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2017 SEPTEMBER 2 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Springfield Business Journal and Illinois Realtors present LEGACY AWARDS 2017 To benefit the Historic Preservation Fund, Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
Photo | Patrick Yeagle Preservation grant awarded to Lindsay home
The growing CFLL Historic Preservation Fund has awarded $33,000 since 2012
By Fletcher Farrar
The Historic Preservation Fund of the there in 1931. tion Fund. dation was awarded $6,000 to restore Community Foundation for the Land of The building is owned by the State of Here are the past grant recipients and the Strawbridge-Shepherd House on the Lincoln has awarded its 2017 grant of Illinois and is open to the public for tours, the projects aided by the fund: University of Illinois Springfield campus. $7,500 to the Vachel Lindsay Association. educational programs and poetry read- 2012 - Downtown Springfield, Inc., The house is listed on the National Regis- The grant, to be presented at the Sept. ings. was awarded $4,000 for a pilot program ter of Historic Places. The grant was used 12 Springfield Business Journal Legacy This is the sixth year the Historic Pres- to develop a way-finding system to better to build a porch on the west side of the Awards program, will be used for exterior ervation Fund has awarded a grant. Cu- link historic sites and properties in the house, with a ramp to allow wheelchair painting of the historic Lindsay home at mulative grant awards from the fund now downtown area of Springfield. access to the building. 603 S. Fifth St., part of a larger proj- total $33,000, which has grown steadily 2013 - The Greater Springfield Cham- 2016 - Enos Park Neighborhood Im- ect that includes restoration of exterior since its humble but hopeful beginning ber of Commerce Foundation received a provement Association received a $7,500 decorations, porches and windows. The in 2008. That year, a group formed in $4,000 grant to develop planning con- grant to restore the façade of the building project will coincide with the 2018 Illinois Springfield to celebrate the 40th anniver- cepts and documents, including artistic at 711 E. Enos, which was built as a gro- Bicentennial. sary of the Old State Capitol renovation. renderings of a pedestrian trail linking cery store at the turn of the 20th centu- The Lindsay home, just south of the The group sold tickets to an event called historic sites and properties from the ry. The building is being rehabbed as a Executive Mansion now undergoing ren- the Old Capitol Community Tribute held on Illinois State Capitol Complex to the Abra- community gathering place, with a rental ovation, was built in the 1840s and was March 25, 2008. After paying the event’s ham Lincoln National Historic Site along apartment on the second floor. u bought in 1853 by Clark Moulton Smith bills, the group had $399.21 left over Jackson Street in Springfield. The project and his wife, Ann Todd, the younger sister and decided to begin a fund at what was is known as the Jackson Street Trail. Fletcher Farrar, editor of the Spring- of Mary Todd Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln then the Sangamon County Community 2014 - The Springfield Art Association field Business Journal, is a member of the was a guest in the home on several Foundation. received $4,000 for the reproduction of advisory board of the Community Founda- occasions. Dr. Vachel Thomas Lindsay and An annual solicitation to Spring- 1850s wallpaper discovered during the tion’s Historic Preservation Fund. To con- his wife, Catharine Frazee, purchased the field-area preservation supporters, plus interior restoration of Edwards Place. The tribute to the fund, contact the Community home in 1878, and Vachel Lindsay was an annual gala, have helped to grow the Lincoln-era historic house museum is Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, 205 born there Nov. 10, 1879. Lindsay, who fund to $92,000, where it stands today. owned and operated by the Springfield Art S. Fifth St., Suite 930, Springfield, 62701. became a celebrated poet, returned with Attendees at the Legacy Awards will be Association. 217-789-4431. www.CFLL.org. his family to live there in 1929. He died invited to donate to the Historic Preserva- 2015 - The Elijah Iles House Foun-
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Photo | Patrick Yeagle
Isringhausen Imports co-owner Geoff Isringhausen (left), with son Geoff Isringhausen Jr. (center) and nephew Luke Isringhausen (right), at the showroom in the historic building at Second and Jefferson Streets.
50 YEARS OR FEWER IN BUSINESS
Isringhausen Imports By Catherine O’Connor
The concept of preserving heritage er of pre-owned BMW, Porshe, Ferrari and quent remodeling and eventual expansion American trail and a well-worn trading through adaptive reuse is not new to Isri- Mercedes imports,” explains Geoff, whose in 2003, adding to their slowly widening route. nghausen Imports’ family business, with its soft-spoken, knowledgeable demeanor per- campus a handful of structures which had In addition, one of Isringhausen’s complex of properties centered on Second sonifies the Isringhausen philosophy. once housed SASCO Autoparts distribution main showrooms situated just across the and Jefferson streets - a place where old The Isringhausen auto business now center, the Springfield Sun Newspaper and a Third Street tracks from the train station, and new blend to form a dynamic synergy. includes retail and wholesale sales of Euro- small radio station. served many decades as an early hub in From their quiet beginning in an pean luxury brands. It involves two gener- Before Isringhausen’s construction Springfield’s turn-of-the-century motor row unassuming 10,000-square-foot ware- ations of the family, along with 90 full-time project was complete, archeologists and industry. In a 1920s photo, the three-story house in the shadows of the former Fiat and 40 part-time employees - many who historical researcher Curtis Mann of Lincoln building, which is still in use, was the home Allis plant at 11th and Stanford streets to have a tenure of more than a decade and Library’s Sangamon Valley Collection of Phil. Stewart and Company, whose sign today’s 300,000-square-foot, multi-building years of community volunteer involvement. jumped at the opportunity to survey the read “Wrecked Cars Completely Rebuilt, complex stretching from First Street to Third According to Isringhausen, the compa- northeast Second Street corner property. Auto Woodwork and Upholstering.” From Street, Isringhausen Imports has built a ny’s big break came when they were select- The site has an important history going back that point, the building would have several legacy on the belief that every person who ed to open the first Saab franchise between generations before Lincoln. other reincarnations, including as a thriving walks through the doors deserves attention, Chicago and St. Louis in 1985. That helped “The area is steeped in a legacy that chicken hatchery in the 1930s and ‘40s. honesty and respect. lend credibility to what was a rather small goes back long before us,” Geoff said as he Paging through scraps of historical Springfield native Geoff Isringhausen business at the time and allowed the Isring- points out a historical marker commemo- news clippings that Isringhausen has saved co-owns the business with Sue Isring- hausen brothers to relocate to Springfield’s rating the spot where the first Sangamon over the years, a State Journal-Register hausen, widow of his late brother, Robert. still lively downtown. A multi-story brick County Courthouse was erected in 1821, at article from 2002 quotes Geoff describing According to Geoff, the business began in building along Third street, which had once the southwest corner of Second and Jeffer- plans to renovate a portion of the SASCO the 1980s in a surprisingly humble way. been the home of the Vredenburgh Lumber son streets. property into an additional showroom to After earning a mechanical engineering company, a Springfield fixture since the According to Mann, this corner was house his fledgling new car business. His degree in the early 1980s from University of Lincoln era, became their new home. at the epicenter of early 19th century words were as true then as they are today, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Geoff worked During the decades that followed, the commerce and growth in Springfield. At and they sum up the attitude that earned for a refined petroleum pipeline company in economy was slowly ticking up for doctors, that geographic point, four of Springfield’s Isringhausen a Legacy Award. Atlanta, Georgia for two years before joining lawyers and other professionals, creating pioneer families, including Elijah Iles, each “These old buildings are so well built,” his brother at Isringhausen Imports. a market for European import and luxury purchased 80 acres radiating out from the he said, “it often makes more sense to “At that point, Rob was a specialty deal- vehicles. This led Isringhausen to subse- intersection of what was once an old Native renovate than tear them down.” u
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Dennis Bringuet, owner of Ace Sign Co., in the sign museum at the company’s headquarters Photo | Terry Farmer
51-100 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Ace Sign Co. By Karen Ackerman Witter
Franklin and Alvina Horn started a sign having worked at Ace Sign Co. for more than systems. Over the years, it evolved from the side of a building at Fifth and Capitol business in their home garage in 1940. They 50 years. Joe, now 87, still comes into work producing hand-painted signs to creating streets. The company also collaborated with wanted to be listed first in the telephone every day. Dennis Bringuet’s sister, JoEllen, neon, electric, LED and many other types of the Springfield Art Association and sponsors directory so they named their business Ace and two sons, Todd and Scott, along with signs. A strength of the company is its full to produce bus benches featuring work by Sign Co. From its simple beginnings making Dennis’s nephew, Cory Boatman, are all range of services from sign manufacturing local artists. hand-painted signs, the company has involved with the business. to installation. It takes a sophisticated team In 2014, Ace painted a 40-foot-tall im- grown and evolved into a full-service sign “No company is better than its staff and involving skills related to graphic design, age of Lincoln on the side of the City Water, operation employing more than 60 people team,” Bringuet said. “We are committed IT, welding, sheet metal, electrical, graphic Light and Power plant to attract travelers on and serving clients locally, regionally and to high standards and are fortunate to have production and installation. I-55 to visit Springfield. Although Ace Sign abroad. family members and staff help make that As the company expanded, it outgrew Co. no longer produces hand-painted signs, Dennis Bringuet, president of Ace Sign happen.” its facilities at 402 N. Fourth St., where it Dennis says he was thrilled to “personally Co., says he has been involved in the busi- Bringuet attributes the company’s suc- had operated for 60 years. Ace purchased swing a brush” for that project. Painting ness “since birth.” He watched his father, cess to doing a good job at a fair price. The and renovated the former Sears warehouse from a cherry picker 140 feet in the air was Joe Bringuet, and maternal grandfather, mission of Ace Sign Co. is “to build brands at 2540 S. First St. and moved in 2012. The quite a change from the days he watched Franklin Horn, paint signs when he was nationwide through visual communications 42,000-square-foot facility includes a sign his dad and grandpa swing a brush while he a kid in a stroller. During his high school that inspire and communicate.” About half museum with neon and vintage Springfield sat in his stroller. u years, Springfield High School operated on of the company’s business is local, and the signs. The space can be rented for private split shifts, so the younger Bringuet worked other half is regional, national and beyond. events. half days, getting a different type of educa- The company currently has projects in Ace Sign Co. has a long history of tion and learning the family business. Paris, Germany and Australia. One notable involvement with the Springfield community. Family is at the heart of Ace Sign Co., past project involved creating nine-foot-tall Dennis Bringuet was one of the founders of Karen Ackerman Witter grew up in with four generations contributing to the Roman numerals for the 2014 Super Bowl. Downtown Springfield, Inc. and a found- Springfield and is retired from the State of family tradition. Joe and Louise Bringuet Ace Sign Co. has been a leader and ing trustee of the Hoogland Center for the Illinois. She and Dennis Bringuet were in the took over the business from Louise’s par- innovator in adapting and incorporating new Arts. Ace Sign Co. donated the “Welcome same graduating class at Springfield High ents and led the company through tremen- technologies. In the 1980s, Ace obtained to Springfield” sign on Clearlake Avenue dous growth. Louise passed away in 2016, one of the world’s first automated lettering and recently produced the Lincoln mural on School.
