rcga mo legislative guide 2008

State Legislative

Agenda for Missouri

2008 ST. LOUIS RCGA

Missouri Capitol Building,

Jefferson City, Mo.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDRIVING BUSINESS GROWTH AND EXPANSION

Economic Development Tax Credits:

Support the expansion of proven tax cred-

its that leverage private investment and

stimulate employment and economic growth

for our region. Eliminate sunsets and caps

on proven tax credit programs, including

the Missouri Quality Jobs Program.

Oppose efforts to cap or reduce Missouri

Historic Preservation Tax Credit, and main-

tain its transferability. Support the use of tax

credits for job retention activities. Increase

job training tax credits for companies that

retain or expand their workforce.

Capital Formation:

Support coordinated,

sustainable state policies and programs for

technology-based economic development, as

outlined in the “Grow Me State” Initiative, to

address Missouri’s critical shortfall in risk

capital including: (1) establishing an angel

tax credit, (2) expanded funding for the

Missouri Technology Corporation, (3) seed

capital funds and programs which improve

the conversion rate of R&D work and inno-

vation into entrepreneurial firms and com-

mercially viable products. Encourage state

pension funds to establish policies for local

private equity investments and economically

targeted investments. Increase funding to the

St. Louis-based Innovation Centers.

Employment At-Will:

Support legislation to codify state case

law regarding the at-will doctrine to require

evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the

employer before an employee may receive

“whistleblower” protection. Require evidence

that any act which the employee refused to

conduct would have violated the law.

Brownfield Redevelopment:

Increase direct funding and tax credits for

brownfield cleanup. Enact meaningful liability

reform for brownfield sites to encourage

their turnover to a productive use.

Small Business Growth:

Encourage policies that stimulate an

entrepreneurial culture and enhance the

growth of small businesses. Provide direct

assistance to small businesses with high-

growth potential such as: grants for profes-

sional services, mentoring and training

through the Small Business Development

Centers (SBDC), greater access to low-interest

loans for start-up and expansion capital or

state matching-grants for federal Small

Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small

Business Technology Transfer (STTR) pro-

grams. Encourage greater access to markets

for minority and women business enterprises

in the public and private sectors. Support

pooled-purchasing associations to offer

self-insured coverage under ERISA to small

businesses, individuals and the self-

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2008 RCGA Legislative Agenda

In 2007, Pfizer broke ground on another major expansion to its Chesterfield facility. The

$50 million expansion is for Pfizer's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Biologics Pilot Plant.

(Left to right): Mo. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder ; St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley; Daniel

Getman, VP Pfizer Global Research and Development and St. Louis Site Director. The Missouri

Quality Jobs Program and other economic development incentives assisted in the expansion.

Technician Brittany Probst of Apath located at the Nidus

Center incubator.

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employed. Support above the line deduc-

tions for individuals who pay their own

health insurance premiums.

STRENGTHENING KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS

Plant/Medical Sciences Industry:

Support full funding of Missouri’s Life

Sciences Trust Fund and oppose the diver-

sion of funds to other programs. Oppose

limitations on types of research funded by

the Life Sciences Research Board. Support

further development of wet lab space and

incubators. Support programs that encourage

college and university/business collaboration

and strengthen the workforce for the plant

and medical sciences.

Stem Cell Research:

Preserve protections for all types of stem

cell research, therapies, or cures that are

allowed under federal law, as enacted in the

Missouri Constitution in 2006. Oppose efforts

to overturn or restrict those protections.

Telecommunications:

Support policies that encourage invest-

ment in technology infrastructure and

promote customer choice. Support policies

that establish minimal regulatory treatment

of all providers of telecommunications and

video services to enhance infrastructure

investment and maximize consumer benefits

from competition.

Ethanol Incentives:

Support incentives to filling station owners

to install E-85 gasoline pumps to comple-

ment the federal tax credit for E-85 pumps.

Loss Limits:

Support a repeal of the $500 loss limit in

Missouri’s casinos to make Missouri more

competitive with other states.

Arts Funding:

Restore full funding to the Missouri Arts

Council and Cultural Trust partners as

defined in state statute. Oppose any attempts

by other groups to receive revenue from the

athletes and entertainers tax.

TRANSPORTATION Mississippi River Bridge:

Support dedicated funding from Missouri

and Illinois Departments of Transportation

for construction of a new Mississippi River

Bridge.

