YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
U.S. retail sales grew by 0.7% in March, according to the Commerce Department.
That was almost double what economists predicted for the month.
The latest increase follows growth in February of 0.9%, a figure that was revised upward.
Read more from The Associated Press.
Plaza Shopping Center gained an arcade with the March 1 opening of The Flying Lap LLC; the repurposing of space operated by Burrell Behavioral Health resulted in the March 18 opening of the company’s second autism center; and a group of downtown business owners teamed up to reopen J.O.B. Public House.