The Nov. 8 passage of Amendment 3, for which supporters asked Missouri voters to approve recreational weed, is likely to open the floodgates for both increased sales and workforces within the burgeoning marijuana industry, officials say.

Nonprofit officials respond to a letter issued by the group.

Average weekly pay comes to $979, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

SBJ data inform business leaders' outlook.

Reporter Mike Cullinan brings you workforce, new business and medical marijuana coverage and analysis.

Ericka Schmeeckle succeeds Sally Payne, who suddenly exited last month.

Less than six months after launching Innovate SOMO, a regional network that aims to spur digital workforce and economic development in the state, officials with the initiative are making plans for a recently received $2 million federal grant.

Springfield Public Schools is partnering with Ozarks Technical Community College.

Springfield Community Gardens announces its second grant in a week.

The Springfield-based auto parts retailer is No. 122 out of 200 companies nationwide.

Reporter Karen Craigo brings government and development coverage and analysis.

Classes will begin next semester in the university’s 67,000-square-foot building.

The decision is expected to cost the company millions of dollars.

The figure comes to 1.6% in September, according to latest federal data.

Organizers expect roughly 1,000 high school students at first-time event held at OTC.

Read the profiles of this year's honorees.

The funding is part of the Let’s Get to Work Fund announced last year.

Springfield’s former director of workforce development claims she was retaliated against for questioning an employee’s use of workers' compensation.

Nonfarm payroll ranks rise by 2,700 jobs in September, aided by gains in leisure and hospitality.