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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.
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Women in Business

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

Shana Jahnke shares her strategies for scaling the career jungle gym and developing financial know-how.

mar 01 2019 | Branded Content, Financial, Leadership, Native Content
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Three Generations at Erlen Group
Family-Owned

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
Ozarks small Business Incubator in West Plains, MO
Strategy

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
Voting in Springfield, MO
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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Culture

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
Ashley Norgard and Joelle Cannon together at a networking event.
Leadership

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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Strategy

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
Midwest Mobile Imaging in Springfield, MO
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
Air Service Heating & Cooling All Service Professional Plumbing in Springfield, MO
Strategy

Springfield Business Finds Success Through In-House Training

To stand apart from the competition, the team at Air Services Heating & Cooling goes through regular internal training sessions.

jul 2019 | Companies, Strategy
Give 5 team of local retirees.
Culture

Two Retired Springfield Business Icons Find Purpose Through Give 5

Former owner of Farmers Gastropub Bill Griffiths and former Springfield mayor Jim O’Neal found new purpose through Give 5.

jul 2019 | Giving Back, People, Strategy
Executives from four local companies share their experiences of going through The Great Game for Small Business.
Small Businesses

What You Missed from The Great Game for Small Business B-School

Five takeaways from this morning’s panel of four local companies that participated in The Great Game for Small Business, plus exciting news...

jun 13 2019 | Communication, Companies, Education, Financial
Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Tasha Eurich
Leadership

How to Push Past Imposter Syndrome

Dr. Tasha Eurich explains the negative effects of a common psychological pattern dubbed "Imposter Syndrome," along with how to overcome it....

may 2019 | Ladies Who Launch, Leadership, Strategy, Women in Business

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