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Welcome to our fourth annual Joplin Area Guide. In the following pages, you'll read about all of the great things happening in Joplin and with its ...

April 29, 2023
11:18 PM

Welcome to our fourth annual Joplin Area Guide. In the following pages, you'll read about all of the great things happening in Joplin and with its larger neighbors. It's fascinating, the things that are going on and the people behind them. Let's start with the heart of the district — Joplin's downtown. The amount of investment taking place downtown right now may be the largest since it was built more than a century ago. There's not a block without major investment and renovation occurring. Neal Group Construction, owned by Jeff and Carolina Neal, has been leading downtown restoration and redevelopment for nearly two decades.