Springfield Business Journal_2019-02-25

SBJ.net is Mobile C H E C K O U T S B J . N E T O N Y O U R P H O N E T O D A Y ! • Password recognition • Easy login • Simple navigation • Mobile friendly • Easy links to articles from email • Access to account management • Searchable archives • New, modern design IT ’S NOW WHAT YOU EXPECT 60 · SBJ.NET FEB. 25-MARCH 3, 2019 Facebook.com/sbj.net Twitter.com/sbjnet SBJ.net/enews SBJ.NET WEEK ON THE WEB MOST READ SBJLIVE.NET TOP QUOTE POLL 1. Jimmy Buffett eatery lands in Branson 2. Former Ethan Allen store at Battlefield Mall demolished 3. Serial entrepreneur to open coffee shop 4. Local attorneys honored for $20M judgment 5. ‘Mystery Hour’ produces record attendance 6. State Farm cuts Missouri auto insurance rates 7. Center city hotel changes names 8. JQH, Atrium settle suit with rape victim 9. Former Evangel business chair joins Pure & Clean 10. O’Reilly Auto execs sell shares amid all- time highs Do you support Sen. Eric Burlison’s Senate Bill 122 to prohibit public entities from directly competing with private business? NEXT QUESTION: In the city’s MOmentum survey, respondents pointed to continued struggles filling jobs. Is your company having hiring challenges? 49% Yes 51% No Total: 253 Collected Feb. 15-21 PRIDE GOETH BEFORE FINANCIAL FAILURE Terry Bloodworth, owner and operator of Springfield Hot Glass Studio, recommends business owners accept help when necessary. “Able is this idea in my head of the enduring American entrepreneurial spirit. No matter how many times we fall down, we’re able to give it another go.” —Entrepreneur Rance Loftsgard, on his newest venture, Able Coffee & Provisions