David Wallace of Wallace Bajjali: We are committed to Joplin

Wallace Bajjali partner David Wallace just told Joplin City Council members that when his company commits to a city, it won't abandon it.

"It's not a situation where we build something and we get out." As an example, Wallace noted that in Waco, Texas, his company began its work in 2003 and is still there. When it entered into a situation with a local company that eventually filed for bankruptcy, Wallace Bajjali poured $2 million of its own money into the project to make sure it remained viable, Wallace said.