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Celebrate Life & Unity Honors Living Legends who are 90 years or older

Springfield, MO—The April Celebrate Life & Unity event honored living legends aged 90 years or older in the Springfield African American community. Approximately 100 guests came out to reconnect with friends and family, and to welcome new families to the community. There were vendors, door prizes, food, and games. A

Showing Springfield Like Never Before: Ride Eway Scooters

Marquez Williams always had an entrepreneurial mindset and knew he wanted to start his own business. But he wasn’t exactly sure what kind of business he wanted to run. He started a t-shirt business, a moving company and even started an Uber-like service before it was “Uber.” Then the road

Springfield Musical Pioneer George Culp Turns 100

Culp has celebrated his 100th birthday, a Springfield native and a long-time musician. Culp was a member of the Philharmonics, an acapella group that traces its roots to gospel music. The group toured in the 1950s and were mainstays on Ozarks Jubilee. Performing with acts seen on the Grand Ole

Adventure Begins at the Library for All Ages, Including Adults

Kids – Start Your Summer Adventure at the Library! Adventures will abound during the 2024 Summer Reading Program. Great programs, performers, and so much more will kick-start everyone’s summer adventure. Beginning June 1, pick up a game board at any library branch or the Mobile Library, or log on to

Choose Wisely: Data Scientist Cassie Kozyrkov Reveals How to Make Smart Decisions

As the world becomes more and more data-driven and artificial intelligence increasingly permeates daily life, our power as human beings lies in our ability to make informed decisions. Cassie Kozyrkov is on a mission to increase the quality of those decisions. Kozyrkov was Google’s first chief decision scientist until she

The Secret to Better Ideas and Better Leadership? Asking Incisive Questions

Reprinted by permission of Harvard Business Review Press. Excerpted from How Leaders Learn: Master the Habits of the World’s Most Successful People by David Novak with Lari Bishop. Copyright 2024 David C Novak. All rights reserved. I always tell people that the best thing about being new in any job,

The Big ‘Why’: Unraveling the Purpose of Work in a Changing World

The definition of work is murky at best. The pandemic shifted our entire framework around the purpose of work, remote work and finding meaning in our nine-to-five, ushering in a global existential crisis. The fallout has resulted in increasing reports of people feeling disengaged, unhappy and burned out in their

Celebrate Life & Unity Honors Living Legends who are 90 years or older

Springfield, MO—The April Celebrate Life & Unity event honored living legends aged 90 years or older in the Springfield African American community. Approximately 100 guests came out to reconnect with friends and family, and to welcome new families to the community. There were vendors, door prizes, food, and games. A

Showing Springfield Like Never Before: Ride Eway Scooters

Marquez Williams always had an entrepreneurial mindset and knew he wanted to start his own business. But he wasn’t exactly sure what kind of business he wanted to run. He started a t-shirt business, a moving company and even started an Uber-like service before it was “Uber.” Then the road

Springfield Musical Pioneer George Culp Turns 100

Culp has celebrated his 100th birthday, a Springfield native and a long-time musician. Culp was a member of the Philharmonics, an acapella group that traces its roots to gospel music. The group toured in the 1950s and were mainstays on Ozarks Jubilee. Performing with acts seen on the Grand Ole

Adventure Begins at the Library for All Ages, Including Adults

Kids – Start Your Summer Adventure at the Library! Adventures will abound during the 2024 Summer Reading Program. Great programs, performers, and so much more will kick-start everyone’s summer adventure. Beginning June 1, pick up a game board at any library branch or the Mobile Library, or log on to

Choose Wisely: Data Scientist Cassie Kozyrkov Reveals How to Make Smart Decisions

As the world becomes more and more data-driven and artificial intelligence increasingly permeates daily life, our power as human beings lies in our ability to make informed decisions. Cassie Kozyrkov is on a mission to increase the quality of those decisions. Kozyrkov was Google’s first chief decision scientist until she

The Secret to Better Ideas and Better Leadership? Asking Incisive Questions

Reprinted by permission of Harvard Business Review Press. Excerpted from How Leaders Learn: Master the Habits of the World’s Most Successful People by David Novak with Lari Bishop. Copyright 2024 David C Novak. All rights reserved. I always tell people that the best thing about being new in any job,

The Big ‘Why’: Unraveling the Purpose of Work in a Changing World

The definition of work is murky at best. The pandemic shifted our entire framework around the purpose of work, remote work and finding meaning in our nine-to-five, ushering in a global existential crisis. The fallout has resulted in increasing reports of people feeling disengaged, unhappy and burned out in their