Missouri Transportation Funding:

Further educate the business community

and the public on the need for increased

transportation funding for Missouri’s trans-

portation system. Advance a sustainable

plan to increase funding for transporta-

tion projects across the state. Support a

funding formula that reflects the econom-

ic strength and development needs of the

St. Louis region. Oppose attempts to redis-

tribute money away from St. Louis region.

Maintain St. Louis representation on Missouri

Highways and Transportation Commission.

METRO:

Support increased funding for system

expansion and operations.

(Left to right): John Sondag, RCGA Public Policy chairman with Mo. Sen. John Griesheimer

at the RCGA Lewis and Clark Statesman Awards.

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(Left to right): Mo. Rep. Neal St. Onge and Adella Jones of Metro at the RCGA Lewis and

Clark Statesman Awards.

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Road Safety:

Support passage of the primary seat belt

law to save lives from vehicle accidents and

to increase federal funding for transporta-

tion safety projects.

EDUCATIONHigher Education and

Workforce Development:

Support job training funding to aid in the

retention of existing businesses. Support

increased funding for workforce training and

skills development with special emphasis on

advanced manufacturing, information tech-

nology and life sciences. Support collabora-

tive partnerships with schools, community

colleges, community-based organizations

and businesses to enhance and improve

educational opportunities for all students.

University of Missouri-St. Louis:

Support increased funding for the University

of Missouri–St. Louis to address system-wide

equity issues. Support funding for the contin-

ued implementation of the campus master

plan and for the completion of the Business,

Technology and Research Park.

Community Colleges:

Support capital funding for construction,

maintenance and repair of buildings and

equipment as well as development of new

campuses and centers. Support funding

for life sciences initiatives at community

colleges that encourage job training and

workforce development, worker training and

economic development.

Early Childhood Education:

Support policies that expand access to

quality, licensed childcare programs for at-risk

young children. Support a statewide quality

rating system for early childhood programs.

St. Louis Public Schools: Support stability in

the governance of the St. Louis Public Schools

and the work of the Special Administrative

School Board. Support legislation granting

the sponsorship authority for new charter

schools to the Mayor of St. Louis.

K-12 Scholarship Tax Credits: Support

the Missouri Student Success Scholarship

Program to provide opportunities to students

in disadvantaged school districts to obtain

a quality elementary and secondary educa-

tion. Support governance reforms and

organizations that improve the academic

performance of students in under-performing

public schools.

HEALTHCAREHealthcare Coverage: Support adequate

state funding for MoHealthNet to enhance

available federal matching funds and reduce

the number of uninsured in Missouri. Closely

watch the impact of the proposed Insure

Missouri initiative on businesses and the

St. Louis safety net.

Certificate of Need: Support certificate

of need regulations that ensure a level-

playing field between hospital and

specialty providers.

(Left to right): Mo. Rep. Ron Richard and Scott Zajac of Advantage Capital at the RCGA

Lewis and Clark Statesman Awards.

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Governor Matt Blunt takes a tour of the Family Health Center with Dr. Heidi Miller.

The clinic is part of the safety net providing health care to the uninsured in St. Louis.

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FORWARD METRO ST. LOUIS—a coalition of the

Regional Chamber & Growth Association, Civic Progress,

Regional Business Council, Partners for Progress and

Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois—advances

a unified public policy agenda to develop and sustain

a world-class economy for the bi-state St. Louis

metropolitan region.

Increase transportation funding for the bi-state region❚ Support construction of a new Mississippi River Bridge.

❚ Engage and educate elected officials and the public on the urgent need for additional transportation funding in Missouri.

Enhance the bi-state region’s quality of life, diversity and economic competitiveness❚ Continue to support economic development programs

which strengthen the economic competitiveness ofMissouri and Illinois.

❚ Support the Missouri Legislature’s Joint Committee onTax Policy review of tax credit programs, to ensurecontinuance and growth of proven programs.

❚ Support full funding for the Missouri Life Sciences Trust Fund.

❚ Codify the “employment at will” doctrine regardingwhistleblower status.

Expand opportunities and raise achievement in K-12 education❚ Support stability in the governance of the St. Louis

Public Schools and the work of the SpecialAdministrative School Board.

❚ Support fiscally sound reforms to improve the academicperformance of students in underperforming schools and,where necessary, support alternative delivery systems.

