Missouri 2030: An Agenda to Lead is a bold, 15-year strategic plan developed by the Missouri Chamber Foundation to reposition Missouri as a global economic leader. We must secure our place as a global leader in key economic measurements such as workforce, infrastructure, entrepreneurism and business climate. Missouri’s business community must lead this charge.
Missouri 2030: An Agenda to Lead will serve as the vehicle to empower Missouri employers from all industry sectors and every corner of the state with an agenda that will drive Missouri toward better job creation, wage growth, economic productivity and output.
Missouri 2030: An Agenda to Lead is designed to transcend political cycles, term limits and parties and will provide a plan with transparent metrics and benchmarks that will hold leaders accountable for progress.
In 2014, the Missouri Chamber Foundation launched a year-long comprehensive analysis of Missouri’s recent economic performance, a process that included thorough research of existing economic data and a survey of more than 1,000 businesses. The Missouri Chamber Foundation contracted Gallup, the internationally recognized research firm, to conduct this independent study.
Based on Gallup’s research and comparable economic data, the Missouri Chamber Foundation has concluded that Missouri has fallen behind. Without unified, statewide business leadership and ambitious new efforts our state’s economic performance is not likely to improve.
The news is not all bad. Our research and Gallup’s input from business leaders uncovered numerous opportunities for job growth in Missouri. There are many economic strengths upon which Missouri can build. It comes down to these two questions: How do we eliminate the obstacles to growth? How do we harness these opportunities and strengths and turn them into job creation?
We believe the answer is Missouri 2030: An Agenda to Lead, a bold, 15-year strategic plan to reposition Missouri as a global economic leader. Missouri will not be complacent with middle-of-the-road economic performance. We must position our state as a global leader in key economic measurements such as workforce, infrastructure and business climate. Missouri’s business community must lead this charge. Missouri 2030: An Agenda to Lead will serve as the vehicle to empower Missouri employers from all industry sectors and every corner of the state with an agenda that will drive Missouri toward better job creation, wage growth, economic productivity and output. Missouri 2030: An Agenda to Lead is designed to transcend political cycles and parties and will provide a plan with transparent metrics and benchmarks that will hold leaders accountable for progress.
We have a long way to go to get to the Missouri we all want and expect. Missouri 2030: An Agenda to Lead is how we get there.