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Dr. Charles Lucore, president and CEO of HSHS St. John’s Hospital. Photo courtesy of Hospital Sisters Health System
100+ YEARS IN BUSINESS
HSHS St. John’s Hospital By Naomi Velazquez Greene
When 21 Sisters of the Third Order of visits, with an additional 236,000-plus one of the physicians of the program before “It will be a one-stop shop for moms and St. Francis left Germany and arrived in outpatient visits annually. becoming CEO in 2014. “PHI really has been their kids,” Lucore said, “and for women Springfield in 1875, they were penniless. St. John’s history is closely tied to the a leader in providing regional cardiovascular needing comprehensive services.” Little did they know then that their initial city in which it was founded. Among the care and a regional network for treatment of Many of the hospital’s services are hard work, prayers and efforts would lead to hospital’s many highlights was the sisters heart attacks that has been developed over offered in collaboration with the Southern a multi-million-dollar nonprofit organization caring for Mary Todd Lincoln during her final 35 years.” Illinois University School of Medicine. In ad- comprised of 15 hospitals in Illinois and years. Later, during the 1908 race riots, the Expansion of PHI is already underway, dition to the women and children’s services, Wisconsin, plus two in Japan. sisters were also present to provide healing with a new state-of-the-art cardiovascular they offer support and recommended care to More than 142 years later, HSHS St. and care. care center dedicated last spring which in- 27 rural hospitals in the central and south- John’s Hospital has served countless Ironically, when the sisters first arrived, cludes an infusion center located on the first ern part of the state through a telehealth patients who come primarily from across they had no training in nursing. That was floor. The center specializes in the treatment program. In partnership with SIU, Memo- central Illinois, but also from other parts of later addressed in 1886 when the hospital of advanced heart disease. Additional plans rial Medical Center and others, St. John’s the state. Today, the hospital continues the and leaders of the congregation founded the include construction of a new cardiovascular has also provided a community outreach mission initiated by the original sisters, fol- first Catholic hospital school of nursing in intensive care unit for treatment of patients program to Enos Park, the neighborhood lowing in their footsteps by serving patients the United States at St. John’s to train the after open heart surgery and complex car- adjacent to St. John’s campus. the same way. sisters. Twenty-six years later, the college diovascular procedures. Things haven’t always been easy for “I believe people want a faith-based op- admitted its first lay students and continues One of St. John’s other specialty St. John’s or other health care providers in tion related to health care,” said Dr. Charles training nurses today. programs includes its focus on women Illinois. Lucore cites recent struggles over Lucore, St. John’s president and CEO. “Our There have been many milestones in St. and children. In 1997, it opened the Carol the state budget and uncertainty over repeal mission is about bringing the healing power John’s history, according to the hospital’s Jo Vecchie Women and Children’s Center, or replacement of the Affordable Care Act. of Christ to those in need, in an environment records. In 1964, the first open-heart sur- which offers a regional perinatal center However, St. John’s has always weathered that provides high-quality care that is safe gery in central Illinois was conducted at St. and houses a neonatal intensive care unit. challenging times by continuing the unwav- and satisfying.” John’s by Dr. Robert Harp. That same year, Within a year, the hospital was designat- ering tradition of the sisters. While the mission remains the same, St. John’s opened the first catherization unit ed a “Baby-Friendly” facility by the World In a recent presentation to Japanese the hospital’s size and services have grown outside of Chicago. More recently, St. John’s Health Organization and UNICEF. According visitors, Lucore summed up the hospital’s and evolved. St. John’s is the flagship of consolidated the Prairie Heart Institute to to Lucore, the center will also be expanding approach by quoting St. Francis: “Start by the Hospital Sisters Health System. Today, it form one of the hospital’s specialties. with plans to construct a $40 million dollar doing what’s necessary, then do what’s employs more than 2,500 full-time employ- “We’re very proud of the Prairie Heart office building that will include a bridge to possible; and suddenly you are doing the ees and reports more than 18,000 inpatient Institute,” said Lucore, who happened to be the Women and Children’s Center. impossible.” u
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PJ Staab, co-owner of Staab Funeral Homes Photo | Patrick Yeagle Joel Horwedel, executive director of Lincoln Memorial Garden Photo | Patrick Yealge
Preservation Advocate - Individual Preservation Advocate - Organization
PJ Staab, Staab Funeral Homes Lincoln Memorial Garden By Patrick Yeagle By Karen Ackerman Witter A man once approached PJ Staab with a However, Staab’s sense of stewardship Abraham Lincoln once said, “Determine that was determined once again to “find the way” story to share. It turns out that Staab’s father had extends beyond the funeral home. The family the thing can and shall be done, and then we to build a nature center at Lincoln Memorial saved the man’s life. has purchased several other nearby properties to shall find the way.” Although Lincoln is not di- Garden. With the help and support of many As a baby roughly 65 years ago, the man preserve historic structures, such as the former rectly associated with the garden in Springfield others, the nature center opened in 1965 and had been bounced from a moving vehicle into a Mary Bryant Home for the Blind at 1100 S. Fifth which bears his name, those prophetic words was expanded in 2003. stream by the Illinois State Fairgrounds one eve- St., a stately gray stone mansion built around are a fitting description of the history of Lincoln In 2013, University of Illinois Extension ning. The elder Staab, driving an ambulance at 1890 which now serves as office space. There’s Memorial Garden. master naturalists created a native wildflower the time, found the child in the dark and rescued also the former Howard Johnson Restaurant at When Springfield embarked on building demonstration garden behind the Ostermeier him, losing his boots to the mud in the process. 1043 S. Fifth St., a brick building from the 1950s Lake Springfield in the 1930s, civic leader House. This flower and grass-filled garden That’s the kind of legacy PJ Staab inherited which now houses Chicago Title Insurance Harriet Knudson was determined to create a provides ideas and inspiration about how area when he and his siblings took over the family Company. living memorial to Abraham Lincoln. She found gardeners can use and enjoy native plants in business, Staab Funeral Homes. Not every story Faith is foundational to Staab’s under- the way by convincing the city to donate land their own home settings. is that dramatic, but there are dozens more standing of self-sacrifice, and he served on and inviting renowned landscape architect Jens Joel Horwedel, director of Lincoln Memorial examples of the family’s commitment to service, the executive committee for the restoration of Jensen to design the garden. At that time, the Garden since 2013, says it is inspiring to work duty, stewardship and generosity - a legacy the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in land was primarily farmland. Boy Scouts planted in a place where he gets to watch the seasons handed down through three generations. Springfield and provided some of the funding. acorns, and garden clubs helped with plantings. change and observe nature from his office win- Paul John “PJ” Staab II takes that inheritance In addition to preserving buildings, Staab As the trees have grown and matured, so dow. Horwedel previously worked for the Illinois seriously, pouring resources and love into the and his family spearheaded the recreation of has the garden. Nearly 80 years after its dedica- Audubon Society and Harrisburg Park District. family business and the surrounding community. the ornate horse-drawn hearse which carried tion in October 1938, Lincoln Memorial Garden He followed Jim Matheis, who worked at the It’s for that reason that Staab was selected for Abraham Lincoln’s body to his tomb in Oak Ridge has become a place of beauty and inspiration garden for 33 years. a Legacy Award in the Individual Preservation Cemetery in 1865. The original hearse, which and a valued outdoor education center. It is the With just four paid staff, the nearly 200 Advocate category. had been loaned to Springfield by a funeral home only year-round nature center in Sangamon active volunteers are essential to the garden’s Staab Funeral Homes celebrates its 80th in St. Louis, was lost in a fire in 1887, so Staab County. success. Tom Wilken, a dedicated master anniversary this year. PJ Staab’s grandfather, commissioned workmen - many of them veter- Jensen selected 63 acres for the original gardener and master naturalist who regularly George J. Staab, was a union plumber in the ans - to recreate the hearse using a single photo garden. Which now covers 100 acres with six volunteers five mornings each week, is the early 1900s when he found himself struggling for reference. The hearse was used in the 2015 miles of trails. The 29-acre Ostermeier Prairie current president of the board, which consists of to support a family because too few Springfield reenactment of Lincoln’s funeral in Springfield, was added in 1995, and in 2000, the six-acre 24 community members. Members and donors homes had plumbing at the time. The eldest and Staab also donated to help restore landscap- Cawley Meadow was added across from the alike are loyal supporters. Horwedel says all Staab decided to make a career change, joining ing at the entrance to Oak Ridge Cemetery. main entrance. of the dedicated people who continue to help John O’Donnell to open O’Donnell and Staab Staab sees preserving history as part of his Education is at the heart of Lincoln Memori- “find the way” are one of the garden’s biggest Funeral Home in 1927. When that partnership duty. He notes that John Schoenemann, who al Garden. Through a wide range of educational strengths. ended a decade later, George Staab and his built the mansion now housing the funeral home, programs and events, the garden fosters stew- The garden has a rich history and remains wife, Christine, opened their own funeral home. was generous to the community in his day, and ardship of our natural environment. The Indian true to the original design and concept devel- The business eventually passed to the couple’s the Staabs have tried to follow that example ever Summer Festival, celebrating its 49th year on oped by Jensen. Horwedel says many gardens five children and then to the third generation, since. Oct. 7 and 8, is a popular family event. For near- designed by Jensen have been altered over the including PJ Staab. “He fostered solid stewardship, so we try to ly 20 years, children have learned about science years, but Lincoln Memorial Garden is one of the Today, Staab takes great satisfaction from carry on that same generosity,” Staab said. and nature at the summer ecology camps. most intact of Jensen’s landscapes. When the helping preserve the history surrounding the The funeral business can be difficult, Staab Other educational offerings include school historic Walgreen bridge needed to be replaced family’s funeral home at 1109 S. Fifth St. The notes, because of the constant exposure to field trips, maple syrup demonstrations, wild- due to structural issues, the new bridge mim- building itself was constructed as a private death and the mourning of others. Dealing with flower hikes, leaf identification hikes, spring and icked the design of the original bridge. residence in 1873 by German immigrant John those feelings is critical, he says, which is why fall bird hikes, and star parties. Boy Scouts and While the garden preserves the past, it is Schoenemann, and the Staab family has cared stewardship - both of his surroundings and his Girl Scouts have opportunities to earn badges, also looking to the future. Just as new trees will for it since opening the funeral home there in community - is so important to him. and many Boy Scouts complete their Eagle be planted to grow and mature, the garden will 1937. PJ Staab knows the building intimately, “If I’m helping another person, that’s therapy Scout projects at Lincoln Memorial Garden. nurture the next generation to be good stewards from the elevator to the air conditioning, and he for me,” he said. “Helping others brings me Developing a nature center was a signifi- of our environment. u jokes that he could probably become a repair- peace.” u cant milestone in the garden’s history. Inspired man for either system. by a trip out west in the early 1960s, Knudson
Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 7 Building a foundation of giving
