Newsmakers in the areas of banking & finance, construction, government, nonprofit and retail.

Twelve organizations and individuals are in the running for four honors, to be announced at SRAC event.

The organization schedules an Aug. 15 event to mark the grand opening of its new building.

The Workforce Development publication explores themes such as payroll shifts, wages and benefits demand, labor shortage impacts and employee barriers impacting recruitment and retention.

Newsmakers in the areas of banking & finance, education, nonprofit and real estate.

New York-based dog day care and boarding business Hounds Town USA expanded to the Queen City; home storage solutions venture 417 Closets opened; and several Marshfield-area residents formed 501(c)(3) nonprofit Webster County Market Animal Show and Sale Inc.

Descriptors of “community builder” and “business titan” were used in recent days by Springfield leaders to document the life of Sam F. Hamra, a longtime Queen City businessperson whose influence stretched across multiple industries for decades.

The nonprofit is anticipating a shortage of areas to house homeless people during cold winter months.

Chamber President Matt Morrow and Boys & Girls Clubs CEO Brandy Harris are among participants in Springfield Regional Arts Council initiative.

Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, education, insurance, media and nonprofit.

The interactive art is slated to be installed on the north wall of the Fox Theatre downtown.

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.

Facility projects are among those slated to be funded.

The fundraiser has a $2 million goal by the end of March 2025.

A renovation by the organization currently called Faith Community Health is in the works.

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

The funding covers Traveling Exploration Trunk program expenses for the next year.

The 26-year-old scores 25 under par at Highland Springs.

Executive Editor Christine Temple sits down with Marybeth Kleinsasser, vice president of human resources and staff development for the Arc of the Ozarks; Diane Rozier, director of human resources for CNH Reman LLC; and Ryan Sivill, audit partner and lead recruiting partner at Forvis Mazars.