Monica Reed has gone from being an artist selling her creations at Wild Rose to being the new owner of the downtown shop, located at 115 N. Sixth St. in Springfield. “I absolutely love the store,” said Reed, who explained that she had been helping with social media and other promotions for the store when [...]
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business After Hours on Thursday, Jan. 23 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the State House Inn, 101 E. Adams St. Each month, Business After Hours provides a casual atmosphere conducive to connecting with other professionals at a member host business. Refreshments will be provided by 5Flavors [...]
By Stacie Lewis Read which building permits were approved by the City of Springfield between Jan. 6 and Jan. 12. Hidden Acres Apartment Homes, LLC obtained a commercial remodel permit for 2305 S. Cherry Hills Dr. The contractor is Repair Masters and the project is valued at $48,500. William Tinsley IV and Debra Fry obtained [...]
Springfield Business Journal has hired Will Norris as creative director and digital media coordinator, effective Jan. 14. Norris had a long career at the State Journal-Register, most recently as creative director of Springfield’s Own Magazine until it ceased publication last year. He also teaches drawing classes for Springfield Art Association. In addition, Rachel Otwell of [...]
Tony Smarjesse is now working at ReMax Professionals in Springfield as a full-time Realtor. Smarjesse has been a Realtor since 1992 and has worked for several local real estate agencies, most recently Century 21. He retired from the State of Illinois as a public service administrator for the Department of Innovation and Technology on Dec. [...]
Mark Butler, who spent nearly 18 years with HIP Advertising before the agency closed at the end of 2019, is now the marketing and creative director for Paszkiewicz Court Reporting & Records Retrieval, one of HIP’s previous clients. Ironically, Butler said he had never met Sarah Paszkiewicz during her time as a client of HIP. [...]
ClearWay Wealth Management of Springfield and Reiss Financial Group of Decatur have merged, effective Jan. 1. The combined entity will operate under the new name of LifeMap Wealth Management and the current offices, located at 1124 Rickard Road in Springfield and 147 N. Water St. in Decatur, will remain the same. Jake Gronewold and Jerry [...]
Three Twigs Bakery reopened Jan. 7 after a week-long holiday break which also allowed time for remodeling the interior of the store. It’s been a whirlwind year for Emily Lewis, who relocated to the former Free Press Coffee space at 1370 Toronto Road last January after previously occupying part of Custom Cup Coffee’s space downtown. [...]
Tiffany Mathis has been chosen as the new CEO and executive director for The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois, leveraging more than two decades of experience serving area youth and their families. Mathis has worked at the Club since 2015, most recently as director of fund development and community engagement. She previously served [...]
Chuck Davis is the new managing partner of Brown, Hay & Stephens LLP, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Jeff Wilday, who served in the role for more than 18 years. In a note posted to the law firm’s Facebook page on Dec. 31, Wilday stated, “This is not retirement for me, however. I will continue [...]