In the spring of 2020, Morrisa and Chet Reynolds walked 20 acres of property in Chatham with the intention of building a different sort of life. Chet had been raised in an agricultural community, and the couple was starting to feel as though subdivision life just wasn’t right for them. Fast forward five years and […]
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To move or remodel?
To say the last three years have been interesting for the real estate market, including home builders, is an understatement. The pandemic changed how people go to work and how they spend time at home. Remote work prompted some to buy larger homes with more outdoor space, and some people remodeled existing homes to include […]
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Let your inner artist dabble
By Pamela Savage Dabble is Springfield’s newest, one-of-a-kind, do-it-yourself arts and crafts venue. It is a business forged by family and created for the community. Sisters Ashley Striplin and Amanda Terry came up with the concept of a community-based arts-and-crafts venue following Terry’s travels through China. While living in China for three years, she noticed […]
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Retirement strategies for Gen Z and millennials
By Pamela Savage Anne Lester is a retirement expert, media commentator and speaker who brings years of experience working in the retirement space to young professionals. Most recently, she spent 29 years as head of retirement solutions for JPMorgan Asset Management’s Solution group. Today, Lester spends her time writing for and speaking to millennial and […]
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Family is at the center of Dan Deweese Painting and Wood Finishing
By Pamela Savage In January of 1978, Rich Deweese founded R.L. Deweese Painting and Decorating. Deweese did not have any experience as a painter, and he had no intention of becoming a painter. However, he was searching for a career opportunity, and that’s where the story gets interesting. Deweese’s wife, Susan, was attending a women’s […]