YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
On May 27, the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce will reveal the winner of the 1999 W. Curtis Strube Small Business of the Year Award.
Finalists for the award have been profiled in the pages of the Business Journal in past weeks. Brief sketches of the five companies appear below and on page 19.
The winner of the award, established in 1992 and renamed for Drury College Professor Dr. Curt Strube in 1997, is chosen by a panel of judges assembled by the chamber. Such criteria as staying power, response to adversity, and innovative products and services are used to rank the finalists and determine a winner.
Past winners of the award include Butler, Rosenbury & Partners Inc. in 1998[[In-content Ad]]
A food truck that launched last year rebranded and moved to Metro Eats; automotive repair business Mitchem Tire Co. expanded its Christian County presence; and O’Reilly Build LLC was acquired.