After working in the restaurant industry for years, Felipe Gomez has now opened a restaurant of his own. Laguna Brava Mexican Restaurant opened Sunday, Nov. 21, in the former Los Agaves space at 2466 Wabash Ave. It's located in the Sherwood Plaza shopping center at the corner of Wabash Avenue and Veterans Parkway, next to [...]
Lincoln Plaza Galleria, an art gallery, gift shop and café, has opened in the former Robbie’s Restaurant space at 4 Old State Capitol Plaza. The main part of the gallery rents space to local artists, while the gift shop features art purchased wholesale from around the U.S., due to the higher volume of sales. An [...]
Springfield coffee shop Grab-A-Java plans to begin construction on a third location in the spring and intends to make the new store a prototype for expansion into other markets. The new location will be at the southeast corner of Chatham Road and Monroe Street, kitty-corner from a Starbucks, but owner Bill Legge says he actually [...]
Sarah Enlow has joined Hanson Professional Service’s Springfield headquarters as an IT helpdesk/computer technician. She will diagnose and assist employees with technical issues and support the information technology (IT) department with ongoing projects. “I like to be challenged by things I have never seen before — there’s never a shortage of that in the world [...]
Proud Richard’s, a new contemporary American cuisine restaurant, will open this month in the space formerly occupied by Lonzerotti’s Italia Restaurant, a Jacksonville staple since 1987. The original owners, Mike and Betty Goldasich, transformed the historic Chicago and Alton Railroad station building at 600 E. State St. into an Italian restaurant more than three decades [...]
William Edward Mayes Trust obtained a commercial accessory structure permit for a cell tower at 317 Chatham Road. Concordia Wireless is the contractor and the project is valued at $20,000. Joyner Real Estate, LLC obtained a commercial remodel permit for 2308 Wabash Ave. Jacobs Group General contractors is the contractor and the project is valued [...]
Burgess & Son, a plumbing and HVAC company based out of Girard, has merged with MB Heating & Cooling in Springfield. “We’ve known Shawn (Burgess) for a long time, and we know he runs an incredible company,” said Doug Gholson, general manager of MB Heating & Cooling, 1555 W. Jefferson St. “He was getting to [...]
A modern day wild, wild west By Holly A. Whisler In order to understand today’s markets, it is necessary to take a step back and look at the big picture, the trends and stages, explained Michael Lansden, first vice president of investments and branch manager for the Stifel office in Jacksonville. He said the [...]
Hy-Vee, Inc. obtained a commercial remodel permit for interior work at 1025 W. Outer Park Drive. Fulcrum Construction is the contractor and the project is valued at $190,000. Springfield Clinic, LLP obtained a commercial building permit core and shell construction at 1025 S. Sixth Street. The contractor is O’Shea Builders and the project is valued [...]
Jarred McCormick has joined Knob Hill Landscape Company as the director of business development. Owner Landon Kirby noted, “Jarred is a positive, forward-thinking, process-oriented addition to the Knob Hill team and brings a wealth of expertise as a former general construction/renovation professional, specializing in deck design, landscaping and gardening.” McCormick also has extensive experience in [...]
