SBJ's 2023 Economic Growth Series documents the fifth year of survey data collected from area business leaders in an effort to provide valuable insights that might better guide local business decision-making.

Allyson Tuckness, formerly of BCFO, is hired for the role.

“Shaping Tomorrow: A Study of Young Donors’ Perspectives on Charitable Giving in Southwest Missouri” is prepared for CFO.

Read profiles of this year's honorees.

Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, architecture, banking & finance, education, hospitality and marketing.

Read profiles of this year's honorees.

Guest columnist Richard Baker: "Just like rain is a part of our spring season, volatility is part of investing."

SBJ compiles news on the respiratory virus outbreak.

Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins encourages residents to engage with a state process to determine how best to use federal funds.

The SBJ editorial team went hunting again for the coolest office spaces in the Springfield area.

MSU economics professor David Mitchell: "We can probably expect inflation to slowly fall over the next few years back to the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2% all while continuing to see the high prices we have today."

Fervent Wealth Management's Richard Baker: "Strange things are always happening and will happen in 2024 as well. Don’t get distracted by the emotional drama."

Six community forums focused on SBJ's 2020 Economic Growth Survey and an additional measurement of post-COVID-19 sentiments have come to a close for the calendar year.

Credit rating agency AM Best downgraded the financial strength rating of State Farm General Insurance Co. to B (fair) from A (excellent), according to a news release from AM Best.

Moving from one structure in Chesterfield Village to another in 2019, OakStar Bank’s operation center calls a former school building its new home.

CEO cites higher comparable store sales during the first quarter.

Company "delivered solid results in the quarter," CEO says.

Net income comes to $1.7 million in the second quarter.

Dustin Royster, a company employee since 2018, has been appointed to the position.

SBJ compiles list of 24 homes in city limits with asking prices of at least $500,000.