Security Bank and Springfield Business Journal are proud to bring you the 12th annual Women of Influence. This program honors local women for their contributions to the Springfield area community. Selected by their peers through submitted nominations, all have made important contributions to the community at large. Nominations were not limited to the business community […]
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Lincoln funeral anniversary
Edwards Place gets ready to welcome visitors By Ann Strahle As visitors open the front door to Edwards Place in Springfield, they immediately find themselves transported to a mid-19th century home. Erika Holst, the curator of collections, takes visitors on tours and keeps up an informative patter. “We are standing now on the back porch […]
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Meet the next mayor
Paul Palazzolo and Jim Langfelder get down to business By Scott Faingold On April 7, Springfield voters will have a choice between Democratic city treasurer Jim Langfelder and Republican Sangamon County auditor Paul Palazzolo in a mayoral race which found the two leaving longtime Mayor Mike Houston in the dust of the primary. We sat […]
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New Business Listings April 2015
Daltyn Trucking 18120 St. Rt 4, Thayer 741-2850 Business Owner: William S. Whalen Armstrong’s Cleaning Service 309 W. Church, Pleasant Plains 381-4588 Business Owner: Kristi L. Armstrong Shelton Heating & Cooling 320 Timber Ridge Road, Mechanicsburg 899-7730 Business Owner: Joshua L Shelton Zach Roberts Heating and Air Conditioning 3845 Brickler Road 899-4853 Business Owner: Zachary […]
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Meet Allison Paul
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 […]