Brunchfield Café closed less than a week ago and the restaurant is already reopening today with a new name and new ownership. While Clocktower Café, 751 S. Durkin Dr., will retain some of Brunchfield’s signature dishes, the new café will have more of a focus on traditional American classics than the Cajun-inspired food for which […]
Michelle Ownbey
Michelle Ownbey is the publisher of Springfield Business Journal and Illinois Times.
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Seoul 4 Soul opens downtown
Seoul 4 Soul, a Korean fusion bistro, is opening today in downtown Springfield. Chefs Kimsimone Manning and Emily Tylman have teamed up to open a restaurant in the upper level of Buzz Bomb Brewing Company at 406 E. Adams St. “Seoul 4 Soul has been my baby since I started culinary school back in 2014,” […]
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Fairgrounds Café to open on Peoria Road
Fairgrounds Café will open soon at the site of the former Jungle Jim’s Café, which was a landmark on the north end and Route 66 for more than three decades before closing in January 2023. Jack Ahmedi and Buka Nuhiji purchased the property at 1923 Peoria Road in August. “We’re still in the process of […]
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Eagle Golf and Grill opens
Eagle Golf and Grill, a public golf training facility with a full-service restaurant and bar, has opened on Springfield’s west side. The location at 3941 Pintail Drive includes five golf simulator bays, a 1,200-square-foot indoor putting and chipping green and a training area for students, in addition to the restaurant and bar. Jim Lee co-owns […]
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HSHS hires new CFO
Hospital Sisters Health System has announced Michael Scialdone will join the system’s executive leadership team as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 8, 2024, and oversee system financial services. “Michael brings over three decades of health care finance and operational leadership experience along with a faith-based mindset that will support our mission […]
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HSHS donates 190 beds to Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) has donated 129 hospital beds to Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach as it standardize its beds across the health system. By the time the first project phase is finished, 190 beds taken out of service will be donated from five hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin, including HSHS St. John’s Hospital in […]
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Prairie Heart Institute hosts heart walk and health fair
The Prairie Heart Foundation will host Powered by Prairie, a heart walk and health fair, on Feb. 24, 8-10:30 a.m., at Williamsville High School Fieldhouse, 900 S. Walnut St., Williamsville. All of the proceeds benefit local Prairie cardiac rehab services in Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Greenville, Highland, Litchfield, O’Fallon, Shelbyville and Springfield. Donations will support new […]
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Quinton Wadkins joins Heartland Bank and Trust Company
Quinton Wadkins has joined Heartland Bank and Trust Company as a commercial lender for Heartland Bank’s Springfield market. Wadkins, who has six years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, has worked as a mortgage department supervisor, a trust investment officer, loan officer and a general financial services representative. He most recently worked […]
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HDR moves to new office on West Iles Avenue
HDR, a national engineering, architecture and natural resources consulting firm, has expanded its presence in Springfield with the opening of a new office. The new location at 2040 W. Iles Ave. opened on Dec. 4. In 2006, HDR acquired Springfield-based Cochran & Wilken, Inc., an engineering and natural resources consulting firm founded in 1984. The […]
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Elmada Meek rejoins Conn’s Hospitality Group
Elmada Meek has rejoined the management team for Conn’s Hospitality Group, Inc., as the new brand ambassador and marketing manager, effective Dec. 1. Meek has worked with global brands such as Holiday Inn, Renaissance and Crowne Plaza hotels, and has extensive experience in the hospitality industry. Meek will help bridge the gap between the individual ventures […]
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Alliance Community Bank expanding Springfield presence
Alliance Community Bank is expanding its Springfield presence with a new location in the works on the far west side. “We feel like we have some name recognition in the Springfield market already,” said John Leinberger, president and CEO of Alliance Community Bank. He noted that the bank, which is headquartered in Petersburg, has had […]
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Jasen Best joins Heartland Bank and Trust Company
Jasen Best has joined Heartland Bank and Trust Company as a treasury management officer for the Springfield market. Best, who has 19 years of experience in the banking industry, has worked as a banker and branch manager, business development officer and chief financial officer. He will be located at the 3601 Wabash Ave. branch. Best […]