The funding is slated to be used for the college's automotive technology program.

In Springfield, businesses centered around community gaming have seen a surge. From classic board games to esports venues, multiple companies have opened in the last year, including Village Meeple Board Game Cafe, 5c Gaming, Dirk’s Tavern and Cricketts Esports.

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

Moon City Pub is back in business after a trio of former employees bought the venture and reopened it; Marshfield retail shop Sully Loves Sugar more than doubled its space with a move; and Springfield marketing industry veteran Neil Frost went into business for himself by launching Enable Bookkeeping LLC.

Officials say some couples are reducing, delaying celebrations amid high prices for nuptials.

Susi Caregnato operated Soozeezbeez Honey Beetique.

Bedpost Books, which also sells clothing and accessories, got its start this month.

The memorandum of understanding guarantees soldiers interviews at the Springfield-based company.

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

Commercial property rates rose nationally in the second quarter – up 10.9% year over year, compared to 10.5% in the first quarter. That marked the largest renewal premium hike among several lines of insurance coverage tracked in a July report by Ivans Insurance Services, a unit of industry software provider Applied Systems Inc.

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.

Facilities in Republic and Springfield are among those operated by the company in the Show Me State.

The publication partners with Statista on shopper ratings to determine top companies.

Columnist Bennet Bodenstein samples three products from the eastern European country.

Harvest Grow Supply announces it will shutter at month's end.

Downtown Springfield Association Executive Director Rusty Worley: "Local retail and restaurants are a barometer for the economic health of a community."

SBJ interviews the president of the Commercial Street Community Improvement District.

CEO operating in legal cannabis industry welcomes the rule change announced by the governor.

Owner Sarah Schaeffer Baumgart says new location delivers "a more personalized shopping experience."

The Outpost store in Hermantown is expected to open during the first half of 2025.