Comings & Goings

Omar’s Latin Fusion Cuisine, located at 6901 Preston Drive in Springfield, has closed. The restaurant in Piper Glen previously operated as Xochimilco until spring 2015 when it became Omar’s. A message posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page on January 22 thanked their friends and customers and stated they were permanently closed. The owner, Omar Hernandez, […]

BY NAN KORDING Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Jan. 29, 2018, and Feb. 4, 2018. St. John’s Hospital has obtained a commercial building permit for 500 N. Ninth St. The permit is for the St. John’s Madison Street parking ramp. The contractor is Springfield-based O’Shea Builders, and the […]

Commercial contracting company Newman-Alton, Inc. closed its doors last fall after owners Patrick Newman and Steve Alton both retired. The non-union general contractors had been in business since 1992 and had 25 full time employees. Their office and warehouse was located at 719 Estill Drive, adjacent to the perimeter of the runway for Abraham Lincoln […]

BY NAN KORDING Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Jan. 22, 2018 and Jan. 28, 2018. BB Properties LLC has obtained a commercial demolition permit for 1800 E. Washington. The permit covers the non-structural interior demolition of walls, ceiling and floor. The contractor is Decatur-based Jones & Sullivan Enterprises, […]

BY NAN KORDING Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Jan. 15, 2018, and Jan. 21, 2018. Crown Castle has obtained a commercial building permit for 2500 Colt Road. The permit covers AT&T upgrades to the wireless telecommunication equipment at the existing wireless telecommunications facility. The contractor is Schaumburg-based SAC […]

BY MICHELLE OWNBEY Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is expanding its office space in Springfield. A representative for the company confirmed today (Jan. 17) that they are finalizing a lease for approximately 30,000 sq. ft. of space at 3200 Robbins Road to accommodate about 200 employees. BCBSIL previously leased space at the […]

BY NAN KORDING Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Jan. 8, 2018, and Jan. 14, 2018. Rock Island Economic Growth Corp has obtained a commercial demolition permit for 501 E. Capitol Ave. The permit covers the non-structural interior demolition of the former First United Methodist Church. The contractor is […]

BY MICHELLE OWNBEY Atlantis Pools, based out of Alton, Illinois, closed their Springfield location in December 2016, citing poor sales in the local market. The freestanding building at 3014 Montvale Dr. has been vacant since, and was listed for sale for nearly a year at $299,000. Kyle Killebrew, a broker with The Real Estate Group, […]

BY NAN KORDING Joseph L. Black has obtained a commercial remodeling permit for 2402 W. Jefferson. The permit is for the addition of a new bath and office. The contractor is Joseph L. Black of Springfield, and the project is valued at $15,000. Monarch Cabinets has obtained a commercial electrical permit for 3145 Hedley Road. […]

BY NAN KORDING The following building and zoning permits were approved by the city of Springfield between Dec. 25, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2017: William Hammond has obtained a commercial remodeling permit for 1311 S. Sixth St. The permit covers a tenant improvement remodel for AT&T. The contractors are Crestwood-based Healy Construction Services, Inc., and […]

BY MICHELLE OWNBEY As of January 1, O’Shea Builders has opened a new project office in Champaign that will house operations for several of O’Shea’s large-scale projects in the Champaign market. Located at 502 W. Clark Street, the office is a block away from Champaign School District Unit 4’s Central High School, one of four […]