Construction projects underway all over town BY MICHELLE OWNBEY One sure sign of spring is construction projects taking shape all over town, and with the City of Springfield issuing commercial permits worth more than $26 million dollars in the first quarter of 2018, there are plenty of them in progress. Not surprisingly, most of the […]
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Keep on truckin’
Springfield’s food trucks are learning to navigate city regulations BY SCOTT FAINGOLD “Last summer, the Illinois Future Farmers of America asked us and AZTCA to come set our food trucks up on the south side of the convention center for an event there,” said Randy Twyford, owner and operator of the Twyford BBQ food truck. […]
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Time for small-scale development
By Lisa Clemmons Stott Here’s another version of “shop local” you may not have considered: anyone can become a local developer. That’s the premise of the Incremental Development Alliance (IDA), a nonprofit consortium of people developing their own new construction or rehab projects and whose shared goal is to cultivate 1,000 other “small” developers in […]
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New owner for No Agenda 321 in Chatham
No Agenda 321, a bar and tapas restaurant located at 321 N. Main Street in Chatham, has been sold to Jose Lopez, who also owns and operates the Casa Real and Tacos Pepe restaurants in Springfield. Jamie Loftus owns the retail center in Chatham where No Agenda is located, and he decided to open his […]
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Carquest Auto Parts moving to S. MacArthur location
Carquest Auto Parts will soon be moving into the former Advance Auto Parts location at 2625 S. MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield. Meanwhile, Advance Auto Parts will consolidate their two local stores into one location at 2721 South Grand Avenue. In 2014, Advance Auto Parts, Inc. bought the parent company of Carquest, making the new combined […]
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Kromphardt joins Peoples Bank & Trust
David Kromphardt recently joined Peoples Bank & Trust as Community Bank President of the Springfield location. In his role with the bank, Kromphardt will assume responsibilities in business banking in the Chatham and Springfield area with particular emphasis on attracting branch customers for business lending and deposits solutions Mostly recently, Kromphardt was employed as vice […]
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Urban Sassafras to open second location for Kiddos
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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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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Startup city
Innovation awards spotlight entrepreneur spirit By Zachary Roth There were some award categories at the inaugural Illinois Capital Innovation Awards that weren’t too surprising for those who appreciate this fair city. Government solutions, health care applications and medical device innovations can be expected in a town with a thriving medical industry and a bustling political […]
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Systemax’s continuing social media seminar series
Local marketing firm Systemax is offering a workshop on “Facebook Ads Manager,” the third of a series of six social media seminars designed to address questions that business owners may have about how to best promote their products and services. This session will help people using Facebook for their business understand the steps to building […]
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The business of beer
They won’t catch up with the coasts. But microbreweries catch on here. By David Blanchette Just eight years ago there were none in Springfield. Now there are five operating microbreweries in the capital city area with a sixth soon to open, and don’t be surprised if you see more in the coming years. Craft beers […]