Springfield's economic reach continues to expand

Jun 16, 2005

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis recently expanded Springfield’s economic area to now including 27 counties across Missouri and Arkansas and more than 935,000 people. Used to depict the drawing power of a city, Economic Areas determine to which metro ...

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Area housing market stays ahead of U.S.

Jun 09, 2005

Springfield’s average home sales price jumped $10,000 in 2004, averaging $126,240. This represents an 8.7% increase and shows the first solid increase in home values since 2001 when they increased 10.1%. As depicted in the graph below, Springfield ...

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