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December 13, 2019 ~ Chamber, Local & Regional Business News

Elite Members Submit a Legislative Issue for Consideration

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Missouri state senator wants to eliminate vehicle... ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Do you get frustrated having to pay personal property tax on your vehicle each year? A Missouri state senator has filed a bill to stop it. At present, Missouri residents pay a yearly property tax on their vehicles. State ... Read more fox2now.com It's time to reform Missouri's job-crushing legal climate For most businesses, their state's legal climate is rarely an acute concern - until they are sued. Getting sued is an especially big problem for businesses in Missouri, which happens to have one of the nation's worst legal climates. And even... Read more mochamber.com GM to invest $1.5 billion in Wentzville to build... WENTZVILLE - General Motors announced plans Friday to invest $1.5 billion to bring its next generation of midsize pickup trucks to market. GM's Wentzville truck plant will receive $1 billion of this investment to upgrade the facility in... Read more www.stltoday.com St. Louis moving ahead with Lambert privatization... The year 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of what today is St. Louis Lambert International Airport. It also could be the year when major steps are taken leading to what could be a dramatic change in the airport's history. Read more midriversnewsmagazine.com How Gigabit Internet Is Turning Smaller U.S. Cities Into ... Hyperfast digital networks have turned some of America's smaller cities into superstars. The Walnut Street Bridge is unmissable: 2,376 feet of gleaming metal perched atop five stone-gray pillars, spanning the Tennessee River between the aquarium... Read more www.inc.com The New and Painful Truth About Employee Loyalty New generations entering the workforce have completely different expectations, and it is companies that need to adapt. My dad was a young man during World War II, which means he was raised by parents of the Greatest Generation. In his youth, he... Read more www.inc.com

Let's get to work on workforce With the 2020 Legislative Session just around the corner, the Missouri Chamber and policymakers are rolling up their sleeves to continue tackling Missouri employers' #1 concern - workforce. In 2015, when the Missouri Chamber Foundation's Missouri ... Read more mochamber.com Chamber Benefit Plan health insurance now available... When it comes to providing employees with cost-saving health care coverage, small businesses are at a big disadvantage compared to their larger counterparts. Because of their smaller size, their claims risk pool is spread out across a much... Read more www.gstccc.com O'Fallon Baseball releases 2020 schedule O'Fallon Baseball, Prospect League members that replaced the River City Rascals as the local baseball team and new tenants of CarShield Field, have released its 2020 schedule. The team opens its 2020 summer season at home on Friday, May 29. "We... Read more midriversnewsmagazine.com Google Just Introduced Its Most Helpful Feature Ever,... There are a lot of smart people who work for Google, and they always seem to be coming up with helpful new products. Which makes sense considering the company's mission is to "is to organize the world's information and make it universally... Read more www.inc.com Managing Introverts: 11 Do's and Don'ts - Insperity Have you ever been tasked with managing introverts in the workplace? As a business leader, you'll undoubtedly encounter diverse personality types and working styles among your team members. People typically fall into one of two camps: People who... Read more www.insperity.com

Frenchtown Community Planning Workshops

On December 12, citizens interested in the revitalization of Frenchtown participated in a Community Planning Workshop at ClimbSoIll, a new rock climbing gym slated to open in Frenchtown in early-2020. The workshop was hosted by East-West Gateway Council of Governments and Design Workshop, the team of consultants selected to provide their expertise in helping to, once again, make Frenchtown a vibrant neighborhood. During the workshop, attendees participated in live polling and a couple of exercises helping the consultants to better understand the priorities of the attendees and streetscaping throughout the district. Future public workshops seeking more specific information and follow-up presentations from the consultants will be held in February and April.

Upcoming Chamber Events

Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon Dec 2019 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon Read more www.gstccc.com

Ambassador Holiday Party It s the most wonderful time of the year because it s time for the annual Ambassador Holiday Party!! Brad Wheeling has been very kind to reserve us a special place to gather. Everyone is on there own for food / beverages. Read more www.gstccc.com

Santa's North Pole Dash

Thank you to everyone that helped to make this year's Santa's North Pole Dash another HUGE success!! Congrats to Wendy Rackovan on a great event! Special thanks to all of our sponsors - check them out at http://www.SantasNorthPoleDash.com .

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