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Springfield, MO
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Plaza Shopping Center gained an arcade with the March 1 opening of The Flying Lap LLC; the repurposing of space operated by Burrell Behavioral Health resulted in the March 18 opening of the company’s second autism center; and a group of downtown business owners teamed up to reopen J.O.B. Public House.
Since Spfld is 88% white, that leaves little room for minorities if you're going just by percentage.
If we want to examine the lack of diversity on Springfield boards and commissions, let's start with the Springfield Sports Commission. According to its website, the commission has 23 members, an executive director and an assistant director. Take a look at the photos and decide for yourself. https://www.springfieldmosports.org/our-team/