The former Subway restaurant at 3422 Freedom Dr. is in the process of being converted to a Papa John’s Pizza location. Alyssa Furling, owner of the strip center in Parkway Pointe, told SBJ, “We have a Papa John’s franchise owned by Bajco, LLC going in the spot that was our Subway location, which closed in [...]
Ocean Crab House, a Cajun seafood restaurant, has opened in the former Show Me’s restaurant at 3101 S. MacArthur Blvd. According to Sangamon County tax records, the property was sold on Dec. 2 for $700,000 to Ocean Crab House, Inc. That LLC is registered with the Illinois Secretary of State and lists Jinming Wu as [...]
CAT Springfield, LLC obtained a commercial building permit for 3190 S. Dirksen Parkway. The contractor is Midwest Facilities and Construction, Inc. and the project is valued at $250,000. Nelson-Hermes Enterprises, LLC obtained a commercial building permit for 2701 S. West White Oaks Drive. Illinois Valley Construction is the contractor and the project is valued at [...]
Ashley Furniture Outlet will open on April 1 in the former Barney’s Furniture location, 1987 W. Wabash Ave. Supply chain issues related to the pandemic have delayed the opening, which was originally planned for fall 2020. “Most of the showroom will be devoted to home furnishings, including a large selection of ready-to-assemble pieces,” said owner [...]
Springfield Property I, LLC in care of Executive Director obtained a commercial accessory structure permit for a patio shelter at 2034 E. Clear Lake Ave. R & M Building Solutions is the contractor and the project is valued at $45,000. Quasivi and Patricia Sessi obtained a commercial remodel permit for 621 S. Ninth St. The [...]
Rumberger’s Lounge is coming to downtown Springfield, and the owners are no strangers to the area. In May 2018, Sandra Cabbell and Jeff Moore opened Anchors Away, a seafood restaurant located in the historic Hickox building that previously housed Norb Andy’s Tabarin. The following year, a lease was signed for 217 S. Fifth St., a [...]
Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU) has completed its purchase of four Illinois branches from Simmons Bank, effective March 15. The branch offices are located in Columbia, Edwardsville, Godfrey and O’Fallon, Illinois. CEFCU’s total assets as of the end of January 2021 were more than $7 billion. The purchase increases CEFCU’s assets by just over [...]
Mary Murphy has moved her LPL Financial planning practice to LifeMap Wealth Management’s Springfield office at 1124 Rickard Road. She has utilized LPL Financial’s broker-dealer and corporate registered investment advisor service for 18 years and will now also be affiliated with LifeMap Wealth Management as an independent financial planning practitioner and wealth advisor. Murphy has [...]
The Sportsman’s Lounge has temporarily closed, but the new owners say it will reopen by the end of April with the same bar food menu and pork tenderloins for which the restaurant is known. Four local investors, Greg Sronce, Matthew Davlin, Zach Washko and Dan Moja purchased the business at 229 W. Mason from Ralph [...]
Audrey Kondelis has turned her passion for parties into a new business, Pole Barn Chic Events. Kondelis said she threw a birthday party for herself last year that inspired her to start professionally planning events for others. “Last year, I had a great big Mardi Gras party at my house. I brought up a Grammy-nominated [...]