Local Business and Community Leaders Meet for CEO Roundtable at KWTO

By Don Louzader
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More than a half dozen CEO’s and community leaders met for Zimmer Communications’ CEO Roundtable luncheon Tuesday at our KWTO studios in Springfield.

What We Know: Topics of discussion ranged from our local and regional economy to training our workforce and developing our future leaders to the use of AI in our businesses and what sort of controls need to be placed on it.

What Was Discussed: The group talked about what needs to be done to attract new business and industry to southwest Missouri, and how we can ensure our area remains a destination for people to live, work and raise a family.

Who Was Involved: Special thanks to the following CEO’s and local leaders for taking time out of their busy days to participate:

Dan Holt—Owner of Holt Homes Group

Jason Johnson—Interim Greene County Sheriff

Jimmy Liles—Nixa City Administrator

Anthony Roberts—Executive Director of Community Blood Center of the Ozarks.

Dave Schaumburg—Director of Aviation at Springfield-Branson National Airport

Mark Walker—Chairman and CEO of Transland

Dr. Lori Wilson—Superintendent of Ozark School District

(photo courtesy of Taylor Stanton, Zimmer Communications)