Optimize the St. Louis Riverfront❚ Support federal action transferring portions of the

Arch grounds to a new regional public purpose entityresponsible for developing a cultural and recreationaldestination which would attract more residents and tourists.

Issues to Watch❚ Engage state policy makers on the issue of shifting the

cost of the uninsured to businesses, and closely monitorMoHealthNet, Insure Missouri and Illinois Covered.

❚ Closely watch limitations on stem cell research and attempts to reverse or weaken protectionsapproved in the Missouri Constitution in 2006.

❚ Resist attempts to weaken or ban proven public policies that encourage diversity in our community.

Cindy BrinkleyAT&T–Missouri

Michael DeColaMississippi Lime Co.

Tom Dunne Sr.Fred Weber Inc.

L.B. EckelkampBank of Washington

Catherine FrenchCitiGroup

Tracy HartTarlton Corporation

Bruce HollandHolland Construction Services

David KemperCommerce Bancshares Inc.

Steven LipsteinBJC HealthCare

Richard McClureUniGroup Inc.

Paul McKee Jr.McEagle Development

Walter MetcalfeBryan Cave LLP

James Murphy Jr.Murphy Company

Gary RainwaterAmeren Corp.

Robert ReynoldsGraybar Electric Co.

Darrell RoegnerPremier Bank

Scott SchnuckSchnuck Markets Inc.

Gregory SmithHusch & Eppenberger

John SondagAT&T-Missouri

Donald SuggsSt. Louis American

Anthony ThompsonKWAME Building Group

Douglas YaegerThe Laclede Group Inc.

Forward Metro St. Louis Members

Forward Metro St. Louis2008 Regional Agenda

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John W. BachmannSenior PartnerEdward Jones

Richard D. BaronChairman & CEOMcCormack Baron Salazar Inc.

Dr. Roger N. BeachyPresidentDonald Danforth Plant Science Center

Lynn BeallPresident & General ManagerKSDK NewsChannel 5Senior Vice PresidentGannett Broadcasting

John BeckVice President & General Manager,

Emmis St. LouisEmmis Communications

Brent R. BenjaminDirectorSaint Louis Art Museum

Richard E. Beumer(Retired)

F. Gilbert Bickel, IIIChairmanSt. Louis Arch AngelsSenior Vice PresidentMorgan Stanley

Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J.PresidentSaint Louis University

Terence E. BlockPresident – Pet Foods North AmericaNestlé Purina PetCare Company

Gregory H. BoyceChairman & CEOPeabody Energy

Mark E. BurkhartPresident & CEOColliers Turley Martin Tucker

Thomas J. CampbellVice Chairman – Public PolicyManaging PartnerGallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C.

Joseph P. CastellanoVice Chairman – Economic DevelopmentVice President & Chief Information OfficerAnheuser-Busch Companies Inc.

Ralph W. ClermontManaging PartnerKPMG LLP

James A. CloarPresident & CEODowntown St. Louis Partnership

Jeffrey S. CooperManaging PartnerSimmonsCooper LLC

Steven N. CousinsGeneral CouncilPartnerArmstrong Teasdale LLP

Robert M. CoxSenior Vice President-AdministrationEmerson

Dr. William H. Danforth ChairmanCoalition for Plant and Life SciencesChancellor EmeritusWashington University in St. Louis

Clark S. Davis, FAIAChairman - InfrastructureVice ChairmanHOK Group Inc.

Denny DeNarvaezPresident & CEOSt. John’s Mercy Health Care

Dr. James M. DennisPresidentMcKendree College

Daniel DierdorfChairmanSt. Louis Convention & Visitors CommissionOwnerDierdorf & Hart’s Restaurant

Gary C. DollarPresident & CEOUnited Way of Greater St. Louis

Arnold W. DonaldPresident & CEOJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

International

Hon. Charlie A. DooleyCounty ExecutiveSt. Louis County

Charles L. Drury Jr.President & CEODrury Inns Incorporated

Dr. Bernard J. DuBray ChairmanRCGA St. Charles Advisory BoardSuperintendentFort Zumwalt School District

Hon. Alan J. DunstanBoard ChairmanMadison County Government

L. B. Eckelkamp Jr.Chairman & CEOBank of Washington

Hon. Steve EhlmannCounty Executive St. Charles County

Dave ErvinVice President & General ManagerKMOX Radio/CBS Radio

Gerald T. FeldhausExecutive Secretary/TreasurerBuilding & Construction Trades Council

Richard C. D. FlemingPresident & CEOSt. Louis RCGA


The RCGA achieves its mission through the dedicated

efforts of a wide range of volunteers, first and foremost

is the Board of Directors.

