Company officials at Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) reported its best-ever holiday shopping weekend from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday this year.

Research firm Ipsos finds consumers are anxious about rising prices but badly want to get into the holiday spirit.

Republic dispensary plans donation for FosterAdopt Connect.

Heritage Flats is a five-story mixed-use development with 6,350 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

Columnist Bennet Bodenstein samples four products made in the area.

An early 2023 launch is planned at Primrose Marketplace.

The newest facility for Springfield-based preschool and early child care operator Little Sunshine’s Enterprises Inc. opened; a love of food and cooking spurred Brian Keener to launch Contorto; and a CrossFit gym in Marshfield changed owners.

Columnist Bennet Bodenstein samples two examples of each from Argentina.

When the day finally came to unite the four stores comprising the former Springfield Music under one name, the tough decision ultimately came down to a good story.

New venture replaces Life360’s coffee shop.

The Nov. 8 passage of Amendment 3, for which supporters asked Missouri voters to approve recreational weed, is likely to open the floodgates for both increased sales and workforces within the burgeoning marijuana industry, officials say.

Village Pottery Cafe has evolved with opportunities while uniquely offering an artistic experience in Republic.

Atlanta-based Chicken Salad Chick made its Springfield debut; husband and wife Garrett and Rose Cochran opened Heirloom Candle Bar; and mobile eatery Girldad BBQ LLC was launched.

The Flower Patch & More and local parks director are honored.

The NXYP Top 10 Under 40 range in industry from banking, education and law enforcement to architecture, carpeting and insurance.

The last day in business is scheduled Dec. 20.

Columnist Garrett Hawkins examines the American Farm Bureau’s informal Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Survey.

Bakery, cafe and espresso bar Blue Heron debuted on C-Street; Christy Stilfield launched 417 Beautiful You LLC, her first brick-and-mortar studio; and food truck Elorine’s Jamaican Kitchen LLC relocated its home base.

Heirloom Candle Bar shares space with Fleur Floral Studio.

Gerber Collision & Glass, currently operating at 1910 E. St. Louis St., is constructing new digs on the south side of town, near the intersection of Kansas Expressway and James River Freeway.