Katie Bohannon joined Resource One Interior Solutions & Design last week as furniture project manager. Bohannon will manage large projects involving logistics planning, installation and other duties. She most recently worked at her family’s business and previously in facility design at Horace Mann. “Her goal will be to delight our clients with a seamless project,” […]
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Meraki Salon and Spa to open on White Oaks – Building permit roundup
By Patrick Yeagle A new salon and spa is slated to open on West White Oaks Drive in Springfield. Jacqueline Cuffle of Sherman obtained a building permit from the City of Springfield on July 20 to begin remodeling part of the building at 2815 W. White Oaks Drive. Cuffle plans to open Meraki Salon and […]
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Holliday joins Carrollton Bank as VP
By Patrick Yeagle Springfield banker Timothy Holliday joined Carrollton Bank last month as vice president and home lending officer. Holliday previously worked 16 years at Town & Country Bank and started at Carrollton Bank in mid-June. “It presented an opportunity to work with people I’ve known for a long time,” Holliday said of his new […]
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Bird Armour joins Quorum Consulting at new office
Quorum Consulting Group purchased accounting and wealth management firm Bird Armour earlier this year, with the two Springfield-based companies joining offices this month. Don Wienhoff, owner of Quorum, says his company has practiced third-party pension administration for 24 years, but it more recently began offering accounting services. Wienhoff says he knew of Bird Armour, formerly […]
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Barney’s Furniture completes solar installation – Building Permit Roundup
By Patrick Yeagle Barney’s Furniture in Springfield has completed a solar installation after receiving a building permit last week. The store at 1987 Wabash Ave. obtained a permit from the City of Springfield building and zoning division on July 11 to install 25 kilowatts of solar power. Barney’s president Barry Seidman says it made sense […]
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New GM at White Oaks as mall adds new stores
White Oaks Mall in Springfield has a new general manager, and the mall is adding new stores. Clay Emerich takes over this month as general manager at White Oaks, as former general manager Nick Strause moves to another Simon Property Group mall in Indiana. The mall is also adding a handful of stores and relocating […]
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Rezoning, annexation sought for proposed assisted living facility, new homes – Zoning roundup
A proposed facility providing assisted living on Old Jacksonville Road in Springfield would be bordered by new homes, according to a zoning and annexation request filed with the city. The Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission will meet July 19 to consider a handful of zoning requests, including one which would clear the way for the […]
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New retail strip planned for Liberty Drive – Building permit roundup
A new retail strip center is planned for Liberty Drive in Springfield. RAM Innovations, LLC obtained a building permit June 29 to begin building Liberty Plaza, a 9,000-square-foot retail center at 3450 Liberty Dr. RAM Innovations is owned by Ramprasad Talluri, who also owns Sky Zone Springfield trampoline park. Liberty Plaza will be located on […]
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Electric Ave. opens shop with only American-made clothes
By Patrick Yeagle Chris Rowden likes to point out that the American Revolution started with a boycott on imported goods. “They were taking our raw textiles to Europe, making goods and then selling them back to us,” he said. Rowden’s new shop, Electric Ave. Clothier, is in a similar vein as the Great Experiment: selling […]
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Pleasant Park Apartments poised for approval
The Springfield City Council is poised to approve a large scale development known as Pleasant Park Apartments. The apartments would be located at 4700 Ash Grove Drive and would include 17 apartment buildings with 12 units each. Springfield developer Corky Joyner is spearheading the project. Joyner is also responsible for a handful of retail strip […]
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Marine veteran opens self-defense course
By Debby Hernandez After retiring from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2010, Thomas Altevogt decided to instruct Commando Krav Maga, an Israeli combat system. Now, he teaches the martial art in Springfield. Altevogt said he learned about CKM in the Marines, where he did combined training with the Israeli military. In combined training, each military […]