The measure in Springfield would tax recreational weed at 3% to fund public safety, mental health, substance abuse and housing initiatives. 

Reporter Karen Craigo brings you government and development coverage and analysis.

A council member stresses savings by negotiating quickly on Hotel of Terror purchase.

The Jefferson Avenue Footbridge is earmarked for funding, as are OTC and MSU.

Springfield City Council and owner of haunted attraction will continue negotiations instead of taking the issue to a public vote. 

When Michael Cordonnier stepped down as presiding judge of the Greene County Circuit Court in March, Jerry Harmison was selected to take up the mantle and lead the judicial team.

Many of the local agency's pandemic-era resources are going away.

Buffer yard enforcement requires resident vigilance, city officials say.

The divergent House and Senate bills now move to reconciliation. May 5 is the deadline to pass the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Springfield Business Journal’s 2023 class of 40 Under 40 represents 40 accomplished and still-rising professionals in southwest Missouri.

Reflecting on 2022, the SBJ newsroom compiles the top 10 stories that impacted regional business.

A diverse trio of projects are finalists for the Springfield Contractors Association’s Design Team of the Year award.

Read the profiles of this year's honorees.

Survey data inform economic development trends.

SBJ started the awards in 2011, and today 240 men in the community are able to claim the title.

The latest survey data yield results.

Read the profiles of this year's honorees.

Read the profiles of this year's honorees.

Springfield Business Journal’s 2022 Day in the Life series, back after a two-year hiatus, gives you a glimpse into the world of four of our community’s leaders.

Sixteen products manufactured across southwest Missouri were selected for inclusion in Springfield Business Journal’s inaugural Coolest Things Made in the Ozarks awards.