CEOs address WP needs

When it comes to business on the West Plains, chief executive officers of three long-time area employers told a large audience at the July 17 West Plains Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast that it was location that brought them there — and it was location that was a main concern of theirs for the foreseeable future.

By location, Zak Designs’ Irv Zakheim, Pearson Packaging Systems’ Mike Senske and DAA Northwest Bob McConkey meant infrastructure — access to transportation to ship their products and bring in customers. Also important was the availability of land, from both a cost and quantit...