Arkadelphia, Arkansas-based Southern Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ozarks Heritage Financial Group Inc. and its wholly owned ...

The city of Springfield and Greene County broke ground Friday on a new multimillion-dollar animal shelter that's long been in the planning phase. Katie Towns, director of the Springfield-Greene County ...

A farmer and entrepreneur who raises wagyu beef cattle is bringing a restaurant to the Queen City. Will Neal said an opening around Thanksgiving is targeted for Kobe Club Steaks at 2058 S. Glenstone ...

A planned merger of Springfield-based Brightli Inc. and a provider from Nashville, Tennessee, stands to become the nation’s largest behavioral health services nonprofit on the basis of revenue.

Springfield-based clothing and home accessories retailer Five Pound Apparel LLC, which does business as 5 Pound Apparel, is transitioning to an online-only business model. Brina Thomas, who owns the ...

The Walt Disney Co. has officially named its next CEO. Josh D’Amaro, who leads the company's parks division, will take over next month as CEO to succeed Bob Iger. Dana Walden, Disney's TV and ...

The Discovery Center of Springfield Inc. has garnered a prestigious designation by NASA, making it the only STEM Innovator in Missouri. Tyler Moles, CEO of the nonprofit science center, confirmed the ...

A coffee shop open for just over four years in Fair Grove’s historic town center has changed ownership. Carolyn Mellon said her ownership of Monroe Coffee Co. LLC at 71 S. Main St. began July 17 after ...

As Drury University’s president – the 19th in the 151-year history of the private, liberal arts higher education school – Jeff Frederick can be seen as a community connector. It’s partly that ...

Officials with the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri say “voters should pick their politicians.” ...

A Springfield family of real estate businessmen is bringing national brokerage firm NAI to the Queen City as part of a multifaceted deal. Titus Williams, co-owner of the newly formed Enterprise ...

Robert T. Gibson, 32, says he understands the power of music to forge connections across a broad spectrum of people.