Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

The Community Leadership visit in September included 80 delegates from the Springfield area.

It's the Springfield Chamber of Commerce’s 30th annual Community Leadership Visit.

The summertime economic outlook luncheon is a staple on the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce calendar, drawing hundreds of business leaders. On Wednesday, over 400 southwest Missouri business leaders gathered to hear from St. Louis Federal Reserve economist Charles Gascon.

Matt Morrow is the president and CEO of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce.

Through a partnership linking the Springfield Central Labor Council, United Way of the Ozarks and Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 250 students at Bowerman Elementary got new donated footwear on Friday.

In 2010, the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce began participating in a group called the Springfield Good Government Committee, which has its own political action committee for candidate fundraising. Now, the chamber is switching to a new approach.

In recent days the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce highlighted seven candidates who could serve three-year terms on its board of directors.

Gov. Mike Parson was in town for a sold-out “State of the State” speech with the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.

More than 400 local business leaders packed into a Springfield hotel this week to hear economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis — one of 12 offshoots of the U.S. central bank. They shared an update on the Springfield regional economy and what could come next.

Roughly 400 business leaders turned out on a rainy Thursday morning to hear the annual State of the Schools speech by Dr. Grenita Lathan, superintendent of the Springfield school district.