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Biz 417 July/August 2026

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Advice

How a Spelling Bee Builds Culture at Grooms Office Environments

How the Annual Spelling Bee at Grooms Office Environments builds company culture.
Richard Bliss
Advice

Richard Bliss on What Leaders Should Know About LinkedIn

In a talk at Biz 417’s The Legacy Network, Richard Bliss explains why showing up on LinkedIn matters more than frequent posting, and how...

jan 2026
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Advice

Three Ways to Get Buy-In for Your Next Big Idea

Lessons from the City of Springfield’s East Sunshine Corridor design charrette.

jan 2026
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Advice

How Complex Business Challenges Can Be Met with Lego

At efactory, coaches guide companies as they tackle complex business challenges the same way kids play—with imagination and a pile of Lego...

nov 2025
Jarad Johnson
People

Jarad Johnson: Human-First Workplaces in the Age of AI

At Biz 417's 2025 Best Places to Work Celebration, Jarad Johnson of Mostly Serious gave a talk on workplaces in the age of AI. Here are our...

sep 2025

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How Volt Credit Union’s Vice President of Lending Learned to Fail Forward

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mar 01 2019 | Branded Content, Financial, Leadership, Native Content
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Industrial Companies Regroup and Rebrand as Erlen Group

What was formerly known as Springfield Underground is now the Erlen Group. The third-generation rebranded corporation is named for the...

mar 2019 | Companies, Marketing, Next Gen, Strategy
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Q&A with Heather Fisher of Ozarks Small Business Incubator

Ozarks Small Business Incubator supports a wide variety of entrepreneurs across different industries. It's rural location differentiates it...

mar 2019 | Companies, Entrepreneur, Q&A, West Plains, MO
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Strategy

What You Need to Know for the Green County April 2 Ballot

As spring rolls into Greene County, so does the season of letting your voice be heard.

mar 2019 | Politics
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Strategy

How SMC and John Deere Reman Overcame Growing Pains

If you think training one employee is tough, imagine training 50+ employees how to operate dangerous machinery and troubleshoot technology...

feb 27 2019 | Branded Content, Business Services, Companies, Manufacturing
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Leadership

Governor Mike Parson to be Interviewed at Think Summit

Biz 417 welcomes Gov. Mike Parson to the Think Summit stage on Friday, January 18 at the Springfield Art Museum for his first public...

jan 11 2019 | People, Politics, Q&A, Think Summit
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Leadership

Advice and Whiskey with Robin Robeson

Robin Robeson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Guaranty Bank, and she has held past positions in a consulting...

jan 2019 | Advice & Whiskey, Women in Business
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Strategy

How to Handle Harassment Training

Keeping harassment policies up-to-date and actively educating employees and employers on proper procedure is always important for the...

jan 2019 | Communication, Leadership

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