MARCH 27-APRIL 2, 2023 SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 31 51% No 49% Yes NEXT QUESTION: Are you participating in a March Madness office pool? Vote at SBJ.net/poll Total votes: 955 | Collected: March 15-22 This poll is not a scientific sampling. It offers a snapshot of what readers are thinking. APRIL 10 Read profiles of the 2023 Coolest Things Made in the Ozarks. Vote for your favorites now at SBJ.net/CoolestThings. APRIL 20 SBJ is seeking nominations for the 2023 Lifetime Achievement in Business award and for companies and individuals making an impact on the local economy. Nominate by April 20 at SBJ.net/EIA. APRIL 18 | 3:30 PM Join us at The Backlot at Alamo Drafthouse for a live interview with Mark Hendren, president of Flora Farms. Get event information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/12People. APRIL 26 | 5:30 PM Join us at The Barley House at Moon Town Crossing for SBJ’s second annual Coolest Things Made in the Ozarks event. Connect with 16 manufacturers as they showcase their winning products. Find information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/CoolestThings. WEEK ON THE WEB LOOK AHEAD WEEK ON THE STREET POLL Should the Hotel of Terror building be seized through eminent domain by the city of Springfield? HEATHER MOSLEY provided by SPRINGFIELD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ◀ Stand Up & Speak Out Local NAACP leader and community activist Kai Sutton discusses her civic work during Springfield Business Journal’s 12 People You Need to Know live interview event on March 21. The interview with SBJ Editorial Vice President Eric Olson was held at The Backlot, Alamo Drafthouse Springfield’s restaurant and bar. Sutton helped found the Stand Up & Speak Out movement to bring awareness to domestic violence. SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO SBJ@SBJ.NET BY THE NUMBERS January unemployment rate for Springfield metropolitan statistical area 2.4% @sbjnet SBJ.net/enews Facebook.com/SBJ.net @sbjnet linkedin.com MOST READ 1. The Finley to close in Ozark 2. KOLR morning show host takes new job 3. Judges pick SBJ’s Coolest Things 4. Bolivar BBQ venture plans Springfield expansion 5. Mexican restaurant chain expands to Springfield 6. Iowa pizza chain to open Branson restaurant 7. Missouri College of Cosmetology closes 8. Springfield coffee shop closing 9. Tasia closing after 18 years 10. Wood & Huston Bank names Springfield community president Bass Pro plans 17th Texas store EDITOR’S PICK March 22—Bass Pro Shops is adding its 17th store in the Lone Star State. The Springfield-based outdoor retailer plans to open an Outpost location in Midland, Texas, in late 2024. The store site is near the junction of highways 158 and 191, a thoroughfare between Midland and Odessa. Bass Pro operates 170 stores under its brand and Cabela’s. Top Awards Heather Hardinger, left, of CoxHealth and Springfield City Council and Stephanie Stenger of Ron Stenger Cos. on March 22 receive the Rising Star and Athena awards, respectively, during a Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce ceremony at White River Conference Center. ▶ provided by BASS PRO SHOPS
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