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Celebrating Generations of Compassionate Banking
State Bank's Year Round Spirit Article by Patti Zielinski | Photography by Leigh Love At State Bank of Southwest Missouri, employees and customers are more than just names on an account. One of the most heartwarming scenes in the 1946 Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life is when George Bailey, the small-town banker, offers care and compassion to his customers in Bedford Falls. George sees his customers not as numbers on a spreadsheet but as people with hopes, dreams, and sometimes...
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Give Back Through Convoy’s Gift Catalog
Every item donated supports people in need through Convoy of Hope’s programs. Photography by Provided By donating through the Gift Catalog, you’ll provide more than a gift to people in need … you’ll provide hope. Every item and bundle featured represents the work Convoy is doing around the world to help vulnerable people. Browse all items at convoy.org/CL (417) 851-4466 Disaster Relief Items Food & Water for a Family – $50 After a disaster strikes, basic necessities become...
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Beauty
Divine Interventions
Approaching 30 years in business April Wilkie is grateful for the help she has received over the years and the power of trusting her instincts Article by Patti Zielinski | Photography by Tiffany Enowski In 2016, April Wilkie came to a crossroads. She loved Healing Hands, Massage Therapy and Skin Care, the business she founded in Springfield in 1996, but she was becoming overwhelmed. She felt her home-work life uncomfortably shifting. “I was stressed all the time. My family was tired of me...
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Auto + Marine
A Rare Legacy: Thompson's Century
Commitment to Family, Community, and Leadership in the Automotive Industry Article by Hunter Jazz | Photography by Mountain Pine Studios Ever since he was old enough to walk, Miles Thompson of Thompson Sales has been immersed in the family business. From playing around the old dealership on 727 Saint Louis Street to working at their current location on Independence, the connection has been lifelong. "My first job started when I was around 15," he recalls. "I was cleaning new cars for customers...
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