Small Business | Laura Deal, Cheryl Knox and Amanda Smith

04/28/23 • 39 min

Each month, we gather around the table with a different group of Springfield business leaders to discuss industry trends, workforce and company operations. Join us as we get a behind the scenes look into our business community from the C-suite.
Springfield Business Journal Executive Editor Christine Temple discusses small business ownership with Laura Deal, owner of gluten-free bakery The Sweet Deal LLC; Cheryl Knox, co-owner of children’s play space Nana’s Play Place LLC; and Amanda Smith, co-owner of pop culture marketplace Leveled Up Loot LLC.

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Sports Complexes | Lance Kettering, John Markey, and Stacie Wells

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Each month, we gather around the table with a different group of Springfield business leaders to discuss industry trends, workforce and company operations. Join us as we get a behind the scenes look into our business community from the C-suite.
In this episode, SBJ Executive Editor Christine Temple discusses sports tourism and the growth of local sports complexes with Lance Kettering, executive director of the Springfield Sports Commission; John Markey, executive director at Lake Country Soccer; and Stacie Wells, general manager at the Betty & Bobby Allison Sports Town.

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Workforce Development | Andy Hedgpeth, Ericka Schmeeckle and Matthew Simpson

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Springfield Business Journal Executive Editor Christine Temple discusses the labor force participation rate, access to child care, skilling up workers and tapping into hidden talent with Andy Hedgpeth, vice president of human resources for CoxHealth; Ericka Schmeeckle, interim director of Workforce Development for the city of Springfield; and Matthew Simpson, chief research and governmental affairs officer for Ozarks Technical Community College.