Tacology 101 is going back to its roots. After two attempts to expand into bar food, first at Buzz Bomb Brewing and more recently next to Floyd’s Thirst Parlor, owner James Hamilton says that Munchies by Tacology 101 is closing permanently so that he can focus on the main restaurant, located at 219 S. Fifth […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between March 25 and March 31, 2019.
Building permit roundup – April 3 BY STACIE LEWIS Muchow Enterprises, LLC obtained a commercial permit for 2835 E. Clear Lake Ave. The contractor is Custom Structures, Inc. and the project is valued at $350,000. Capital City Trust in care of Mid-America Asset Management, Inc. obtained a commercial accessory structure permit for 2945 S. Dirksen […]
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Spinner Plastics closed
Spinner Plastics, a longtime local business known for making signs, badges, awards and specialty advertising products, closed its doors on March 29. Chris Spinner has owned the business since 1983, but says it’s been a struggle in recent years. “This building is eating me alive. For a long time it was a great building, the […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between March 18 and March 24, 2019.
Building permit roundup – March 27 BY STACIE LEWIS AT&T Mobility obtained a commercial building permit for 317 Chatham Rd. The contractor is Fulton Technologies, Inc. of Roselle and the project is valued at $20,000. MBR Management Corp. obtained a commercial remodel permit for 560 W. Jefferson St. Joyner Construction Services, Inc. is the contractor […]
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A restaurant is coming to the Springfield Carriage Co. building
The Springfield Carriage Co. building at 724 E. Edwards will soon house a restaurant once again, although both the property and the business have new owners. The historic home, which sits just south of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, was constructed in 1840. In recent years, the property had fallen into disrepair until Chris […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between March 11 and March 17, 2019.
Building permit roundup – March 20 BY STACIE LEWIS Paul and Lynne Carlson obtained a commercial remodel permit for 605 W. Jefferson. The contractor is R. D. Lawrence Construction Co., Ltd. and the project is valued at $62,500. INB Trust in care of Pacific Management, Inc. obtained a commercial remodel permit for a stair remodel […]
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CoreLife Eatery to open this week
By Stacie Peecher Lewis The much-anticipated opening of CoreLife Eatery at 2580 Wabash Ave. will be realized today. Taking a step away from the usual fast food offerings, the restaurant prides itself on its fresh and made-from-scratch ingredients and dishes. As community relations spokesperson Pauline DiGiorgio points out, the restaurant does not have any freezers […]
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Alec Messina now a partner at HeplerBroom
Alec Messina, immediate past director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, has joined Midwest litigation firm HeplerBroom as a partner in its Springfield office. Messina will focus on HeplerBroom’s government affairs practice group which assists clients on their interactions with local, state and federal government. Messina has 20 years of experience in environmental law, policy […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between March 4 and March 10, 2019.
Building permit roundup – March 13 BY STACIE PEECHER LEWIS Purcell Properties, LP obtained a commercial permit for a renovation project at 3441 E. Lumber Ln. P. J. Hoerr is the contractor and the project is valued at $700,000. National Rental Properties, LP obtained a commercial remodel permit for 2350 W. Chuckwagon Dr. DBS Group, […]
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Springfield Mowers to move into The Rock Shop building
Springfield Mowers & Power Equipment is preparing to move and expand and will leave its current leased space at 1514 W. Jefferson in Springfield later this year. Owner Rob Kalabus says he has purchased The Rock Shop building just down the street at 1808 W. Jefferson, which will nearly triple the space available for both […]
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Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Feb. 25 and March 3, 2019.
Building permit roundup – March 6 BY STACIE LEWIS Mekong Café 2, Inc. obtained a commercial electric remodel permit for work at 1308 S. Second St. The contractor is T.S. Electrical and the project is valued at $58,000. Fifth Street Renaissance obtained a commercial remodel permit for 1520 N. Seventh St. D & O Contractors, […]
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Illinois Real Estate Title Center acquires First Community Title Services
Springfield-based title agency Illinois Real Estate Title Center, located at 2055 W. Iles Ave., has acquired First Community Title Services, a subsidiary of Heartland Bancorp, Inc. The acquisition adds FCT’s Bloomington, Champaign and Pekin locations to The Title Center’s existing offices in Springfield, Effingham, Jacksonville, Paris, Peoria and Quincy, for a total of nine locations. […]