Comings & Goings

Downtown developer Chris Nickell has turned his pinball hobby into a new use for the former Cafe Moxo space, at least for now. “I bought a machine to play with my kids and had a personal interest in pinball,” Nickell said. “My son and I played in a tournament at Dumb Records.” Now, Nickell has […]

Trade Winds Pub and Eatery, the restaurant next door to Knight’s Action Park, has closed. Owner Doug Knight said staff were informed of the closing on Sunday, and the restaurant did not open for business on Monday. “There’s no easy way to do this, but it’s just not performing like it should,” Knight said. Knight […]

Gruening Health and Wealth, a Medicare and retirement planning firm, has acquired a second Springfield building to support its ongoing growth. Gruening purchased the 10,000-square-foot building at 2941 Greenbriar Drive for $1.47 million earlier this month, according to Sangamon County tax records. The company plans to relocate its 20-member local staff from its current building […]

After a deal to sell the business fell through, Tammy Kaye Hearn has found a new home for Bright Star Scrubs and Uniforms. Bright Star has teamed up with another local small business, relocating to retail space inside B’s Creative Studio at 1333 Wabash Ave. The scrubs and uniforms retailer previously was just down the […]

Matt Gietl is bringing a Topgolf Swing Suite to the Wabash Avenue space that formerly was home to the Socavon cocktail bar. Gietl, who also is an owner of the local Miss Kimmees gaming parlors, said the Swing Suite should open sometime in mid-August. The Swing Suite will feature two indoor golf simulators and a […]

Chicago Bulls fans who want to see authentic Michael Jordan memorabilia in a hall of fame can do that, provided they make the journey to the NBA Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Soon, if all goes as planned, Springfield, Illinois, will also be home to Jordan artifacts, not to mention any other famous players […]

A seed planted during an internship at a Rochester tax services firm early in Jason Beatty’s career has culminated in Beatty launching his own Springfield-based financial services firm. Beatty, who is opening Beatty Wealth Management and Tax Services, said while an intern, he saw clients coming to the tax services firm with questions their investment […]

A new credit union is entering the Springfield market with the construction of a branch at 800 W. Stanford Ave. 1st MidAmerica Credit Union expects its new Springfield location, just east of On Track Car Wash, to open in early spring 2027. Alan Meyer, president and CEO of 1st MidAmerica, said the credit union was […]

After just a year in business, The Fountain on 66 diner has closed. Owner Tom Hart announced the restaurant’s closing in a Facebook post. “After many sleepless nights and restless days I have made the tough decision to close the Fountain on 66,” Hart said in the post on Monday. Hart opened The Fountain, located […]

It appears that Chick-fil-A will soon be opening a second location in the capital city. Earlier this year, AAM Springfield, LLC filed a zoning petition to reclassify the property at 3200 Northfield Dr. At the time, it was operating as a Burger King restaurant. The zoning petition was filed on behalf of the contract purchaser […]

Breakfast restaurant chain First Watch is coming to the Springfield market. The restaurant will be opening in the former Red Robin location at 2881 S. Veterans Parkway in White Oaks Plaza. Red Robin shuttered its only Springfield location in August as part of a push to close 70 underperforming stores. Quattro Development, an Oak Brook-based […]

7 Brew Coffee opened its first Springfield location at the end of May, and a second store is already about to break ground. A building permit was filed July 2 with the city of Springfield for new construction of a 7 Brew Coffee at 2631 N. Dirksen Parkway. The general contractor is Paradigm Construction. The […]