Angela Mueller

Dent Coulson, a southern Illinois-based elder care law firm, has opened a Springfield office. Steven Milburn, a Springfield native who joined Dent Coulson in January, is heading up the new office. Dent Coulson’s work is mainly focused on estate planning and elder law, handling issues such as power of attorney, wills, trusts, estate tax planning […]

Local restaurateur Jeff Griswold has opened a new dining establishment in the former Roots Latin Grill space on Wabash. Levity Bar and Grill officially opened Aug. 1, serving hand-cut steaks and fresh seafood as well as “a lot of wine and martinis,” Griswold said. “It’s higher-end food in a casual atmosphere,” he said. Griswold previously […]

Springfield’s only LA Fitness location is closing, with local gym FitClub acquiring the location’s membership base and equipment. Friday, July 31, is the last day of business for the LA Fitness located at the White Oaks Mall at 2501 Wabash Ave., according to an employee at the location. Local LA Fitness memberships will transfer to […]

After two years downtown, Aunt Lou’s Soul Food restaurant is moving west to the Town & Country Shopping Center on MacArthur Blvd. Saturday will be the restaurant’s last day serving customers at its 524 E. Monroe St. location. Aunt Lou’s hopes to be up and running at its new location at 2413 S. MacArthur Blvd., […]

Local flooring company Arizona Tile Co. has a new owner as its founders, Cary and Sheryl Daugherty, head toward retirement. Zach Mast, who has worked in the local flooring industry for 13 years, purchased the company in a deal that closed on Wednesday. Mast said he saw the Daugherty’s listing seeking a new owner for […]

Trade Winds Pub and Eatery, the restaurant next door to Knight’s Action Park, has closed. Owner Doug Knight said staff were informed of the closing on Sunday, and the restaurant did not open for business on Monday. “There’s no easy way to do this, but it’s just not performing like it should,” Knight said. Knight […]

Gruening Health and Wealth, a Medicare and retirement planning firm, has acquired a second Springfield building to support its ongoing growth. Gruening purchased the 10,000-square-foot building at 2941 Greenbriar Drive for $1.47 million earlier this month, according to Sangamon County tax records. The company plans to relocate its 20-member local staff from its current building […]

Matt Gietl is bringing a Topgolf Swing Suite to the Wabash Avenue space that formerly was home to the Socavon cocktail bar. Gietl, who also is an owner of the local Miss Kimmees gaming parlors, said the Swing Suite should open sometime in mid-August. The Swing Suite will feature two indoor golf simulators and a […]

A seed planted during an internship at a Rochester tax services firm early in Jason Beatty’s career has culminated in Beatty launching his own Springfield-based financial services firm. Beatty, who is opening Beatty Wealth Management and Tax Services, said while an intern, he saw clients coming to the tax services firm with questions their investment […]

A new credit union is entering the Springfield market with the construction of a branch at 800 W. Stanford Ave. 1st MidAmerica Credit Union expects its new Springfield location, just east of On Track Car Wash, to open in early spring 2027. Alan Meyer, president and CEO of 1st MidAmerica, said the credit union was […]

Breakfast restaurant chain First Watch is coming to the Springfield market. The restaurant will be opening in the former Red Robin location at 2881 S. Veterans Parkway in White Oaks Plaza. Red Robin shuttered its only Springfield location in August as part of a push to close 70 underperforming stores. Quattro Development, an Oak Brook-based […]

Little Lincoln’s Toy Shop is on the move once again. Two years after the toy store moved to its current location at 3001 W. White Oaks Drive,it is getting ready to relocate again — to a larger storefront just two doors down. Owner Ryan Leake said the store has outgrown its current 3,200-square-foot space. Bymoving […]