Airport improvements
by Job Conger Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) reports a calendar year 2014 expenditure of $7 million, mostly from user fees and state and federally underwritten sources, for improvements to airport safety and security. Executive director Mark Hanna recently reviewed those expenditures in detail. While having scant noticeable impact on travelers using SPI, the improvement…
Chamber members give back to community
By Roberta Codemo “Springfield is such a giving community,” is the refrain echoed by local business owners. According to American Express, charitable giving by small businesses rose by 4.9 percent between 2012 and 2013. The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a press conference to shine the spotlight on local businesses that give back.…
Building the temple
By Zach Baliva One of Springfield’s biggest and most visible construction projects in 2015 is already underway. Calvary Temple Christian Center owns about 196 acres of land on the city’s south side and has started construction on what church leaders are calling Phase I of a long-term project to relocate all facilities from the current…
In praise of the smaller pond
By Scott Faingold, associate editor Not long ago, I was at one of those semi-impromptu gatherings that only happen around the holidays – the kind distinguished by the spontaneous appearance of friends, only back in Springfield for a few days to see family, temporarily seeking decompression at a local tavern. Two of those present were…
New Business Listings Feb 2015
MNH Enterprises 1301 E. Cook Street 522-9814 Owner: Myron N. Hunter Hunter Welding Services 34 Robinhood Ct. 341-9289 Owner: Eric M. Hunter Rochester Financial Planning 203 S. Walnut, Rochester 498-8575 Owner: Grant A. Blasdell Learning and Evaluating Valuable Information (Levi) 2908 S. 14th 303-3341 Owner: Shari Pierce DreamTurf 2201 Warwick Drive 381-9375 Owner: Ben R.…
