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Springfield Among Best for New Business and Startup Funding

Personal finance site WalletHub has named Springfield as one of the best cities in the nation to start a business. WalletHub analyzed 13 variables in relation to access to resources and business environment. The study evaluated 150 of the largest US cities in regards to financing accessibility, office space affordability, employee availability, five-year survival rate, and other business signifiers to

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Springfield’s business-friendly environment reflects statewide efforts

Health care is the Springfield metropolitan area’s number one sector of employment, employing about 30,000 people with an economic impact of $4.5 billion. However, the city has grown its economic output by 50 percent over the past decade in no small part due to its other key industries and businesses. “I think it’s important to note that Springfield has a

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As physicians opt out of private practice, business-savvy docs continue to thrive

When computers first began widely appearing in hospital rooms and physician clinics, it was clear that big changes were coming for the practice of medicine. Many physicians viewed the changes with trepidation. For some, new technology meant new headaches — learning software, purchasing expensive machinery, becoming proficient at typing. But where some physicians saw hurdles, Tom Landholt, M.D., saw an

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