RCGA Board of Directors

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Clifford D. FranklinChairman & President FUSE Inc.

Peter J. GenoveseVice Chairman, Eastern RegionUMB Financial Corporation

Dr. Thomas F. GeorgeChancellorUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis

Todd M. GeorgeVice President & General ManagerLumière Place Casino & Hotels

Dr. Daniel P. GetmanVice President – Global Research &

Development Site Director – St. Louis LaboratoriesPfizer Inc.

Dr. Henry Givens Jr.PresidentHarris Stowe State University

Derek GlanvillPresident & COOMcCarthy Building Companies

Laurna GodwinPartnerVector Communications

Dr. Dennis C. GoldenPresidentFontbonne University

Robert S. GoldsteinChairman & CEOAlter Trading CorporationExecutive Vice Chairman of the BoardIsle of Capri Casinos Inc.

Rhonda Hamm-NiebrueggeManaging Director – St. Louis Hub

OperationsAmerican Airlines Inc.

Frederick O. HanserVice ChairmanSt. Louis Cardinals, L.L.C.

Dr. Zelema HarrisChancellorSt. Louis Community College

Tracy E. HartChairman – EnvironmentPresidentTarlton Corporation

Shaun R. HayesTreasurer/Chairman Finance CommitteePresident & CEONational City Bank

Hon. Ed HillhousePresiding CommissionerFranklin County

Bruce B. HollandExecutive Committee At LargePresident & CEOHolland Construction Services

Debra HollingsworthVice President – External AffairsAT&T Missouri

Janet M. HollowayVice President & Chief of StaffMonsanto

Michael R. HolmesExecutive Vice President & CAOExpress Scripts Inc.

Joseph F. Imbs IIIChairman - Economic DevelopmentRegional Chairman & St. Louis Market

PresidentU.S. Bank

Stephen G. JefferyPartnerThompson Coburn LLP

Lee R. KaplanSenior Vice President & CAOEnterprise Rent-A-Car World Headquarters

Patrick H. KellettBusiness ManagerPlumbers & Pipefitters Local #562

Hon. Mark A. KernCounty Board ChairmanSt. Clair County, Illinois

James R. Kimmey, M.D., M.P.H.President & CEOMissouri Foundation for Health

Ward M. KleinCEOEnergizer Holdings Inc.

George E. KlenovichPartnerErnst & Young LLP

Philip J. KoenCEOSAVVIS Inc.

Don G. LentsExecutive Committee At LargeChairman of the FirmBryan Cave LLP

Steven H. LipsteinChairman - Public PolicyPresident & CEOBJC HealthCare

David R. LuckesPresident & CEOGreater Saint Louis Community

Foundation

W. Stephen MaritzChairman & CEOMaritz Inc.

Dennis MatheisPresidentAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Matt MatthewsPresident & CEOCrown Vision Centers

Richard H. McClurePresidentCivic ProgressPresident UniGroup Inc.

Tim McGowanPrincipalMcGowan Brothers Development

Corporation

Christopher P. McKee Jr.PresidentMcEagle Properties LLC

William P. McKenna Commissioner Missouri Highways & Transportation

Commission

Peter McLoughlinCEO, St. Louis Blues OperationsSt. Louis Blues Hockey Club

William P. McNamaraChairman - MembershipChairman & CEO Macy’s Midwest

Dr. Richard S. MeyersPresidentWebster University

Patrick J. MooreChairman & CEOSmurfit-Stone Container Corporation

Kevin MowbrayPresident & PublisherSt. Louis Post-Dispatch

James J. Murphy Jr.Chairman & CEOMurphy Company

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Michael F. NeidorffChairman & CEOCentene Corporation

Brenda D. NewberryChairman - Business ServicesPresident & CEOThe Newberry Group Inc.

Robert F. O’LoughlinPresident & CEOLodging Hospitality Management

Dr. William A. PeckChairman Innovate St. LouisDirector, Center for Health PolicyWashington University in St. Louis

Robert L. PlummerChairman, President & CEOR. P. Lumber Company Inc.

Dr. William PoolePresident & CEOFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Jeffry N. QuinnChairman, President & CEO Solutia Inc.

