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Located in the Southwest corner of Missouri, Springfield is the third largest city in the state with a metro area population of more than 250,000. It takes pride in pursuing economic development, public education, regional cooperation and center city revitalization. This attention to diversity provides a consistently low unemployment rate and an outstanding quality of life. Rated as one of the 50 hottest cities in America for business expansion and relocation by Expansion Management, Springfield is easily accessible through a network of railways, major highways, including I-44, and the Springfield-Branson National Airport.

The history of Springfield was built upon the silent canoes of the Osage Indians, the unshod ponies of the Shawnee Indians, the wooden spokes of the Butterfield-Overland stagecoach and the stiff leather boots of the Union and the Confederacy. It is intertwined with the steel wheels of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad and a concrete ribbon called Route 66. John Polk Campbell of Tennessee, a 26-year-old homesteader, founded Springfield in 1829 some 16 years after the Missouri territory was included in the Louisiana Purchase. Civil War rocked the fledgling city in 1861, but she survived to see the advent of the "Frisco" railroad. Growth brought a Wild West era to Springfield and the likes of Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt participated in the nation's first recorded shoot-out in Springfield's Park Central Square. Route 66, a paved, transcontinental highway from Chicago to Los Angeles, was born in Springfield in 1926, and a modern migration westward followed in the footsteps of early explorers who traveled the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails.

Since then, Springfield has enjoyed a new era of prosperity and growth. It was named one of the 40 best smaller areas in America for starting and growing a business by Inc. magazine. It is a hotspot for manufacturing, tourism, agribusiness and financial services. Located in Springfield, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World is Missouri's number one tourist attraction, visited by nearly four million people annually. Nationally known companies, such as Kraft Foods, Inc, 3M Company and General Electric Co., in addition to homegrown companies like Aaron’s Automotive Products, Paul Mueller Co. and Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation, combine to provide nearly 15% of all jobs in the Springfield area. French’s Mustard and Prime Trucking are also on the list of well-known companies homegrown in Springfield. Agribusiness is also a huge industry in the area led by the Southwest Regional Stockyards - one of the largest feeder cattle operations in the country - and Tindle Mills, a commercial livestock feed manufacturer.

Springfield offers residents a variety of health care options with six local hospitals located in the area. The city employs more than 700 physicians and surgeons and 150+ dentists. The addition of new health care facilities, especially on South National Avenue, has earned the area the nickname “Medical Mile.”

Students of Springfield are served by the Springfield Unified School District and are provided with excellence in education from preschool to graduate school. More than 24,000 students attend Springfield’s public schools and enjoy a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. An estimated 34,000 students enroll annually in nearby colleges, which include Missouri State University, with enrollment of more than 18,000 students, Baptist Bible College, Central Bible College, Drury University, Evangel University, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Rhodes College, Vatterott College, Webster University, Ozarks Technical Community College, St. John's School of Nursing and Lester L. Cox College of Nursing.

The Springfield area is a Mecca for tourists and outdoor enthusiasts. In addition to the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, popular destinations include Crystal Cave, Fantastic Cavern, Grizzly Industrial, Inc., the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum, the home where the "Little House" books were written. Also, Springfield is just a short 30-minute drive from Branson, Missouri, one of the nation’s top tourist resorts. Major lakes within a short drive of Springfield include Stockton and Truman to the North, Lake of the Ozarks to the Northeast, Norfork Bullshoals, Taneycomo, Table Rock and Beaver to the South. Springfield is home to the minor league baseball team, the Springfield Cardinals, who are an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and play in the new Hammons Field stadium in downtown Springfield. Area colleges also contribute significantly to the gamut of sporting events, and Springfield is home to an annual PGA Tour-sponsored golf tournament each summer. The Springfield Art Museum, Landers Theatre and the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts provide cultural respite.

The city of Springfield has something to offer everyone from the best of both worlds, from the recreational opportunities available in the beautiful Ozark wilderness to the cultural attractions and affordable way of life in the city itself. It is a booming business community of the new millennium grounded in the rich history and roots of its past.