YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
T-Mobile issued a $50,000 grant to the McDonald County Chamber of Commerce in southwest Missouri.
The funds are earmarked for Commerce Coffee, a student-run coffee shop that's housed in the chamber's building. It's operated by McDonald County High School business students.
“I could list a hundred ways why it’s important to the students’ education to have this coffee shop,” said Kristy Gilgen, McDonald County High School business teacher. “It’s a higher level of learning. You can sit in a classroom and take notes all day long, but until you have to do it, you don’t really learn it.”
Read more from the Joplin Globe.
The first southwest Missouri location of EarthWise Pet, a national chain of pet supply stores, opened; Grey Oak Investments LLC relocated; and Hot Bowl by Everyday Thai LLC got its start.