A look back at Year One

The year was 1980. American athletes missed the summer Olympics in the Soviet Union. The Iran hostage crisis was regularly featured in the nightly news – on three network channels – and classics such as “Caddyshack” and “The Empire Strikes Back” were on the big screen.

Multibillion-dollar tech firms not immune to misinformation

If you’ve ever posted information to the Internet that wasn’t 100 percent accurate, don’t beat yourself up too much. Even multibillion-dollar tech corporations have their flubs.

Mueller and the ties that bind

I’ve covered death before.

Being a business reporter means covering the news business professionals care most about, and sometimes that involves write-ups following the death of a leader.

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.

Waiting on Wal-Mart

Mark your calendars for Feb. 11. This is the day a public hearing will be held on Bentonville, Ark-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s plans to bring a fifth Neighborhood Market to town.

Calmer council showcases volunteer spirit

Brian Perdue just felt he had to do something.

Perdue, a member of the city’s Citizen Sales Tax Oversight Committee, believes tax dollars are being wasted, and he wanted a second chance to let Springfield City Council members know how he felt. Perdue addressed council at the end of its Oct. 8 meeting.

The second-most-famous Pitt goes viral

The Springfield business community may know Doug Pitt, but most are more likely to have heard of his Hollywood actor brother, Brad.

Enter Virgin Mobile Australia, which has enlisted Springfield’s Mr. Pitt in its “Fair Go Bro” campaign.