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Chiro One, a company that provides chiropractic care at more than 50 offices in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, is opening its first Springfield location. Based in Oak Park, Illinois, Chiro One operates multiple “wellness centers” in the Chicago area and also has locations in Peoria and Bloomington. Founded in 2007 by chiropractor Stuart Bernsen, the […]

Downtown Springfield, Inc. is going back to the 1920s for its annual awards dinner on Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Wyndham Springfield City Centre. A networking time will take place from 5-6:30 p.m., followed by the dinner and program, including the 2019 Downtown Awards for Excellence and the Mayor’s annual state of the downtown address. […]

BY Stacie Peecher Lewis Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Dec. 16 and Jan. 5. K. C. Chatham, LLC Nolan R. E. Services, Inc. obtained a commercial remodel permit for work at Chatham Hills club house at 9 Candlelight Drive. The contractor is Jackson Construction and the project is […]

Ashley Jenkins, deputy chief legal counsel to the Illinois Senate President, is joining the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) as its director of government relations, effective Dec. 31.  Jenkins will focus on IHA’s advocacy to state legislators, legislative staff, state agencies and other stakeholders to advance the Association’s policy and legislative agenda. “Ashley has extensive […]

McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips (MVP) has opened a law office in Springfield at 3201 W. White Oaks Dr., Suite 200. The Springfield office is the eighth location across the Midwest for MVP, including an office in Des Moines, Iowa, that opened in August. Andrew “A.J.” Sheehan, an associate attorney who focuses his practice on […]

HSHS St. John’s Hospital has announced plans for a $17.2 million project to renovate and expand the intensive care unit. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the project, which will updated the existing rooms as well as add eight new ICU beds. The project also includes adding 32 beds in existing space […]

The building at 206 S. Sixth St. in Springfield that formerly housed the Andiamo coffee shop will soon be home to Terra Ferment, the newest addition to the downtown beer scene. Owner William Tubbs retired in July after 28 years with the state of Illinois, most recently as the editor of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential […]

After just two years in the Springfield market, Keller Williams Capital has moved to a larger office space. As of Nov. 15, the real estate firm moved from 3435 Liberty Dr. to a nearby office at 3171 Robbins Rd. “We’ve grown, so we needed more space for our agents and a bigger training room,” said […]

After a five-year hiatus, Design Ideas is bringing back its holiday store to Springfield. All the merchandise is sold at a loss and Design Ideas covers the overhead to operate the store so that all proceeds can be donated to local charities. The four nonprofit organizations splitting this year’s sales are The Animal Protective League, […]

Jim Klein has joined HLR as a senior structural engineer and will be working out of the engineering firm’s Springfield office, located at 3085 Stevenson Dr.  Klein has more than  40 years of experience with transportation-related and structural projects in both the public and private sectors. His responsibilities at HLR will include supervision of civil […]

Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Nov. 4 and Nov. 10, 2019. Carol and Cheryl Lee obtained a commercial remodel permit for a gaming room at China King at 120 W. North Grand Ave. The contractor is Steve Zhao and the project is valued at $4,500. Kent Financial, Inc. […]