After discovering a niche for vintage typewriters, Laura Prather quickly grew a home-based typewriter sale and service business.

Newsmakers in the areas of banking & finance, entertainment, flooring, human resources, logistics, manufacturing and trucking.

Evergreen Hair House opened; the Ozark Chamber of Commerce moved to a new home; and Dirk’s Tavern LLC got its start on C-Street.

City officials expect new turf fields will be economic driver.

Springfield Business Journal’s annual Day in the Life feature is back, this time taking you into the day of a health care leader, school district superintendent and brewery owner.

Bennet Bodenstein samples four products.

The Well Aquatic Center would front Sports Town along Chestnut Expressway.

The company cuts 176 jobs in Bolivar, Lebanon and Flippin, Arkansas, through White River Marine Group.

The nonprofit announces the selection of Tricia Meinhold for the role.

Ozarks Lyric Opera hits new notes for changing audience.

Project architect teases Well Aquatic Center development in northwest Springfield.

Springfield City Council enacted an ordinance outlawing cash-prize devices in February.

The Springfield-based company renews its contract with Texas Motor Speedway.

Utah-based gourmet cookie chain Crumbl Cookies opened its first Springfield shop; interior design business Branson Upstaging LLC relocated; and Lauren Ashley Dance Center LLC added a second location.

The Bass Pro Shops founder is down three spots from Forbes' 2023 rankings.

Adam Wainwright, who holds the rare distinction of winning 200-plus games with a single franchise, released his debut country album last week.

The team signs a new player and announces a deal that includes raffle of a boat to support Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Columnist Bennet Bodenstein samples three products.

Newsmakers in the areas of athletics, banking & finance, chambers of commerce, health care, information technology, marketing, nonprofit and transportation.