Paul Mueller Company Lays Off Production Workers

Dec 18, 2009

The recession has hit another Springfield business stalwart. Paul Mueller Company laid off roughly 200 production workers on Thursday, according to information provided by an unnamed employee to Springfield Business Journal's media partner, KSPR-TV. Read more as reported by Springfield Business ...

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Springfield Manufacturer Buckhorn to Add 80 Jobs

Dec 18, 2009

Springfield area manufacturer Buckhorn Inc. has announced plans to create 80 new jobs with plans to hire over half the employees immediately. This expansion at Buckhorn in Springfield is a result of an increase in business and a consolidation of the company’s plants with production from ...

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Two Area High Schools Named to America's 2009 Best High Schools List

Dec 17, 2009

Springfield's Central and Parkview high schools have been named to U.S. News and World Report's America's 2009 Best High Schools list. This is the third consecutive year that Central has been recognized by the report and this year, it was named a Silver Medal School among only six other high ...

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Local Entrepreneur Appears in NY Times

Dec 15, 2009

If you want to get into an interesting argument with business owners, and even make them sweat a bit, ask them this question: Why don’t they open their books to their employees? To many, if not most, owners, this idea sounds insane. But to a growing movement of companies, it’s the only ...

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