From Norb Andy’s Tabarin to Anchors Away
A well-known Springfield restaurant is preparing to reopen, although with a new name and a new operator. The building that has housed various incarnations of Norb Andy’s Tabarin since 1937 will now be home to a seafood restaurant called Anchors Away. The operator, Jeff Moore, had a restaurant by the same name in Peoria before…
Kromphardt joins Peoples Bank & Trust
David Kromphardt recently joined Peoples Bank & Trust as Community Bank President of the Springfield location. In his role with the bank, Kromphardt will assume responsibilities in business banking in the Chatham and Springfield area with particular emphasis on attracting branch customers for business lending and deposits solutions Mostly recently, Kromphardt was employed as vice…
FWAI Architects hires three additional employees
FWAI Architects Inc. has recently hired three additional employees. The firm, located at 1 Northwest Plaza in downtown Springfield, has been responsible for a wide variety of both local and statewide projects over the past 40 years. Josh Siterlet, AIA, an NCARB Certified Architect, comes to FWAI Architects Inc. with 14 years of experience in…
Urban Sassafras to open second location for Kiddos
This Saturday, downtown boutique Urban Sassafras is opening a second location at 407 E. Adams Street with merchandise geared towards children. The Kiddos shop, next to Café Moxo and across from Kidzeum, will be open on Saturdays with a possibility for open hours on Sundays once the Kidzeum opens in late July. Shop owner Cassandra…
Here Today
Here Today, a discount store with an ever-changing inventory of items at closeout prices, is getting ready to open a Springfield location at 1774 West Wabash. Evans Construction is the general contractor for the $1,195,000 project currently under construction in the Chatham Square Shopping Center. An 8800 square foot addition is being built on to…
Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between May 7, 2018 and May 13, 2018.
Building permit roundup – May 16 BY STACIE LEWIS Trust 413-015 in care of United Community Bank TR D obtained a commercial demolition permit for an interior, non-structural demotion at 1400 S. 8th Street. Zach and Garrett Pierson are the contractors and the project is valued at $5,000. All-C Construction, Inc. obtained a commercial demolition…
New Businesses – April 16 – May 15, 2018
D III Enterprise, 7 Amherst Drive. 572-6773. Derrek Robinson, Jr. EFS Property Maintenance, 2552 Wilshire. 720-5486. Erik Frank-Schaub. Kunz’s Flooring, 2236 Richards Lane. 685-3917. Cory R. Kunz. Anything Goes Hauling, 5858 N. Lake Road. 529-1601. Claude K. Jacobs. BMR Custom Flooring, 2907 Fox Bridge. 691-4104. Benjamin Reese. M P F Inflatable Rentals, 1952 E. Capitol.…
New Businesses – March 2018
A Better Choice Healthy Vending, LLC, 75 Interlacken Road. 725-3109. Kevin Leamon. Big Fella Sales, 3208 Victoria Dr. 816-6026. Albert J. Lust. Cloyd Homes, 3144 S. 2nd St. 553-5957. Bret Cloyd. Hughes, Cameron & Company, 386 S. Koke Mill Rd. 787-8822. Cameron Smith & Company, PC JayRae Yarncrafting, 1731 West Homewood Ave. 652-9605. Jaymie Rae…
New Businesses – February 2018
Miss Whynot’s Closet, 4461 Curran Rd., New Berlin. 486-3839. Jane T. Krone. D88, 1225 W. Jefferson, Auburn. 520-989-1912. Dustin L. Molohon. Hammer Down Construction, 1928 E. Watch. 801-6878. Jeffery Allen. Once in a Blue Moon International Gift Gallery, 1535 Wabash. 793-8508. Janet Barkmeier. Phrygian Frog, 1100 Jefferson, Pawnee. 433-2094. Jason Waddell. BP Automotive, dba Car…
The Pasta House Co.
Springfield has been without The Pasta House Co. since 2012 when local franchisee Joe Rupnik closed the location at 2800 Southwest Plaza. The building was sold to Quattro Development, which turned it into a four unit retail center. However, Rupnik retained the franchise rights and expressed intentions all along of opening in a new location.…
New Businesses – January 2018
A Better Choice Healthy Vending, LLC, 75 Interlacken Road. 725-3109. Kevin Leamon. Henry and Jane Handmade, 8024 Hunt Road. 836-8821. Nicole Flemming. Needham Chiropractic, 205 North Grand Ave., W. 525-2035. Cody Needham. Next Level Mastery Center, 917 Clocktower, Suite 250. 553-1438. Veris Van, Ashley Blue. TCG Elite Auto Detail & Sales, 2811 E. Cook. …
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel announces new partners
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP has announced the admission of three new partners to the Springfield office effective May 1: Josh Clark, Kirsten Kienzler and Bethany Jaeger. Clark joined the Springfield office of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP in 2004 and has approximately 14 years of accounting experience. Josh earned his Bachelor of Science and…
Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Apr. 30 and May 6, 2018.
