The preliminary plat for the Chimney Rock development in Galloway Village was under consideration at council’s Jan. 27 meeting. 

The location in the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area is scheduled to open in early 2027.

The first phase of the Iron Grain District Apartments is taking shape on the 30-acre site adjacent to Garton Business Park, home of Republic’s Amazon STL-3 fulfillment center.

Tangles Salon reopened after being purchased; The Embers Glamping & RV Resort got its start in Branson; and Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel changed ownership.

The branch project is among three for district set to wrap by 2026.

Owners of nPrint Graphix aim to nearly double space through purchase.

The Springfield-Branson National Airport additionally lays out an estimated $25.4 million in improvement projects for 2025.

Three 65 Prime+ locations are scheduled to open at Springfield and Nixa shopping centers this summer.

Kum & Go operates on a long-term lease at the property near Division Street and U.S. Highway 65.

The Courageous Church is growing its footprint with the addition of a new East Campus, made possible through a merger with the former Eastern Gate Free Will Baptist Church.

The three-quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters in November will be overseen by two boards, one existing and one new.

Infrastructure, rail certification viewed as enticements to industry.

A new Republic Branch Library is slated for completion in 2026.

City Administrator Rick Ziegenfuss says a lot continues to happen in the background on plans by Orlando, Florida-based Imagine Resorts & Hotels. 

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

The eatery is expected to open by early 2026 near Sunshine Street and West Bypass.

Homewood Suites by Hilton is now part of the O'Reilly Hospitality Management portfolio.

Nearing completion in the parking lot of The Heritage luxury apartment building at the corner of East Battlefield Road and South Fremont Avenue is a second Springfield Huey Magoo’s location, owned by James and Lisa Tillman through J and L Investments LLC.

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

A wave of affordable housing built in the 1990s through the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit are expected to revert to market rate housing in the next few years.