Doug Kays led the nonprofit for 35 years before his 2015 retirement.

Newsmakers in the areas of banking & finance, health care, nonprofit and trucking.

Melody Shuck joins the Springfield nonprofit as vice president of communications.

Joe Dull takes over for Mike Stevens, who led the nonprofit art house theater for 14 years.

CFO partners with Coover Charitable Foundation and Commerce Trust to award funding to 14 organizations statewide.

Bontiea and Tom Goss additionally are ordered to pay nearly $4.4 million.

Rachael Sellhorn is the new director of giving for Springfield-based company.

A new slate of officers also are appointed.

The Baptist Bible Fellowship International is wrapping up a 30-acre development on the west side.

Springfield’s governing body expands co-responder effort and mulls reinstating jail diversion program. 

Innovate SOMO Funds aims to invest in startups and has support from the likes of the Efactory and the Hatch Foundation in Springfield.

The nonprofit announces the selection of Tricia Meinhold for the role.

Ozarks Lyric Opera hits new notes for changing audience.

Mark Miller, spokesperson for OTC since 2014, is taking on the role at the nonprofit this summer.

Newsmakers in the areas of accounting, chambers of commerce, health care, marketing and nonprofit.

The team signs a new player and announces a deal that includes raffle of a boat to support Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Newsmakers in the areas of athletics, banking & finance, chambers of commerce, health care, information technology, marketing, nonprofit and transportation.

Read the profiles of this year's honorees.

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