MAY 6-12, 2024 SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 31 52% No 48% Yes NEXT QUESTION: Will the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning noncompetes impact your business? Vote at SBJ.net/poll Total votes: 803 | Collected: April 24-May 1 This poll is not a scientific sampling. It offers a snapshot of what readers are thinking. MAY 9 | 5:30 PM Join us at Oasis Convention Center as SBJ celebrates Dynamo Award winner O’Reilly Automotive Inc. and counts down the area’s fastest-growing companies. Get event information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/D12. MAY 21 | 3:30 PM Join us at The Backlot at Alamo Drafthouse for a live interview with Mark Burgess, owner of Ozarks Lunkers and managing partner at Burgess Aircraft Management. Get event information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/12People. JUNE 5 Deadline to nominate area nonprofits and those leading their efforts that are making an impact on the region! Nominate at SBJ. net/NonprofitAwards. JUNE 27 | 5:30 PM Join us at Oasis Convention Center as SBJ celebrates local champions of health care! Get event information and purchase tickets at SBJ.net/HealthCare WEEK ON THE WEB LOOK AHEAD WEEK ON THE STREET POLL Do you support diversity, equity and inclusion offices at work? provided by COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC. provided by PARMELE LAW FIRM PC Child Abuse Prevention Parmele Law Firm PC made a donation to the Child Advocacy Center to support and promote Child Abuse Prevention Month. Parmele Law Firm employees wore blue on Fridays during April to support the CAC and spread awareness. SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO SBJ@SBJ.NET BY THE NUMBERS Amount awarded in Greene County Commission’s latest allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds $336,694 @sbjnet SBJ.net/enews Facebook.com/SBJ.net @sbjnet linkedin.com MOST READ 1. First Watch business partner sues another for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud 2. Missouri man sentenced for PPP fraud 3. Missouri Mike’s announces closure 4. Physician sues CoxHealth, alleging business interference and defamation 5. Palm & Paddle Grille aims for midJune launch 6. Open for Business: Moseley’s Discount Office Products 7. Home construction companies merge to launch new venture 8. Four businesspeople join United Way board 9. Wendy’s franchisee ordered to pay $7M over harassment, PPP fraud accusations 10. Gary Gibson to retire from CU provided by CITY OF WILLARD Willard hires city administrator EDITOR’S PICK April 25—The city of Willard has hired a new city administrator. Wesley Young is joining the city with a more than 20year career in public service, including administrative work for the state of Arkansas. As city administrator, Young will oversee the day-to-day operations of the city of Willard, working with elected officials, department heads and community stakeholders. Vibrant Communities Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc. on April 30 awarded $220,000 in grants in partnership with the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation and Commerce Trust. The Coover Regional Vibrant Communities Grants, made to 14 organizations, are intended to address loneliness and social isolation statewide. ◀ ▶
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