Governor Parson announces statewide listening tour

Governor Mike Parson will make nine stops next week to hear from community leaders across Missouri. The tour will begin Tuesday with visits to Springfield, Branson, Carthage, St. Joseph, and Kansas City. The tour will continue Wednesday with visits to Columbia, Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, and St. Louis.

“In order to govern effectively and to begin the process of moving our state forward, it is important to take the time to listen and understand different types of challenges that face our communities,” said Governor Mike Parson.

“We’ll be talking to community leaders about how to best address issues like infrastructure, workforce and economic development, and the urban and rural divide. Our local communities are the bedrock of this state, and we are committed to working with and listening to all ideas as we begin to develop a plan to move Missouri forward.”

The Governor’s Listening Tour will make the following stops:

Tuesday, June 12

8:00 a.m. Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
202 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway, Springfield, MO 65806

10:00 a.m. Meeting at Branson Convention Center, Short Creek Room
200 Sycamore St., Branson, MO 65616

2:00 p.m. Meeting/Tour at Flex-O-Lator
1300-1698 Jackson Dr., Carthage, MO 64836

4:45 p.m. Missouri Western
Spratt Stadium, Hall of Fame Room
4525 Downs Dr., St. Joseph, MO 64507

7:00 p.m. Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Community Room
30 W. Pershing Rd. #301, Kansas City, MO 64108

Wednesday, June 13

8:30 a.m. University of Missouri
Gwynn Hall, Room 117
520 Hit Street
Columbia, MO 65211

12:00 p.m. David M. Barton Agricultural Research Center
6885 State Highway 25
Gordonville, MO 63701

1:45 p.m. Three Rivers College
1401 S. Main St.
Sikeston, MO 63801

4:30 p.m. Cortex
Havana Room
4240 Duncan Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110