Gov. Jay Nixon joined five former Missouri governors including Christopher “Kit” Bond, John Ashcroft, Roger Wilson, Bob Holden and Matt Blunt, in Kansas City today (Nov. 20) for a panel discussion on economic development.
The panel was moderated by Missouri Department of Economic Development Director Mike Downing and sponsored by the Hawthorn Foundation, the private nonprofit organization created in 1982 by then-Governor Kit Bond to facilitate business recruitment, retention and development efforts.
WHO: Governor Jay Nixon
Missouri Director of Economic Development Mike Downing
Former Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond
Former U.S. Attorney General, Governor and U.S. Senator John Ashcroft
Former Governor Roger Wilson
Former Governor Bob Holden
Former Governor Matt Blunt
WHERE: Kansas City Southern
427 W. 12th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105
Rachael Herndon was editor of The Missouri Times until 2019. She also produced This Week in Missouri Politics, published Missouri Times Magazine, and co-hosted the #MoLeg podcast. Herndon joined The Missouri Times in 2014, returning to political reporting after working as a campaign and legislative staffer. In 2019, she entered Missouri’s cannabis industry, co-founding Greenway Magazine.
