Nearly 400 attendees helped Springfield Business Journal honor its 17th class of Most Influential Women during an Oct. 14 luncheon at University Plaza Hotel. The event raised roughly $18,000 for charity partner Women in Need of the Ozarks.
Care to Learn Executive Director Linda Ramey-Greiwe speaks during Springfield Business Journal’s monthly 12 People You Need to Know series. Ramey-Greiwe emphasized the economic impact of early childhood education. “If children aren’t ready to learn when they get to school, we spend more time and resources, which is money,” she said.
Springfield event venue Belamour LLC gained new ownership; The Wok on West Bypass opened; and Hawk Barber & Shop closed on a business purchase that expanded its footprint to Ozark.