Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, chambers of commerce, health care, marketing and nonprofit.

Utah-based gourmet cookie chain Crumbl Cookies opened its first Springfield shop; interior design business Branson Upstaging LLC relocated; and Lauren Ashley Dance Center LLC added a second location.

Plan set to transform 7.5 acres in north Springfield.

Iron at the Crossroads seeks businesses to rent shipping containers.

History Museum showcases potential of wayfinding app.

Abacus CPAs gets national ranking as fast-growing company.

SBJ interviews the CEO of Creative Modular Construction LLC.

Executive Editor Christine Temple discusses homebuilding with local executives.

The goal of the Southern Hills project is to enhance the appearance and functionality of the shopping center by upgrading various elements, such as lighting, storefronts, entrances, roofing and fascia.

The complex consists of four buildings, each with four stories, and 48 units per building, for a total of 192 units, plus a 1,500-square-foot community and fitness room.

The new Robinson Fence Co. facility will house most of the company’s operations, with 6,600 square feet of the new building to be dedicated to office space and 20,000 square feet for a warehouse and shop.

A building that was once home to Burk Bridge Co. is being remodeled to create a new brewery, tap room, kitchen, offices and storage facilities for Great Escape Beer Works LLC.

A mixed-use, seven-lot subdivision owned by Jeff Boyce Enterprises LLC is in the early stages on the north side of Republic, 1.5 miles from the Amazon STL3 fulfillment center.

Kansas Expressway Phase II is an extension of Kansas Expressway south from Plainview Road, ultimately tying into Cox Road.

This safe room is also a classroom addition to be used by the music, arts and athletic programs due to growth in the school’s enrollment

Connected to Pittman Elementary School, a storm shelter is being erected.

The mixed-use development known as The Crescent Apartments will have nearly 8,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, and plans call for the rest of the 174,000-square-foot structure to contain 145 apartments in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, some featuring work/office space to accommodate remote workers.

Commercial Builders General Construction is renovating an existing storage area adjacent to Missouri State University’s Hammons Student Center’s West Gym to create a new weight room with floor-to-ceiling mirrors and a glass storefront wall looking out into the gym.

An apartment complex consisting of 11 three-story buildings is under construction in Nixa.

A 120-bed facility with eight dayrooms and an indoor-outdoor recreation area will be centered on a control room at the Lawrence County Law Enforcement Center, now taking shape in Mount Vernon.