Biz 417

12/11/2025

By day, Chris Slagle is a quality control inspector at Paul Mueller Company. By night, he’s spreading Christmas cheer as one of the Ozarks’ most beloved Santas. 🎅🏻

Quality Control Inspector at the Paul Mueller Company, Chris Slagle moonlights as a drummer—and, come December, Santa Claus.

12/09/2025

Presented by Grooms Office Environments, Best Places to Work is where recognition meets real insight. It’s your team’s truth, straight from the people shaping your culture every day.

⏩ New this year, the program is open to teams as small as 10 employees, inviting more small-but-mighty workplaces across 417-land to take part.

When you register, you’re not just vying for a title. You’re gaining access to honest employee feedback that highlights what’s working, where to grow and what your people value most. The recognition is rewarding. The insight is transformative.

This isn’t about perfection. It’s about building workplaces worth cheering for. And when companies invest in their people, 417-land gets stronger.

Ready to hear your team’s truth? Register today: https://bestcompaniesgroup.com/best-places-to-work-in-the-417/.

12/03/2025

Grooms Office Environments’ newly remodeled space is all about inspiration and creativity. ✨ Outdoor offices, a design library full of color and texture and workspaces designed to energize the team and help clients bring their ideas to life. 🪑💼

The Grooms Office Environments team moved and remodeled a new office to showcase the true value in their thoughtfully designed spaces.

12/03/2025

Take a peek inside Grooms Office Environments’ newly remodeled space! ✨ Outdoor offices, a design library full of color and texture and workspaces built to inspire the team and help clients bring ideas to life. 🪑💼

12/02/2025

Your story is powerful. Let us help you tell it. ✨

Remarkable, presented by Paula Dougherty of Ameriprise Financial, is back for its sixth cohort. This public speaker training program is designed for local women who want to sharpen their message and step onto more stages in 417-land and beyond. Over six weeks, participants work with speaker coach Lori Robertson and FourOneSeven Publisher Logan Aguirre to identify a message worth sharing, shape it into a powerful 15-minute talk and build the confidence to deliver it.

The 2026 cohort begins mid-February and meets Tuesdays from 8–9:30 a.m. Applications close December 31.

Your voice belongs on more stages.

Apply at https://ladieswholaunch.biz417.com/remarkable.

12/01/2025

What looks like a garage is really a slice of Coca-Cola history. For Brian VanFosson, every sign and tray comes with a memory, but the best part of collecting has been the friendships that now reach across states and countries. ❤️

11/25/2025

Tag the woman who shifted something in you. 💚💖
Then bring her with you this August

These moments are what make Ladies Who Launch memorable—women showing up for themselves and each other with real connection and real momentum. This season, we’re all thinking a little about the people who change us for good.

Early-bird tickets are officially open. 🎟️
Save your seat before prices rise → https://417mag.ticketspice.com/biz-417s-ladies-who-launch-2026

Bonus: You’ll receive an Ambassador Code at checkout. Share it with someone you want beside you next year. When she registers, you’ll receive a $10 credit. A small thank-you for paying it forward.

Your spark starts here. ✨

11/24/2025

10 years of Biz 417. 10 years of sharing the wins, risks, breakthroughs and big ideas that shape 417-land’s business landscape. Swipe through the timeline to see the moments that defined our first decade, including the launches, the pivots, the milestones and the people who helped us grow along the way. 🤝

Thank you for being part of this community and for showing up year after year with the same drive and curiosity that fuel our work. ❤️ Here’s to the next decade of telling the stories that move our region forward!

11/21/2025

Southwest Missouri pride on the state’s highest court! 🌟 Chief Justice Brent Powell and Judge Ginger Gooch bring Springfield roots and community-focused leadership to Missouri’s Supreme Court. ⚖️

https://www.biz417.com/advice/leadership/springfield-mo-state-supreme-court/

11/20/2025

Serious leaders. Not-so-serious questions. 🫧

Coke or soda? What’s popping in 2026? And the ultimate Thanksgiving side? We took the tiny mic around Biz 100 to find out what’s fizzing in 417-land business, and these answers delivered. 💬