• International Dehydrated Foods was named Missouri’s 2010 Exporter of the Year.

• Springfield-Greene County Park Board events held in October contributed $2 million to the local economy.

• O’Reilly Automotive reported a 33% increase in its third-quarter net income.

• St. John’s Medical Research Institute was awarded $4.8 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Defense.

• Downtown Springfield was named “Downtown of the Month” in October by the International Downtown Association.

• The City of Springfield’s October sales tax revenue was up 7.4% from October of 2009.

• The Milken Institute ranked Springfield 67th among large cities in the U.S. in creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth in 2010.