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SERVING SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SINCE 1980
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CIRCULATION
Circulation Director
Diana Weber ·
ADVERTISING
Vice President of Business Development
Todd Brierly ·
Account Executives
Valerie Pister ·
Karen Ross ·
Linda Merkling ·
CREATIVE SERVICES
Vice President
Mar’Ellen Felin ·
Lead Designer
Heather Mosley ·
Copy Writer
Kristi Merideth ·
ADMINISTRATION & ACCOUNTING
Office Manager
Amy Egger ·
Publisher
Jennifer Jackson ·
Founder and Board Director
Dianne Elizabeth Osis ·
Associate Publisher
Marty Goodnight ·
313 Park Central West, Springfield, Mo. 65806
PO Box 1365, Springfield, Mo. 65801
Phone: (417) 831-3238 · Fax: (417) 864-4901
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GIVING
guide 2018
GIVING
The staff of Springfield Business Journal is proud to present the
2018 Giving Guide. The pages which follow are a vehicle for non-
profit organizations in our community to tell their stories, highlight
their missions, update our readership on all the work that they do and
enlighten us to the needs in the area that are still unmet. It is also the
space where Giving Guide sponsors, Regent Bank and UMB, along with
contributors from KPM CPAs & Advisors and Ollis Akers Arney, provide
practical advice on charitable giving.
The following pages illustrate the interdependence of a thriving
business community and strong charitable organizations working in
tandem to meet the needs of the surrounding area. You will read about
business leaders you know that are already making a difference in
their service to the boards of featured non-profits. You will learn more
about organizational goals, volunteer opportunities, and funding needs.
Ultimately, I hope you will see these pages as a call to action. Please
read, learn, and act. Repeat as often as possible.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Jackson, President and Publisher
Springfield Business Journal
Jennifer Jackson
Publisher’s Note
SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL (ISSN 1075-2803) is
published weekly, except semi-weekly the third week in
January, by SBJ Publishing Inc., 313 Park Central West, Springfield,
Mo. 65806, phone (417) 831-3238, fax (417) 864-4901, email
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paid at Springfield, Mo. and additional mailing offices. Annual
subscription rate is $89.00 for 52 issues. Single copy price is $2.00
plus tax and back issues are $3.00 each, plus tax and first-class
postage. Advertising deadlines are 10 days prior to publication.
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Business Journal are duplicates or are taken from those filed
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of these items would be published upon request. Under no
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liability for errors or omissions. Opinions expressed by contributing
writers and columnists are their own and not necessarily the views
of this newspaper.