Biz 417 September/October 2025

View Issue

Biz 417 September/October 2025

SUBSCRIBE

417 Magazine
Home
417 Bride
417 Custom

Companies

Make It: Inside Southwest Missouri's Manufacturing Economy
Manufacturing

Sutton Berry's Unconventional Path to a Career with John Deere Reman

After high school, Sutton Berry skipped the traditional track in favor of forging his own career path. It’s paid off big time.
Stainless Steel Manufacturing Industry in Springfield MO
Corporate

Springfield’s Stainless Steel Industry is Booming

Stainless steel production in Springfield is off the charts! It all started in 1940 with the founding of Paul Mueller Company, a stainless...

mar 2019 | Companies, Jobs, Manufacturing
A SMC Packaging employee performs routine work on a machine's electrical components
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
Advertisement
working with computers in a factory
Strategy

How Automation is Helping Missouri Businesses

Fun fact: Automation is actually creating more jobs than it’s replacing. Springfield businesses Innovative Engineered Products and...

nov 13 2018 | Branded Content, Business Services, Companies, Jobs
Advertisement
McCormick & Co. Springfield Plant Frenchs
Corporate

McCormick & Company Sees Bright Future at Springfield Plant

The country’s leading mustard and hot sauce brands, French’s Mustard and Frank’s RedHot Sauce, are both produced in Springfield. In 2017,...

jul 2018 | Branding, Companies, Manufacturing

Who's Making What Locally

Browse Southwest Missouri Manufacturers

Manufacturing Company Profiles

Woman at work at SRC Holdings Corporation in Springfield MO
Manufacturing

Find Your Perfect Career with SRC Holdings

SRC Holdings Corporation helps OEMs sell parts and whole goods through custom remanufacturing programs for the agricultural, industrial,...

nov 2019 | Branded Content, Make It Native, Manufacturing, Native Content
Advertisement
working on stainless steel
Manufacturing

Work with Paul Mueller Company and Build Stainless Steel Equipment that will be Used Across Many Industries

Paul Mueller Company, headquartered in Springfield, MO, builds stainless steel processing equipment that cools, heats and stores products...

nov 2019 | Branded Content, Make It Native, Manufacturing, Native Content
Advertisement
manufactured cardboard at WestRock in Springfield MO
Manufacturing

Work with WestRock and Be a Leader in the Paper Packaging Industry

Westrock is a leader in the paper and packaging industry—number one in consumer paperboard and number two in container board production in...

nov 2019 | Branded Content, Make It Native, Manufacturing, Native Content
Advertisement

Get Connected with Make It & Biz 417

Read Make It

Browse and download the Make It digital edition.

Biz Break

Get access to local stories, networking events & more.

Follow Us

Keep up with breaking 417-land Biz news.

Subscribe

Powerful business, in your hands.

Biz Events

Browse local networking events on our calendar.

The Latest in Manufacturing

young apprentice in vocational training working on a turning machine in the industry
Manufacturing

Manufacturing Jobs & Education Opportunities in Southwest Missouri

Get a jumpstart on your career and take advantage of these southwest Missouri organizations and their programs. Your perfect job is waiting.

nov 2019 | Education, Manufacturing
Innovative production floor
Manufacturing

5 Manufacturing Related Occupations to Keep an Eye On

The job market is alive and well in Missouri, with an overall unemployment rate of 3.5 percent statewide and only 3 percent here in the...

nov 2019 | Jobs, Manufacturing
Missouri State University rec center by EFCO Corporation
Manufacturing

Build a Career with EFCO Corporation

EFCO Corporation strives to be the most trusted supplier in commercial architecture and is a leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum...

nov 2019 | Branded Content, Build, Make It Native, Manufacturing
Advertisement
DT Engineering building in Lebanon MO
Manufacturing

Build Solutions for Automated Systems with DT Engineering

DT Engineering works with Fortune 500 companies to dream up solutions for automated assembly lines that utilize robotics as well as other...

nov 2019 | Branded Content, Business Services, Make It Native, Manufacturing
Advertisement

Recent Biz Blogs

Best Places to Work Applications

The 2025 Biz 100 List

A Q&A with Springfield Mayor Jeff Schrag and City Manager David Cameron

Biz Feature Stories

Meet the 2025 Class of 10 for the Next 10

An Open Letter to the New Springfield City Leadership

Meet the 2025 Biz 417 Women Who Mean Business

Popular Biz Stories

10 Financial Tips Every Woman in Business Should Know

Smart Tax Moves to Make This Fall for Individuals and Business Owners

Mercy’s Nicki Gamet on Supporting Nurses and Leading with Compassion

Want more Make It?

Are you a guidance counselor at the local school who's students would benefit from Make It. Request copies here.

REQUEST COPIES