FEB. 12-18, 2024 SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 35 86% Kansas City Chiefs 14% San Francisco 49ers NEXT QUESTION: Have you traveled on the new Kansas Expressway extension? Vote at SBJ.net/poll Total votes: 818 | Collected: Jan. 31-Feb. 7 This poll is not a scientific sampling. It offers a snapshot of what readers are thinking. FEB. 14 Nominate fast-growing companies and the individuals who have driven their success for the 2024 Dynamic Dozen awards. Nominate by Feb. 14 at SBJ.net/D12. FEB. 14 New this year at Dynamic Dozen, the Dynamo Award honors a company that has shown consistent and substantial growth in the number of employees and revenue over its lifetime. Nominate by Feb. 14 at SBJ.net/D12. FEB. 20 | 3:30 PM Join us at The Backlot at Alamo Drafthouse for a live interview with Chelsey Bode, CEO of Pearson-Kelly Technology. Get event information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/12People. FEB. 29 | 5:30 PM Join us at The Barley House at Moon Town Crossing as we showcase the Coolest Things Made in the Ozarks. Get event information, cast your vote in the Voters’ Choice Award, and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/CoolestThings. WEEK ON THE WEB LOOK AHEAD WEEK ON THE STREET POLL Who will win the Super Bowl this year? provided by LOST & FOUND GRIEF CENTER provided by OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT ◀ Grief Awareness Lost & Found Grief Center on Jan. 27 hosts its annual Evening of Hope Gala. Held at White River Conference Center, the event raised $410,000 through an auction and other donations. Education Safety ▶ School resource officers on Jan. 31 gather at the Ozark School District to discuss trends and best practices. The guest speaker for the luncheon was John McDonald of The Council of School Safety Leadership. SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO SBJ@SBJ.NET BY THE NUMBERS Springfield metropolitan statistical area’s unemployment rate in December 2.3% @sbjnet SBJ.net/enews Facebook.com/SBJ.net @sbjnet linkedin.com MOST READ 1. SBJ unveils new class of 40 Under 40 2. Overland Park manufacturer to shut down 3. Food manufacturer to close STL plant 4. CoxHealth buys Chase property 5. Oracle discloses Springfield layoffs in state filing 6. SRC hires Spencer Fane partner for new position 7. Block conducts layoffs in Missouri 8. New Element hotel opens for business 9. 20-acre retail development coming to Ozark 10. Chamber unveils annual Athena, Virginia Fry award recipients provided by UMB BANK UMB Bank parent names new president EDITOR’S PICK Feb. 5—The Kansas City-based parent company of UMB Bank has appointed a new president. Jim Rine is moving into the president’s role for UMB Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: UMBF) in addition to his current position as president and CEO of UMB Bank. Mariner Kemper continues to lead the publicly traded parent company as chair and CEO. Rine hits his 30-year anniversary with UMB Bank in April. He started in 1994 as a credit analyst after earning his bachelor’s degree in finance from Missouri State University.
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