Mayor Ken McClure is challenged, and Richard Ollis won't seek re-election.

An exception was in the area of robberies, which officials say will continue to be a focus in 2023. 

Attorney Andy Peebles: "The value of an estate plan goes far beyond the time and money it can save your loved ones once you are gone; it also provides assurance that those individuals will be taken care of when you are no longer around."

SMBA Executive Director Crista Hogan: "With the adoption of recreational marijuana, the word expungement has entered our lexicon. But what does it mean and why should the business community care?"

Columnist: Lynne Haggerman has legal tips to consider.

As recreational marijuana sales are expected to begin statewide next month, legal and human resources officials say the clock is ticking for employers to ensure their workplace policies are up to date.

Voters will decide on lodging tax expansion in April.

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

In November 2018, nearly two-thirds of Missouri voters approved Proposition B, an initiative that substantially increased the state’s minimum wage. The hike raised base pay to $12 per hour from $7.85 – a 53% increase – over five years, reaching that target on Jan. 1.

The 2023 state legislative session, which commenced Jan. 4, has officials with the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry eager to see how its high-priority goals can be addressed in Jefferson City this year.

Texas-based Brighter Image Lab alleges business was damaged by YouTube video from Springfield company's owner.

Change would require investment advisers and broker-dealers to disclose investment strategies that are not only financial based.

Springfield Business Journal’s 2023 class of 40 Under 40 represents 40 accomplished and still-rising professionals in southwest Missouri.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office announces plans to seek settlement funds from bankruptcy proceedings.

Chris Johns becomes executive director of the school's Law Enforcement Academy.

The Senate Appropriations Committee is tasked with writing the state's fiscal year operating budget.

Appropriated expenses of $261.7 million are slightly above 2022 figure.

Vote follows three rejections by Planning & Zoning and one rejection and multiple postponements by council. 

Spencer Fane attorney Ben Shantz: "Construction projects can be disorganized and hectic, but that does not mean the contracts and documentation for a job should be too."

Leveled Up Loot LLC, which owner Christopher Smith dubs a pop culture marketplace, opened; a dog-centered business concept morphed into another for a Marshfield couple; and an attorney with seven years of experience founded her own firm specializing in elder law.