BY ERIC WOODS Stevens, a Springfield lawyer and husband Stremsterfer says the group started with Grant-making and distributing money of former board chair Judy Stevens, the one fund and now has more than 180. is what really matters, according to Strem- In 1924, three Springfield banks pooled group became a type of public charity “We have really grown,” Stremster- sterfer. In 2016, the Community Founda- their resources to create a charitable known as a community foundation. Such fer said. “It is so exciting to have been tion gave away $1.6 million. organization known as the Sangamon groups focus on improving lives through involved since nearly the beginning.” “It is amazing that just last year we County Foundation. It was created to pro- grant-making within a specific region. With a broad view that doesn’t favor gave away double what we started with in vide financial support to a number of local “They wanted to broaden their scope in one area over another, the Community assets back in 2002,” he said. charitable causes. Through many changes order to help other people,” said Strems- Foundation brings together organizations Education has become a very import- and a lot of growth, that organization terfer, who became the new foundation’s to tackle various issues in a number of ant focus for the foundation. More than 30 evolved into the Community Foundation first employee in 2003. arenas. scholarship funds have been developed for the Land of Lincoln, which this year At the beginning of 2011, the founda- “All funds are for the betterment of to help students from all over central celebrates its 15th anniversary as a public tion’s name was changed to the Communi- the community,” said Stremsterfer. “We Illinois. In May, the foundation announced nonprofit. ty Foundation for the Land of Lincoln. The have funds that can help animals, educa- 65 scholarship awards totaling more than The foundation was created in October current chairman of the board at the Com- tion planning, the Y-block, and even the $130,000. The Community Foundation 1924 by First State Trust and Savings (now munity Foundation is Arthur “Hy” Bunn, Jackson Street corridor. We can engage a also took over the popular Student of the U.S. Bank), the original Springfield Marine whose family owned the original Spring- whole gamut of not-for-profits.” Year program a few years ago, awarding Bank, and the now-defunct Ridgley-Farm- field Marine Bank and whose ancestors One of the funds in particular, The students with scholarships to college. ers State Bank, as a way to handle dona- helped create the original foundation. Women’s Fund, is also celebrating a mile- “We took on the program when JP Mor- tion requests. Now celebrating its 15th year, the stone with its 10th anniversary this year. gan Chase shut down their trust depart- “These were local banks,” said John Community Foundation continues as a Stacy Reed, vice president for programs at ment,” Stremsterfer said. “It is a big deal Stremsterfer, president and CEO of the mission-driven philanthropic organization the Community Foundation, describes The for the students.” Community Foundation. “They had a lot of that connects people who care about the Women’s Fund as a giving circle support- He says the generosity of the com- influence in Springfield.” community with causes that matter. The ing women’s and children’s issues. The munity is responsible for the Community Seventy-eight years after its creation, group is accredited through the Council on fund was started by former Springfield Foundation’s success over the past 15 the Sangamon County Foundation’s board Foundations, a global network of similar mayor Karen Hasara, and Reed says the years. of directors determined that a change was organizations providing accountability and grants given are substantial. “I am very fortunate to get to meet needed to keep up with the changing land- guidance. “These are very ambitious, passionate people who are so generous,” Stremsterfer scape of philanthropy. The group renamed The new Community Foundation began women who believe in the endowment said. “These people think about the next itself the Sangamon County Community with approximately $800,000 in total as- model that is beneficial to the community,” generation and beyond their own lives. It Foundation, and with the help of Harvey sets and stands now at nearly $30 million. Reed said. is just so much fun.” u
8 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal SPECIAL SECTION: HEALTH CARE
Angela Tin PHOTO / PATRICK YEAGLE Kathy Drea PHOTO / PATRICK YEAGLE A breath of fresh air Springfield gets bigger role in American Lung Association
BY ROBERTA CODEMO callers speak directly to registered nurses, respiratory from vehicle exhaust. The American Lung Association 21,” she said. therapists, certified tobacco treatment specialists and works to reduce emissions through new engine To date, five states – California, Hawaii, Maine, The American Lung Association has a long history counselors. There is also a team of physicians on call. technologies and the use of alternative fuels like E85, Oregon and New Jersey – have passed such legisla- in Springfield dating back more than 30 years. Now, Staff is beginning to settle in the new digs, says biodiesel and electric vehicles. tion. Last year, the measure passed the Illinois Senate a new chapter is being written, with the Springfield Angela Tin, vice president of environmental health. “I’m excited about the opportunities that are out but didn’t make it through the House. She did say that office recently opening a second location to accom- “It was easier for us as a group to move,” said there,” Wimmer said. 10 municipalities in Illinois have passed ordinances modate its growing needs. Tin, who coordinated the move. “Something had to be Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer banning the sale of tobacco products to those under The move comes at a time when the American done. The building was getting crowded. We looked deaths in this country and the number one killer 21. Lung Association is undergoing internal changes. In at several locations before this one was chosen. among women, but advocates say there is not enough When the American Lung Association was first July, the group’s national office and eight chartered Everything fell together.” money for research. The organization is committed founded lung cancer was nearly always fatal. That has associations united into a single nationwide organiza- Everyone works together to ensure the programs to providing patients and caregivers with support, changed over time, thanks to research efforts. Recent- tion to run more effectively and efficiently. align with the mission of the organization, which is to and has also significantly increased funding for lung ly, the organization launched LUNG FORCE, which “It will give us the ability to leverage our resources save lives by improving lung health and preventing cancer research through fundraising. focuses on raising awareness about the dangers of and put more resources back into the community to lung disease. The organization envisions a world free One of the American Lung Association’s biggest lung cancer in women. In the last 40 years, the lung deliver our mission,” said American Lung Association of lung disease. fundraising events is the Fight for Air Climb, held cancer death rate has risen 88 percent among wom- president and CEO Harold P. Wimmer, who has been A large part of the American Lung Association’s each year at the Wyndham Springfield City Centre. It en, according to the American Lung Association, yet with the organization since 1978. work focuses on air quality. Tin runs the environmen- is the largest by population in the nation, and Kathy awareness remains low, with lung cancer not being Wimmer has spent much of his career in the tal health group and leads projects which focus on Drea, vice president of advocacy, says it is extremely a top-of-mind health concern among 98 percent of Springfield office, and he still has a home here. He reducing indoor and outdoor air pollution. She started successful for a city of this size. The organization also women. sees the local office as a key market for the grass- working on a statewide indoor and outdoor air quality raises monies through its annual LUNG FORCE walk To help those at high risk for lung cancer, the roots organization. program in 2005. The program has since expanded and golf outing. organization recently launched a public service “It makes economic sense,” he said, citing the throughout the Midwest. At the local level, Drea lobbies the Illinois campaign called “Saved By The Scan” in partnership talent and experience of the local workforce. “We can Tin said the biggest concern of indoor air quality legislature to pass laws promoting lung health and with the Ad Council. When lung cancer is diagnosed tap into a high level of medical expertise.” is radon, a radioactive gas which is the leading cause preventing lung disease. The leading cause of lung at an early stage, the survival rate is five times higher The new Springfield office is located at 2501 of lung cancer in non-smokers. She works with the cancer deaths is the use of tobacco products, and than when detected at a later stage. The campaign Chatham Road. The move affects the environmental Illinois Emergency Management Agency and local Illinois has one of the strongest smoke-free laws in focuses on raising awareness about lung cancer health group, development and advocacy staff. There contractors to build healthy homes, works with home- the nation. screening and the benefits of early detection, and are 13 staff members at the new location. owners regarding best home practices, and provides Drea was the force behind Smoke Free Spring- features an online lung cancer screening eligibility The existing financial division and call center will guidance on choosing building materials, flooring and field and is currently working to pass “Tobacco 21” quiz at savedbythescan.org. remain operational at 3000 Kelly Lane. The call center environmentally-safe household products. legislation, which would raise the age to purchase Much of this work is coordinated from Springfield, fields calls for the American Lung Association Help- The leading threats to outdoor air quality are tobacco products from 18 to 21. and Wimmer says it’s important to get the resulting Line and the Illinois Tobacco QuitLine, through which ozone, particulate matter and “aromatic compounds” “Ninety-five percent of smokers start before age information into the public to help save lives. u
Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 9 Sources: The individual insurance agencies. INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENCIES Ranked by number of local producers.
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF LOCAL YEAR NAME / ADDRESS PHONE / FAX (=) / WEBSITE / EMAIL PRODUCERS EMPLOYEES MANAGERS / OWNERS SPECIALTIES EST’D
217-528-7533 Mike Aiello, John Eck, Jr., TROXELL 217-528=1041 Todd Sowle, Dave White, Commercial Insurance, Personal Insurance, 214 South Grand Ave. West 48 80 Employee Benefits, Individual Life/Health, 1887 www.troxellins.com Chris Leming, Springfield, IL 62704 Bonds, HR Solutions, Financial Services 1 [email protected] Jennifer Call
217-698-9000 American Central Insurance Service 217-698=9898 Employee Benefits, HR Consulting, ACA Re- 3300 Hedley Road 10 24 Stan Travelstead porting, ERISA Compliance, Cafeteria Plans, 1987 americancentralinsurance.com Springfield, IL 62711 Business Insurance, Personal Insurance 2 [email protected]
217-525-9500 Forsyth Insurance Group, Inc. 217-528=1526 Dale Blankenship, Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, 430 E. Vine St. 10 23 1946 forsyth-ins.com Greg Cannedy Life, Health and Group and Financial Services Springfield, IL 62703 2 [email protected]
217-546-6900 Gallagher/Nicoud (Arthur J. Gallagher 217-546=7034 Commercial Insurance and Risk Manage- Jim Hillestad, ment, Beneftis and HR Consulting, TPA & Co.) www.ajg.com 10 22 1927 4481 Ash Grove, Suite B Tim Nicoud, Jr., Services, Captives, Claims Management, www.mycbis.com 2 Springfield, IL 62711 International Solutions, Risk Control Services www.mymbis.com
217-523-5443 Goodenow Insurance Agency, Inc. 217-523=5456 Home, Auto, Life, Commercial, Health and 719 N. Grand Ave. East 10 4 Donald Goodenow 1998 goodenowinsurance.com Senior Products Springfield, IL 62702 2 [email protected]
Dimond Brothers Insurance Agency 217-793-6655 Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, 3931 Wood Duck Drive 217-793=6706 8 4 Toby Bartos Employee Benefits 1867 3 Springfield, IL 62711 dimondbros.com
217-528-5679 Lee/O’Keefe Insurance Agency Inc. 217-528=2121 Glenda Richards, Business, Personal, Life/Health Insurance 2501 Chatham Road, Suite 100 5 9 1934 www.leeokeefe.com Brian Blough Bonds Springfield, IL 62704 4 [email protected]
217-793-6000 Snyder Insurance/Ascend Benefits 217-793=6161 Charles Farner, Cheryl 2131 W. White Oaks Drive 4 6 Home, Auto, Life, Health, Business, Bonds 1906 insurewithsnyder.com Reeser, Craig Hanson Springfield, IL 62704 5 [email protected]
217-483-9590 Godfrey Insurance Agency 217-483=9593 Rustin Godfrey, 101 W. Mulberry 4 5 Crop Insurance 2002 godfreyinsuranceagency.com Lisa Godfrey Chatham, IL 62629 5 [email protected]
The Group Insurance Agency, LLC 217-787-7447 217-787=7427 Commercial Insurance, Personal Insurance, 7006 Kingsmill Ct. 3 5 Jason Dolby 2008 thegroupinsuranceagency.com Life Insurance, Bonds 6 Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected]
