Springfield Business Journal Editorial Director Eric Olson, left, interviews state Sen. Lincoln Hough on April 21 via Zoom and livestreamed on Facebook. Part of the 12 People You Need to Know series, the interviews have shifted online from a live audience at Hilton Garden Inn during COVID-19 orders the last two months. Hough says legislators are scheduled back to the capitol on April 27, with the constitutional-mandated priority of passing a balanced budget by May 8. The session ends May 15.
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MASK DONATIONS
Kuat Racks makes a donation of 6,000 surgical-grade masks to Mercy Hospital Springfield during the week of April 13. The bicycle rack company has partnered with its overseas manufacturers to source and bring 20,000 masks to the United States. Another 6,000 masks went to CoxHealth.
Photo provided by Citizens Memorial Hospital
MASK DONATIONS
In Bolivar, resident Shane Woollard created 3D printed face shield frames for Citizens Memorial Hospital staff. He recently delivered 500 frames that are made out of thermoplastic and attaches transparency film to become personal protective equipment face shields.