Flanked by members of Springfield’s business community, Springfield City Councilman Ken McClure on Aug. 24 announces his 2017 campaign for mayor. McClure, the city’s mayor pro tem who retired last summer as Missouri State University’s vice president for administrative services, broke the news at SMC Packaging Group. He was joined by SMC Chairman and CEO Kevin Ausburn, Transmission Access Policy Study Group Director John Twitty, BKD LLP Managing Partner John Wanamaker and current Mayor Bob Stephens. Current Councilwoman Kristi Fulnecky is the only other announced candidate so far. Her campaign raised over $100,000 in the second quarter.

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Roughly 330 people attended Springfield Business Journal’s sixth-annual Men of the Year awards Aug. 19 at White River Conference Center. Above, 20 local influencers were honored for their professional, philanthropic and personal contributions to southwest Missouri. A silent auction benefitted charity partner Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, whose mission is to provide a safe and caring home for boys who have come from broken or nonexistent homes.

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Roughly 330 people attended Springfield Business Journal’s sixth-annual Men of the Year awards Aug. 19 at White River Conference Center. Twenty local influencers were honored for their professional, philanthropic and personal contributions to southwest Missouri. A silent auction benefitted charity partner Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, whose mission is to provide a safe and caring home for boys who have come from broken or nonexistent homes. Above, Casey Wray, director of the Footsteps transitional living program, thanks attendees for their support, which totaled $4,600 during the event.

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