26 > Big Ticket
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Clear Differences
INSIDE
SEPTEMBER 2016
3 > O u r Vie w
26 > Big T ic k e t
5 > A d v o ca c y Ma tte r s
29 > Ciga r e tte s , So il a nd Voter ID
Missouri Chamber President Dan Mehan discusses why
the November election is critical for Missouri.
A pro-business PAC announces its endorsements, and the
legislature passes a new ESOP law.
7 > B u si ne s s N e ws
Boeing celebrates 100 years, and Kansas City’s Shick
Solutions joints Bretèche Industrie Group.
8 > Hi g h Co ntr a s t
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High Contrast
Missouri voters are gearing
up for November 8th
MISSOURI BUSINESS
Missouri voters will decide several ballot issues, making
new laws and possibly rewriting the constitution in the
process.
31 > T e a m Me m b e r to T e am Leader
Businesses face many pitfalls when promoting
employees into supervisory roles. Here’s how to succeed.
A look at the presidential race and how the two
candidates differ on issues that are important to
Missouri.
33 > N e w Me m b e r s
12 > C l e a r Dif f e r e nc e s
See how long businesses have been members of the
Missouri Chamber.
Political party affiliations take a back seat in a governor’s
race that spotlights opposing policy positions.
19 > Ti l t i ng the Sc a l e
In a close race, Missouri voters could be the deciders of
which party has control of the U.S. Senate.
24 > A ssem b l y R e quir e d
The election will bring an influx of new faces into the
Missouri General Assembly.
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Familiar faces battle as incumbents clear out of Missouri’s
statewide offices.
Welcoming new members to the Missouri Chamber.
34 > Mil e s to ne s
37 > N a m e T ha t Co m p a ny
See upcoming events and try to guess a Missouri
company for a chance to win $50.
Our View
In an election, an opportunity
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he Summer Olympics in Brazil were
exciting. The baseball season had its
usual thrills. There’s plenty of good
football — and tailgating — to look forward
to in Kansas City and Colu mbia.
But all in all, there is nothing bigger than
the contest happening in your town on
Nov. 8.
I’ll forgive you if by now you’ve
become jaded by the months of negative
campaigning and opinionated journalism.
However, try to look past that and consider
the uniqueness of the election in which you
are about to participate.
On Election Day, we will choose both a
new president and a new governor — with
no incumbent in either race. We also have
a competitive U.S. Senate race and several
impactful ballot issues to decide here in
Missouri. Oh, and most of our statewide
elected offices are on the ballot — with no
incumbents running in any of those races.
It’s hard to remember an election quite like
this.
So, on Nov. 8, you will make your
individual choices in all these races. Then,
later that evening, we will learn whom
we’ve collectively chosen. The results will be
a snapshot of our society, a direction we’ve
chosen as reflected by the people we’ve
picked to lead us there.
Undoubtedly that moment will be
dominated by news of the new president.
But here in Missouri, we will also begin
anticipating the transition of power to
a new governor, lieutenant governor,
attorney general, secretary of state and
treasurer.
All of these leaders will be new to their
jobs. They will bring with them their own
agendas. There will be a surge of fresh
energy in government.
Conversely, the influx of new ideas
creates a purge of the old ones — and that’s
not always a good thing.
One of the concerns we’ve heard from
the business community is about the
knowledge and consistency that are lost
during these transitions. We’ve long
needed a mechanism to ensure that an
understanding of how to improve our
economy is carried over from an outgoing
administration to an incoming one. In the
past, it’s often been like starting over from
square one with each new elected leader.
That’s one of the reasons we created
Missouri 2030. It is designed to serve as a
vehicle — independent of the government
— that houses the agenda and the ideas of
the business community. It’s not something
that dies with each political transition.
It will remain relevant no matter who is
elected.
In fact, it’s likely to become even more
relevant than ever. Since we announced
Missouri 2030 in early 2015, we’ve been
sharing our findings and ideas with
business leaders statewide. We’ve also been
sharing them with state lawmakers and
other elected leaders. I’ve personally met
with both governor candidates, and I know
both understand how important Missouri
2030 is to the future of our state’s economy.
I have every reason to believe this election
will be a turning point where Missouri 2030
becomes a core part of the policy discussion
in our state.
You can help make this happen. As you
research your choices before Election Day,
please use the Missouri Chamber PAC’s
Election Center website to learn where
the candidates stand on the important
business issues included in Missouri 2030.
The site is available at election.mochamber.
com.
Just type in your home address and the
site will automatically generate the right
list of candidates for you to compare and
contrast.
Happy Election Day!
Daniel P. Mehan,
President/CEO,
Missouri Chamber
of Commerce
and Industry
NOVEMBER 2016
MISSOURI CHAMBER
SCHMITT FOR MISSOURI, GREITENS FOR MISSOURI, U.S. GOVERNMENT
Familiar faces battle as incumbents
clear out of Missouri’s statewide
offices.
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