The scores have been tabulated for Springfield Business Journal’s 2025 Dynamic Dozen, recognizing the 12 fastest-growing companies in the Ozarks.

Under the weight of rising health care costs, an increasing number of people are surging to the Health Insurance Marketplace rather than opting for employer-sponsored plans.

Guest columnist Erica Gaynor: "Although one can’t control the factors driving health care costs, becoming an informed health care consumer can help manage expenses more effectively."

Guest columnist Stephanie Staggs: "At the end of the day, compensation is about more than numbers. It’s about showing your top people that their contributions matter – and that you’re invested in their success just as much as they’re invested in yours."

Guest columnist Jeff Chronister: "There is a long list of potential professional risks for contractors that are limited or excluded from the standard, unendorsed general liability form including breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, misrepresentation, design errors, defense costs and a customer’s financial loss due to your error."

Newsmakers are compiled in the areas of banking & finance, government, insurance, law and nonprofit.

Newsmakers are compiled in the areas of architecture, banking & finance, construction, education, insurance, law, nonprofit and technology.

Don C. Angell worked at the company for more than two decades.

Newsmakers are compiled in the areas of accounting, architecture, banking & finance, construction, insurance and nonprofit.

The yearslong scrutiny from lawmakers, the Federal Trade Commission and the health care industry on pharmacy benefit managers became a bit more intense with the recent bipartisan bill filed in the U.S. Senate that seeks to prevent health insurers or drug middlemen from owning pharmacies.

Newsmakers in the areas of agriculture, banking & finance, engineering, health care, insurance, law and technology.

Guest columnist Hunter Johnson: "Well performing and financially stable construction firms have increasingly sought more creative ways from the insurance industry to transfer risk and purchase insurance for their organizations."

Reflecting on 2024, the SBJ newsroom ranked the Top 10 stories that impacted regional business.

Details are not provided as the hospital system and Missouri’s largest insurer pen an agreement. 

Guest columnist Lynne Haggerman: "Begin preparing or revising policies to reflect the new paid sick leave benefit and contact legal counsel if questions arise."

Executive Editor Christine Temple sits down with industry executives.

A 2023 Harvard Business Review study suggests significant positive changes when employees take sabbaticals, including greater self-clarity and management confidence.

Newsmakers in the areas of architecture, arts, banking & finance, hospitality, insurance, nonprofit and utilities.

The Innovation & Growth publication explores business and community growth strategies, technology investments and regional assets needed to better compete for businesses and talent.