A familiar face will soon be taking the helm at Sangamo Club. Springfield native Sean Keeley is slated to become the executive chef and general manager as of Oct. 11. Keeley is currently the lead culinary specialist at Lincoln Land Community College’s Culinary Institute and a well-known name in the Springfield dining scene. He worked […]
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Golf simulation course, The Back 9, to open in Rochester
Golf lovers who want to get their fix even when the weather in central Illinois isn’t cooperative will soon have a new option. The Back 9 is a golf simulation course scheduled to open in Rochester on Nov. 1. “Essentially, you can come to Rochester and play Pebble Beach, Augusta, or other very high-end golf […]
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Golf simulation course opening in Rochester
Golf lovers who want to get their fix even when the weather in central Illinois isn’t cooperative will soon have a new option. The Back 9 is a golf simulation course scheduled to open in Rochester on Nov. 1. “Essentially, you can come to Rochester and play Pebble Beach, Augusta, or other very high-end golf […]
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Jim Fulgenzi purchases Re/Max Professionals from Al and Linda Young
Jim Fulgenzi is the new owner of Re/Max Professionals. He purchased the business from Al and Linda Young, who had owned the Springfield franchise since 1986, on Sept. 30. “They’ve worked hard for a lot of years,” said Fulgenzi. “The things they did changed how real estate brokerages were run.” He noted that prior to […]
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Abby Powell named Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance’s director of business development
Abby Powell has been hired as the first director of business development for the Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance. She most recently served as the City of Springfield’s economic development operations coordinator and TIF manager in the Office of Planning and Economic Development. Powell brings nearly 15 years of economic development experience to the position. “Abby’s […]
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Chase Hammon named the new CFO of Springfield Clinic
Chase Hammon is the new vice president and chief financial officer for Springfield Clinic. He has 15 years of financial operations management experience, including the past 10 years spent in health care. Hammon will oversee all financial operations, capital outlay, revenue cycle, treasury services and supply chain. He relocated from Virginia, where he most recently […]
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Building permit roundup – Sept. 20-26, 2021
Cedarhurst of Springfield Real Estate, LLC obtained a commercial building permit for a new parking lot at 3520 W. Old Jacksonville Road. Precise Construction Services, Inc. is the contractor and the project is valued at $30,000. Bishop Hardware & Supply, Inc. obtained a commercial remodel permit for 3350 S. Koke Mill Road. The contractor is […]
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Lauren Tomten Photography moving to West Ash Street
Lauren Tomten opened her photography business in 2013, specializing in newborn and family photos. Three years ago, Lauren Tomten Photography moved into commercial space on State Street and she is now ready to expand again. “I had been renting the space on State Street, and now I’ve purchased a building at 1219 W. Ash,” she […]
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Piero Taico hired as new assistant director for Downtown Springfield Inc.
Piero Taico is the new assistant director for Downtown Springfield Inc (DSI). Taico will be responsible for all aspects of the Old Capitol Farmers Market and building relationships with DSI’s membership and volunteer groups. He has worked and volunteered for years with DSI partners and members. Taico became familiar with the needs of the downtown […]
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Maryann Walker is the new executive director of Illinois Presbyterian Home Communities
Maryann Walker is the new executive director of the Illinois Presbyterian Home Communities, located at 2005 W. Lawrence Ave. in Springfield. She started her new role on Sept. 7. Walker most recently served in a similar role for Heritage Health of Springfield and has more than three decades of experience in senior living and health […]
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Caroline Suhadolnik has opened Solstice Acupuncture & Apothecary
Caroline Suhadolnik has opened Solstice Acupuncture & Apothecary, a business that she hopes “will bring more awareness around different modalities of medicine, more natural ways for the body to heal.” Suhadolnik, a Springfield native, recently moved back after five years in Phoenix, Arizona. While there, she completed a master’s degree at the Phoenix Institute of […]
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Jeff Olson has joined Hanson Professional Services
Jeffrey Olson, P.E., recently joined Hanson Professional Services Inc. as its aviation discipline manager. Working at the Springfield headquarters, 1525 S. Sixth St., he will manage aviation staff and work directly with clients on their airfield projects. Olson has 12 years of engineering experience, most recently as the head of airport development and a transportation […]