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Bucking Architecture Industry Trend

Thursday, March 19

Buddy Webb, principal architect with Buddy Webb & Co., says though maintaining a staff of primarily licensed architects and those seeking licensure is against the current industry trend, they have …

Restructuring Assists Multi-State Growth

Tuesday, March 17

Sam M. Coryell, President of Coryell Collaborative Group, says in order to grow outside Springfield they needed to reorganize their five businesses under one company. This allows them to control …

Ask the Experts: Buying Tax Credits

Tuesday, March 10

Buying tax credits can help nonprofits. Michael Pruett, partner with Elliott, Robinson & Company, LLP, says the Neighborhood Assistance Program, or NAP, is a State of Missouri incentive program that …

Ask the Experts: Tips for Employing the Homeless

Thursday, February 20

Paula Adams, president of Penmac, says they try to help clients find gainful employment regardless of whether they have a permanent address. She says they partner with Council of Churches to try …

Kindness is the Best Medicine

Thursday, February 13

Carrie Tennis, senior director of operations with Family Pharmacy, says focusing on communities, customers and culture is the formula for their success. Practicing kindness is a more than four decade …

Partnering with Parks Pays Off

Tuesday, February 11

Parks play a large role in our quality of life, from creating memories to generating more than $15 million in annual visitor spending. Diana Tyndall, marketing & sponsorship coordinator with the …

Creating Lifelong Client Relationships

Thursday, January 23

“Every client should be treated as a client for life,” says Lance Garrett, vice president of the Springfield Division of Crossland Construction. From the design phase through replacing worn …

Health Care Consultation Empowers Decision Making

Wednesday, January 22

Melanie Upshaw with Phoenix Home Care and Hospice, says we plan important events, but neglect to plan for our health care. Families often struggle to make decisions when a loved one isn’t able. …

Three Paths of Divorce

Thursday, January 16

While divorce can be a difficult and lengthy process, Jillian Wood, managing partner with Stange Law Firm, outlines how a divorce can take three paths with different levels of complexity. Note: …

Ask the Experts: Creative Ways to Support Nonprofits

Tuesday, January 14

Jamie Jacobsen, owner of Fazoli’s, says small businesses are a lot like families. Their employees and customers are part of the community, so it’s important for them to help out local not for …

SBJ Headlines

As unemployment smashes records, agencies say jobs are available

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There are fewer people filling the lobby at Penmac Staffing Services Inc.’s Springfield office in recent weeks. But that’s not because people aren’t seeking work.

Businesses adapt to stay afloat

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Owners look to loans and federal funding to protect their businesses in crisis.

HUD funding plan highlights affordable housing efforts

Tuesday, March 24

City staff has created a five-year proposal for funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Delayed: Tourism industry struggles through COVID-19 impact

Monday, March 23

Springfield-area event calendars, usually packed with spring activities, are instead filled with cancellations and postponements as the impact of the new coronavirus intensifies.