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 [...]
The new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has opened at HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital. The new unit is more than double the original size at 28,000-square feet. Innovative features of the new family-centered unit include: Single family rooms where parents can stay overnight. Expanded rooms that allow NICU twins and their families to stay [...]
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 [...]
Damond W. Boatwright has been hired as president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System. He will start in this role in June 2021, succeeding the current president and CEO of HSHS, Mary Starmann-Harrison, who retires in July after serving in this role for the past decade. Boatwright will be relocating to the Springfield area [...]
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 [...]
The City of Springfield obtained a commercial roofing permit for a rood replacement on Springfield Fire Station #2 at 2810 E. Adlai Stevenson Road. The contractor is Evans Construction Co. and the project is valued at $108,500. The Young Men’s Christian Association obtained a commercial demolition permit for 701 S. Fourth St. O’Shea Builders is [...]