MAY 1-7, 2023 SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 35 79% Yes 21% No NEXT QUESTION: Do you support Fox News’ decision to part ways with Tucker Carlson? Vote at SBJ.net/poll Total votes: 897 | Collected: April 19-26 This poll is not a scientific sampling. It offers a snapshot of what readers are thinking. MAY 16 | 3:30 PM Join us at The Backlot at Alamo Drafthouse for a live interview with Monte McNew, CEO of Guaranty Bank. Get event information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/12People. MAY 18 | 5:30 PM Join us at the Oasis Convention Center for SBJ’s Dynamic Dozen awards event. Watch the live countdown of the 12 fastest-growing companies in the Ozarks. Find information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/D12. MAY 18 SBJ is seeking nominations for the 2023 Men of the Year awards, which honor the professional, philanthropic and personal contributions of men in the Springfield area. Nominate by May 18 at SBJ.net/MOTY. NOW LIVE Visit SBJ.net/EGS to take SBJ’s fifth annual Economic Growth Survey. This survey allows SBJ to collect the viewpoints of decision-makers in the Springfield area and will help to inform the special coverage you will see in our Economic Growth print series. WEEK ON THE WEB LOOK AHEAD WEEK ON THE STREET POLL Do you agree with Springfield City Council’s ordinance to ban marijuana consumption or smoke in public places? provided by HUEY MAGOO’S provided by EVANGEL UNIVERSITY ◀ First of 5 A ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony was held April 24 for the first Huey Magoo’s chicken tenders restaurant in Missouri. Located at 3352 E. Sunshine St., it’s one of five planned by franchisees James and Lisa Tillman. Officials participating in the ceremony include Lisa and James Tillman, at center in red, and Mayor Ken McClure, third from right. Valor Volunteers ▶ Evangel University and Convoy of Hope on April 21 host the second annual Valor Volunteer Day on the Evangel campus. Roughly 440 students, faculty and staff packed around 5,000 individual grocery bags with food in just over an hour. SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO SBJ@SBJ.NET BY THE NUMBERS Great Southern Bancorp Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GSBC) first-quarter net income $20.5M @sbjnet SBJ.net/enews Facebook.com/SBJ.net @sbjnet linkedin.com MOST READ 1. 2023 Coolest Things Made in the Ozarks 2. Neighborhood residents make offer to BK&M 3. Open for Business: Go Burrito 4. P&Z rejects rezoning for BK&M development 5. 14 Mill Market targets mid-May launch 6. First local Huey Magoo’s restaurant opens 7. Kum & Go to be acquired 8. Business Spotlight: A Homegrown Strategy 9. Phase I of Ozark apartment complex to debut this fall 10. Springfield Art Museum picked for nearly $3M grant provided by TOTH AND ASSOCIATES INC. Toth and Associates co-founder to retire EDITOR’S PICK April 25—Toth and Associates Inc. co-founder Lou Toth is retiring from the engineering company. Toth, the firm’s director who started the business in 2003 with his son, Adam, is scheduled to retire on May 6. At that time, he’ll become director emeritus and assist with special projects. Lou Toth, who turns 75 on his retirement date, has worked in the engineering industry for five decades.
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