Building permit roundup – May 9 BY STACIE LEWIS Illinois State Police Heritage obtained a commercial building permit for the Illinois State Police Memorial Park site at 615 E. Lawrence. R. D. Lawrence is the contractor and the project is valued at $2,580,000. The Springfield Police Department obtained a new commercial building permit for a…
Groundbreaking ceremony for senior living facilities
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 8 at 3401 Hedley Road in Springfield for the new Villas of Holly Brook, Premiere Assisted Living Community, and Reflections Memory Care Residence. Unique Homes, a design-build firm that specializes in health care construction, is the general contractor for the 74 unit facility. It is expected to…
Startup city
Innovation awards spotlight entrepreneur spirit By Zachary Roth There were some award categories at the inaugural Illinois Capital Innovation Awards that weren’t too surprising for those who appreciate this fair city. Government solutions, health care applications and medical device innovations can be expected in a town with a thriving medical industry and a bustling political…
Recycled Cottage to close
Recycled Cottage, a retail shop offering refurbished furniture and supplies for do-it-yourself customers, recently announced they will be closing on May 12. The business began in 2014 and has been located at 1208 S. Sixth Street in Springfield since 2015. Owner Nikki Baker said there are no plans to open another store anywhere else, although…
Systemax’s continuing social media seminar series
Local marketing firm Systemax is offering a workshop on “Facebook Ads Manager,” the third of a series of six social media seminars designed to address questions that business owners may have about how to best promote their products and services. This session will help people using Facebook for their business understand the steps to building…
Now accepting nominations for the 2018 Forty Under 40 class
Springfield Business Journal is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Forty Under 40 class. Each year, the Business Journal partners with Security Bank, the University of Illinois Springfield and the Greater Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce to recognize the outstanding achievements of 40 local business people under the age of 40 who have contributed to…
New engineering firm moves into town
MECO Engineering, a firm based out of Hannibal, Missouri, is opening an office in Springfield. Established in 1985, MECO provides civil, mechanical/electrical, and structural engineering and land surveying services to the public and private sectors. They also have a location in Pittsfield, Illinois in addition to offices in Jefferson City, St. Charles, Branson and Boonville,…
Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Apr. 23, 2018 and Apr. 29, 2018.
Building permit roundup – May 2 BY STACIE LEWIS Silverleaf Children’s Academy obtained a commercial demo permit for interior non-structural demolition work at 3220 Pleasant Run. The contractor is Joyner Construction Services are the project is valued at $20,000. Kirk Jeffers obtained a commercial fence permit for 1800 E. Adams St. Goodman Fence, Inc. is…
The business of beer
They won’t catch up with the coasts. But microbreweries catch on here. By David Blanchette Just eight years ago there were none in Springfield. Now there are five operating microbreweries in the capital city area with a sixth soon to open, and don’t be surprised if you see more in the coming years. Craft beers…
Women of Influence
Aruna Mathur BY ROBERTA CODEMO Giving back to others is a common theme that is woven throughout Aruna Mathur’s conversation. When she was a small child in India, her mother taught her to give to others. She said that the difference between animals and humans was that animals cared only for themselves while humans cared…
Historic law firm chooses to stay in historic building
By Rachel Johnson The current trend in Springfield is for businesses to relocate to the west side, but bucking that trend is the Brown, Hay and Stephens law firm. The oldest law firm in the state of Illinois, BHS has been at the corner of Fifth and Adams streets since 1858. An original tenant of…
Walmart’s Open Call
Are you an entrepreneur hoping for a big break that will allow you to sell your products at local Walmart stores, or perhaps even nationwide? Walmart’s Open Call is scheduled for June 13 in Bentonville, Arkansas, but the deadline to secure a seat at the table with one of the company’s buyers is this Friday,…
A new home on Wabash for local dental practices
The building that has been taking shape at 3820 W. Wabash in Springfield, next to Dick van Dyke Appliance World, will soon be the new home for several different local dental practices. “We are consolidating three offices in the Springfield area and merging them into one,” explained Leah Zimmerman, the practice manager of operations for…
Chamber offers cybersecurity seminar
Chris Hembrough, president and CEO of the Greater Area Springfield Chamber of Commerce, said in a recent email to members, “Nearly every month, I hear from a business or organizational leader recently hit by a ransomware attack or some kind of cybersecurity violation that compromised data, caused significant IT issues, and/or cost them thousands of…
Devin Cartwright joins Resource One
Devin Cartwright has joined Resource One as a sales coordinator. He said, “Working at Resource One Office is not your typical nine-to-five. Everyone here takes pride in their craft. We pay close attention to detail and listen carefully to our clients’ needs, and we produce fantastic results for projects big and small.” Cartwright studied interior…
Lynn Whalen Named NCMPR Vice President/President-Elect
Lynn Whalen of Springfield was recently installed as vice president/president-elect of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Board of Directors at the association’s annual conference in Las Vegas held in March. Whalen will take over as president of NCMPR in 2019. Whalen is the executive director of public relations and marketing at Lincoln Land Community…
Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Apr. 16, 2018 and Apr. 22, 2018.
Building permit roundup – Apr. 25 AT&T Mobility (a lessee) obtained a commercial building permit to upgrade the existing telecommunications facility at 317 Chatham Rd. Fulton Technologies, Inc. is the contractor and the project is valued at $15,000. RAM Innovations, LLC obtained a commercial sign permit for non-illuminated sign at 3100 Constitution Dr. I.D. Signs…
Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon International Gift Gallery has opened at 1535 W. Wabash in Springfield. The retail location occupies 2700 square feet in the other half of the Benchmark Auto building, just west of Little Saigon restaurant. While the store has only been open for a week, owner Janet Barkmeier says she has come…
