MARCH 6 12, 2023 SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL 43 76%Yes 24%No NEXT QUESTION: Do you agree with the removal of Maryam Mohammadkhani as vice president of the Springfield Public Schools Board of Education? Vote at SBJ.net/poll Total votes: 779 | Collected: Feb. 22-March 1 This poll is not a scientific sampling. It o ers a snapshot of what readers are thinking. MARCH 7 | 5:30 PM Join us for a reception and awards ceremony celebrating the up-and-coming young professionals chosen for SBJ’s 40 Under 40 awards. Event information can be found at SBJ.net/4040. MARCH 20 Find out the top 16 Coolest Things Made in the Ozarks in the March 20 edition of SBJ and find out how you can vote for the Readers’ Choice Award! MARCH 21 | 3:30 PM Join us at The Backlot at Alamo Drafthouse for a live interview with Kai Sutton, president of the Springfield NAACP. Get event information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/12People. APRIL 20 SBJ is seeking nominations for the 2023 Lifetime Achievement in Business Award and companies and individuals making a strong impact on the local economy. Nominate by April 20 at SBJ.net/EIA. WEEK ON THEWEB LOOK AHEAD WEEK ON THE STREET POLL Do you support a four-day workweek? provided by O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC. provided by SPRINGFIELD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ◀No. 6,000 O cials with Springfieldbased auto parts retailer O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (Nasdaq: ORLY) on Feb. 23 participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company’s 6,000th store. The shop is in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, near Muskogee. Changing Hands ▶ Missouri State University on Feb. 23 hosts a celebration at The Old Glass Place to recognize the MSU Foundation’s purchase of the event venue. MSU President Clif Smart, right, is pictured with former Old Glass Place owners Roger Malarkey and Al Miller. SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO SBJ@SBJ.NET BY THE NUMBERS Property tax levy increase sought by Battlefield Fire Protection District in April 4 election 25 @sbjnet SBJ.net/enews Facebook.com/SBJ.net @sbjnet linkedin.com MOST READ 1. Finley River Outpost coming to Sparta 2. Flat Creek sets opening date for Bolivar restaurant 3. Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ to speak at C of O 4. From the Ground Up: Iron Grain District shopping center 5. Springfield marketing vet dies at 66 6. O’Reilly Development adds two partners 7. Former PFI Western owners buy berry farm 8. Hiland Dairy’s longtime president to exit role 9. 3 months in, Sports Town operating near capacity 10. Dillard’s sues city of Chesterfield provided by COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ to speak at C of O EDITOR’S PICK Feb. 27—Television personality Mike Rowe has performed myriad jobs through his show “Dirty Jobs,” and now he’s heading to College of the Ozarks to talk about work ethic. Rowe is scheduled to speak March 28 during the Point Lookout college’s Spring Work Ethic Forum Convocation. On the “Dirty Jobs” TV show, Rowe serves as an apprentice at companies that have dangerous or, as the name implies, dirty jobs.
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