The candidates range in industry from health care, hair design and trucking to jewelry, egg production, banking and construction.

It's the second round of funding in the partnership involving multiple organizations.

A state law that went into effect Aug. 28 renders moot several portions of Springfield city code covering home-based businesses, including restrictions on short-term rentals.

H Design Group is among businesses also tapped to receive federal funds.

The business journal takes home eight first-place honors.

417 Cocktails LLC moved; 7 Brew Coffee added its first shop in Lebanon; and Branson outlet store for Baltimore, Maryland-based sports apparel retailer Under Armour relocated.

Two veterans in the wellness industry teamed up for their first ownership venture; Triple Diamond Real Estate LLC moved; and the Springfield-Greene County Library District opened Library Express East.

Business owners with cameras on site may add themselves to the registry, as can homeowners with doorbell or mounted security cameras.

The commission approves $785,000 for small businesses.

The newest marijuana-infused creation to come from a Springfield manufacturing lab is a collaboration with a local coffee company that officials say is the first such product in the state.

Shop’s move allows for expanded offerings, including specialty foods.

Missouri Small Business Development Center at Missouri State University's Lance Coffman: "When you have the right people in the right place, you set up your organization for success. "

Old Missouri Bank's Hunter Cox: "It’s not easy to get your business dreams off the ground, but knowing what’s involved with a business or commercial loan ahead of time can be an advantage."

SBJ interviews the founder and CEO of FEMastermind LLC.

The Pew Research Center conducted a survey earlier this year that found half of working parents of children younger than 12 said it was somewhat or very difficult to handle child care responsibilities.

One bike shop replaced another in the Rountree neighborhood; 7 Brew Coffee expanded its Ozarks footprint; and Gloria Hereford launched her first restaurant, Mama G’s Kitchen.

Survey data inform economic development trends.

Officials with the regional workforce network have started fundraising.

Alex Peck became a first-time business owner with the opening of Offworld Tattoo; husband and wife Brandon and Brittny Stockstill opened Bowl’d Behavior in Bolivar; and the remodel of a former employee pharmacy building on the Bolivar campus of Citizens Memorial Hospital resulted in the launch of CMH Dermatology Clinic.