St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church obtained a commercial building permit for an addition and renovations at 2477 W. Washington St. The contractor is O’Shea Builders and the project is valued at $1,300,000. Marla Wilson obtained a commercial fence permit for 1522 S. Fifth St. Goodman Fence, Inc. is the contractor and the project is valued […]
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LLCC opens new Nursing Education Center in partnership with Memorial Health System
Signaling a new era in local nursing education, Lincoln Land Community College, in partnership with Memorial Health System, has opened a state-of-the-art facility aimed at addressing the regional nursing shortage. The new Nursing Education Center on the LLCC campus will allow 90 additional students to enroll in LLCC’s nursing program each year, for a total […]
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Apricot Lane Boutique opens on West Iles Avenue
Apricot Lane Boutique has returned to Springfield, but with a new owner and a different location. Nicole Cravens said she used to shop at the previous location in The Gables, so when she and her husband decided to open a boutique, she was already familiar with the concept. Country Visions, Inc., the parent company based […]
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Tanya Rolfe opens Timeless Beauty MedSpa
Tanya Rolfe has opened Timeless Beauty MedSpa, a business that she hopes will help people improve their confidence and enhance self-care and wellness. A nurse practitioner, Rolfe said, “This is something that I’ve always wanted to do, and I started looking into it before COVID hit. But I was pregnant and in school, so I […]
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Brad Leonard joins Bank of Springfield to launch property and casualty insurance division
Brad Leonard is returning to his roots at Bank of Springfield, this time to help launch a property and casualty insurance division. “It was a natural fit to come back to BOS; this is where I started my career after college,” said Leonard. “They put me through the management training program when I was younger.” […]
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New ownership and location for Sangamon Reclaimed
A local ownership group has purchased Sangamon Reclaimed from founder and former president, Brian Frieze, with an eye toward growth and further community engagement. Sangamon Woodworks, LLC, is managed by Gregg Harwood, who has owned several businesses over the years, including Thermionics Corp. and Tele-Sav Communications. Sangamon Reclaimed, which uses wood from old buildings to […]
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Zara’s Collision Center sold to national company, Caliber Collision
Brad Zara started Zara’s Collision Center, originally known as Zara’s Auto Body, in 1987 and was initially the sole employee. On Aug. 13, the company was sold to Caliber Collision, the largest collision repair consolidator in the country, with more than 1,400 locations nationwide. Brad Zara and his brother, Mike Zara, who served as the […]
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Davis Financial Group to merge with Bank of Springfield
Davis Financial Group and Bank of Springfield (BOS) have announced plans to merge. Pending regulatory approval, the merger is expected to take place this fall. All current Davis Financial Group employees will join the BOS Investment Services department. Davis Financial Group, 1005 S. Sixth St., was founded in 1981 with the goal of assisting clients […]
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Farnsworth Group relocates Springfield office to Park Place One
The Springfield branch of Farnsworth Group, a national full-service architecture, engineering and survey firm, has relocated to 3201 W. White Oaks Dr., Suite 1000. Farnsworth Group, based in Bloomington, acquired FWAI Architects in January 2020. The company has more than 500 employees working from offices throughout the U.S. The firm had been located in the […]
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Building permit roundup – August 8-August 15, 2021
USR-Desco Montvale Commons, LLC obtained a commercial remodel permit for 2801 S. Chatham Road. The contractor is not known and the project is valued at $30,000. Macs Convenience Stores, LLC obtained a commercial remodel permit for 3261 E. Clear Lake Ave. Earll Construction Co. is the contractor and the project is valued at $15,000. Macs […]
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Chris Hembrough to step down as president of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Chris Hembrough, the president and CEO of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) since July 2014, has announced that he will be stepping down on Nov. 30 to take a new strategic and business development role with Peerless Cleaning & Restoration Services. “I am extremely proud of the work the Chamber team, including staff […]
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Former Family Video to become Gopuff micro-fulfillment center
The former Family Video store at 1614 S. MacArthur Blvd. will soon be used to house a Gopuff micro-fulfillment center, pending approval by the Springfield City Council at the Aug. 17 meeting. Gopuff, a delivery service based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, currently operates more than 450 sites nationwide, including 285 micro-fulfillment centers, according to Abigail […]