Skip to content

Connecting businesses with federal funding information

Connecting businesses with federal funding information When the federal government passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in 2021, it spelled an additional influx of federal dollars into state and local coffers. For Missouri, it meant $2.6 billion of additional funding for a wide range of uses – including help for businesses and support for…

Read More

SGF Business Insider – June 2022: How Do Businesses Find Tools to Stay Safe?

SGF Business Insider – June 2022: How Do Businesses Find Tools to Stay Safe? This month, Chamber President Matt Morrow sits down with Chief Paul Williams of the Springfield Police Department. They talk about the department’s work in crime prevention, officer recruitment efforts, and ways that the business community can help in crime prevention. They…

Read More

Tools to help keep Springfield businesses safe

Tools to help keep Springfield businesses safe The law enforcement officers of the Springfield Police Department work hard every day to apprehend individuals who commit crime in our community and to find ways to prevent crime from happening. But there are also numerous ways that businesses in our community can assist the police in those…

Read More

Employers share best practices for employee health and wellness

Employers share best practices for employee health and wellness As some employees reassess their personal and professional paths, many employers are finding innovative ways to address their employees’ physical and mental well-being, from improving access to primary health care to destigmatizing mental health in the workplace. Several organizations, both in and out of the health…

Read More

Cabinet Concepts by Design receives 2022 Small Business Award

Cabinet Concepts by Design receives 2022 Small Business Award During its annual event on May 4, the Chamber announced Cabinet Concepts by Design as the recipient of the 2022 W. Curtis Strube Small Business Award. More than 300 guests were on hand at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center for the event, which honored all…

Read More

SGF Business Insider – May 2022: How Do We Recover Financially from the Pandemic?

SGF Business Insider – May 2022: How Do We Recover Financially from the Pandemic? In this episode, Chamber President Matt Morrow talks with Greene County Commissioner John Russell and ARPA Grant & Equity Specialist Dr. Lyle Foster. They talk about how funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARPA) is being directed to small businesses and nonprofits in our…

Read More

Addressing the workforce issue by finding “hidden workers”

Addressing the workforce issue by finding “hidden workers” Employers are having more difficulty than at any time in recent history finding the people to fill open or newly created jobs – and according to Harvard Business School research, that difficulty is being inadvertently exacerbated by employers themselves. Joseph Fuller, Harvard Business School (HBS) professor and…

Read More

SGF Business Insider – January 2022: How Do Volunteer Leaders Prepare for 2022?

SGF Business Insider – January 2022: How Do Volunteer Leaders Prepare for 2022? This month, Chamber President Matt Morrow talked to two people very important to both the Chamber and the entire Springfield community. They’re the Chamber board chairs for 2021 and 2022, respectively: Logan Aguirre of the 417 group of magazines and John Oke-Thomas…

Read More

Expanding service at Springfield-Branson National Airport

Expanding service at Springfield-Branson National Airport Envoy Air announced in early 2021 that it was planning to expand its aircraft maintenance operations in Springfield. The wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group cut the ribbon on its new facility on December 14. Chamber economic development staff worked with American to access statewide incentives, including Missouri…

Read More

Announcing the new members and officers for the Chamber Board of Directors

Announcing the new members and officers for the Chamber Board of Directors The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the new additions to its Board of Directors for 2022, as well as its slate of officers for the new year. New board members serving three-year terms are: Erin Danastasio, Hatch Foundation Tom…

Read More
Scroll To Top