The Columbia Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Boone County Proposition 1 on the August 8 special election ballot. Prop 1 renews a half-penny countywide sales tax to provide significant funding for the next decade for good county roads and bridges. Prop 1 also continues county-shared funding for City of Columbia projects more than $18 million … Continued
Polling numbers show the Columbia City Council is focusing on issues that are not important to the people of Columbia. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce conducted professional interactive voice response polling on April 28 with 1670 (+/- 3 percent) completed surveys from voters in each of the city’s six wards asking them about the direction … Continued
As the Missouri State Senate is expected to bring up SB 190, sponsored by Sen. Ed Emery (R-31), the Columbia Chamber of Commerce announces its support for the bill. SB 190 establishes the Missouri Economic Development and Infrastructure Act. It will focus on developing a “smart” electrical grid for the state that is expected to … Continued
University of Missouri System President Mun Choi joined a group hosted by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce at the Reynolds Alumni Center on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. As part of the Chamber’s Lunch with a Leader Series, President Choi outlined his plans for the university system to about 100 Chamber members during the event. “We … Continued
Heads of local financial institutions, members of Congress and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce came together to discuss reforming the country’s capital markets. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) to host a Financial Services Roundtable yesterday at Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center. … Continued
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce has signed a letter urging the United States Senate to consider and pass the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (RAA). The Chamber is joined by a coalition of 616 signatories from each state. Support for the passage of this act comes from a wide-range of industries representing the diverse interests … Continued
The Chamber has a vigorous process to form and create legislative priorities. This process begins during the summer prior to the legislative session. The Government Affairs committee invites community partners and our local elected officials to outline their objectives and priorities for the next legislative session. The committee also reviews recommendations from the Chamber’s other 11 committees submitting and discussing proposals culminating with the November meeting … Continued
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce released its priorities for the current legislative session. The priorities and positions were carefully and strategically chosen based on the feedback from the businesses community, education entities, legislative members and community leaders. The Chamber’s priorities and positions focus on making Columbia more competitive within the region, state and country. “There … Continued
Lawmakers Override More than Half of the Vetoes Missouri lawmakers overturned most of Governor Jay Nixon’s 23 vetoes from the previous Regular Session. In all, the Legislature overrode the governor on a total of 13 vetoes on Wednesday, September 14th. Concerning businesses, the Legislature failed to override Governor Nixon’s veto of a proposed law that … Continued
Columbia Chamber of Commerce is the First Chamber to Endorse the Taxpayer Protection Amendment The Columbia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted and became the first Chamber in the state to endorse Constitutional Amendment 4 – the Taxpayer Protection Amendment. The constitutional amendment will be placed on the Tuesday, November 8 general election ballot. … Continued
