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How a Spelling Bee Builds Culture at Grooms Office Environments

How the Annual Spelling Bee at Grooms Office Environments builds company culture.
Jackson Cantwell
Culture

Jackson Cantwell's Ride from High School to Hard Rock

With Olympian parents, a top NFL agent and the entire country watching, Nixa’s Jackson Cantwell is rewriting the high school athlete...

sep 2025
Gretchen Cliburn and Dori Grinder
Advice

Advice and Whiskey with Gretchen Cliburn

Soaking up the sun and a few summer cocktails at Luna Modern Mexican Kitchen, Gretchen Cliburn, Managing Director of Forvis Mazars Private...

jul 2025
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Advice

How Film Incentives are Boosting the Ozarks

Founder of Ozarks Film Foundry David Carr shares his long-term vision for building and supporting growth of the film industry in 417-land.

jul 2025 | Companies
An Open Letter to the New Springfield, Missouri City Leadership
Culture

An Open Letter to the New Springfield City Leadership

Read recommendations for the future of Springfield, Missouri, guided by survey responses from the local business community.

may 2025 | Downtown Springfield

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The Great Game of Business Launches Two New Books

Two new books from The Great Game of Business launch this fall, and we’ve got the inside scoop.

sep 2019 | Books, Education, Leadership, Strategy
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Strategy

7 Ways to Make Strategic Planning Fun

The last thing you want is for your strategic planning session to be a flop. Here’s how to bring some energy to your goal-setting meetings...

aug 21 2019 | Branded Content, Business Services, Communication, Native Content
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Kristin Carter, C.J. Davis and Stephen Hall speak at Biz 417's 10 for the Next 10 August B-School.
10 for the Next 10

What You Missed from Our 10 For the Next 10 B-School

Five of our honorees share their roots, biggest accomplishments, goals and visions for southwest Missouri.

aug 07 2019 | 10 For the Next 10, B-School, Leadership, Networking
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Offices

Do Open Office Plans Really Work?

Industries across the board are sinking serious dollars into redesigning their offices to be more open and airy. Are the whispers of...

jul 31 2019 | Branded Content, Communication, Design, Native Content
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Jen Leonard outdoors at Tie & Timber Beer Co.
Leadership

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
2019 Momentum Survey results in Springfield, MO.
Strategy

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.

jul 2019 | Strategy
Foster Senior Living facility development plan in Springfield, MO
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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Strategy

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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