Food truck owners set to expand to Ozark.

Reporter Mike Cullinan brings you workforce, new business and marijuana coverage and analysis.

As continued rumblings of an economic downturn are amplified by news of bank failures, businesses large and small may find themselves scrutinizing their operating budgets for any opportunity to save. There is one resource these executives may be overlooking in their cost-cutting measures: business services provided by the Springfield-Greene County Library District.

The adult day care center stays within the family.

North Carolina-based Go Burrito, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant franchise, opened in Springfield; family-owned Collegiate Awards roughly doubled its space with a move; and architect Layne Hunton launched Throughline Architecture.

Some workers may be reticent when it comes to discussing their compensation. Pay feels like a private matter – one, like decisions made within a voting booth, that no polite person would ask about.

The scores have been tabulated for Springfield Business Journal’s 2023 Dynamic Dozen, recognizing the 12 fastest-growing companies in the Ozarks.

During council meeting, some from the route’s business community express concern about the economic impact of the proposed safety measure. 

Chris Russell is being succeeded by Ashley Johnson on an interim basis.

Springfield-based ConGenius has outgrown its current space, says company founder.

In an effort to provide flexibility to their workers, some area businesses are beginning to offer four-day workweeks.

Heirloom Candle Bar moved; art supply thrift store Arrow Creative Reuse opened; and Rockford, Illinois-based Beef-A-Roo debuted in Springfield.

Five companies are in the running, with a winner to be named May 10.

John Lopez scores a $145,876 grand prize at a tournament in Tulsa.

As pandemic concerns have cooled, return-to-office policies have become hot button; Editorial Vice President Eric Olson digs into RTO.

Springfield Business Journal’s 2023 class of 40 Under 40 represents 40 accomplished and still-rising professionals in southwest Missouri.

Chair Joselyn Baldner says district's proposal has "accountability and transparency."

Three local businesses place in fast-growth report.

Reporter Mike Cullinan brings you workforce, new business and medical marijuana coverage and analysis.

A professional pivot for a former longtime educator led to the opening of Nana’s Play Place; the first phase of a commercial agritourism operation on a century farm in Christian County began; and Parmele Law Firm PC relocated its office.