Bids are being accepted through Sept. 18 for the first phase of the Renew Jordan Creek initiative.

The Economic Impact Awards ceremony and special publication spotlights excellence in business, including employee and revenue volumes and impact on the community, with honorees and top honors chosen by an independent panel of judges.

Former MSU President Clif Smart is recognized with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement in Business award.

State agency will begin accepting applications Aug. 1.

Dean Thompson says he expects to transition to temporary leadership post with new nonprofit as time with chamber winds down this year.

Travis Rubelee succeeds longtime leader John Feick, who retired from the organization.

The low-interest loan is earmarked for upgrades to the city's wastewater treatment system.

Tori London is giving farming a go with London Greenhouse and Gardens, located at the Urban Roots Farm site.

Founder Caleb Arthur reassumes CEO role.

The Decision-Makers’ Outlook publication explores themes such as business outlook and growth, operations planning, inflation impacts, cost of business factors and business owner exit strategies.

An online survey is available through July 15.

Indoor playground Imaginasium was purchased; Dirty Dough’s first Springfield location opened; and Outrun Strategies got its start.

The city of Springfield is poised to grow, and its Forward SGF 20-year comprehensive plan puts annexation as a top priority. But outside of the city, the leaders of Greene County’s rural fire protection districts – agencies that rely on property tax revenue for their funding – are worried.

The funding goes toward the construction of greenway trails on the west side of the city.

A proposed judgment is expected within 10 days, according to Greene County Circuit Court records.

Mary Kromrey joins the engineering firm after her recent exit from Ozark Greenways.

Larger building would be more spacious and accessible to move the organization’s educational mission forward, director says at anniversary gala. 

SBJ interviews the coalition director of the Ozarks Clean Fuels Coalition and sustainability unit manager of Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute at Missouri State University.

City Utilities of Springfield and Watershed Committee of the Ozarks work together to protect waterways amid threat from "forever chemicals."

SBJ’s 24th annual Economic Impact Awards will also present company honors in five categories based on years in business.