217-441-2342 Bailey Family Insurance 312-661=5309 3013 S. 6th St. 3 3 Christine and Mark Bailey Home, Auto, Life, Commercial 2017 baileyfamilyinsurance.com Springfield, IL 62703 6 [email protected]
217-528-0408 Denton Merritt Dycus Insurance Agency 217-522=5400 2800 S. Sixth St. P.O. Box 1179 3 3 David R. Merritt Personal Lines and Small Commercial 1930 dentoninsurance.com Springfield, IL 62703 6 [email protected]
217-529-9711 Preston-Rezin Insurance Agency 217-529=0555 Auto, Home, Life, Business, Health, 3307 Robbins Rd. 2 2 Bill and Angie Preston 2000 prestoninsurance.org Medicare Supplements Springfield, IL 62704 7 [email protected]
10 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 11 Johnson retiring after 32 years at Memorial
BY ZACH ROTH profession.” hospital for nursing, Those doctors and nurses have plenty to something the hospital Mitch Johnson has lived the past 32 thank Johnson for. Among the many things has achieved three years with a set of carefully thought-out per- that Johnson is proud of in 32 years of years in a row. sonal values – values which have made him service is writing of a statement of values for “I’m really proud a trusted member of the team at Memorial the organization, dovetailing with his role as of the nursing staff Health System. the “servant leader.” that we have here,” “I try to be a servant leader, which He also did something unheard of in Johnson said. means I’m here to serve, not to be served,” health care at the time of his arrival: a patient Now, retirement Johnson said, adding to his list of values satisfaction survey, something now common- beckons to Johnson Integrity, work ethic, honesty, humility, un- place among doctors and hospitals. and his wife. selfishness and compassion. “It’s now evolved to the point where “Probably the first This servant leader arrived in 1985 (there are) satisfaction surveys for everything place we visit will be a at a fledgling organization just four years in health care,” Johnson said. warm beach some- removed from its formation. Now, after 32 Johnson also oversaw the massive where in Florida or the years as senior vice president and chief expansion of Memorial’s main campus in Caribbean,” Johnson strategy officer, Johnson is retiring at the end Springfield into a sprawling medical com- said. of the year, having shepherded the organiza- plex with state-of-the-art buildings and a In part thanks to tion from a small medical operation in central spruced-up interior, the largest construction Johnson, Memorial is Illinois to one of the largest medical groups project in the company’s history. a paragon of success in the state. Most importantly to Johnson, Memorial is in a city and state “I was part of a team that grew it (Me- Springfield’s leading private employer. that has gone through morial) from one hospital to four hospitals,” “I’m proud of the support the commu- numerous changes Johnson said. nity provides us, especially in the light of - for both good and Besides Springfield, Memorial Health the state of Illinois downsizing so much and bad - and Johnson has System has hospitals in Taylorville, Lincoln moving so many jobs to Chicago in the health been there for many of care sector,” Johnson said. “Memorial has those changes. More and Jacksonville. Mitch Johnson PHOTO / COURTESY OF MEMORIAL Values have been a key part of Johnson’s helped offset those job losses for the city.” than three decades work. He decided to work at Memorial partly Johnson also beams with pride at the on, he has touched the because it matched his personal values. quality of Memorial’s health care, after re- lives of both employ- “I wanted to do something that made a ceiving the McKesson Quality Award from the ees and patients for Memorial to my friends and family that need difference,” Johnson said. “Helping support American Medical Association last year. The the better. care, and I have learned a lot here that I will doctors and nurses caring for people who American Nurses Credentialing Center also “I’m proud to say that I’ve worked at cherish. I hopefully won’t forget the lessons were sick and injured seemed like a noble named Memorial Medical Center a Magnet Memorial,” Johnson said. “I recommend I’ve learned here.” u
12 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Medical providers hope state budget means relief
BY ROBERTA CODEMO During the past four years, the school has implemented a number of If there’s one thing that Springfield’s programs to increase efficiency and cen- largest medical providers can agree on tralize functions. One has been moving now that there is a state budget in place, the Department of Psychiatry from its it’s that there are still challenges ahead. current location at Jefferson Street to the One of Springfield’s strongest indus- Centrum Building, 319 E. Madison St., tries, the medical field was hit hard by which will take place by year’s end. the two-year budget impasse. That has “We needed a new facility,” said meant postponed projects, reduced hiring Kruse, who said the move had been in and even talent leaving the state. Now, the works for some time. “It puts us in a Springfield’s medical community hopes better financial position.” to see some relief. The past two years have been full of Over the past two years, Memorial challenges, and one of the biggest has Health System has cancelled more than been retaining residents. The percentage $200 million in needed capital improve- of medical students who have chosen ment projects. to pursue a residency in Illinois has “We’ve had to pull back,” said execu- plummeted to its lowest level in the past tive vice president and COO Charles Cal- three years. Kruse hopes now that there lahan. “We’re mindful of how we spend.” is a budget in place, this trend can be Medical facilities constantly need reversed. upgrades. The hospital was built in the The school has been built on a 1950s and 1960s and wasn’t designed to foundation of innovation and research, handle today’s technological and patient but Kruse says it has been a struggle to care demands. Currently, several electri- implement new programs and ideas. cal upgrade projects totaling $17 million “We’ve been held captive without a are underway to provide a reliable, clean state budget,” said Kruse. supply of power throughout the campus Despite the impasse, HSHS St. John’s to run medical equipment. Additional Hospital has continued with capital proposed improvements include upgrad- improvement projects during the budget ing the cardiovascular, radiology and crisis. pharmacy departments. “The Sisters are good financial stew- It’s not cheap to upgrade technolo- ards,” said president and CEO Dr. Charles gies and improve standards of care, but Lucore, adding that the hospital has a without the State of Illinois paying its strong balance sheet. bills, medical providers like Memorial During the past two years, HSHS has Medical Center had to sit tight. completed work on several projects, in- “There are price tags attached,” said cluding the LeadWell Outpatient Clinic at Callahan. “The longer we wait, the more 6163 S. Sixth St. and the new simulation costly it becomes.” center at St. John’s College of Nursing. The budget impasse also had a Work on the new cardiac intensive care significant effect on Southern Illinois unit is expected to be finished by the end University School of Medicine in Spring- of the year. field. SIU and Memorial have had to Future plans include building a $40 cancel joint plans to add additional clinic million medical office building for women space to support new faculty physicians. and children, renovating the neonatal in- It’s unknown whether those projects tensive care unit and updating the hybrid will move forward in some form in the catheterization and electrophysiology lab. future. Callahan doesn’t expect to see a The projects were already in the works significant change in the flow of revenue before a budget deal was announced. for some time. However, that’s not to say HSHS “We’re still nervous about the funding hasn’t seen challenges due to the bud- situation,” he said. get. As of June 30, the state owes the Meanwhile, SIU is revising its current hospital $85 million. The hospital has strategic plan and looking ahead to FY had to consolidate its AthletiCare sports 2019 with caution. medicine programs, close its transitional “We’ve learned to run a more efficient care unit and reorganize its inpatient organization,” said dean and provost Dr. hospice unit to make ends meet. Jerry Kruse, adding that the school has “We are fortunate to have a budget,” worked hard to find funds to keep its Lucore said. “What this means for the programs going. future remains uncertain.” u
Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 13 Sources: The hospitals. HOSPITALS Ranked by number of inpatient admissions.
NUMBER OF INPATIENT FY 2015 TOTAL STAFF LICENSED ADMISSIONS OCCUPANCY OPERATING BUDGET (FULL TIME YEAR NAME / ADDRESS PHONE / FAX (=) / WEBSITE HOSPITAL BEDS (2016) RATE (MILLIONS) EQUIVALENT) ADMINISTRATOR AFFILIATION EST’D
Memorial Medical Center 217-788-3000 701 N. First St. 217-788=5520 500 24,780 71.7% $699 3,803 Edgar J. Curtis Memorial Health System 1897 1 Springfield, IL 62781-0001 memorialmedical.com
HSHS St. John’s Hospital 217-544-6464 Hospital Sisters Health 800 E. Carpenter 217-527=5525 415 20,112 63.6% $475 3,674 Charles Lucore 1875 System 2 Springfield, IL 62769 st-johns.org
Passavant Area Hospital 217-245-9541 1600 W. Walnut 217-479=5637 131 3,904 35.37% $97 753 Harry Schmidt Memorial Health System 1875 3 Jacksonville, IL 62650 passavanthospital.com
Vibra Hospital of Springfield 217-528-1217 701 N. Walnut St. 217-747-7819 50 338 50.8% DND 138 Charles Nordyke Vibra Healthcare 2004 4 Springfield, IL 62702 vhspringfield.com
Lincoln Prairie Behavioral 217-585-1180 Health Center 217-585=4747 97 DND DND DND 135 Mark Littrell Universal Health Services 2008 5230 S. Sixth St. Road 5 lincolnprairiebhc.com Springfield, IL 62703
14 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Peoria children’s hospital seeks Springfield patients
The OSF clinic in Springfield is located on Carpenter Street. PHOTO / PATRICK YEAGLE
BY PATRICK YEAGLE program development for OSF Healthcare, says that over the past five years, OSF Located in the the Mid-Illinois Medical has become more committed to provid- District in Springfield is a healthcare ing care as close to a patient’s home as provider which runs a children’s hospital possible. and traces its lineage to the Third Order “The purpose of the clinic is so that of St. Francis - only it’s not the one you care can be provided in their own com- might expect. munity,” he said. OSF Healthcare has operated a brick- Wells says OSF has a collegial and-mortar clinic in Springfield for a little relationship with HSHS, including shared more than a year, offering some pediat- training and a partnership in a state grant ric care here and a pipeline to the OSF providing families with no-cost special Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois needs car seats. Springfield patients who in Peoria. While the healthcare provider go to OSF for children’s medical care run has long served patients from all over the the gamut in terms of conditions, Wells state, OSF has beefed up its marketing said, noting that OSF Healthcare Chil- to Springfield parents over the past year dren’s Hospital of Illinois was ranked in with a message of “Expert care: You’re the top 50 children’s hospitals nationwide almost there.” for both urology and neonatology by U.S. Founded in 1877, OSF Healthcare is News and World Reports. headquartered in Peoria and operates fa- In addition to offering multidisci- cilities in Illinois and the Michigan’s Up- plinary clinics, a home ventilator program per Peninsula. Like the Springfield-based and an upcoming “transitional care” Hospital Sisters Health System, OSF is facility for children with chronic and a Catholic religious organization whose complex needs, the children’s hospital in roots grew from the tradition of St. Fran- Peoria offers a Level IV neonatal intensive cis of Assissi. The two health systems care unit - the highest tier possible. That aren’t connected, although they some- requires having pediatric sub-specialists times cooperate with one another. and the capability for complex surgeries OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospi- like repairing congenital heart defects. tal of Illinois opened in 1990 inside OSF also has the largest clinic affiliated the larger OSF Saint Francis Medical with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospi- Center. In 2010, OSF opened a new tal outside of Memphis. 440,000-square-foot, 136-bed facility “Our major emphasis is to provide devoted to the children’s hospital. OSF’s care as close to home as possible,” Wells clinic in Springfield is located at 320 said. “Where it’s available in Springfield, E. Carpenter St. It offers limited week- we want to see the care happen there. If ly services, like pre- and post-surgery it’s not available in Springfield, we want consultations with doctors based at the to keep people within Illinois and give children’s hospital in Peoria. them as convenient an experience as Mike Wells, director of business and possible.”u
Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 15 Sources: The Physician Groups. DND - Did Not Disclose. PHYSICIAN GROUPS Ranked by total number of physicians.
