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The Network for Springfield's Young Professionals

The Network is the premier organization for professionals between the ages of 21 and 39 in the Springfield area.

09/09/2026

🌟 Business Spotlight 🌟

How does Springfield actually work? Who do you need to know? And where do you fit into it all? Leadership Springfield’s Access Class answers those questions in just two focused days.

Participants go behind the scenes of the community, connecting with the leaders, industries, and initiatives shaping our city’s future. Knowing the community and connecting with it is the fastest path from working in Springfield to being invested in it.

Ready to go from working here to belonging here? Spots are limited, so visit link below to apply. 💙

https://leadershipspringfield.org/programs/access-class/

08/31/2026

Part two is here! 🤭 A few weeks ago, we put the Springfield Area Chamber Board and Leadership Council members on the spot with a silly icebreaker question, and we’re back with even more answers!

Want opportunities like these? Leadership Council members get the chance to regularly connect with business leaders, build meaningful mentorships with Chamber Board members, and participate in conversations with some of Springfield’s top community leaders.

Applications are open now and close Friday at 4:59 p.m. Apply to join a group that is constantly advocating for young professionals in the Springfield community!

🔗 https://springfieldareachamberofcommerce.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Form/FillV2/PN3VNCJL?cid=%7B%7BHCIContactId%7D%7D

08/28/2026

What happens when you bring 70 young professionals to a cave? A LOT of learning (and lot of talk about cheese).

Yesterday, The Network went underground, literally, for a tour of the Springfield Underground with the Erlen Group. We dug into crushed rock, cheese storage, economic development, and rail logistics, and came away seriously impressed by how much of Springfield’s business ecosystem runs on what’s beneath our feet (again, literally).

⛏️ Huge thanks to Erlen Group for hosting so many eager YPs, TelComm Credit Union for sponsoring our Living in SGF Series, and OMB Bank for being our Annual Program Presenting Sponsor.

08/26/2026

Who knew a simple game could spark so many new connections? 😉

Our New to The Network Series is designed to help new and prospective members break the ice, build relationships, and learn how to make the most of their membership in The Network. Interested in attending our next one? Send us a DM!

A big thank you to TLC Properties for sponsoring this series and to OMB Bank, our Annual Program Presenting Sponsor, for helping us create opportunities for connection with fellow YPs and our community.💙

08/18/2026

Last week, we put the Springfield Area Chamber Board and Leadership Council members on the spot with a silly icebreaker question. 🤭 In addition to getting a year long mentor, Leadership Council members have the opportunity to participate in roundtable lunches with these community leaders, where they can share insights on what it’s like being a YP in the Springfield area. They also get practical advice from our Board members, creating a feedback loop between the two groups.

✅ Applications for the 2027 Leadership Council are open, and the link is below:

https://springfieldareachamberofcommerce.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Form/FillV2/PN3VNCJL?cid=%257B%257BHCIContactId%257D%257D&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleATxivFwZG9mAmZkaWQWUMtdBK-uw3lEprhdBtW95cLYzT_6XWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp9ZxIc2Fi7YKo73QxYC1BgSRwU0pzg3FT9SUNXcR9auSNvIvIPqedkGskvr5_aem_x1HGY8L9py_RwBcI8roasA

08/13/2026

Huge thanks to Central States Industrial - CSI for hosting us for our latest Living in SGF event! 🙌 Network members met at CSI's event center, heard from the CEO on company history and culture, and then toured one of the manufacturing facility's firsthand. We loved getting to see and learn how a local company is making a local and global impact.

Annual Presenting Program Sponsor: OMB Bankank
Living in SGF Series Sponsor: TelComm Credit Union

08/01/2026

🌟 Business Spotlight 🌟

5,000 hygiene kits for 5,000 kids.

Back-to-school season is here, and Care to Learn is ready to help.

After hours of prep and packing, their Green Team handed out hygiene kits to every single student who came to the Springfield Public Schools Back to School Bash. 👏

Now that's a big impact.

This back-to-school season, you can support students right here in our community. Let’s make this the most impactful year yet!

Learn how you can be a Helping Hand Partner: caretolearn.org/helpinghandspartner

07/30/2026

Following our signature event, SGForum, we partnered with the Springfield Art Museum to host a series of guided hard hat tours. Thank you to everyone who signed up, showed up, and asked great questions! You sold out every single tour within hours, and we loved seeing your excitement for this project. 🧰👩‍🔧👨‍🔧

HUGE thank you to the Springfield Art Museum for hosting everyone, Care to Learn for being this year's Civic Engagement Series Presenting Sponsor, and OMB Bank for being our Annual Presenting Program Sponsor. Together, you all made not one, but all FOUR of these tours possible!

07/28/2026

We hosted our very first volunteer event, and you all showed up in a big way! Last Thursday, we packaged 3,000 hygiene kits together at Convoy of Hope. THANK YOU to everyone who gave their time and evening to give back! 😃

Thank you, Care to Learn, for being our 2026 Civic Engagement Series sponsor, and OMB Bank for being our Annual Presenting Program sponsor.

07/22/2026

✨BOARD OPPORTUNITY✨

Storytelling shapes how young people see the world and themselves in it. Plotline Film & Media Education is looking for someone to join their Board of Directors who believe media literacy is leadership.

If you're ready to help guide their vision, grow their reach, and champion the next generation of storytellers, they want YOU at the table. Interested? Reach out to Jim Bultas at [email protected] to learn more.

Address

202 N John Q Hammons Pkwy
Springfield, MO
65806

Telephone

+14178625567

Website

http://www.thenetworkspringfield.com/

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