Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, banking and finance, education, engineering and nonprofit.

The funding goes toward emergency medical services training.

The award recognizes the professional, philanthropic and civic contributions of businessmen throughout the Springfield region.

All eight Missouri MSAs record increases in May, according to latest data.

A Starbucks store and SPS workers take steps toward unionization.

Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, architecture, banking & finance, communications, education and law.

Jeffrey Zimmerman has held the same role at the Joplin university for five years.

Workers at the Glenstone Avenue and Cherry Street location file paperwork to start the process.

The figure has been gradually decreasing this year.

But a pastor is critical of the reliance on a flawed count.

In research released in September 2021, the Kaiser Family Foundation identified the nation’s mental health care professional shortage areas, and Missouri was fourth on the list.

Elevate Entrepreneurs is designed to help young businesses succeed.

The business journal is honored for its website, best overall design and best recurring feature.

The relocation is the second in a month for the Springfield-based firm, following a move in Bolivar.

The company employs 6,000 in the area.

Newsmakers in the areas of banking & finance, education, insurance and media.

In the last 18 months, 18 CEOs or executive directors of Springfield-area nonprofits have vacated their positions, according to Brian Fogle, president of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.

All of the state’s MSAs post decreases in April compared with March, according to latest federal data.

He discusses workforce and supply chain shortages, while also pointing to the future of the city's economic development work.

Evangel's Eveline Lewis: "Even though some see the negative aspects of diversity – such as communication gaps and resistance to change – companies will do well to acquire strategies that promote an empowerment culture, as well as to foster communication and camaraderie within a diverse workplace."