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FEBRUARY 2013 www.springfieldbusinessjournal.com (217) 726-6600 Springfield [email protected] business .journal Business. News. Paper. Taking pulse of the local economy Sparc cuts cost, acronym Locally owned businesses In part two, local business people 2008, but local business people’s sale of property is tremendous. chime in on economic were invited to provide their opinions take on economic barometers “When new owners acquire a Drops affiliation with The barometer, projecting on gauging economic barometers. signals a stabilizing economy. property there is remodeling to be done which means work for Arc and planning Determining the health of the Real Estate contractors, electricians, plumb- By Job Conger, By Betsy Butler, economy is not an easy task nor “When commercial real estate ers, furniture companies, phone Correspondent Senior Correspondent is planning for the future but lo- is moving, everyone benefits,” installation companies and a cal business owners forge ahead said Michelle Higginbotham, myriad of other businesses,” The Springfield not-for-profit Editor’s Note: This article is in such areas as commercial and commercial broker and realtor Higginbotham said. serving mentally and develop- the second of a two-part series. Part residential real estate, construc- with Coldwell Banker Commer- Predicting the commercial mentally challenged individuals one included insight from the public tion, business and auto sales. cial. has discontinued its institution- sector – economists, academia and The economy has been strug- The trickle down effect of the Continued on Page 10, al membership with their long- local public administrators. gling mightily since the fall of Economic Barometers time affiliate. Carlissa Puckett, executive director of Sparc, recently announced the local organization City eyes YWCA site for redevelopment was discontinuing its long affiliation with The Arc of Illinois, the Seeking special statewide organization, based in Franklin, Illinois. designation from State ”It was strictly a financial By Chris Stroisch, decision,” Puckett said. “As the Correspondent state has given no cost of living increases for nine of the past 12 City leaders hope to bring fiscal years, the cost of things new life into a downtown have increased with inflation, Springfield eyesore that once making more difficult the pro- housed the local YWCA chap- cess of deciding what do we cut ter but are in a holding pattern this year and next year. until the State of Illinois decides “We truly believe in what whether to give the property a The Arc does: individual and sys- special designation so the city tems advocacy. Even though we can take it over. as an organization are no longer Mike Farmer, director of the a member, we encourage indi- city’s Office of Planning and Eco- viduals to become members. It’s nomic Development, said the only $25 a year. I continue to be city would like to see the prop- a member,” she said. erty, which sits between Fourth Puckett said the cut saves and Fifth streets and Capital Sparc about $14,000 a year. Avenue and Jackson Street, con- Sparc contracts with the State of verted into a “creative mixed use Illinois to provide services and infill redevelopment that might bills the state every year. Their include residential, commercial, yearly budget for the current fis- office or educational uses.” cal year that runs from July 1 to However, the city cannot June 30 is over $8 million. acquire the old YWCA building “The lack of cost-of-living

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PRSRT STD PRSRT SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL BUSINESS SPRINGFIELD – Residential Real Estate Firms for this year’s show and exhibitors in – Home Builders and Remodelers next month’s issue. 2 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 3 • the rookery CEO informational lunch The Jacksonville Chamber of Com- The Sangamon Creating Entrepreneur- merce, 155 W. Morton, will host a work- ial Opportunities (CEO) program holding shop on Monday, Feb. 25; 9 to 11 a.m and an informational lunch. the Taylorville Chamber of Commerce, The speaker is founding instructor, 108 W. Market, will host on a workshop Craig Lindvahl, executive director of the on Wednesday, Feb. 27; 2 to 4 p.m. Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship. Registration is required. For more in- Lindvahl will share information on the formation about ISBDC workshops or ser- CEO program and how it prepares youth vices, call 217-544-7232. to become entrepreneurs contributing in to the economic development and sus- UIS online programs ranked by tainability of Sangamon County. U.S. News & World Report This free lunch provided by Mid-Amer- UIS is among the top 100 Best Online ica Advertising will be Wednesday, Feb. 6 Bachelor’s Programs in the country, while at 11:45 a.m. at the Knight of Columbus UIS also ranks 16th nationwide in the cat- Hall at 2200 Meadowbrook Rd. egory of Best Online Graduate Business You may R.S.V.P. by Friday, Feb, 1 to Programs on U.S. News & World Report’s Christine Carrels at 