Gary L. RainwaterImmediate Past ChairmanChairman, President & CEOAmeren Corp.

Derek K. RappCEODivergence Inc.

Robert A. ReynoldsChairman of the BoardChairman, President & CEOGraybar Electric Company Inc.

Eric C. RhonePresident & CEOVisions Management Group

Steven C. RobertsPresident & COOThe Roberts Company

George C. RomanVice President, Government Relations

& St. Louis Regional Executive Integrated Defense Systems

The Boeing Company

Sally H. RothUpper Midwest Area Executive,Greater St. Louis President & CEORegions Bank

Richard A. RyffelManaging DirectorBank of America

Cassandra SanfordCEOKelly Mitchell Group Inc.

Richard A. SaugetPresidentEast County Enterprises Inc

Randy L. SchillingCEOQuilogy

Mark J. SchnuckPresident & CEOThe DESCO Group

Scott C. SchnuckChairman & CEOSchnuck Markets Inc

John A. SchreiberPresident & COOCommerce Bank – St. Louis Region

Scott SeayPresident & Chief Operating BearBuild-A-Bear Workshop

Herman L. Seedorf IIIRefinery ManagerConocoPhillips Wood River Refinery

Ellen SherbergPublisherSt. Louis Business Journal

Douglas D. SittonPresidentSitton Consulting Group

Hon. Francis G. SlayMayorCity of St. Louis

Neil SmitPresident & CEOCharter Communications

Stephen A. SmithPresidentLawrence Group

Peter SortinoPresidentDanforth Foundation

Robert SoutierPresidentSt. Louis Labor Council AFL-CIO

David L. StewardFounder & ChairmanWorld Wide Technology Inc

Dr. Donald M. SuggsCorporate SecretaryPresident / PublisherSt. Louis American Newspaper

Richard T. Sullivan Jr.CEOSLPS Special Administrative BoardChairmanMcBride & Son Management Company

Dr. Anthony R. Tersigni, FACHEExecutive Committee At LargePresident & CEOAscension Health

Mike TravagliniPast PresidentSt. Louis Association of Realtors®

Dr. Vaughn VandegriftChancellorSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville

Robert E. Wallace Jr.Senior Vice President & General CounselSt. Louis Rams

James D. WeddleManaging PartnerEdward Jones

Patricia D. Whitaker, IIDAPresident & CEOArcturis

Robert J. WitterscheinCEOSouthwest Bank

Dr. Mark S. WrightonChancellorWashington University in St. Louis

Douglas H. YaegerChairman, President & CEOThe Laclede Group Inc.

Scott A. ZajacSenior Managing DirectorAdvantage Capital Partners

Michael A. ZambranaPresidentPangea Inc.

Michael E. ZychinskiChairman - Audit CommitteeOffice Managing PartnerDeloitte

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John Sondag (chairman)AT&T-Missouri

Ann AuerMissouri Growth Association

Caroline BattlesMissouri Foundation for Health

Sheri BilderbackHome Builders Association of Greater

St. Louis

Rodney BoydSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal

Mack BradleyThe Vandiver Group

Ann BrandSt. Louis Community College

Christopher BresciaSmurfit-Stone Container Corporation

Terry BriggsSITE Improvement Association

Scott BrownMedImmune Inc.

