Ikea has added four new stores to its list of openings in 2026 after previously announcing six locations were coming. A location apiece is slated to launch in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, ...

Electric rate increases may be on the way for customers of City Utilities of Springfield. Springfield City Council held a public hearing on an ordinance to revise electric rates at its Sept. 5 meeting ...

A local Sonic Drive-In franchisee was found dead last week in the Lake of the Ozarks area after he was reported missing. The body of Brent L. Johnson, 58, was found July 24 by a volunteer search team ...

Two merger-and-acquisition deals impacting the banking industry have progressed, according to a pair of recent announcements. Two Branson-area banks have finalized their merger, and UMB Bank's company ...

After roughly two years and seven months without a chief financial officer, Missouri State University announced April 6 that it has chosen a new executive for the role. Eric Schick, most recently vice ...

CEO cites "strong execution and meaningful progress." Springfield-based stainless steel manufacturer Paul Mueller Co. (OTC: MUEL) boosted profits in 2025, the company announced March 27. Mueller Co.'s ...

Missouri State University-West Plains officials will soon know if the steps they have taken are enough to get the institution’s accreditation off probation.

In June of 2020, Ozark Bank announced John Hedgpeth as chief financial officer and executive vice president, making him the fourth generation of the Hedgpeth family to serve in a leadership role at … ...

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. is proposing the purchase of St. Louis Post-Dispatch owner Lee Enterprises (Nasdaq: LEE). Lee Enterprises CEO Kevin Mowbray said the company would evaluate the deal if a ...

The Vecino Group LLC, a Springfield-based development group that works nationwide, has a new president. Kody Redwing, a company employee since 2017, most recently was president of Vecino Capital, a ...

Missouri State University President Richard “Biff” Williams remains at his post after two closed-door meetings of the MSU Board of Governors following the news of Williams being named in a federal ...

Springfield banker Mark Bybee leads Arlo Bank as president and CEO.