Two financial institutions based in central Illinois are merging in a cash-and-stock deal valued at over $170 million. HBT Financial (NASDAQ: HBT) is merging with CNB Bank Shares (OTC: CNBN). HBT is ...

Today and tomorrow, the interview process is underway for three candidates vying for Springfield’s city manager position. Each of the three will be the focus of a half-hour virtual town hall meeting ...

Acting on a passion to help people in her community, Alexandra Henson is building her legal career in the Queen City.

Jefferson City-based Central Bancompany Inc. (OTC: CBCY), which does business as The Central Trust Bank and operates locally as Central Bank of the Ozarks, has filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities ...

Dating safety app Tea disclosed a data breach in which hackers gained access to some 72,000 images. The app allows women to post anonymous comments about men they've dated and includes safety services ...

The Trump administration is reportedly cutting a $197 million federal grant that had been awarded for a $500 million battery plant in north St. Louis. The grant was for ICL Specialty Products Inc. The ...

Carol Stream, Illinois-based billing services company Output Services Group Inc. is closing two facilities in the St. Louis area. The closure of the Earth City production facilities will mean 79 ...

Bolivar-based LimeBank is under new ownership, and a name change is planned. Steele Acquisition Inc., an investment group with members from three states, closed yesterday on the purchase of LimeBank, ...

Dr. Viran Roger Holden files his lawsuit last week in federal court and claims whistleblower protections.

April had the most high-end home listings of the year so far, according to Southern Missouri Regional MLS data. For the monthly editorial series Curb Appeal, Springfield Business Journal compiled a ...

Mick Denniston taught me if you cast a show right, you’ve done 90% of the work, and he was right. Putting people in the right roles, whether onstage or in an office, is everything. It must be the ...

A Branson-based general contracting company was purchased by an investor group led by an executive at the firm. Steve White said this morning the acquisition of Lifestyle Contractors LLC was completed ...