HOURS OF TYPE OF NUMBER OF TOTAL # OF YEAR NAME / ADDRESS PHONE / FAX (=) / WEBSITE PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS OPERATION CLINIC PHYSICIANS EMPLOYEES SPECIALTIES EST’D HSHS Medical Group Anesthesiology & Perioperative Services – 800 E. Carpenter St Cancer Institute at St. John’s Hospital – 301 N. 8th St Children’s Surgical Services – 301 N. 8th St Family & Internal Medicine Panther Creek – 2801 Mathers Rd Adult Neurology, Anesthesiology, Family Health – 345 N. Main St, Chatham Diabetes and Endocrinology, Family Medicine – 1515 W. Walnut St, Suite 2, Jacksonville Epilepsy, Gastroenterology, General Family Medicine – 300 Sattley St, Rochester Surgery, Hematology, Hospitalists, Family Medicine – 2806 E. Andrew Rd., Sherman Intensivists, Interventional Neurology, Foot & Ankle Specialists – 1515 W. Walnut St, Bldg 12, 217-321-9292 Medical Oncology, Neurosurgery, All Offices Primary and Jacksonville HSHSmedicalgroup. Melinda Clark, CEO; 460 1258 Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, 2009 Foot & Ankle Specialists – 2901 Old Jacksonville Rd, Suite C Loren Hughes, MD, President 8AM – 5PM Specialty Care Pediatric Orthopedics, Pediatric 1 General Surgery – 301 N. 8th St, Suite 3B300 org Surgery, Podiatric Medicine, Podiatric Hospitalist Program – St. John’s – 800 E. Carpenter St Surgery, Primary Care, Pulmonary Intensivist Program – St. John’s – 800 E. Carpenter St Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Sleep Joslin Diabetes Center – 1118 Legacy Pointe Drive Medicine, Trauma Surgery, Urgent Multispecialty Care – 2901 Old Jacksonville Rd Care,Vascular Neurology, Virtual Neuroscience Center – 421 N. 9th St Care, Walk-in Care Priority Care – 1836 S MacArthur Blvd, Springfield Walk-in Clinic – 4200 Conestoga Dr., Springfield (Inside- Meijer)
Springfield Clinic All Offices: Springfield Clinic Main Campus – 1025 S. Sixth St. Full Spectrum of health care SC 1st 800 Bldg – 800 N. First St. 8AM - 5PM. supported by nearly 100 medical SC 1st 900 Bldg – 900 N First St. Prompt Care Main - specialties, sub-specialties and SC Carpenter – 350 W. Carpenter services, including lab, imaging, SC Center for Plastic Surgery – 2901 Greenbriar Dr. 1025 S. Sixth St, 8AM - 8PM ; audiology, diabetes center, dietetics SC Chiropractic – 355 W. Carpenter, Suite A Primary, and nutrition, optical center, sleep SC Family Practice Center – 1100 Centre West Dr. Prompt Care West - 217-528-7541 Specialty and center, rehabilitation services and SC Koke Mill – 901 S. Koke Mill Road WIlliam D. Putman, MD, Chairman; 2200 W. Wabash Ave, state-of-the-art outpatient surgery SC MOHA – 775 Engineering Dr. 800-444-7541 Walk-in Care, 265 2236 1939 Ray Williams CEO 8AM - 8PM, center. Patient care includes access 2 SC Optical Centre – 1025 S. Sixth St. SpringfieldClinic.com Ancillary (Excluding Major to Prompt Care (no appointment, SC Optical Centre West – 1937 W. Iles Ave. Services walk-in medical care), Telenurse SC Pediatric & Adolescent Center – 2532 Farragut Dr. Holidays); Prompt Care (FREE 24-hour patient help line), SC Rehabilitation Services – 3020 South Sixth St. Sherman- 400 St. and myHealth@SC, a secure patient SC Riverton – 1275 N. 7th St., Riverton portal. For a comprehensive list of SC Sherman – 400 St. John’s Dr., Sherman John’s Drive, Sherman, 8AM - 6PM (Excluding doctors, specialties, services and SC at the Villas – 100 Marian Parkway, Sherman locations, visit SpringfieldClinic.com. SC Wabash – 2200 W. Wabash Ave. Major Holidays)
SIU Medicine Center for Family and Community Medicine - 520 N. 4th St Internal Medicine - 751 N. Rutledge St. Primary care, specialties and sub- specialties include over 100 different Neurology - 751 N. Rutledge St. 217-545-8000 Jerry Kruse, MD, CEO; Mon - Fri, Primary and OB/GYN - 415 N. 9th St. 265 831 services. For a list of services, or to 1972 Zachary Hoffman, Chairman 8AM - 4:30PM Specialty Care 2 Pediatrics - 301 N. 8th St. siumed.org view provider profiles online, visit Psychiatry - 901 West Jefferson siumed.org Simmons Cancer Institute - 315 W Carpenter St. Surgery - 747 N. Rutledge St.
Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants * Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Intervention, Nuclear Prairie Diagnostic Center – 401 E. Carpenter 217-788-0706 Marc E. Shelton, MD, President; Mon - Fri, Vascular Cardiology, Transesophageal Echocardiography, Congenital Cardiology, Congestive Heart Failure, Edward Brooks, CEO 71 506 1979 3 Baylis Building – 747 N. Rutledge thedoctorsofprairie.com 8AM - 5PM Diagnosis & Percutaneous Valvuloplasty, Hypertension Springfield, IL 62701 Treatment Management, Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnosis, Vascular Medicine
Memorial Physician Services Memorial Medical Center 701 N. First St. (corporate office) – Springfield, IL 62781 Capitol Healthcare – 2603 S. Sixth, Springfield, IL 62703 Chatham – 101 E. Plummer, Chatham, IL 62629 Jacksonville – 15 Founders Lane, Ste 100, Jacksonville, IL 62650 1-855-FIND-MPS Mon – Fri, 8AM – 5PM, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Koke Mill – 3132 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield, IL 62704 Medicine, Obstetrics / Gynecology, Memorial Health System Lincoln – 515 N. College St., Lincoln, IL 62656 1-855-346-3677 Sat and extended hours Primary Care 65 486 Psychiatry, Internal Medicine/ 1994 4 MacArthur Walk-in Clinic – 2215 S. MacArthur, Springfield, IL MemorialMD.com at some locations. Pediatrics 62704 (Inside Hy-Vee) North Dirksen – 3220 Atlanta St., Springfield, IL 62707 Petersburg – 1 Centre Drive, Petersburg, IL 62675 South Sixth – 2950 South 6th St., Springfield, IL 62703 Vine Street – 3225 Hedley Road, Springfield, IL 62711 Women’s Healthcare – 747 N. Rutledge, Springfield, IL 62701
No Stitch/No Patch Cataract and Prairie Eye and LASIK Center 217-698-3030 Mon - Fri, Ophthalmology, Lens Implant Surgery, Glaucoma Treatment & Surgery, Retina Sandra Yeh, M.D. 2020 W. Iles Ave. 217-698=3068 8AM - 5PM; Optometry, 20 155 and Vitreous Surgery, Uvenitis, 1970 5 Springfield, IL 62704 prairieeyecenter.com Sat, 8AM - 12PM Optical Center Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, In-Office LASIK Procedure
Gordon Allan, MD, Rodney Herrin, Orthopedics, Joint Reconstruction, Spine Surgery, Imaging, Orthopedic Center of Illinois MD, O.B. Idusuyi, MD, Leo Ludwig, Fracture and Injuries, Foot/Ankles, 217-547-9100 Physical 1301 S. Koke Mill Road MD, Christopher Maender, MD, Barry Mon - Fri , 8AM-5PM, Upper Extremities, Sports Medicine, Therapy, 217-547=9236 Mulshine, MD, Ron Romanelli, MD, Kari 15 100 1972 Springfield, IL 62711 Saturday, 8AM-12PM Medicine, Interventional Pain Management, 6 OrthoCenterIllinois.org Senica, MD, Timothy VanFleet, MD, Walk-in Clinic Imaging, Physical Therapy, Minimally John Watson, MD, Joseph Williams, MD for Acute Injuries Invasive Surgery
ExpressCare Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Family Koke Mill – 3132 Old Jacksonville Rd. 62704 Practice, Modern facilities offering 217-588-2600 All locations 8AM – outpatient laboratory and medical North Dirksen – 3220 N. Atlanta St. 62707 Memorial Medical Center Walk-In Care 10 122 1999 MemorialExpressCare.com 8PM, 7 days a week imaging (X-ray). Hassle-free 7 South Sixth – 2950 S. Sixth St. 62703 walk-in appointments with on-site Springfield, IL physicians
217-788-2300 Springfield: hours vary Central Counties Health Centers 217-788=2340 Jacksonville: Primary Care 2239 East Cook Street, Springfield, IL 62703 217-788-2300 Heather Burton Tues, Thurs Medical 8am- Dental Care Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal 800 E. Carpenter, 9th floor, Springfield, IL 62702 5pm; Wed, Thurs Dental 7 83 Medicine, Behavioral Health. Onsite 1999 217-271=1882 President and CEO Behavioral 1440 W. Walnut St., Suite 2, Jacksonville, IL 62650 9am-4pm laboratory. 8 217-287-7477 Health 1141 N. Cheney St., Taylorville, IL 62568 Taylorville: Monday-Friday 217-287=7511 8AM-12PM; 1PM-5PM
Gailey Eye Clinic 217-529-3937 Sumit Bhatia, M.D.; Ophthalmology, Ara Aprahamian, M.D.; Mon - Fri, Optometry, Retina and Vitreous Surgery, Cataract 1401 S. Koke Mill Road 217-698=3937 4 15 1941 Robert Lee, M.D.; 8AM - 5PM Optical Surgery, iLasik 9 Springfield, IL 62711 gaileyeyeclinic.com Angela Oberreiter, O.D. Boutique
16 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 17 Springfield cleaner proudly handles ‘dirty jobs’
BY COLIN PATRICK BRADY
“It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it.” That axiom is one which Springfield entrepre- neur William Bishop has taken literally. In 2014, Bishop recognized an opportunity and started Solid Ground Solutions Incorporated, a cleaning company focusing in part on medical facilities. “I saw a niche, having worked at Memorial Medical Center - a need for additional cleaning and sterilization steps that were required,” Bishop said. Solid Ground specializes in a number of ser- vices, including project management, steriliza- tion of health care facilities, post-construction cleaning and final “white glove” cleaning. “We perform detailing when a job is completed on a facility—before the facility is handed over to the owners, additional thorough cleaning after the construction and building William Bishop PHOTO / PATRICK YEAGLE crews have left,” Bishop said. Working in clinical or surgical environments often leads Bishop and his crew to encounter things which might make others squeamish, the tower was opened and operational,” he said. such as blood and bodily fluids. The challenge is How does Bishop find enjoyment while bringing those environments up to standards. dealing with contamination day in and day out? “We have yet to run into anything too big,” “Ensuring customer satisfaction gives me Bishop said. as an owner-operator satisfaction,” he said. Bishop formerly worked as a project “Some customers may be doubtful that we can manager at Memorial Medical Center. Now he complete a job to their standards or at all.” and his four additional employees, who are In one case, the the Illinois Department of members of Laborers Local 477, clean MMC Transportation tasked Bishop with cleaning an and some of its clinics. old kitchen area which he says was “in dire “When they (MMC) constructed their patient need of repair.” care tower, we went in and did a detailed clean- “We turned it around, made it look new,” he ing after construction was complete and before said, “and now it is their cafeteria." u
18 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 19 Shaping up Two new fitness centers to open in Springfield
BY EMILY JANKAUSKI Cox says that, on average, members will burn and go over what he or she wishes to accomplish equipment for its members without the wait and 500 to 1,000 calories in the hour-long session, and what he or she is currently doing for fitness,” distraction of larger gyms. Back-to-school time for many Springfield and each session may allow members to continue Cox said, adding that members of varying fitness “Snap Fitness is designed for you to come families often means a return to routine. For those burning calories up to 36 hours after the workout. levels may even participate in the same session in, get your workout in, and get on with your life,” seeking to add exercise to that routine, there will Each session involves members using a heart rate as coaches provide various skill options during the Ivers said. soon be a couple of new options in Springfield. monitor for a visible understanding of their prog- same workouts. “We have power walkers, joggers Membership includes access to 2,000 Two gyms, Orangetheory Fitness and Snap ress. Additionally, sessions will feature nationally and runners; people who are 14 are working out worldwide Snap Fitness locations, Ivers says. Fitness, are planning to open new locations in certified coaches who motivate and lead members next to people who are 65 in the exact same class. Snap Fitness also offers a chest heart rate monitor Springfield this year, offering different approaches toward gaining endurance and strength. Even if you’re just starting out, it’s appropriate for called MYZONE, allowing members to track their to staying in shape. Orangetheory Fitness will offer three types all different types of individuals.” progress through a smartphone app. The company Orangetheory Fitness is slated to open around of membership ranging from four sessions per People seeking a smaller gym vibe with big offers several membership options, starting with a October or November, and owner Heather Cox month to an unlimited amount of sessions per gym accommodations may be attracted to Snap 30-day pass. says her fitness center provides a one-on-one month. First-time users may even receive one free Fitness’ new location at 3013 Lindbergh Blvd. Ivers says franchise owner Adam Lopez, who “total body challenge.” To be located at 2450 hour-long workout session. Gym equipment will When it opens in September, it will be the third also serves as a member of the Springfield Public W. Wabash Ave., Orangetheory Fitness will offer include treadmills, rowing machines, suspension Snap Fitness location in Springfield and the sixth Schools Board of Education, hopes to open the a 60-minute, interval-driven workout targeting unit systems, and free weights and benches. one in Sangamon County. The new facility will fitness center once ongoing building renovations members’ heart rate zones to stimulate metabo- Cox says her staff will cater fitness plans to- offer 24-hour member access. Pat Ivers, manager are complete. u lism and increase energy. wards members’ personal goals and fitness level. and personal trainer at the new facility, says “We sit down with each potential member Snap Fitness offers cardio and strength-training
