McCALLUM SWEENEY CONSULTING 550 S. Main St. - #550 Greenville, SC 29601 Contact: Mark Sweeney 864-672-1600 x202 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE McCALLUM SWEENEY CONSULTING’S MARK M. SWEENEY PROVIDES EXPERT TESTIMONY TO MISSOURI LEGISLATURE GREENVILLE, S.C., February 9, 2011 – McCallum Sweeney Consulting Senior Principal Mark M. Sweeney provided expert testimony to the Missouri Senate Committee holding hearings to evaluate instituting Right to Work legislation in their state. At the request of Senator Luann Ridgeway (R – Smithville), Mr. Sweeney appeared before the Missouri Senate General Laws Committee and informed them on the decision process that firms conduct when seeking a new facility, and the role of labor issues in general, and right-to-work status in particular, plays in the process. The key focus of the testimony was the impact such legislation, or lack of it, has on the state’s competitiveness for new capital investment. Local/regional press coverage of the event, along with more detail regarding the hearing, can be seen through the following link. http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/article_8ff7626b-8ac45618-995d-ea31657213b4.html McCallum Sweeney Consulting is a site selection, incentive negotiation and economic development consulting firm providing location services to firms and organizations worldwide. www.mccallumsweeney.com ###