May 2009 Promote the Positive

• Springfield-based O’Reilly Automotive Inc. reported quarterly sales of $1.6 billion, up 80% from a year ago.

• Springfield-based Great Southern Bank posted a $17.4 million first-quarter profit

• Springfield-Branson National Airport opened its new $117 million terminal on May 6.

• CoxHealth broke ground on a $52.5 million emergency department expansion project on May 4.

• Springfield’s Incredible Pizza Company announced it will move its Tulsa-based operations office to the company’s Springfield headquarters. 

• A Missouri Division of Finance report showed that state-chartered banks in Missouri ended 2008 with total assets of $76 billion, a 9 percent increase compared to 2007.  Missouri’s state-chartered banks also ended 2008 with total deposits of $60.6 billion, an 8 percent increase from 2007.

• UMB Bank posted profits of $86.2 million in 2008, up nearly 50% from 2007.

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