For the last several years, Precision Detailing and Precision Barbers have existed side-by-side at 230 South Grand Ave. in Springfield. Owner Trevor Miller purchased the building in 2013 and opened a car-themed classic barbershop in one portion and a detailing, paint and auto body shop in the other. Now, Miller says he is going in […]
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Seth and Ivy Molen purchase downtown building at 627 E. Adams
Seth and Ivy Molen, owners of Brick City Apartments, have purchased the downtown building at 627 E. Adams that houses The Cardologist. Ivy Molen reports that plans are in the works to repair the roof so that the business will not need to move. At the end of January, Doug Mayol, owner of The Cardologist, […]
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Todd Fliss joins Alliance Community Bank
Alliance Community Bank has hired Todd Fliss as the bank’s vice president of business development. Fliss will be responsible for growing the mortgage lending business of Alliance Community Bank in markets adjacent to Menard County, while also helping customers with lending needs. In addition, he will take a lead role in community and industry involvement […]
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Tacology 101 closes Munchies to focus on main restaurant
Tacology 101 is going back to its roots. After two attempts to expand into bar food, first at Buzz Bomb Brewing and more recently next to Floyd’s Thirst Parlor, owner James Hamilton says that Munchies by Tacology 101 is closing permanently so that he can focus on the main restaurant, located at 219 S. Fifth […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between March 25 and March 31, 2019.
Building permit roundup – April 3 BY STACIE LEWIS Muchow Enterprises, LLC obtained a commercial permit for 2835 E. Clear Lake Ave. The contractor is Custom Structures, Inc. and the project is valued at $350,000. Capital City Trust in care of Mid-America Asset Management, Inc. obtained a commercial accessory structure permit for 2945 S. Dirksen […]
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Mollie Ringer named manager for Old Capitol Farmers Market
Downtown Springfield, Inc. (DSI) has named Mollie Ringer as market manager for the 20th season of the Old Capitol Farmers Market. A lifelong resident of Springfield, Ringer’s nonprofit resume includes the Appalachia Service Project, Illinois Grape Growers and Vintner’s Association, and most recently, Hope. She has also been active as a volunteer for DSI events. […]
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10th annual Women’s Power Lunch Against Cancer
BY KAREN ACKERMAN WITTER The Women’s Power Lunch Against Cancer, sponsored by the Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine, inspires and celebrates while raising funds for cancer research. Nearly 500 people are expected to attend the 10th annual event on Friday, April 12 at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel in downtown Springfield. Courtney Clark, a […]
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Spinner Plastics closed
Spinner Plastics, a longtime local business known for making signs, badges, awards and specialty advertising products, closed its doors on March 29. Chris Spinner has owned the business since 1983, but says it’s been a struggle in recent years. “This building is eating me alive. For a long time it was a great building, the […]
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Roger White joins Cordell & Cordell
Cordell & Cordell, a law firm that focuses on representing men in family law cases, has hired Roger White as a litigation attorney. White will be working out of the Springfield office located at 2815 Old Jacksonville Road, Suite 100. White earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law. Prior to […]
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Senior vice president and chief financial officer for Memorial Health System to retire
Bob Kay will retire this month after serving as the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Memorial Health System for 18 years. In his role at the health system, he was responsible for external reporting, tax, risk management, revenue cycle management, general accounting, financial planning, treasury and financial information management activities. Kay has […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between March 18 and March 24, 2019.
Building permit roundup – March 27 BY STACIE LEWIS AT&T Mobility obtained a commercial building permit for 317 Chatham Rd. The contractor is Fulton Technologies, Inc. of Roselle and the project is valued at $20,000. MBR Management Corp. obtained a commercial remodel permit for 560 W. Jefferson St. Joyner Construction Services, Inc. is the contractor […]
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President of Prairie Cardiovascular promoted to top physician spot at HSHS
Dr. Marc E. Shelton is slated to become the vice president and chief physician executive of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS). HSHS has 15 hospitals and three physician practices with 230 clinics in Illinois and Wisconsin. Shelton joined Prairie Cardiovascular 25 years ago as an interventional cardiologist. He has been part of the HSHS family […]