http://sbj.net en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:16:15 GMT Daily feed of articles http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86309 Local insurance agents are keeping an eye on health care reform, but with a wide variety of competing proposals on the table, agents aren’t too worried yet about what might happen. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:43:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86308 In today’s economy, it seems more people nationwide are looking at using life insurance as a means to financial stability, but increased interest in the Ozarks isn’t leading to more sales across the board. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:40:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86296 When Jerry Sanders founded National Art Shop in 1970 in Springfield, there was no Internet where artists could hunt for low-cost art supplies. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:13:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86295 The national unemployment rate fell to 9.7 percent in January, down from 10 percent a month before. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:01:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86294 A Springfield man has pleaded guilty in federal court to bank fraud conspiracy and tax fraud. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:45:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86293 Springfield teachers chose National Education Association's Springfield chapter act as their representative in negotiations with the Board of Education. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:40:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86292 The Springfield architectural community felt another blow in late January, as a dozen employees from two firms were laid off. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:28:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86291 Springfield leaders are dusting off an old playbook and beginning talks about a passenger rail system to Kansas City, St. Louis and Tulsa. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:25:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86290 Representatives from 12 area organizations visited recently with lawmakers at the capital to share their visions of the future. TOP STORIES Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:19:00 GMT http://sbj.net/Main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=86289 Kevin McGowan seeks an extension and tweaks the building’s ownership structure. TOP STORIES Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:52:00 GMT