A new assisted living facility is planned for Old Jacksonville Road in Springfield. Dover Development, LLC plans to build Cedarhurst of Springfield Assisted Living and Memory Care on Old Jacksonville Road, just west of Koke Mill Road. The $12 million facility is expected to be 65,000 square feet, with 73 units and an estimated 50 [...]
The Illinois Department of Corrections plans to build a new office at its headquarters in Springfield. The cost of the project will be shared between IDOC and property owner Government Property Fund LLC. The Sangamon County Land Development & Subdivision Planning Committee is scheduled on June 8 to examine plans for a new building (PDF) [...]
The Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant at 2808 N. Dirksen Parkway in Springfield is being remodeled, following the remodel of the company's other location at 4420 Wabash Ave. earlier this year. Wingmen V, LLC, which owns Buffalo Wild Wings, obtained a permit in April to remodel the Dirksen location. The remodel is valued at $397,008. The [...]
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is remodeling its three Springfield locations and has already completed some of the work. The company obtained a building permit on May 15 from the City of Springfield to update the store at 2760 N. Dirksen Parkway. Wal-Mart previously obtained a building permit in April for its store at 1100 LeJune Drive [...]
Vibra Hospital of Springfield announced a new CEO this week. Brett Johnson comes to Vibra from Ohio, where he most recently served as CEO of Regency Hospital in Sylvania. Johnson has served more than 20 years in administration of skilled nursing facilities. “It is an honor and a privilege for me to lead a hospital [...]
The Springfield City Council narrowly approved $30,000 in funding this week to help promote a PGA event in Springfield. Mayor Jim Langfelder cast the deciding vote after aldermen deadlocked on the proposal. Lincoln Land Charity Championship requested the money for marketing and promotion of the Web.com Tour event scheduled for June 19-25, 2017, as part [...]
Springfield law firm Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C. announced this month the hiring of attorney John M. Gabala. Formerly serving as a law clerk at the Illinois Appellate Court, Gabala joins the firm to practice civil and criminal appeals. He has previously also handled business and commercial litigation along with copyright and trademark protection. [...]
Developers in Springfield will face fewer hurdles for project approval following a city council vote Tuesday that changed the definition of what constitutes a large scale development. Under city ordinance, the Springfield City Council must approve large scale developments, and Tuesday's vote developments will be considered large scale when taking place on at least 12 [...]
The Springfield City Council approved three requests for TIF funds totaling $305,000 on Tuesday. Approval of the requests paves the way for a restaurant to open in Enos Park and for a spa and a long-awaited children's museum to open downtown. Jerome Taylor, owner of MJ's Fish & Chicken, requested $55,000 in TIF funds from [...]
Lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret is moving to a larger spot within White Oaks Mall this summer and adding a separate storefront dedicated to the brand's PINK line. Victoria's Secret will open in August in its new larger spot with 9,547 square feet of space on the upper level of the wing housing Dick's Sporting Goods. [...]
