Springfield named in Top 50 Cities for Hospital Care

Feb 23, 2011

Springfield has been named one of the Top 50 Cities for Hospital Care based on a ranking of the nation’s nearly 5,000 hospitals as part of the HealthGrades Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study. HealthGrades identified those hospitals performing in the top 5% nationwide across 26 ...

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Four area companies make their debut on the Inc. 5000

Sep 14, 2010

Four southwest Missouri companies have been listed for the first time in Inc. magazine’s 2010 Inc. 5000, which ranks privately-held companies based on three-year percentage revenue growth.   Three Springfield companies – JMark Business Solutions, Altec Solutions Group and ...

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Expedia announcement promises quality jobs for Springfield

Aug 05, 2010

Expedia, Inc. today announced it will expand its Springfield operations by adding 500 new jobs. The company will hire for positions in customer service, financial operations, technical support and other roles that support its Expedia.com and Hotels.com online travel brands. Average annual salaries ...

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Springfield’s Enhanced Enterprise Zone expanded to cover city

Aug 03, 2010

Recently, the Missouri Department of Economic Development approved the designation of an Enhanced Enterprise Zone for a portion of north Springfield, the fourth such designation and last in a series of three new zones requested by the City of Springfield at the start of 2010. The zones allow ...

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Jack Henry moves into new $8.8M Springfield campus

Jul 30, 2010

Jack Henry & Associates Inc., the Monett-based banking software supplier, moved employees into two new buildings in Springfield in early July.  The 160,000 sq. ft. campus will consolidate 250 to 300 employees previously scattered across five leased properties in Springfield.  The ...

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Missouri and Springfield recognized for low business costs and job growth

Jul 16, 2010

In a CNBC special report “America’s Top States for Business 2010” released this week, Missouri ranked fifth in the nation for the cost of doing business.  The report analyzed public data to score states’ competitiveness with 40 different measurements and used input ...

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Solo Cup closing Springfield facility

Jun 09, 2010

Solo Cup Co. announced on June 8 it will close its Springfield facility in mid-2011, along with production facilities in Massachusetts and Maryland. According to the company’s news release, the consolidation will occur due to enhanced production efficiency as its 10 other North American ...

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Springfield airport receives state award for role in leasing former terminal building

Jun 02, 2010

Springfield-Branson National Airport was awarded the Business Partnership Award during the Missouri Economic Development Council’s (MEDC) annual meeting held May 25 at the Lake of the Ozarks.The airport was honored for its commitment to jobs and economic development in leasing a portion of ...

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Springfield call center adding 140 jobs, expand facility

Jun 01, 2010

Gold Mountain Communications, LLC, a relatively new Springfield company, is adding 140 jobs, which will more than triple its employee count from March of this year.  To accommodate this growth, the company is investing nearly $1 million and has leased a new office facility located at 1701 W. ...

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Springfield home to first Fortune 500 company

May 10, 2010

For the first time since it was founded in 1957, O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (Nasdaq: ORLY) made its way onto the Fortune 500.  The Springfield-based auto parts dealer clocked in at No. 429 on the 2010 list of the country’s largest corporations, published in the May magazine.View as ...

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