Black Walnuts (not just “walnuts”) grow wild on trees in yards and fields all over the Midwestern U.S. and especially […]

Springfield Public Schools (SPS) Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan inspired The Network for Springfield’s Young Professionals with a powerful message of […]

The Network kicked off the new year by hosting our annual New Year, New Leaders event, where we get to […]

The Chamber’s Talent Retention Coordinator, Katie Jones, who manages The Network, was a guest columnist recently for Springfield Business Journal. As many young professionals around the community are making the transition to working remotely, she had the opportunity to share some tips she and some members of our Leadership Council have learned.

One of the sectors with the biggest impact is higher education. There are more than 46,000 students in Springfield metro area higher ed institutions, from Missouri State University, Drury and Evangel to Ozarks Technical Community College, Cox College of Nursing & Health Sciences and Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar. Those schools contribute millions of dollars to the local and regional economy each day.

Each year at the Holiday Soirée, members of The Network gather to reflect on the accomplishments of the past year and look ahead to the new year in excitement and anticipation for what’s to come.