Dynamic Earth sale presents case study for when and how

Matt O’Reilly presents a good case study for knowing when and how to sell a business.

My Day with the Retailer on the Move

Not long after I met Meghan Chambers – owner of upscale women’s clothing store Staxx and children’s clothing shop Jellybeans – it occurred to me that Springfield Business Journal was getting unique access into what has to be one of the most hectic days for a retailer: the day before opening day.

My Day with the International Chef

My day with Farmers Gastropub owner Bill Griffiths harkened back to my younger years growing up in a small Ozarks farm town in northern Arkansas.

Widget allows salary comparisons

I recently found out that CNNMoney offers this cool widget that allows you to compare salaries in different cities.

Live Local embraces flavor of annual fair

I’ll admit it – I’m a big fan of Ozark Empire Fair. While I didn’t grow up in Springfield, every summer I visited my aunt and uncle’s farm out in Clever, and those trips were often timed to coincide with the annual fair, which celebrates the agricultural roots of the Ozarks and the region’s unique culture.

Now, heading to the fair is a tradition with my own children, and we enjoy many of the same things I loved as a kid: musical acts, exhibits, food on a stick, the Lion’s Club Duck Pond, and perhaps most important for the kids, the rides on the Midway.

Now under way in its 76th year, the 2012 Ozark Empire Fair theme, Live Local, brings a new exhibit to the lineup, with the Live Local Expo occupying 37,400 square feet in the east wing. With the tagline “Support Local Businesses,” I knew a stop at the Live Local Expo was a must for this year’s fair visit.

Billboard calls out Bass Pro

Not getting through to a potential client? Why not take out a billboard and ask them publicly?

That’s exactly what Flower Mound, Texas-based Ivie & Associates Inc. has done on an East Kearney Street billboard near U.S. Highway 65.

Concern for others came early for 2011 Humanitarian Bentley

When Community Foundation of the Ozarks announced Nov. 30 that Greene County Commissioner Roseann Bentley is the 2011 Humanitarian, I’ll admit I was a little puzzled – not because she is undeserving of the honor, but because I was surprised that she hadn’t already received it before now.

Joplin business community: Best is yet to come

I’m in Joplin today, my first visit since the May 22 tornado.

With morning business meetings and press conferences on the agenda, I’ve
only had a quick glimpse of the physical damage on Range Line Road.

Mother’s brings the love

Let me preface this blog by stating what readers of my posts probably already know: I’m a bit of a beer fan.

Don’t smoke ’em if you got ’em

There are few water-cooler topics in Springfield offices right now more divisive than the smoking ban, which will be enforced by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department beginning June 11.