Springfield Business Journal’s inaugural Nonprofit Excellence Awards honor nine area nonprofits and three individuals serving the field.

Newsmakers in the areas of banking & finance, brewing, education, food service, health care, manufacturing and nonprofit.

Three top honors are announced as a dozen organizations and individuals are recognized at Oasis Hotel & Convention Center event.

Chris Berger joins the nonprofit after retiring as superintendent of the Wright City R-II School District.

The building near downtown Springfield is slated for use as a day center for homeless people.

Newsmakers in the areas of architecture, banking & finance, and nonprofit.

An independent panel of judges has selected this year’s class of Most Influential Women. With the addition of this class, 500 women have received this award.

The local funding is part of $500,000 awarded systemwide.

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.