20 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Taylorville eye clinic expands to Springfield
BY ROBERTA CODEMO
Dr. Lanny Odin of Springfield remembers watching medical shows on television while grow- ing up in Buffalo, New York. He remembers his parents and grandparents being very inter- ested in science when he was a young man. And he remembers his father always encouraging him to become a physician. “From a very early age, I knew I wanted a career in medicine,” Odin said. Today, Odin is a board-cer- tified ophthalmologist, and he just opened a new location of his Central Illinois Retina Institute in Springfield. Ophthalmology deals with conditions of the eye. Odin comes to Springfield by way of St. Louis. While attend- ing St. Louis University Medical School, Odin was exposed to a va- riety of medical specialties during Dr. Lanny Odin his third year. However, nothing PHOTO / COURTESY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS RETINA INSTITUTE appealed to him until he discov- ered the department of ophthal- mology, and something clicked. sees patients with macular degeneration, “I remember my paternal grandmother diabetic retinopathy and other retinal dis- telling me I needed to be an eye doctor,” orders. His background in internal med- he said, adding that he always kept her icine gives him insight into his patients’ words in the back of his mind. overall health issues, as well. After graduating in 1982, Odin com- Odin says he enjoys developing rela- pleted an internship in internal medicine tionships with his patients, adding that and a residency in ophthalmology at St. he cares about them as individuals. He Louis University. He went on to a Retinal says it’s gratifying to work with people Fellowship at Texas Tech University. who are as committed to patient care as “It’s a fascinating specialty,” he said. he is. Odin practiced in St. Louis for nine “I have an excellent group of staff,” years, until an opportunity arose to start he said. a retina service with an ongoing practice Odin says his clinic’s four locations in Springfield. Odin and his wife, Diana, allow him to serve the needs of patients moved here with their two daughters. Af- in their own communities, where it’s ter 17 years with that practice, he left in most convenient for them. Most of the May 2015 to open his own practice, Cen- communities don’t have a retina practice, tral Illinois Retina Institute in Taylorville. and patients would otherwise have to “I wanted more control,” Odin said. travel long distances for eye care. The practice has since expanded to “Vision is one of our most valued three additional locations in Litchfield, senses that we have,” he said. “It’s Carlinville and now Springfield. Odin spe- gratifying to help people maintain their cializes in diseases of the retina, and he sight.” u
Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 21 Sources: The Fitness Centers. DND - Did Not Disclose. FITNESS CENTERS Ranked by number of members.
PHONE / FAX (=) # OF # OF COST OF HOURS OF YEAR NAME / ADDRESS WEBSITE / EMAIL EMPLOYEES MEMBERS MEMBERSHIP OPERATION MANAGER(S) AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT / AMENITIES EST’D
217-679-1625 Springfield YMCA Gus and 5am - 9:30pm 217-679=0920 Angie Sowle, CEO; child watch, gymnasium, outdoor playground, sauna, steam Flora Kerasotes Branch See website for M-F, 7am - room, y-cycling, wi-fi, free parking, weight training, cardio train- springfieldymca.org Joey Greenwood, 100 11,000 7pm Sat, 7am - ing, group fitness, warm water instructional pool, lap swimming 2011 4550 W. Iles Ave. asowle@springfieldymca. current rates Branch Director 1 5pm Sun in cooler pool, water play features Springfield, IL 62711 org
Springfield YMCA Downtown 217-544-9846 5am - 9:30pm child watch, gymnasium, sauna, steam room, whirlpool, rac- 217-544=0004 M-F, 7 am - Branch See website for Angie Sowle, CEO; quetball courts, youth & family center, y-cycling, indoor track, springfieldymca.org 7 pm Sat, wi-fi, separate gender workout area, weight training, cardio 200 6,600 Kris Fulford, COO 1962 2 701 S. Fourth St. asowle@springfieldymca. current rates 7 am - 7pm training, group fitness, youth pool, lap swimming in cooler pool, Springfield, IL 62703 org Sun massage, locker rental
5:30am - 10pm smoothie cafe, free day care, pools, whirlpool, steam room, M-Th Nathan Imhoff, sauna, gravity training facility, warm water hydro therapy, FitClub South 217-787-8348 5:30am - Facility Manager; capitol chiropractic health center, athleticare orthopedics and 3631 S. Sixth St. fitclub.net acceleration athletic enhancement programs, st. john’s bone 80 6,496 Rates vary 9:30pm Fri. Dr. Kevin Imhoff, 1999 3 Springfield, IL 62703 [email protected] & joint institute rehabilitation services, nasm certified personal 7am-6pm Sat. Co-founder / CEO trainers, senior exercise programs, dynamic group personal 9am - 4pm Sun training, group excercise classes for all levels
24 hours M-F, Jim Copelin, cardiovascular equipment, free weights, group exercise FitClub West 217-787-1111 5am - 8pm Sat, General Manager; programs, senior exercise programs, personal training, nutrition 2811 W. Lawrence fitclub.net coaching, pool, hot tub, personal training, group exercise for 60 4,253 Rates vary 7am - Dr. Kevin Imhoff, 1999 4 Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] all age levels, art of strength training center, dynamic group 8pm Sun Co-founder / CEO personal training
5:30am - 10pm M-Th, 5:30am Tyler Riggs, FitClub North 217-788-8250 - 9pm Fri, Facility Manager; cardiovascular equipment, free weights, group exercise 2701 E. Sangamon Ave. fitclub.net programs, senior exercise programs, personal training, nutrition 20 1,733 Rates vary 7am - 4pm Sat., Dr. Kevin Imhoff, 1999 [email protected] coaching, dynamic group personal training 5 Springfield, IL 62702 9am - Co-founder/CEO 4pm Sun
air conditioned indoor sports courts, 30ft rock wall, cardio equip- 5:30am - 10pm ment, resistance equipment, free weight areas, group fitness Springfield Racquet & 217-787-2460 M-Th, 5:30am - classes, individual workout programs, certified personal training, Fitness Center springfieldracquetandfit- 9pm Fri, professional tennis lessons, clinics/drills by certified instructors 12 1,375 $39.99 and up Ross Graham 1971 3725 Chatham Road ness.com 7am - 7pm Sat, - usta designated, youth tennis excellence training center, adult 6 & junior in-house/travel tennis teams, outdoor aquatic center - 3 Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 7am - 7pm Sun heated pools, aquacise classes. swim lessons and swim team participation, Red Cross certified life guards, summer day camp
Rocket Fitness 217-498-1175 24 hours, ful service gym, Hoist and Vision equipment, freeweights, rocketfitnesscenter.com Tracy Rogers basketball and volleyball league, showers, group fitness classes 326 Sattley 5 800 $25 - $35 7 days a week 2014 7 Rochester, IL 62563 [email protected] included in membership
24/7 access. Nina Lindhorst, Power Works Fitness 217-697-8727 Desk hours: General Manager; free weights, cardio equipment, locker rooms, saunas, group 217-483=6294 M-F: 8am - 347 Williams Lane 20 600 Check website Lex Bitner, exercise classes 2010 powerworkschatham.com 4pm, Sat: 8 Chatham, IL 62629 Marketing 12 - 2pm
Snap Fitness 24-7 217-670-2299 $34.95 single snapfitness.com Cybex brand equipment, free weights, machine weights, cardio 24-hour access T.C. Roesch 1362 Toronto Road springfield@snapfitness. 1 500 $49.95 joint equipment 2005 9 Springfield, IL 62712 com $59.95 family
Snap Fitness 24-7 217-483-5701 $29.95 - Cybex brand equipment, free weights, machine weights, cardio 24-hour access David Edwards 1061 Jason Place snapfitness.com 1 500 $49.95 equipment, Fitness On Demand, MYZONE 2005 9 Chatham, IL 62629
Snap Fitness 24-7 217-329-1450 $29.95 - Cybex brand equipment, free weights, machine weights, cardio 24-hour access Pat Ivers 3013 Lindbergh Blvd., Suite B snapfitness.com 1 200 $49.95 equipment, MYZONE 2005 10 Springfield, IL 62704
$45 single Roesch’s Gym 217-553-4665 $75 family of 2 2746 S. 6th roeschsgym.com 3 200 (married) 24-hour access T.C. Roesch 6000 sq. ft. of cardio, free weights, machines 1992 10 Springfield, IL 62703 [email protected] $15 each addi- tional under 18
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PHONE / FAX (=) # OF # OF COST OF HOURS OF YEAR NAME / ADDRESS WEBSITE / EMAIL EMPLOYEES MEMBERS MEMBERSHIP OPERATION MANAGER(S) AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT / AMENITIES EST’D
Pure Performance Center $30 per month, [email protected] 24-hour access Jeremy Ferry wifi and showers 320 S. Fourth St. 6 DND $30 to sign up 2016 Springfield, IL 62701
cardio - each piece features its own tv viewing screen, treadmills, ellipticals, crosstrainers, adaptive motion trainers, Anytime Fitness 217-523-1541 $29.95 - $34.95 Brandon Lawson, recumbent bikes, stairclimber, free weights- hammer strength 24-hour access plate loaded, 5-120 lb dumbbells, smith machine, olympic 2705 N. Dirksen Parkway anytimefitness.com 6 DND per month Manager 2010 Springfield, IL 62702 bench, precor/paramont circuit line, modular cable cross over system, private men’s and women’s shower/bathroom, personal training, rowing machine
cardio - each piece features its own tv viewing screen, treadmills, ellipticals, crosstrainers, adaptive motion trainers, Anytime Fitness 217-670-2420 $29.95-$34.95 Brandon Lawson, recumbent bikes, stairclimber, free weights- hammer strength 24-hour access plate loaded, 5-120 lb dumbbells, smith machine, olympic 3045 S. Dirksen Parkway anytimefitness.com 6 DND per month Manager 2012 Springfield, IL 62703 bench, precor/paramont circuit line, modular cable cross over system, private men’s and women’s shower/bathroom, personal training, rowing machine
217-679-2490 treadmills, ellipticals, bikes with own tv viewing, free weights, Anytime Fitness West anytimefitness.com $33 - $37 per kettlebells, TRX bands, selectorized equipment, cable crossover, month. Discount Jill Fasig, dual adjusted pulley machine, squat rack, smith machine, Facebook: Anytime 24-hour access 4307 Yucan Dr. Fitness West 2 DND for additional General Manager free small group classes, personal training, specialty classes, 2012 Springfield, IL 62711 springfieldil2@anytimefit- family members. individual shower rooms with towels provided, aerial fitness ness.com training and tanning
Anthony's One on One Fitness 217-415-6421 Studio anthonysoneononefitness. boot camp studio, small group and personal training, mommy 1 DND $15 per week 5:30am-6:30pm Anthony Nizzio 1985 22 Hollyhock com fitness, nutrition guidance Riverton, IL [email protected]
Planet Fitness 217-546-4910 $10 - $19.99 per Open 24 hours, Multiple cardio machines, weight resistance machines, instruction 1756 Wabash Ave. planetfitness.com DND DND month 7 days a week managers included with membership, tanning, massage beds 2013 Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected]
5am - 11pm L.A. Fitness 217-801-9007 $24.99 -$49.99 Mon-Thu, free weights, indoor basketball, cycling, variety of group fitness classes, indoor pool, sauna, spa, personal training,* juice bar,* 5am - 10pm 2501 Wabash Ave. lafitness.com 40 DND per month, no Chris Kolb kids klub* 2013 Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] contract required. Fri, 8am - 8pm *Some amenities are additional charges Sat/Sun
Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 23 MEDICAL NEWS
