Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, banking & finance, education, health care, media and recreation.

City aims to solve vacancy problem with new incentives.

SBDC speaker identifies regional identity and workforce as key factors to development.

Mayor Ken McClure and spokesperson Cora Scott are co-hosts of SGF Local Matters.

A pair of Republic natives opened Miss Boston’s Cocktail Lounge LLC; a mother and son launched DIY Marketing Strategies for Small Business; and Classics Pizza Co. opened.

Epic Strategies and ACIS IT Solutions are recognized as fast-growth businesses.

CableAmerica plans to complete improvements by the end of 2024.

Chris Pruitt oversees KRBK, KOZL and OzarksFirst.com.

Voters in April are slated to decide on the mayor’s term of office and code of ethics changes for city personnel.

The former HBA and chamber leader’s role at the publication marks her return to the company.

Last year’s conclusion of a nearly $150 million multiyear fiber expansion project by City Utilities of Springfield left local officials pleased with the result even as the internet provider that originally partnered with the utility changed hands.

Speaking at 12 People You Need to Know interview, Chelsey Bode gives insight into her purchase of the business in 2021.

Kyle Cook joins the organization after working for nearly eight years at Miller Commerce.

The companies rank No. 459 and 561, respectively, in report with 600 companies.

People Centric Consulting Group CEO Don Harkey: "There are a lot of complex issues to be solved in the health care arena, but it’s important to not take our eyes off the people."

“We need to make the city of Springfield easier to work with.” That was the opening salvo in remarks by Don Harkey, owner and CEO of People Centric Consulting Group LLC, at the Feb. 12 meeting of Springfield City Council.

“Shaping Tomorrow: A Study of Young Donors’ Perspectives on Charitable Giving in Southwest Missouri” is prepared for CFO.

Michele Delcoure and Triston Delcoure are debuting DIY Marketing Strategies for Small Business this week.

Inaugural class tops out at 12 for first cohort.

For some in business, there’s nothing quite like sealing the deal or inking the contract – yet for the creators and hosts of new local business podcasts, life is about something more.