New Business Listings March 2014
Business Name: Kara’s In Town Grooming & Training Addr: 251 Industrial Dr. City/St/Zip: Chatham IL 62629 Phone: 483-5626 Business Owner(s) Kara Owens Business Name: Suds n Pups Addr: 601 S. Macarthur Blvd. City/St/Zip: Springfield IL 62704 Phone: 217/546-3686 Business Owner(s) Paula Sue Weatherford Business Name: Sala Addr: 6 Florence City/St/Zip: Rochester IL 62563 Phone: 725-8258…
Why Illinois is a great state
By Douglas L. Whitley For years Illinois citizens, especially business owners and managers, have suffered embarrassment over political corruption, higher taxes and fees, chagrin over failed government fiscal policies, frustration with anti-business rhetoric and public employee discontent. Employers have suffered anti-business initiatives by our own elected officials, while governors from other states routinely launch business-poaching…
Do I really need a Realtor?
By Michelle Higginbotham, associate publisher Having worked as a commercial Realtor for eight years until coming back to the Business Journal last month, I can attest to the fact that there are more resources available to property owners than ever. At one time a For Sale By Owner listing meant sticking a sign in front…
The state of downtown
By Mayor J. Michael Houston Mayor Houston delivered this speech Jan. 22 at the annual Downtown Springfield, Inc., banquet and the Springfield Hilton. It is edited and abridged for the Springfield Business Journal. While the city can boast of many different areas and neighborhoods, there are few as important as our downtown. Today it remains,…
Labor union manager Brad Schaive is not your average weekend warrior
By Roberta Codemo “We all have some perception of ourselves,” said Brad Schaive, business manager for Laborers Local 477. “This sport will test you and show you if you are who you think you are. It will test your inner constitution. You have to be prepared mentally and physically.” He was tested. “I received punishment…
