Missouri Chamber of Commerce

MoDOT Director: Toll roads only option if state wants to rebuild I-70 right now

Marshall Griffin

The head of the Missouri Department of Transportation says charging tolls on Interstate 70 is the only real option for funding reconstruction of the…

Mo. business groups are teaming up with labor unions to tout a package of tax incentives to be considered during a special legislative session.

Morning headlines: Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Mo. businesses team up with labor unions to tout tax incentive packageThe AFL-CIO has joined with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and…

Aerial footage taken two days after an EF-5 tornado pummeled Joplin shows the destruction to the city's Home Depot. John Danforth has announced he will head a new foundation designed to get businesses to relocate or expand in Joplin.

Danforth to lead fundraising effort for Joplin

A former Republican Senator from Missouri is leading a new non-profit organization that will offer business loans to businesses who want to build or…

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Chamber seeks to intervene in suit over Second Injury Fund

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 6, 2011 - The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has jumped into the court fight over the…

St. Louis had a population of a little more than 319,000 in 2010 according to the 2010 census. City officials were expecting more. (slprnews)

Morning headlines: Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay calls a new report documenting a plummeting population "absolutely bad news." News U.S. Census figures released Thursday show…

Economy & Business

Labor angry over Missouri Chamber's shift on right to work

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 25, 2011 - The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has dropped its neutrality on the…