shared
the plan with candidates and voters and
measured support based on candidates’
commitment to workforce, infrastructure
and competitiveness policy.
“
The Missouri Chamber Foundation is providing the leadership and direction our state needs to
compete through Missouri 2030. The implementation of a clear, data-driven, long-term plan
is critical to the future of our state. The Missouri Chamber’s investment in Missouri 2030 is
already making a difference.
– Dennis Vinson, Owner
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CASEY BUCKMAN
24 MISSOURI BUSINESS