Monday Morning Business Leads: Aug. 24, 2026
Building permits, bankruptcies and more are included.
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People You Need to Know: David Schaumburg
The newest aviation director for the Springfield-Branson National Airport - only its fourth in over 50 years - looks to take the facility to new heights amid multiple investment projects and record passenger growth.
A Conversation With ... Erling Acosta
SBJ interview the general manager of Silver Dollar City Resort.
Waitlist for MO childcare subsidy program exceeds 7,000
State funding for childcare, preschool grant programs reduced for FY27.
Pipkin moves from century-old school to new building
SPS will celebrate new Pipkin, Reed schools with Sept. 3 events.
Newsmakers: Aug. 24-30, 2026
Newsmakers are compiled in the areas of banking & finance, chambers of commerce, nonprofit and technology.
Open for Business: Willow & Wick Creative Workshop
Carol Lawson, a teacher at Boyd Elementary School, has brought her love of art to the public with the July 20 opening of Willow & Wick Creative Workshop LLC, a do-it-yourself art studio.
Building products company to conduct layoffs in Missouri
Cornerstone Building Brands is slated to lay off more than 60 employees in Kearney, Missouri.
Foreign students applying to US colleges drop 10%, report says
International students applying for U.S. colleges dropped 10% this fall, according to a report by Common App.
Micron to invest $10B at AI facility in Idaho
Micron Technology plans to invest $10 billion into a newly established AI memory research lab in Boise, Idaho.
Anthropic seeks to match, beat SpaceX IPO
Anthropic intends to match or beat SpaceX's record initial public offering, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
OpenAI likely to go public in 2027
OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told employees that the company would likely go public in 2027.
Oil climbs to 3-week high
Oil prices on Thursday hit a three-week high.
‘The Odyssey’ becomes best-selling R-rated movie in history
"The Odyssey" is now the best-selling R-Rated movie to date.
Opinion: Keeping an eye out for top fraud red flags is a good idea for any business
Guest columnist Brittany K. Hopp
Opinion: 30-year Treasury yield tops 5% – and that’s not a crisis
Guest columnist Richard Baker
From The Ground Up: Broadway Cottage Courtyard
Owner: Drew Lewis Foundation Inc. General contractor: Drew Lewis Foundation Inc. Architect: BRP Architects Engineer: Own Inc., civil Size: 1.2 acres Cost: $3.2 million ...
Costco to sell Medicare plans
Costco will soon sell Costco-branded Medicare plans.
Founder of China’s Evergrande sentenced to life in prison
Hui Ka Yan, the founder of China's Evergrande, has been sentenced to life in prison.
National debt hits record $40T
The national debt has exceeded a record $40 trillion.
State Farm delivering $5B dividend
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance is distributing a record dividend in the company's history.
Columbia House shutting down
Columbia House, a pioneer of subscription music before streaming, is going out of business, CNN reports.
SK Hynix buying back $28.6B of its own stock
SK Hynix has approved a new share buyback plan.
Walmart raises full-year outlook
Walmart announced it's raising its full-year outlook as part of its quarterly report.
Weiler joins Olsson Inc.
The former airport director started this week as a business consultant.
Branson chamber salutes community standouts
Honorees at Aug. 18 event included Small Business of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year and Local Hero of the Year.
History Museum transfers archives to MSU library
Museum leader says change will expand access to documents, photos.