Trustwell Living has begun an extensive remodel and renovation project at its 67-unit senior living community in Springfield. Trustwell Living acquired the property located at 2451 W. White Oaks Dr., which formerly operated as Bickford of Springfield, in May 2022. Trustwell Living is a senior living operating company based in New York City that was [...]
Walgreens is closing its location at 1310 S. Fifth St. in Springfield as of March 29, according to a sign posted on the door. CVS closed its nearby store at 611 South Grand Ave. in February 2017. Closures for both drugstore chains increased in 2022. Walgreens had more than 8,800 stores as of October 2022, [...]
Springfield coffee shop Grab-A-Java has officially opened its third location at 300 Chatham Road. “We opened on Saturday and didn’t even tell anybody, because we wanted to work out any kinks,” said owner Bill Legge. “This was a new design, new layout, my first time building a new store. But we were very pleased; it [...]
Buffalo Harbor LLC received a commercial remodel permit for 2931 Montvale Drive. Contractor is Joyner Construction Services Inc. and the project is valued at $200,000. Ronda Brinkman received a commercial remodel permit for 5531 International Parkway. Contractor is Region Construction Group and the project is valued at $387,000.
Tuesday Morning, a discount home goods store, is closing more than half of all its stores nationwide, including the Springfield location. On Feb. 14, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in three years. In 2020, Tuesday Morning filed for bankruptcy and reduced its stores from around 700 to just under [...]
BB Properties LLC received a commercial remodel permit for 130 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Contractor is Jones & Sullivan Enterprises Inc. and the project is valued at $1 million. Wal-Mart Re Business % Trust % MS 0555 received a commercial remodel permit for 1100 LeJune Drive. Contractor is Poettker Construction Company and the [...]
Anchors Away, a Cajun seafood restaurant located in an iconic building in downtown Springfield, has closed. Sandra Cabbell and Jeff Moore opened Anchors Away in May 2018 in the historic Hickox building at 518 E. Capitol Ave. that previously housed various incarnations of Norb Andy’s Tabarin, dating back to 1937. Moore previously operated an Anchors [...]
Club Car Wash has a third Springfield location in the works, this time at the site of the former Applebee’s Bar & Grill on Veterans Parkway. “I can confirm they have it under contract to purchase but it has not closed yet,” said Blake Pryor, a broker with Coldwell Banker Commercial Devonshire Realty, who represents [...]
Sangamon County new business registrations, Jan. 16, 2023 – February 15, 2023 Height Media, 3113 Saint Helens Court. 622-1374. Joshua Catalano. Phenomenal Hat Care, 2304 E Griffiths Ave. 691-6045. Lynnette Simmons. Clark's Generator Maintenance and Repair, 203 Brookside Glen Dr., Sherman. 836-9075. Mitchel L Clark Fryer Doctor, 106 S. Livingston. 341-1964. Charles Williams Jr. [...]
Tracy Magro says people miss her cooking. “I get calls every week,” said Magro, manager of Magro’s Meat & Produce, 3150 Stanton Ave. She said this interest has led her to launch her own catering company, Magro’s Made with Love Catering. “I’ve done some catering over the years for friends, political events and union halls,” [...]