After three decades downtown, Merrill Lynch is moving its Springfield office west.The financial services firm is relocating from 611 E. Monroe St., where it has beenlocated since 1996, to 3161 W. White Oaks Drive. The approximately 20 employeeswho work in the office will officially make the move this week. Diane Wagner, regional spokesperson for Bank […]
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Building permits – March 23 to March 29
Lo Stine Investments LLC received a commercial remodel permit for 300 S. MacArthur Blvd. Contractor is Phillip Anderson and the project is valued at $2,000. Mike George received a commercial remodel permit for 101 N. MacArthur Blvd. Contractor is Lucus Brown and the project is valued at $8,000. Mike George received a commercial remodel permit […]
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West side strip mall in the works
A new strip mall is under development on West White Oaks Drive, just west of Kohl’sand White Oaks Plaza. The development at 2901 West White Oaks Drive will feature six units of about 1,800square feet each. Prep work currently is underway, and ground could be broken at thesite “at any time,” according to Jerry George […]
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Kay Jewelers relocating store
Kay Jewelers will be closing its store in White Oaks Mall to move to a new location just across Veterans Parkway in White Oaks Plaza. The new Kay Jewelers will open April 29 in the space at 2851 S. Veterans Parkway formerly occupied by Sally Beauty Supply. The mall location will close at the end […]
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DSI names executive director, presents annual awards
The Downtown Springfield, Inc. (DSI) board of directors has appointed Jay Shanle as the nonprofit’s new executive director. “I’m incredibly grateful for the trust the DSI board and our community have placed in me, and I’m honored to step into the role of executive director,” said Shanle. “Downtown Springfield has shaped so much of my […]
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Soy Oaxaca Mexican Restaurant
Soy Oaxaca, which translates from Spanish to, “I am Oaxaca,” is also the name of downtown Springfield’s latest restaurant. Soy Oaxaca itself is both a state and a capital city in southern Mexico. Some call it the culinary capital of Mexico (especially with respect to mole) but all agree that its United Nations Educational, Scientific […]
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The introvert’s revenge
A few weeks ago, I took a DISC assessment. This is something I’ve done many times over the years, but this time, the result surprised me. For the first time, my leading trait was extroversion. It wasn’t wrong, exactly. I can be outgoing. I speak publicly, lead workshops and enjoy connecting with people. But being […]
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Building permits – March 16 to March 22
Rhodes Development Co. LLC (Plaza Tire Service) received a commercial permit (new construction) for 4200 Conestoga Drive. Contractor is Boulder Construction and the project is valued at $2.3 million. CMT Real Estate Co. received a commercial remodel permit for 111 S. Durkin Drive. Contractor is Creasy Construction and the project is valued at $155,000. STMKK […]
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Taylorville Memorial Hospital names new president
Aaron Puchbauer has been named president and CEO of Taylorville Memorial Hospital, effective March 30. He replaces Kim Bourne, who retired in December. Puchbauer has extensive leadership experience at rural critical access hospitals, including as president and CEO of HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese. He is a […]
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Nonprofit basics
We’ve written before about issues potential board members should consider before joining the board of a nonprofit, but we’ve never really looked at some of the broader legal issues that are unique to nonprofits. As the nonprofit sector continues to play an ever-increasing role in communities across Illinois (think of recent developments with our own […]
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Making tomorrow better than today
Three Springfield banks created the Sangamon County Foundation in 1924 to provide financial resources to local charitable causes. As those causes grew, the board of directors saw the need to evolve to better serve area residents. The board voted to reorganize as the Sangamon County Community Foundation in December 2002. At the time, John Stremsterfer […]
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Q&A With Jerry Kruse
Dr. Jerry Kruse joined the SIU School of Medicine faculty in 1984 and has served the organization in many leadership roles, including the past 10 years as dean and provost of Springfield-based Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and president and CEO of SIU Medicine, the medical school’s multispecialty group practice of doctors. Kruse has […]