217-726-1561 or cca- 2013 list of the best online education pro- [email protected] grams in the country. “These rankings acknowledge that UIS SHG REALTOR open house is a leader in online learning,” said UIS Sacred Heart-Griffin High School will Chancellor Susan J. Koch. host an Area REALTORS Open House on U.S. News & World Report looked at Thursday, Feb. 7 at SHG’s East Campus, best practices and factors, such as gradu- 1200 W. Washington St. ation rates, assessments, class size, reten- Springfield-area realtors are invited to tion rates, and time to degree deadline. come learn more about the school’s stu- They also examined program accredita- dents, academics and extra-curricular action, faculty education, student debt at tivities all in a faith-based environment. graduation, and technologies and services The Springfield Catholic grade schools available to online students. will also have information on display. UIS offers seven undergraduate de- The program begins at noon. Lunch grees online in Business Administration, will be provided by Neuhoff Media Computer Science, English, History, Lib- Springfield and tours will be available. eral Studies, Mathematics, and Philoso- phy. An online graduate business degree SAHBA healthcare seminar is offered in Management Information The Springfield Area Home Builders Systems (MIS). Association is hosting a seminar on the “MIS online was the first online grad- regulations governing health care reform uate program at UIS and the U.S. News legislation. ranking recognizes the quality and value The seminar is scheduled for Wednes- of a UIS degree. Our faculty is to be com- SBJ 12-2013_Layout 1 12/12/12 2:58 PM Page 1 day, Feb. 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. mended for their dedication to student at the SAHBA office, 3921 Pintail Drive, learning and a professional degree pro- Suite B. American Central Insurance Ser- gram,” said Ron McNeil, dean of the UIS vices and Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP will College of Business and Management. keep attendees up to date on reform regu- View the rankings online at www.us- lations that could impact employee ben- news.com/education/online-education. efit programs and tax implications. Registration is at springfieldareahba. SIU center earns FQHC com. The event costs $10 for SAHBA The Springfield Center for Family LLCC Day! members and $25 for non-members. Medicine at Southern Illinois University Monday, Feb. 18 (Presidents Day) School of Medicine will be able to treat LLCC-Springfield Campus Sliders stay at Robin Roberts more patients, especially the uninsured The Springfield Sliders have an- population, thanks to a federal grant nounced the signing of a lease extension that designates it as a Federally Qualified between the team and the Springfield Health Center. The grant, from the U.S. LLCC Day is a special campus visitation day for Park District that will allow the Sliders to Department of Health and Human Ser- continue playing at Robin Roberts Stadi- vices, totals $595,833 for the first year. prospective students, parents and adult learners um through the 2017 season. The center, located at 520 N. Fourth St., to introduce them to LLCC. “We see a future for the team in Spring- will be able to add 2,000-3,000 patients, field and we are thrilled to make Robin many uninsured or underinsured, to the 17,000 patients already established. Roberts Stadium our home for the next Choose a morning (9-noon) or evening (5-8 p.m.) session five years,” said Shane Martin, owner. “We are a community health center Sliders Baseball Group, LLC purchased here to serve the people of Springfield,” the team in April 2012. The Sliders play said Dr. Janet Albers, chief executive of- in the summer collegiate Prospect League, ficer of the center. 9-9:30 a.m. & 5-5:30 p.m. Check in at Trutter Center formed in 2009 and includes teams from Certified by the National Committee 9:30-10 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Presentation: Why LLCC?, Getting Started, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsyl- for Quality Assurance as a Patient Cen- vania and West Virginia. The 2013 season tered Medical Home, the center offers pre- Success@LLCC and Financial Aid will begin in late May and runs through natal care and deliveries, child care and 10-noon & 6-8 p.m. Exhibits, campus tours, refreshments early August. The Sliders play a 60-game immunizations, chronic illness manage- schedule with 30 home games. ment, preventive and geriatric care. The center’s providers care for their patients when hospitalized, in nursing homes and ISBDC workshops also visit patients in their homes. The Illinois Small Business Develop- The FQHC designation allows for im- ment Center at Lincoln Land Commu- proved reimbursement for Medicaid and nity College is offering free “Starting Please let us know you’re coming! Scan the QR code, Medicare patients, the addition of servic- Your Business in Illinois” workshops in register at www.llcc.edu or call 786.2577. es and enlists quality measures. The clinic February. The workshops are designed to will see patients regardless of their ability provide prospective business owners with to pay. information about preparing a business The center will partner with SIU plan, financing a business, legal forms, HealthCare for additional physician and registering a business name and taxes. management services. Dr. Michal Dynda, Events in Springfield will be held on assistant professor and chief medical in- Thursday, Feb. 7; 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednes- formation officer and Dr. Laura Loesel, day, Feb. 20; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Both will associate professor and chief medical of- (even if it’s just for a day!) be held at the LLCC-Capital City Training ficer, will ensure the center continues to Center, 130 W. Mason St. meet quality measures. 