SIU testing pilot project for Kara McCoy joins Hale named chief Alzheimer’s patients Springfield Clinic medical officer BY PATRICK YEAGLE vices for patients with Alzheimer’s and related at Passavant dementia. A new pilot program in Springfield is testing The services include an exercise and dance BY PATRICK YEAGLE ways to help Alzheimer’s patients live in their class aimed at preventing falls, an art program own homes longer. fostering creative expression and social Passa- Southern Illinois University School of Med- engagement, a program which uses music vant Area icine is pursuing the project with a $702,000, to promote memory, and an evidence-based Hospital in three-year grant from the Illinois Department six-week class for caregivers. The grant will be Jacksonville on Aging. used to expand two of the programs already in announced SIU’s Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and existence, while adding new services at sites Dr. Marshall Related Disorders (CADRD) in Springfield throughout central and south-central Illinois. Hale as chief studies a variety of potential treatments for the CADRD is partnering with the Illinois medical degenerative disease, while seeking to under- Alzheimer’s Association and the Coalition of officer on stand it better. Alzheimer’s patients, especially Limited English Speaking Elderly to eliminate Aug. 11. those in the advanced stages of the disease, service gaps in SIU’s coverage area. In part, A grad- often require help with activities of daily living. that means developing a “care-navigation” uate of the SIU says elder care facilities cost nearly eight system for caregivers and a webinar series that University times more than home health or adult day offers training to identify and refer people with BY PATRICK YEAGLE of Illinois services. Alzheimer’s who are living alone. College of Medicine, Hale has worked at the “Giving patients and caregivers the support “People in the early stages of dementia hospital since 1983. Hale also serves as medical Dr. Kara McCoy is joining Springfield Clin- and resources they need means patients are can live at home,” said Jeffrey Bennett, MD, director for Memorial Physician Services-Jack- ic’s Center for Women’s Health this month. less likely to end up in costly assisted living or associate professor in the Department of sonville and has served on the board of directors McCoy graduated from SIU School of elder care facilities,” said Dr. Tom Ala, interim Psychiatry at SIU Medicine. “But it’s important for Passavant and Memorial Health System. Medicine in Springfield and completed her director of the CADRD in Springfield. we consider their safety, nutrition and overall Hale replaces Dr. Charles Sheaff as CMO on residency there in obstetrics and gynecology. Announced on Aug. 8, the grant from the well-being, and provide them with the appro- Sept. 1. Sheaff will continue as medical director The Center for Women’s Health at Spring- Illinois Department on Aging allows the CADRD priate resources.” of Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric field Clinic is located at 900 N. First St. to develop “person-centered” supportive ser- Medicine.
24 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal CMT goes solar ProfessionalYou play a key role and Women’s we thank you for yourCalendar contributions to ofour community.Events Project is largest of its kind in Illinois Association for Women in Communications (AWC) AWC will hold their summer social on Wednesday, August 30 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at It’s All About Wine, 1305 Wabash Ave., Suite M. Bring a snack, bring a friend, and join us for an evening of networking. Non members and guests are always welcome. Members earn free admission to national webinars, receive reduced prices for luncheons and programs, job updates, member resources and opportunities to serve on the local and/or national board and develop leadership skills. For more information, visit www.awcspringfield.org.
Illinois Women in Leadership (IWIL) IWIL will hold their 6th annual Women’s Symposium on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Crowne Plaza. This empowering full-day event will allow attendees to expand their personal and professional competencies and make relevant connections through networking. Breakfast, lunch, and a cocktail reception following the event are all included in the registration fee. Contact Jen Bettis at [email protected] or visit www.iwil.biz to register. Be Aware Women’s Fair Memorial Medical Center will hold its eighth annual Be Aware Women’s Fair this fall in the Orr Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The women’s fair will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. A $4 admission covers all exhibits, health screenings and activities. An estimated 100 booths featuring local exhibitors will cover a variety of topics, including Workers install solar panels on a carport at Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. in Springfield. In the apparel, education, fitness, finance, food, health, accessories and cosmetics. The fair also foreground are some of the many solar panels on the company’s main building. includes a wide range of free health screenings, including blood pressure, cholesterol, body PHOTO / PATRICK YEAGLE fat and bone density. For more information, visit BeAwareWomensFair.com
Proudly sponsored by: BY NAOMI VELAZQUEZ GREENE percent. In all, the system will generate 493,000 kilowatt hours of green elec- Harnessing the sun’s energy is the tricity annually. That amounts to more newest project undertaken by engineer- than 12 million kilowatt hours of energy ing firm Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, and over the 25-year life of the system. it’s the largest such project in Spring- The environmental impact amounts to field. 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide reduced To haveTo have your your event event added added to to the the Women’s Women’s Calendar Calendar of ofEvents, Events, please please email fax your your Headquartered in Springfield, CMT over the same period. information to 217-753-2281information to or [email protected] e-mail to [email protected] just completed installation of a solar CMT’s system will generate Solar Re- plant atop its west side office, which newable Energy Credits (SRECs), which promises to save energy while serving the company can sell on the open mar- as a model for clients. ket, with a potential revenue of about $1 Thomas Roy, CMT’s chief financial million once the rates are established. officer, says the project arose through There is also the benefit of utility cost an association between CMT’s office savings, which Roy estimates at about in Aurora and WCP Solar, a Naper- $70,000 per year. By comparison, the ville-based company. cost of operating the system is expected “Dr. Everton Walters (WCP’s CEO) to be about $4,000 to $5,000. suggested a system for our Aurora office “When we started looking at the which wasn’t going to work, because we numbers, it seemed too good to be lease the building,” Roy said. true,” Roy said. “But the numbers are Instead, WCP submitted a project compelling.” proposal for the Springfield office. Roy In fact, the numbers are so compel- says he was hesitant at first, but he ling that CMT is now considering a solar agreed to look at the numbers. The orig- system for its office building in India- inal design called for just installing roof- napolis and for a possible new office in top solar panels. However, when CMT Peoria. considered how much energy the solar CMT’s project also engaged local panels could generate and the potential businesses API Solar, B&B Electric for long-term savings, the company decided the electrical connections and O’Shea to go all in, installing a rooftop system Builders for the labor. According to Roy, and carports topped with additional the project has also employed local solar panels. temp construction workers, providing The total cost for the project, with them with solar installation experience. more than 3700 solar panels, is ex- Roger Austin, director of marketing pected to total $1.8 million, funded by a at CMT, says the Illinois Future Energy group of investors, plus incentives and Jobs Act, enacted in December 2016, tax rebates. The project, known as a ‘so- makes solar even more attractive. Hav- lar plant,’ is billed as the largest solar ing seen the solar experience first-hand, carport system in Illinois and connects CMT is now primed to help its clients directly to the CWLP power grid. decide whether solar makes sense for CMT will initially lease the system them and to address the growing inter- from the investors. est that businesses have in decreasing “After seven years of making lease their carbon footprints. payments, plus $250,000, CMT will do “Solar is emerging, and with the new a buyout and own the system,” explains legislation, we’re going to see more Roy. “The investors will have a tax of these,” Austin said. “As engineers, benefit as well as a 30 percent federal we’re always trying to help our clients tax credit.” do more with less, so we can help them One byproduct of the carports is with these types of projects.” to shade vehicles. More significantly, CMT has scheduled a ribbon cutting however, the carports will provide 66 and open house of its solar project for percent of CMT’s energy, while the roof- September 28. u top panels will provide an additional 34
Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 25 Committed to Downtown - for another 50 years
BY THOMAS C. PAVLIK JR. fleeing. Back then, downtown Springfield was in a recession; businesses were leaving downtown and When you’re open for business in the same heading out west, or leaving town altogether. One community for more than five decades, you’ve of those businesses, Roland’s Department store, probably done a few things right. And let’s be hon- had just ended its long and successful 70-year run est: you’ve probably made a few well-intentioned at the corner of Sixth and Adams streets. Unfortu- mistakes, too. This year marks our 50th anniversary, nately, Roland’s was one of the last in a long line and we’re proud to have served the capital city of businesses to close up shop as part of the slow for the past half-century. I’m confident the Delano downtown marketplace erosion over the previous name will continue to serve our community for the decade. next 50 years. Chick believed the downtown area was a When we started to look back and how far special place and the true hub of our capital city. He we’ve come, it was hard to ignore the big part our took a risk in 1991 when he bought the Roland’s community has played in our success. Because of building, which had once been a place where that, it also became clear that we wanted to give prominent state and national leaders gathered back back, specifically to those who are less fortunate in the 1800s - including Elijah Iles, President Martin and can benefit from our expertise the most. That’s Van Buren and then-state senator Abraham Lincoln. why we donate our legal services to clients of Cath- After a year of renovation, Delano Law Offices be- olic Charities Legal Services. This type of legal work gan a new era in downtown Springfield and helped Delano Law Offices, across from the Old State Capitol, was part of a Sixth Street resurgence. is just a small aspect of what we have done for our start a rejuvenation of the Sixth Street corridor, PHOTO / PATRICK YEAGLE clients for over 50 years, and we are honored to be which is now one of the most traveled blocks in all able to provide services to those who are unable to of Springfield by residents and tourists alike. help themselves. More than 150 years before, this very same Being in business for 50 years is a testament block that sits right across from the Lincoln-Hern- has much control over the fate of downtown and to be willing to support those businesses when they to our business philosophy of treating those who don law office and the Old State Capitol was home Springfield in general. We as business leaders have come to town. come to us for help with respect and dignity, being to perhaps the most well-known hotel in Illinois. to be committed to putting resources that matter Springfield isn’t just another town in central fairly priced and, of course, getting positive results The American House was frequented by VIPs and into downtown and surrounding areas in order to Illinois. As the state capital, Springfield represents for our clients. It was a philosophy my father-in-law, dignitaries - a place where state and national attract more people downtown - which, by the way, all of Illinois. It’s time we change Springfield’s Chick Delano, instilled from the day he opened the leaders made key policy decisions. Over time, the has more significantly historic square footage than trajectory and give more businesses the chance to doors in 1967. popularity of the American House gave way to just about any other town in the Midwest. celebrate 50th anniversaries, but that will require Chick truly cared about Springfield and its newer, more modern accommodations that opened We have to be willing to be a part of larger a commitment by all of us to make Springfield an future. He wanted this community to thrive and as Springfield’s reputation and population boomed conversations that think bigger, bolder and better even better place to call home. u grow, and he believed in the energy and charm of in the late 1800s. for Springfield’s future. And as a community, we our downtown. He believed in it so much that he Over the past 50 years, we’ve watched have to be willing to do more than just wish for Thomas C. Pavlik Jr. is an attorney at Delano decided to relocate the Delano Law Offices within Springfield’s downtown fall in and out of grace, but more business, health and lifestyle options. We have Law Offices, LLC. downtown in 1992, when many businesses were the truth is that the Springfield business community
