SBJ Economic Growth Series

We surveyed the community, and now we’re ready to share the results.

Join us for the kickoff of SBJ’s Economic Growth Series and get valuable, localized information on business confidence, revenue trends and profit expectations, hiring plans, and growth strategy.

Don't make critical business decisions in the dark. Secure your spot, grab your insights, and connect with local leaders.

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Event Details: 

Date: July 14, 2026
Time: 2:00 - 4:00  p.m.
Location: Forvis Mazars Training Center
What: The Economic Growth Series is designed as an executive briefing focused on the results of SBJ's Economic Growth Survey and a discussion of key business trends impacting southwest Missouri. The event combines original survey data, expert analysis and business journalism to help regional leaders make informed decisions.
Guest Speaker: Doug Fredrick
Mr. Fredrick received his Bachelors in Business Administration and Juris Doctor from UMKC, a Certificate of Comparative Law from Peking University in Beijing, China, a masters degree in Military Science and Joint Airpower from The Air Force Air University, and also graduated from the United States Army’s Judge Advocate General School of Law and the Air Force’s Squadron Officer School.
For over twenty years he has practiced law primarily in the areas of family law, real estate, business transactions and litigation, and appeals in both the Missouri Court of Appeals (Southern District) and the Missouri Supreme Court. He is also an experienced mediator. In 2025, Mr. Fredrick accepted a position as a full-time professor at Drury University’s Breech School of Business, and scaled back his law practice to mediations, guardian ad litem appointments, uncontested family law cases, and business/real estate transactions. In 2026, he accepted a position as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Taney County, Missouri, where he currently serves.
Mr. Fredrick has authored several publications, including the first and second editions of Military Issues in Family Law (MoBar), and his article Cryptocurrency And Blockchain; Here We Go Down The Rabbit Hole was published in the Missouri Bar Journal, and republished in the Wisconsin Bar Journal, Family Law Lawyer Magazine, and Computer and Internet Lawyer Journal. He has served on many charitable boards and Missouri Bar committees, and routinely teaches CLE seminars on a variety of topics. Mr. Fredrick was the head coach of the Drury University NCAA Women’s Triathlon program from 2017-2020. He served in the Army Reserves as a JAG officer from 2005 until 2012, and in the Air Force Reserves from 2013 until the present.

Thank you to Forvis Mazars, the offical Venue Sponsor of the Economic Growth Series.

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