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10 for the Next 10

Meet the 2019 Class of 10 for the Next 10

Meet 10 rising leaders who are moving southwest Missouri into the next decade.
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2019 Commercial Design Awards

The fourth annual Commercial Design Awards celebrates the best local design in Springfield, MO and how each winning space seamlessly links style with function.
2019 Momentum Survey results in Springfield, MO.
TRENDS

Analyzing Workforce Trends in Southwest Missouri

Two entities survey workforce trends to identify how they can close the skills and training gaps felt by today's businesses.
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OFFICE PETS

Seven Springfield Office Pets You Need to Meet

Our office pets roundup is back! This time, we meet a collection of cats and dogs who are pulling overtime at local Springfield, Missouri businesses. Find them and give them all the pets.

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Meet the 2019 Class of 10 for the Next 10

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Commercial Design Awards

2019 Commercial Design Awards

The fourth annual Commercial Design Awards celebrates the best local design in Springfield, MO and how each winning space seamlessly links...

jul 2019 | Build, Business Services, Commercial Design Awards, Design
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Advice and Whiskey with Jen Leonard of Tie & Timber Beer Co.

Jen Leonard and her husband, Curtis, wanted to get out of corporate life in Denver, so they decided to start a brewery in Curtis’s hometown...

jul 2019 | Advice & Whiskey, Beer, Women in Business
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Two entities survey workforce trends to identify how they can close the skills and training gaps felt by today's businesses.

jul 2019 | Strategy
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Commercial Design Awards Winner: Ellecor Design & Gifts

After five years in a traditional retail space, Ellecor Design & Gifts owner and lead designer Haden Long was looking for a change. Long...

jul 2019 | Commercial Design Awards, Decor, Design, Features
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Commercial Design Awards Winner: The Falcon Apartments

When two Glendale High School alums, TLC Properties owners Sam and Jen Coryell, purchased land near their alma mater, they knew Nathan...

jul 2019 | Commercial Design Awards, Decor, Design, Features
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Strategy

Determining the Need for Senior Living Through Market Research

In an effort to comply with Missouri law, fight overbuilding and determine need, Foster Senior Living conducted a market study of the...

jul 2019 | Law & Regulation, Strategy
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Do It Now: Become a Trailblazer

It takes courage to navigate uncharted territory. Rikki Barton, director of prevention services at Community Partnership of the Ozarks,...

jul 2019 | Leadership, Strategy

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Dress For Success With Jonathan Garard

Jonathan Garard, co-owner of Grooms Office Environments, offers advice on speaking to clients through personal style.

jul 2019 | Biz Style
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Giving Back with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks

Successful corporate giving programs require processes and personnel. Luckily, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks is here to help.

jul 2019 | Companies, Giving Back, Women in Business
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High School Students Get a GO CAPS Head Start

High school students Taylor Flores and Brendan Reeves leave GO CAPS with their business license in hand.

jul 2019 | Education, Entrepreneur, Technology
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How Ashley Norgard and Joelle Cannon Connected Through Rosie

Ashley Norgard and Joelle Cannon work in different fields but support each other through an intentional mentorship relationship.

jul 2019 | Leadership, Networking, People, Q&A
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How Do You Get Incarcerated Persons Back Into the Workforce?

The Missouri Department of Corrections believes inmates are an untapped workforce, which is why it's teaching inmates skills to help them...

jul 2019 | Recruitment, Strategy
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Strategy

How Midwest Mobile Imaging Successfully Expanded to Springfield

When Dan Taylor, president of Midwest Mobile Imaging, started receiving contracts in Springfield, he had to decide if the time was right to...

jul 2019 | Business Services, Strategy, West Plains, MO
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Meet the Maker

How Small Batch Burritos Has Generated Profit off of Breakfast Burritos

Teresa and Blake Beshore share insider knowledge for making one of their breakfast burritos.

jul 2019 | Food, Meet the Maker, Strategy
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Seven Springfield Office Pets You Need to Meet

Our office pets roundup is back! This time, we meet a collection of cats and dogs who are pulling overtime at local Springfield, Missouri...

jul 01 2019 | Native Content, Pets, Workspaces
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