26 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Feels right at Fox Run
BY THOMAS C. PAVLIK JR. done in under an hour. For lunch itself, we went with the Hawaiian chewy. In fact, they were downright tender. Having Fox Run’s menu contains most of the dishes Salad ($11 with chicken, mixed greens, pineapple, suffered too many chewy livers and gizzards myself, I If you’re like me and think that bar food is an one would expect, together with some fun surprises smoky bacon, red onion, shredded mozzarella, and was very pleased with the dish. underrated genre, Fox Run Restaurant & Lounge is like skillet corn bread ($6) and corn fritters ($6). The maple vinaigrette), the walleye sandwich ($9, tartar For the two sides, I went with hand cut fries and worth a visit. menu is broken down into starters, salads, soups, sauce, onion and pickle on marble rye bread), and cole slaw. The slaw was unremarkable, but have you Springfield natives may recall that Fox Run oper- sandwiches, shoes, burgers, entrees and pasta. If the chicken liver and gizzards combo ($11, served ever really had a transformative cup of cole slaw? ated at Laketown Center (and thereafter on Robbins you can’t find something that tickles your fancy, then with cocktail sauce). The fries didn’t strike me as hand cut, but they were Road) for almost twenty years, until closing in 2002. you’re just too picky. My only complaint about the Our food came out not too long after we demol- well-fried with just the right amount of salt. After a long hiatus, it reopened in the spring of 2016 menu in general was that the starters had too many ished the wings. I particularly appreciated that the Service was friendly and efficient. My guests at Legacy Pointe in the former III Tomassos space. fried options. Something light and fresh would be a dishes came out at the same time. It might not sound never felt rushed, but we were in and out in under Legacy Pointe is one of those places that largely nice change. like a big deal, but when it doesn’t happen there’s an hour. All in all, Fox Run should be on your lunch remains off my radar – primarily because of location, We noticed the wilted spinach salad ($11, always that awkward “eat while it’s hot” dance. rotation. u I think. And that’s a shame, as Fox Run serves up spinach, red onion, blue cheese with hot smoky I’m generally not into mixing sweet and savory, some satisfying bar food – including classics like bacon vinaigrette), the Philly cheese steak pizza so the salad sounded unappealing to me. But my Thomas C. Pavlik Jr. is an attorney at Delano Law chicken livers, gizzards and frog legs. ($16, shaved prime rib, peppers, onions, cheese guest reported that the maple vinaigrette wasn’t Offices, LLC. My guests and I arrived late in the lunch hour on sauce and mozzarella with horseradish sauce), the overly sweet and paired nicely with the chunks of a steamy August day. We opted to pass on patio din- Reuben horseshoe ($11), and the Mahi ($18, grilled pineapple. She also was pleased with the generous FOX RUN ing for the comfort of air conditioning. Fox Run was or blackened, served with mango salsa). Entrees helping of bacon that helped balance out the sweet- just under half-full, with our fellow diners spanning come with a choice of two sides, with a cup of soup ness and the crispness of the greens. 1130 Legacy Pointe Dr., Springfield IL the spectrum from social to business crowds. or side salad costing $3. Burgers and sandwiches My other guest asked for his rye bread to be (217) 679-7249 Fox Run has a nice space – from the polished come with a choice of hand cut fries or tater tots. toasted – which the kitchen must have missed. Other www.foxrunrestaurantandlounge.net concrete floor to the comforting color palette. All in Salads can be upgraded with the addition of chicken than that, he was pleased with the generous amount Hours: Open 7 days a week at 11 a.m. all, the message is more restaurant than bar. And ($2), steak or salmon ($6 each). Observing our fellow of walleye and that it was crisp on the outside and speaking of the bar, there’s a neat half-wall that diners, it appeared that Fox Run’s proportions were succulent on the inside. He opted for the tots and Wheelchair Access: Yes separates the bar area from the main seating section. appropriate for the dishes and prices. found them to be a little undercooked. I had to find Credit Cards: Yes There’s plenty of seating in both sections, including We decided to start with an order of the wings out for myself and concluded that they were well Atmosphere: HHHH the option to select a somewhat secluded table, ($10, one pound of bone-in wings with choice of within the realm of what’s acceptable. But if you Service: HHHH should additional privacy be desired. sauce). Traditional buffalo was the order of the day, like them a bit crisper, you might ask for them to be HHHH We were greeted by a pleasant hostess and and the kitchen turned them out pretty quickly. Fox cooked well done. Food: shown to our table. Our server quickly appeared and Run got it right – they weren’t overcooked and had The livers and gizzards were, to me, the highlight Price: HHHH took our drink orders. Looking around the place, we just the correct amount of heat. We particularly ap- of the meal. It was a generous portion of fried good- Suitability for Business Lunch: HHHH thought that the ratio of staff to guests appeared ap- preciated a delivery of extra napkins and a separate ness. Fox Run got this just right – particularly with the OVERALL: HHHH propriate – a good sign for those trying to get lunch plate for disposal of the bones. ratio of breading to protein, and in terms of not being
Left: Keith Ayre owns Fox Run with his wife, Lisa.
Right: Jaime Dyas, general manager and daughter of Keith and Lisa Ayre, shown here with the French dip. PHOTOS / PATRICK YEAGLE
Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 27 Introducing new businesses *See full list online at springfieldbusinessjournal.com
Craig’s Cleaning Lickety Split Retail Womack’s Rental C & B Woodworking 1430 W. Ash St. 442 Lawrence St., Illiopolis 2717 Southgate Dr. 545 Gabriel Road 685-5803 486-8044 816-6306 741-7165 Owner: Craig E. Dodge Owner: William Kessen Owner: Owner: Cecil V. Renshaw Briggitte Womack Living Stone Landscape Lottie Lane Cured Catering 2818 S. State St. 320 E. Main St., Rochester J.L. Smith Painting and Remodeling 1510 N. 15th St. 481-5578 691-1701 5580 E. State Route 54, Riverton 494-2425 Owner: Jeff Foster Owner: Megan Nika 899-0994 Owner: Brian T. Reilly Owner: Joshua L. Smith LSS Partnership Springfield Media Inc. KD Construction 1915 Hamilton Court 15 S. Old State Capitol Plaza Kings Taxi 918 N. Fifth St. 652-5209 725-3329 2909 S. 13th St. 720-6137 Owners: Kathryn Stelling, Tyler Lanier, Owner: Eric M. Broughton 206-0253 Owner: Kyle E. Dotson Lauren Slomer Owner: Curtis Bounds Art Z Studio 2501 Wabash Ave. 691-0913 Owners: Karen T. Redenbaugh, Michael T. Wiest, Donna Swiney
Hippy Love 721 South Grand Ave. West 971-1503 Owners: Davis C. Walsh, Emma Crawford, Jade Coady
Prismatic Blooms 1311 Pine Lane, Auburn 415-0170 Owner: Samantha Jaronske
2 Guys Design 1815 Seven Pines Road, Apt 1 815-312-0816 Owner: Ron Logsdon
Adams Stump Grinding 323 Aspen Dr., Chatham 414-7217 Owner: Malcolm C. Brown
Limitless Solutions 4636 Old Jacksonville Road 691-1195 Owners: Jennifer Maurer, Emmanuel Thompson
Above and Beyond 2438 Ardmore Ave. 720-0815 Owner: Jacob G. Mason
Express Disability Representatives 2408 Delaware Dr. 553-2082 Owner: Roberta K. Johnston
Photos by D2 29 Penacook Dr., Rochester 299-1493 Owner: Dennis Danner
Destiny Church 365 Walnut Glen Dr. 685-4124 Owners: Hannah Schafer, Eric A. Hansen
28 u September 2017 u Springfield Business Journal Kasten Steel 180 Fitness C.B.D.P. Apparel and Products Skyy Professional Agency 11 Oakwood Dr. 427 E. Monroe St., Ste 200C 768 Titan Court, Chatham 1917 S. First St. 622-1697 219-552-2040 697-8146 224-800-4911 Owner: Matthew S. Kasten Owner: Deidra Pearl Owner: Felita L. Murphy Owner: Amanda Thompson
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Springfield Business Journal u September 2017 u 29 City must replace economic development director
BY PATRICK YEAGLE guidance is the decision of what to do with the public service. She or he should have North Mansion Block. This prime piece of land has a commitment to transparency, an In late July, Karen Davis announced her resig- defied redevelopment for too long, but it seems understanding of TIF and the energy to nation as director of the City of Springfield’s Office city leadership finally has enough momentum and vigorously pursue improvements. It’s a of Planning and Economic Development. Davis’ will to make something happen there. The current demanding job, but for the right person, departure leaves a hole in city leadership which four proposals call for some mix of public space, it would be as natural as breathing. must be filled. parking, commercial space and residential devel- On an unrelated note, this will be my Springfield mayor Jim Langfelder has indi- opment, and it will take an insightful, experienced last issue at the helm of the Springfield cated he’s waiting a couple of months to hire a professional to evaluate which proposal best cap- Business Journal. I’m leaving journalism replacement while he assesses the department’s tures the block’s potential. No offense, Mr. Mayor, altogether, in part because it no longer needs and the city’s direction. That’s legitimate, but you realistically have too many other things on energizes me the way it used to. I have but please don’t wait too long, Mr. Mayor. The city your plate to give this the attention it deserves. learned so much in my short time here, has a number of pressing priorities which call for Another priority is the proposed creation of a and I’ve gained a much better apprecia- the kind of expert insight provided by an economic new TIF district covering part of Peoria Road. While tion of Springfield’s potential and energy. development director. the city has contracted out the background re- Seeing so many new businesses start I didn’t always agree with Karen Davis, but search on this project (which produced a detailed, - especially downtown - is encouraging, there is no question in my mind that she cared 99-page report worth perusing), someone at the and I hope readers have picked up on deeply about the well-being of this city. Without a city has to take point on shepherding it through the momentum which seems to be replacement, her duties fall in part on her former the approval process. Again, this is the type of gathering in this city. staff, but ultimately to Langfelder. Good leadership project which requires a full-time professional. My parting advice to Springfield often demands delegation, and overseeing the Besides these two specific projects, there are is this: Recognize what you have, and economic development of an entire city is a full- myriad other issues facing the city: redevelopment never stop building on it. As a transplant time job that realistically can’t share focus with of the east side, nurturing Legacy Pointe into a full- to Springfield, I grew to love many things other responsibilities. I don’t know a single person fledged commercial destination, growing existing about this city which those who were Karen Davis PHOTO / PATRICK YEAGLE who doubts Langfelder’s intelligence and sincerity, businesses, the need for codified guidelines on TIF raised here seem to take for granted. but no one expects him to carry every burden. use and so on. Though Springfield has its problems, this Among the upcoming priorities which will The ideal candidate to replace Karen Davis is a wonderful and important place. The require an economic development director’s would be someone experienced in business and more frequently we remember that, the better. u
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