New executive director for HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital and Women’s Services By Scott Faingold Allison Paul always felt the call to serve others. “My father is a dentist and my mother is a dental assistant,” she explains. “They have their own private practice and so I grew up spending a lot of time there, […]
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New Business Listings March 2015
Redneck Mobile Repair 1145 W Monroe St. 816-8465 Business Owner: Ronald Beckner Anything Pipes 406 N. Dirksen Pkwy. 210-2028 Business Owner: Carrie Doom Lawn & Order Lawn Care Service 2104 S Pasfield 553-5092 Business Owner: James L. Bice Prime Coat Painting 2337 E Converse 741-4105 Business Owner: Caitlyn Creel High Egg Spectations 41 Powell, Riverton […]
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New Business Listings Feb 2015
MNH Enterprises 1301 E. Cook Street 522-9814 Owner: Myron N. Hunter Hunter Welding Services 34 Robinhood Ct. 341-9289 Owner: Eric M. Hunter Rochester Financial Planning 203 S. Walnut, Rochester 498-8575 Owner: Grant A. Blasdell Learning and Evaluating Valuable Information (Levi) 2908 S. 14th 303-3341 Owner: Shari Pierce DreamTurf 2201 Warwick Drive 381-9375 Owner: Ben R. […]
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New Business Listings January 2015
Story Tellers Publishing 3473 Niccolls Road, Springfield 522-4028 Owners: James Gasparin, Alaina C Marx Artistic Images 868 S. Oaklane Rd., Springfield 553-4825 Owner: Roger Williams Glenn Built Construction 200 Carroll St., Pawnee 652-5348 Owner: Matthew Glenn Mark Gordon Communications 2000 Barberry, Springfield 414-8001 Owner: Mark Gordon AMP Communications 3328 Buckner St, Springfield 217-891-3759 Owner: Angela […]
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Building for the future
Square Root Architecture goes green, prefab for housing By Gabe House Jeff Sommers, the president and principal architect of Square Root Architecture, specializes in energy-efficient residential structures built in a prefabricated fashion. He is also a realist. “If anyone tells you it doesn’t cost more to build green, then punch them in the face and […]
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Best Places to Work 2015
About the awards Springfield Business Journal and United Community Bank are pleased to sponsor this year’s “Best Places to Work,” recognizing outstanding businesses in central Illinois. Perhaps not surprisingly, two of them are family-owned businesses and the other followed in his father’s footsteps in the same industry. All three company owners grew up in their […]
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They said there wouldn’t be any math
The Affordable Care Act and Springfield businesses By David A. Kelm Another election season has passed, much like a kidney stone, and America has put in place a new power structure in Washington D.C. In many states, including Illinois, Republicans won office but many progressive referendum questions passed with large majorities. While increasing the minimum […]
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New Business Listings December 2014
Timotheus Brothers, LLC. 2708 N Peoria Rd, Springfield 971-0027 Owners: Jay A. Timm, Scott A. Timm WindSpring 1812 Strawberry Lane, Springfield 725-1876 Owner: James Cockrell JWM-Team USA 2412 Manchester Dr, Springfield 741-1418 Owners: Roger Shipley, David Brawley K.G. Remodeling 34 Twlight Lane, Springfield 414-6630 Owner: Kevin A. Glasscock Pure Zero Photography 1200 N. 7th, Auburn […]
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Infrastructure Engineering
A minority business making major strides By Roberta Codemo [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Michael Sutton, president and CEO of Infrastructure Engineering, Inc., sees opportunities in Springfield. The civil engineering firm opened its Springfield office in […]
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New Business Listings November 2014
Care 4 All Organization 1685 Seven Pines Rd, Springfield 494-9745 Owner: Arva Foster August Systems 2418 Checkerberry Lane, Springfield 652-9303 Owner: Ryan Augustine R/C Transportation 2000 Moffat, Springfield 306-5713 Owner: Raymond E. Sponsler Elements Spa and Salon 924 Clocktower Dr., Springfield 793-3772 Owner: Deborah A. Selby Keyes Touch of Class Cleaning 1113 S. Livingston St., […]
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UCB 15 Under 15 – 2014
ALL PHOTOS BY TERRY FARMER • www.terryfarmer.com According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses have been growing over the last decade while larger companies have been shrinking their workforces. Small businesses now provide more than half of all jobs in this country, and also account for just over half of all retail sales. […]
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Hold the phone: Old schoolers form a line at Antique and Vintage Telephone Show
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] By Ginny Lee Telephone Collectors International held its Fall Antique and Vintage Telephone Show Saturday, September 13 at the Rt. 66 Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield. Vendors came from Connecticut, […]