The move, which company officials say is intended to help employees buy shares, requires shareholder approval.

Logistics company Premier Truck Group is building a new truck sales and repair facility in Strafford, using precast contract, metal framing, thermoplastic polyolefin roofing and standing-seam metal in its construction.

The company plans to launch the initiative in Springfield in the coming weeks.

Local government officials pen a joint letter to the editor in support of recent legislation cracking down on unregistered vehicles.

Organizer Jade Lovelady is considering a ballot measure to halt new city rule.

The company is adding a showroom under the Ozarks Powersports name to carry Indian Motorcycle, Kawasaki, Slingshot and Triumph brands.

Dorothy Yeager, executive director of OATS Transit and Missouri Public Transit Association board member, says, "We must support the preservation of Missouri transit by maintaining the state’s $11.7 million investment in public transit, which mirrors the budgets in 2024 and 2023."

Some members object to impacts of measure on poorer Springfieldians.

Members raise concerns about measure’s effect on poor residents, while bill sponsor points to tax collection deficit.

Removal of access points would hinder growth, they say, as highway department points to safety concerns, freeway considerations.

Sales last year were up from $15.8 billion in 2023.

Mayor Ken McClure, Mayor Pro Tem Matthew Simpson and Councilmember Craig Hosmer jointly announce an initiative to enforce expired license plates and temporary tags. 

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

Infrastructure, rail certification viewed as enticements to industry.

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

Three-part project would widen roads serving Springfield Underground.

Reflecting on 2024, the SBJ newsroom ranked the Top 10 stories that impacted regional business.

RBX Inc. and Humper Equipment expect to remain in operation amid the reorganization proceedings.

The CFO of Erlen Group, which owns hundreds of acres on the west side, discusses project at SBJ's 12 People You Need to Know event.