Jan 06, 2012
Springfield, Missouri, was ranked 20th among large communities for favorable commuting according to a story reported by The Business Journals. With 41% of workers able to drive from home to their jobs in less than 15 minutes, Springfield well exceeds the national average of ...
read full article »Dec 02, 2011
Kiplinger ranked Springfield tenth in the 10 U.S. Cities with the Cheapest Cost of Living. Kiplinger ranked the least expensive places to live using data from the U.S. Census (metropolitan statistical areas only) and the ACCRA Cost of Living Index, which is assembled by the Council for Community ...
read full article »Sep 23, 2011
Springfield has been named one of the safest cities in the nation for drivers in the 7th annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report produced by Allstate Insurance Company. The report ranks the nation's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have ...
read full article »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 ...
read full article »May 07, 2010
Springfield is among 16 communities that recently earned the title of Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Springfield earned the bronze level by for its work in encouraging citizens to ride bicycles for fun and basic transportation.View as reported by Springfield ...
read full article »Apr 27, 2010
City Utilities of Springfield had the lowest average residential electric bill – and the lowest total utility bills overall – in January 2010, according to the latest survey of more than two dozen cities by Memphis Light, Gas and Water. The results of the annual survey were ...
read full article »Apr 16, 2010
For the fourth year in a row, Forbes magazine has ranked Springfield in the top 50 Best Places for Business and Careers. In the 2010 list, Springfield ranked 42nd out of 200 U.S. metropolitan areas, placing it in the top 25% based on cost of doing business, project job growth and education ...
read full article »Jan 19, 2010
Few areas in Springfield have the quirky but quaint feel of the Phelps Grove neighborhood, and now a national publication has taken notice. Southern Living magazine has recognized the Phelps Grove area one of the top 10 comeback neighborhoods of the South. Read more as reported by the Springfield ...
read full article »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 ...
read full article »Aug 03, 2009
Golf Digest named Rivercut Golf Course, in the Springfield metro area, the "Best Muny." The magazine selected the best municipal course in each state by using a combination of star ratings from Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play" and their "Best in State" rankings. Rivercut Golf Course is owned ...
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