Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry leaders say Missouri must become more competitive to expand its manufacturing industry. Stet Schanze, president of Gray Manufacturing in St. Joseph, said while manufacturing makes up 30% of the local workforce, it is only 10%...
Missouri voters will get to decide whether the state’s minimum wage should be higher and whether all employers should offer paid sick leave. Proposition A is one of three citizen-led initiatives that made it onto the November ballot. Richard von Glahn, campaign...
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has released the results of a survey from businesses across the state. Alisa Nelson talks to Dan Mehan, president and CEO of the state chamber, who lays out the positives and negatives found in the survey.
The state Chamber says a bill that will make it harder to get unemployment benefits will benefit both employees and employers. The bill changes the definition of “misconduct” in relation to employment, so that it is harder for people to get unemployment...
Missouri is one of 14 states in which employers will be paying more next year for unemployment insurance, and the Missouri Chamber says that increase will add up. Missouri borrowed federal dollars in 2008 to pay unemployment benefits the state couldn’t cover....
