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The Missouri Employer Committee:  Employers Working Together

Missouri Employer Committee (MEC) members are leading HR professionals here in Southwest Missouri that create opportunities, open doors, and provide a strong voice for employers.

The Missouri Employer Committee is committed to:

• IMPROVING response to workforce demands
• INCREASING employer awareness about workforce issues that influence the economic health of Missouri
• INVESTING in Missouri’s economic growth by developing an effective exchange of human capital
• EDUCATING employers about HR issues through local seminars and state and national conferences

Top Ten Reasons (in no certain order) you should join the MEC:

• You’ll have an opportunity to share ideas and concerns with business and government officials
• You’ll enhance your company’s awareness of important employment issues and legislation that affects the way we all do business
• You’ll help your community identify and meet its employment needs
• You’ll have an opportunity to participate in local and region seminars on HR-related subjects
• You’ll be providing input on how the Joplin and Monett Career Centers should operate
• You’ll be gaining access on the latest labor market information
• You’ll be helping to create workable solutions to HR issues
• You’ll be networking with other Missouri businesses
• You’ll be interacting with the local educational system in preparing students and adults for work
• You’ll be joining other business professionals as part of a nonpartisan, non-politcal forum

Businesses speak up about the MEC

“The thing I get out of MEC is a variety of different networking possiblities. There’s a lot of contacts to be made. We have lots of seminars that give us good ideas that help our HR recruitment process, training process, and things like that. The more people we have involved - the more things we can do and related different issues that other employers are having in the community.”

Kevin Stinnett
AJM Packaging- Joplin, MO

“It’s a good way to network with other companies are doing (and) what they’re needing to know about because that helps you to expand your own knowledge based on those experiences. It’s important to get involved in the Missouri Employer Committee so that we get stronger together.”

Kimberly Bass
Leggett & Platt, Inc. - Carthage, MO

Ready to Join?
Contact John McLean
Missouri Career Center
417-629-3000 Ext. 225
john.mclean@ded.mo.gov

Southwest Missouri Workforce Investment Board

Connecting businesses with a skilled workforce to create economic vitality for Southwest Missouri…that’s the mission of the Workforce Investment Board, or WIB, for short. We’re a progressive workforce intermediary that oversees employment and training programs across the region while leveraging resources to improve Southwest Missouri’s portfolio of human capital.  The offers a unique opportunity for business leaders to network as board members while making a difference for Southwest Missouri’s economy.

Tri-State Human Resources Association

As the local chapter for the Society on Human Resource Management, the Tri-State HR Association provides a local forum for your personal and professional development; provide an opportunity to develop your leadership, managerial, public speaking and group decision-making skills; provide a local networking arena; and to provide a focus for legislative attention to local, state, and national human resource management issues.