Read profiles of this year's honorees.

They range in industry from publishing and architecture to hospitality and banking and finance.

Founder Danny Collins discusses his business at SBJ's 12 People You Need to Know live interview event.

Eric Olson takes a leadership role with Arkansas Business Publishing Group.

Hidden Grounds Coffee House opened at The Fairbanks; Citizens Memorial Hospital launched a new clinic; and Springfield entrepreneur Mark Burgess brought a retro entertainment concept to town.

Mod on Trend opens in the Battlefield Mall.

Officials with The Rebound Foundation and Kids Inn Child Care Center say the organizations will continue.

Organizers call upstart Ozarks Film Foundry a filmmaker incubator and film industry accelerator.

The Wheelhouse, a Mexican-Thai fusion restaurant, changed ownership; Ozark-based Clear Creek Golf Car and Vehicles LLC acquired local competitor Ozark Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles; and marijuana company The Farmer’s Wife changed hands.

Robert Hedgecorth is hired as executive director of finance and business operations.

Rachel Anderson, Winter Kinne and Teresa Parson are among 11 women selected statewide.

The axe-throwing business schedules its last day for March 30.

Illinois native Chris Turbov brings a taste of Chicago to a 7-foot-wide storefront downtown.

A pair of Republic natives opened Miss Boston’s Cocktail Lounge LLC; a mother and son launched DIY Marketing Strategies for Small Business; and Classics Pizza Co. opened.

Epic Strategies and ACIS IT Solutions are recognized as fast-growth businesses.

Scramblers restaurant is the top recipient in the latest round.

Voters in April are slated to decide on the mayor’s term of office and code of ethics changes for city personnel.

The former HBA and chamber leader’s role at the publication marks her return to the company.

A Dallas couple follow their bakery franchise dreams to Springfield, and now a Joplin store is on the way.

The Gochu LLC opened at Nixa food hall 14 Mill Market; HOA Management Specialists changed hands; and Chick-fil-A launched on the north side of Springfield.