This Saturday, downtown boutique Urban Sassafras is opening a second location at 407 E. Adams Street with merchandise geared towards children. The Kiddos shop, next to Café Moxo and across from Kidzeum, will be open on Saturdays with a possibility for open hours on Sundays once the Kidzeum opens in late July. Shop owner Cassandra […]
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Here Today
Here Today, a discount store with an ever-changing inventory of items at closeout prices, is getting ready to open a Springfield location at 1774 West Wabash. Evans Construction is the general contractor for the $1,195,000 project currently under construction in the Chatham Square Shopping Center. An 8800 square foot addition is being built on to […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between May 7, 2018 and May 13, 2018.
Building permit roundup – May 16 BY STACIE LEWIS Trust 413-015 in care of United Community Bank TR D obtained a commercial demolition permit for an interior, non-structural demotion at 1400 S. 8th Street. Zach and Garrett Pierson are the contractors and the project is valued at $5,000. All-C Construction, Inc. obtained a commercial demolition […]
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New Businesses – April 16 – May 15, 2018
D III Enterprise, 7 Amherst Drive. 572-6773. Derrek Robinson, Jr. EFS Property Maintenance, 2552 Wilshire. 720-5486. Erik Frank-Schaub. Kunz’s Flooring, 2236 Richards Lane. 685-3917. Cory R. Kunz. Anything Goes Hauling, 5858 N. Lake Road. 529-1601. Claude K. Jacobs. BMR Custom Flooring, 2907 Fox Bridge. 691-4104. Benjamin Reese. M P F Inflatable Rentals, 1952 E. Capitol. […]
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New Businesses – March 2018
A Better Choice Healthy Vending, LLC, 75 Interlacken Road. 725-3109. Kevin Leamon. Big Fella Sales, 3208 Victoria Dr. 816-6026. Albert J. Lust. Cloyd Homes, 3144 S. 2nd St. 553-5957. Bret Cloyd. Hughes, Cameron & Company, 386 S. Koke Mill Rd. 787-8822. Cameron Smith & Company, PC JayRae Yarncrafting, 1731 West Homewood Ave. 652-9605. Jaymie Rae […]
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New Businesses – February 2018
Miss Whynot’s Closet, 4461 Curran Rd., New Berlin. 486-3839. Jane T. Krone. D88, 1225 W. Jefferson, Auburn. 520-989-1912. Dustin L. Molohon. Hammer Down Construction, 1928 E. Watch. 801-6878. Jeffery Allen. Once in a Blue Moon International Gift Gallery, 1535 Wabash. 793-8508. Janet Barkmeier. Phrygian Frog, 1100 Jefferson, Pawnee. 433-2094. Jason Waddell. BP Automotive, dba Car […]
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The Pasta House Co.
Springfield has been without The Pasta House Co. since 2012 when local franchisee Joe Rupnik closed the location at 2800 Southwest Plaza. The building was sold to Quattro Development, which turned it into a four unit retail center. However, Rupnik retained the franchise rights and expressed intentions all along of opening in a new location. […]
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New Businesses – January 2018
A Better Choice Healthy Vending, LLC, 75 Interlacken Road. 725-3109. Kevin Leamon. Henry and Jane Handmade, 8024 Hunt Road. 836-8821. Nicole Flemming. Needham Chiropractic, 205 North Grand Ave., W. 525-2035. Cody Needham. Next Level Mastery Center, 917 Clocktower, Suite 250. 553-1438. Veris Van, Ashley Blue. TCG Elite Auto Detail & Sales, 2811 E. Cook. […]
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Kerber, Eck & Braeckel announces new partners
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP has announced the admission of three new partners to the Springfield office effective May 1: Josh Clark, Kirsten Kienzler and Bethany Jaeger. Clark joined the Springfield office of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP in 2004 and has approximately 14 years of accounting experience. Josh earned his Bachelor of Science and […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Apr. 30 and May 6, 2018.
Building permit roundup – May 9 BY STACIE LEWIS Illinois State Police Heritage obtained a commercial building permit for the Illinois State Police Memorial Park site at 615 E. Lawrence. R. D. Lawrence is the contractor and the project is valued at $2,580,000. The Springfield Police Department obtained a new commercial building permit for a […]
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Groundbreaking ceremony for senior living facilities
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 8 at 3401 Hedley Road in Springfield for the new Villas of Holly Brook, Premiere Assisted Living Community, and Reflections Memory Care Residence. Unique Homes, a design-build firm that specializes in health care construction, is the general contractor for the 74 unit facility. It is expected to […]
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Recycled Cottage to close
Recycled Cottage, a retail shop offering refurbished furniture and supplies for do-it-yourself customers, recently announced they will be closing on May 12. The business began in 2014 and has been located at 1208 S. Sixth Street in Springfield since 2015. Owner Nikki Baker said there are no plans to open another store anywhere else, although […]