Talent & Workforce
Reconnecting with GO CAPS students to chart the future
Reconnecting with GO CAPS students to chart the future The Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies (GO CAPS) is progressing through its fifth year of exposing area high school students to potential career options in a wide range of areas. But GO CAPS is also taking the opportunity to reach out to those who…
Read MoreYPs working to help move SGF forward
YPs working to help move SGF forward One of the many perks of being a young professional in Springfield is the opportunity to have a seat at the table and to let your voice be heard. Members of The Network had the opportunity to do just that at one of the City of Springfield’s recent…
Read MoreAn egg-citing tour for young professionals
An egg-citing tour for young professionals On August 28, The Network for Young Professionals was invited to tour Vital Farms’ egg processing facility in Springfield’s Partnership Industrial Center West, dubbed “Egg Central Station.” About 35 YPs took the opportunity to see how the facility operates, including Network member Dee King of Guaranty Bank. She left…
Read MoreWelcome to our new online home!
Welcome to our new online home! We’d like to welcome you to our new online home. We’ve put a lot of work into trying to develop a website that is more user-friendly, easier to navigate and still provides all the tools and information you’ve come to expect from the Chamber. We hope we’ve hit the…
Read MoreThe Network CEO Series stays all in the family
The Network CEO Series stays all in the family John Griesemer and Christina Angle face unique challenges and advantages as CEO and CFO, respectively, of Erlen Group. They’re both members of the third generation of the Griesemer family to run what started as the Joseph J. Griesemer Quarry in 1946. It has since grown into…
Read MoreYoung professionals get involved in state, federal advocacy
Young professionals get involved in state, federal advocacy Filler text here. Supported by BKD CPAs & Advisors
Read MoreReaching more students about career options
Reaching more students about career options As the Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies (GO CAPS) program prepares to enter its fifth year, the program continues to grow. About 325 students will participate in the program this year from 22 school districts across the area. But one issue remains with the program: how to reach more…
Read MoreSGForum empowers YPs to improve themselves and their community
SGForum empowers YPs to improve themselves and their community The Network for Young Professionals prides itself on being one of the area’s premier organizations for YPs to advance their careers, fill leadership roles in the community and build relationships. So when the idea was put forward to hold a half-day forum to help members find…
Read MoreSteve Edwards: Homegrown and giving back to Springfield
Steve Edwards: Homegrown and giving back to Springfield Steve Edwards was destined to be the CEO of CoxHealth. As he told the young professionals who gathered on May 21 for the latest edition of The Network’s CEO Series, he was raised in Springfield – by a family of health care professionals, no less, including a…
Read MoreA new perspective on the emerging workforce
A new perspective on the emerging workforce As employers try to attract, develop and retain new employees to the Springfield region, one of the keys to success will be figuring out how to engage students while they’re still in school. That was the focus of the first program in the Chamber’s 2019 Workforce Event Series,…
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