By Patrick Yeagle Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault is responsible for the appearance of teal ribbons in part of downtown Springfield this month. The ribbons, tied to light poles, trees and parking meters in a five-block area between the Old State Capitol and the current Illinois Statehouse, are meant to raise awareness of sexual assault […]
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Springfield Clock Shop moving downtown as Mekong Cafe plans ‘big changes’
By Patrick Yeagle A longtime Springfield clock retailer is moving downtown, clearing the way for changes at a neighboring restaurant. Springfield Clock Shop, formerly located at the intersection of South Grand Avenue and Second Street, is moving downtown to 629 E. Washington Ave. Ben McCormick, an employee at Springfield Clock Shop and brother of owner […]
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Atlantis Pools closed Springfield location
By Patrick Yeagle Swimming pool owners in Springfield have one fewer option this season, following the closure of a pool store. Atlantis Pools, headquartered in Alton, closed its Springfield location at 3041 Montvale Drive on Dec. 1. “We just decided to close it,” said an employee at the Alton store. “It just wasn’t showing the numbers […]
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More than half of business travelers used Springfield airport last year, Chamber survey says
By Patrick Yeagle A survey of business travelers in Springfield shows more than half used the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport last year. Commissioned by the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, the survey found that nearly 77 percent rated their experience at the Springfield airport better than average. The results come after the airport reported that […]
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Sangamon Reclaimed relocating in May
By Patrick Yeagle A popular Springfield business that repurposes old wood is moving to a new location in May. Brian Frieze, owner of Sangamon Reclaimed, says he is closing the current location of his business at 2710 S. 13th St. on April 24. The new location at 1315 Ottis St. is expected to open on […]
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Klickna to retire as IEA president
By Patrick Yeagle When Cinda Klickna first started teaching in 1973, it was a yearly event for teachers to be pulled out of their classrooms in April, handed a pink slip and told to continue teaching until the end of the year. “We waited all summer to know whether we were going to be rehired,” […]
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Kuchar joins Springfield Reprographics with sale of All About Signs
By Patrick Yeagle Business printing firm Springfield Reprographics announced this week the purchase of All About Signs, another Springfield printing company. Steve Wakefield, owner of Springfield Reprographics, said his company’s signage and graphics division is absorbing All About Signs and its owner, Jim Kuchar. “Jim’s 30-plus years of experience in the signage industry allows Springfield Reprographics […]
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Springfield physician at SIU to lead national doctor’s group
By Patrick Yeagle A Springfield doctor was named last week to lead a nationwide group of internal medicine specialists. Dr. Susan Thompson Hingle, professor and internal medicine specialist at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield, was chosen as chair of the Board of Regents for the American College of Physicians at the group’s annual conference […]
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Pudenz named VP at H.D. Smith
By Patrick Yeagle Springfield pharmaceutical wholesaler H.D. Smith recently named Kyle Pudenz corporate vice president of supply chain management. Pudenz joined H.D. Smith in 2014 and most recently served there as senior director of purchasing. In his new role on H.D. Smith’s executive leadership team, Pudenz oversees the direction of category management and buying procurement, […]
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Whalen Trucking buys Boesdorfer Trucking
By Patrick Yeagle Dennis Boesdorfer says trucking is all he’s ever known. His father, Roland Boesdorfer, started Boesdorfer Trucking Inc. in Pleasant Plains in 1955, and Dennis Boesdorfer has been running the company with his wife, Monica, since the 1970s – almost as long as they’ve been married. Now, he says it’s time to step […]
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Not-so-risky business
By Patrick Yeagle Chris Stone knew from the start that it would all work out. And even if it didn’t, he wasn’t afraid to fail. Stone is part owner of HCI Alternatives, Springfield’s first medical cannabis dispensary, which marked its first year in business this month. Opening the shop was a risk, Stone says, but […]
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Reaching the next generation of givers
By Patrick Yeagle For all the talk about the Millennial generation, one thing is clear: young people’s participation in philanthropy is crucial to the well being of nonprofits. Nowhere in Springfield is that better understood than at The Hope Institute for Children and Families, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year with a new campaign […]