Workforce2030 Conference

The Workforce2030 Conference brought the ideas and concepts from the Missouri Chamber’s Workforce2030 Report to life in front of hundreds of business and education leaders on Oct. 16-17 in St. Louis.
Read moreThe Workforce2030 Conference brought the ideas and concepts from the Missouri Chamber’s Workforce2030 Report to life in front of hundreds of business and education leaders on Oct. 16-17 in St. Louis.
Read moreThe Missouri Work Ready Communities initiative uses the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) to identify the number of qualified workers available in a given community and what skill level they have. This gives economic developers valuable data to market their workforce quality. The Missouri 2030 Dashboard shows that since 2015, Missouri has remained above the U.S. average for number
Read moreSearching for an inexpensive, exciting perk to add to your employee incentive package? Look no further than one of everybody’s favorite things: food. Food is a surprisingly effective and fairly low-cost benefit that gives employers a lot of bang for their buck when it comes to making employees happier. However, this incentive is underutilized by businesses. One survey revealed that
Read moreWhen was the last time you really talked to your customers? I’m not talking about typical business chats — saying hello and how you can help them or commenting on the weather or sports teams. I’m asking: When was the last time you had an in-depth conversation with your customers about their needs — about the different tasks they have
Read moreThe savory smell of fresh-baked goods wafts over customers the moment they open the door of Gus’ Pretzel Shop in St. Louis’ Benton Park neighborhood. As the patrons wait in line at the counter, they can watch the pretzel-making process through large glass windows that reveal the industrial kitchen. The shop is just two years shy of its 100th anniversary.
Read moreUnilever’s ice cream factory is, quite literally, one of the coolest places in Sikeston. From foods to household goods to toiletries, Unilever produces more than 400 brands across 190 countries. The multinational corporation got its name when businesses Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers merged back in 1930. Today, the company says you can find at least one Unilever product in
Read moreTo get a taste of Columbia, visitors often flock downtown to grab a slice of pizza at Shakespeare’s or belly up to the bar for a Booches burger. But what many people may not know is that one of Columbia’s most trendy foods is actually a crunchy treat baked miles from downtown: rice cakes. Since the Columbia Quaker plant’s opening
Read moreThe Missouri Chamber’s annual Leadership Missouri program kickoff was celebrated on April 18 with a reception at the Governor’s Mansion that brought dozens of alumni together to welcome the 2018 class. The Governor’s Mansion reception is a time-honored tradition and this year the Leadership Missouri Alumni Association decided it was time to give back with a campaign to help restore
Read moreAs state bans end, a burst of growth Missouri’s long-held status as a lone bastion for fireworks has, as of late, all but fizzled out. In recent years many states tossed aside their consumer fireworks bans to reap the tax benefits of in-state sales. “They were tired of families going across state lines to buy fireworks and then bringing them
Read moreAmerican Petroleum Institute CEO and President Jack Gerard presented his annual API State of American Energy Report last week. In the report, he notes that American energy has lowered costs for businesses and industry, spurring the manufacturing sector’s renaissance and bringing a number of manufacturers back to the U.S. from overseas. Producers of steel, chemicals, plastics and other products have
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