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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

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The EF-5 tornado destroyed or substantially damaged 531 employers in the city and put more than 5,200 jobs at risk. At this point, 88 percent of the employers affected by the tornado have reopened and over 95 percent of the jobs have been retained. Employment in Joplin is now at pre-recession levels. A NEW VISION FOR SCHOOLS.

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How a general contractor thrives when everything in the world goes wrong

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A pre-construction meeting for a Michigan State University project to renovate a dining area in a 50-plus-year-old building. The company also expanded outside of Michigan, taking on work in Kentucky, Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Kansas. ”We’re covering a much wider area,” he said.