Tea Bar & Bites Bakery & Cafe changed ownership; the Springfield-Greene County Health Department relocated one of its clinics; and a Joplin real estate investment organization affiliated with a national trade group formed the Springfield Real Estate Investors Association.

The 1930 W. Grand St. location is slated to shutter on Feb. 17.

St. Louis-based Resource Optimization & Innovation LLC makes disclosure with state for 3000 E. Sawyer Road operation.

The grant is earmarked for the Springfield organization to expand hours of operations for patients.

Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, banking & finance, education, flooring, health care, law, manufacturing and trucking.

Dr. David Barbe has been a Mercy leader for around two decades.

Guest columnist Dr. Vasudha Kota: "By addressing childhood health challenges today, businesses can help build a resilient workforce for tomorrow. Together, we can ensure that the next generation is healthier, more capable and ready to meet the demands of the future."

Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, architecture, banking & finance, education, health care and nonprofit.

They said it. We're reporting it. Fourteen forecasts lead the way into the new year.

Following recent recommendation by P&Z, the proposal is scheduled for council consideration later this month.

Newsmakers in the areas of health care, law and nonprofit.

The Alliance for Healthcare Education's board gives green light for $3.5 million expansion to its campus.

Reflecting on 2024, the SBJ newsroom ranked the Top 10 stories that impacted regional business.

Hood-Rich Inc. relocated; Citizens Memorial Hospital signed a two-store pharmacy acquisition with El Dorado Springs-based Evans Drugs; and Jefferson City-based River Region Credit Union and Springfield-based Multipli Credit Union merged.

Officials expect summer groundbreaking for Cox North renovation work.

The Grand Street location is moving to Glenstone Avenue.

The funding is part of $5 million awarded statewide.

Justin Gambini takes over leadership of the master's degree initiative that launched last year.

Ozarks Tech is partnering with Lebanon municipality and school district on the project.

Guest columnist Connie Farrow: "Together, we can improve the health care experience and lighten the emotional and financial stresses that occur when our health or the health of someone we love fails."