Kevin CahillEdward Jones

Leann ChiltonBJC HealthCare

Meggie DevereuxSt. Louis Area Realtors Association

Jonathan DaltonLewis, Rice & Fingersh

Deb DubinAdvantage Capital Partners

Drue DuncanPfizer

Mike EsserEdward Jones

Rod ForthAnheuser-Busch Companies

D.J. FuchsNational City Bank of the Midwest

Tina GallagherHarmony Health Plan

Kevin GunnSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal

Denise HastyAssociated General Contractors of St. Louis

Jesse HillEdward Jones

Keith HinkebeinHNTB Corporation

Stephen HovenSSM Healthcare

Mark JohnstonJohnston & Associates

Adella JonesMETRO

Anne KleinOffice of St. Charles County Executive

Ehlmann

Dorothy LockardDietrich Lockard Group

Mary Ann McCollumUniversity of Missouri-Columbia

Patrick McKeehanLeadership Council Southwestern Illinois

Douglas MilfordErnst & Young LLP

Don MorrisonMorrison & Associates

Frank PlesciaMonsanto

Larry PleusLaclede Gas Company

Gordon ReelEnterprise Rent-A-Car

Tony ReinhardtFord Motor Company

Perry RobertsEmerson

Richard RyffelBank of America

Tina ShannonAmerenUE

Patrice Gillespie SmithDowntown St. Louis Partnership

Jeff SweetBoeing

Molly TallaricoUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis

David ThomasLogos School

Diana VuylstekeBryan Cave LLP

Raymond WagnerEnterprise Rent-A-Car

Edward WallaceGeneral Motors Corporation

Ron WatermonSt. Louis Cardinals

Robert WiegertSchnuck Markets

Rose WindmillerWashington University in St. Louis


The Public Policy Council develops the policy positions

in the RCGA Legislative Program for approval by the

Board of Directors. The Council meets during the

legislative sessions to discuss public policy issues facing

the St. Louis region. Government affairs executives

from the region’s leading businesses, non-profit

organizations, and local governments form the

membership of the Council.RCGA Public Policy Council

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Scott SchnuckSchnuck Markets Inc.

Randy AdamsSaint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Dick Beumer(Retired)

Stephen BrauerHunter Engineering

Clark DavisHOK Group Inc.

Mike DeColaMississippi Lime

Tom DunneFred Weber Inc.

Richard C.D. FlemingSt. Louis RCGA

Derek GlanvillMcCarthy Building Companies

Tracy HartTarlton Corporation

Bruce HollandHolland Construction Services Inc.

Tom IrwinCivic Progress

Don LentsBryan Cave LLP

Paul McKeeMcEagle Development

Bill McKennaMissouri Highways

and Transportation Commission

Kathy OsbornThe Regional Business Council

Bob PlummerR.P. Lumber Company

Gary RainwaterAmeren Corporation

Jack ReisEVS Realty Advisors Inc.

Robert ReynoldsGraybar Electric Company Inc.

Eric RhoneVisions Management Group

Hon. Neal St. OngeChair Missouri House Transportation

Committee

Doug SittonSitton Consulting Group

Rick SullivanMcBride & Son Homes Inc.

John TracyDOT Foods Inc.

Doug YaegerThe Laclede Group Inc.


Infrastructure is an essential element of the region’s

economic development strategy. The Private Sector

Infrastructure Council identifies transportation needs

for our 16-county, bi-state region, advocates for and

supports projects to fruition. The Council is a joint

civic venture of the RCGA, Civic Progress, the RBC,

Partners for Progress, and the Leadership Council of

Southwestern Illinois.

The Council will concentrate over the next year on critical

infrastructure issues and actions to move forward with

the new Mississippi River Bridge, keep St. Louis moving

during I-64 reconstruction, secure sustainable funding

for Metro operation and MetroLink expansion, develop

state transportation resources for the future, and insure

area business sector input to transportation decision-

making processes.

Private SectorInfrastructure Council

Cutlines

The Environmental Council serves as a liaison between

the St. Louis regional business community and

local/state/federal policy-makers and regulators.

The primary objective of the Council is to sustain a

regulator/regulated dynamic that encourages economic

growth and assures protection of the state’s natural

resources. The Environmental Council both advocates

for, and provides education and outreach to, the

business community throughout the region in matters

related to environmental laws and regulations.

RCGA Environmental Council

ChairmanSteven PoplawskiBryan Cave LLP

Vice Chairman Matt RobinsonEnvironmental Operations Inc.

Air Committee ChairJack BarsantiArmstrong Teasdale

Brownfield Committee ChairRobert PresleyEagle Environmental Management

Water Committee ChairJohn LodderhoseMetropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

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RCGA EXECUTIVE STAFFRichard C.D. Fleming

President & CEO

(314) 444-1100

[email protected]

Beverly Estes

Executive Vice President & COO

(314) 444-1110

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Steve Johnson

Senior Vice President–Economic Development

(314) 444-1140

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C. K. (Chip) Casteel

Senior Vice President-Public Policy

(314) 444-1107

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Susan Stauder

Vice President–Infrastructure & Public Policy

(314) 444-1155

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Kevin Riggs

Director–Illinois Government Affairs

(314) 444-1108

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Eric Schneider

Director–Public Policy Research

(314) 444-1148

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Christine Snively

Project Manager–Public Policy

(314) 444-1144

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Marlo Young

Executive Assistant

(314) 444-1134

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RCGA Executive Officers and Public Policy Staff

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