Eric Woods

Established:  1924 Owners:  Tim Bramley, Sarah Bramley Jones, Tyler Bramley Employees:   3 Services:  funeral home Chester and Pearl Bramley opened the doors of Bramley Funeral Home in Divernon in June of 1924. Eventually their son, Charles, joined the family business and worked beside his father as they served the growing needs of their community. […]

Established:  2007 Owners:  Mark and Shawna Forinash Employees:  10 Services: restaurant Mark and Shawna Forinash opened Café Moxo in early 2007, a quick-service restaurant with owners passionate about food, service, employees and the community.  “In theory, Café Moxo started when I was a young boy standing beside my mom in the kitchen on countless occasions,” […]

Established: 2007 Owners: Craig and Jessica Davis Employees:  5 Services:  gutters Craig Davis and his wife, Jessica, began Chatham Seamless Gutters in 2007. Craig learned the business from a high school friend, and years later, the two went to work for another business. “That company shut down its gutter division, so I decided to buy […]

Established:  2011 Director: Molly Berendt Employees:   14 Services: nonprofit Founder and CEO Molly Berendt began Compass for Kids in 2011. Compass for Kids is a nonprofit created to provide support to youth who were not being served by existing programs and services in the Springfield area. “The mission of Compass for Kids is to […]

Established:  2006 Owners:  Matthew Milkint and Tressa Hartman Employees:   12 Services: automotive, storage units Siblings Matthew Milkint and Tressa Hartman began Phoenix Collision in 2006 following the tornadoes that hit Springfield. “Matthew was working for Bill Mathew Auto Body when the tornado came through Springfield,” Hartman said. “Upon learning they would take a year […]

Established:  1910 Director: Betsy Dollar Employees:   11 Services: nonprofit The Springfield Art Association was created in 1910 as The Springfield Amateur Art Study Club. The club drew more than 100 members rather quickly. “There was a great deal of interest in the arts and the power of the arts to improve society overall,” said […]

Established:  2006 Owners:  Kirsten Wright and Tara McAnarney Employees:  11 Services: fitness center Pilates Studio of Springfield is a full-service Pilates studio offering individual and group instruction. Co-owners Kirsten Wright and Tara McAnarney have been running the studio for more than 18 years. They currently employ 11 instructors, eight of whom are full-time.  “We have […]

Established: 2013 Owners: Josh and Andrea Hester Employees:  7 Services: video production Josh and Andrea Hester, owners of Storyteller Studios, opened the business in 2013 with a simple goal of creating videos that tell real stories and make a difference. “After years of working in documentary film and corporate marketing, I saw the power of […]

Established: 1986 Owner: Jim Fulgenzi Employees:  8 Services: real estate “RE/MAX Professionals has been serving Springfield and the surrounding counties since 1986 and has been a consistent recipient of various prestigious production awards for decades,” said Jim Fulgenzi, who joined the company as an agent in 1995 and became the owner-broker in 2021. “We maintain […]