4 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal regular meetings • after hours • Monday • Springfield Luncheon Optimist Club, 11:45 a.m., (2nd & 4th weeks) MCL Cafeteria, 2151 Wabash Ave. • Sertoma Club of Springfield, Noon, (1st & 3rd weeks) Hilton Springfield The play’s the thing • Noontime Toastmasters, Noon, Laurel United Methodist Church, Walnut & S. Grand Ave. West • Rotary Club of Springfield, 6 p.m., Maldaner’s Restaurant (upstairs), 222 S. 6th St. Tuesday Kari Catton • Jacksonville Sunrise Rotary Club, 7 a.m., Comfort Inn, 200 Comfort Dr., South Jacksonville • Capital City Business Builders BNI, 7:30 a.m., Hickory Glen, 1700 West Washington St. Profession: • Tuesday BNI, 11 a.m., Remax Building, 2475 West Monroe St. President, • The Network Group, 11:45 a.m., The Sangamo Club, 227 E. Adams St. Association Management Partners • Rotary Club of Springfield-Mid-town, Noon, Inn at 835, 835 S. 2nd St. • Kiwanis Club of Lincoln, Noon, Al’s Main Event, 1230 Fifth St., Lincoln • Springfield Noon Lions Club, Noon, Golden Corral, 1038 Le June Dr. Passion: • Springfield Parkway Pointe Toastmasters, 12:05 p.m., AIG Building, 3501 Hollis Dr. Playwright • Altrusa International of Springfield, 7 p.m., (1st & 3rd weeks) Laurel United Methodist Church, Walnut St. & S. Grand Ave. West By Raegan Hennemann, Wednesday Senior Correspondent • Rotary Club of Springfield - Sunrise, 7 a.m., Hoogland Center for the Arts • Central Illinois Refferal Network, 7:45 a.m., The Real Estate Group, 3701 W. Wabash Ave. simple writing assignment • Westside BNI, 11:30 a.m. Mariah’s, 3317 Robbins Rd. during second grade started a • Prospectors Referral Group, 11:30 a.m., (1st & 3rd weeks) American Harvest, 3241 W. Iles Ave. Ajourney for Kari Catton that • Rotary Club of Springfield-Westside, Noon, Brickhouse Grill & Pub, 3136 Iles Ave. she enjoys more and more every- • Jacksonville American Business Club, Noon, Ponderosa Restaurant, Morton Ave., Jacksonville day. • Kiwanis Club of Springfield-Downtown, Noon, Hilton Springfield, Manhattan Grille Room When Catton handed in the sto- • Capital City Toastmasters, Noon, IDOT Building, 2300 Dirksen Pkwy. Room 214 A & B ry she wrote about the well-known • Springfield Jaycees, 7 p.m., Jaycees Activity Center, 2525 S. 12th St. horse Black Beauty, her teacher Thursday looked at it and said “Oh, that’s all • Thursday Morning Business Builder BNI, 7:30 a.m., Coldwell Banker, 3201 Old Jacksonville Rd. dialogue. You wrote a play.” • Springfield Thursday Lunch BNI Chapter, 11:30 a.m., Lake Pointe Grill, 1386 Toronto Rd. Not only did hearing the word “play” after working hard on an assignment intrigue • Rotary Club of Springfield South - Noon, Centrum Coffee Cafe, 1370 Toronto Rd. her, Catton realized that she had a knack for writing conversations for people. • Springfield American Business Club, Noon, Hilton Springfield, 29th Floor “We all have something to say and we’re going to use our special tool to communi- • Kiwanis Club - Jacksonville, Noon, Hamilton’s Catering, 110 N. East St., Jacksonville cate through,” Catton said. “Mine just happens to be plays.” • Lincoln Douglas Toastmasters, 6 p.m., Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 2645 Old Jacksonville Rd. By the sixth grade, Catton, who is now president of Association Management Part- • Kiwanis Club of Chatham, 6:15 p.m., Chatham Library, 600 E. Spruce, Chatham ners and executive director of Theatre in the Park, had notebooks full of plays and Friday stories. After high school she headed to college to major in theater and it was then • Springfield Breakfast Optimist Club, 7 a.m., Atonement Lutheran Church, 2800 W. Jefferson St. • Frontier International, Noon, Hilton Springfield, Manhattan Grille Room that she learned the various components of playwriting. She also studied acting and • Jacksonville Noon Rotary Club, Noon, Hamilton’s Downtown, 110 N. East St., Jacksonville directing. “To me, knowing the components of theater helps you be a better playwright,” she Do you have a regular business meeting to include? said. Send your regular meeting to [email protected] She also credits classes about the more technical side of theater such as lighting, set design and costume design for enhancing her ability to write plays. “Because as you’re writing the play you can see it in your head, you can hear it in your head - or some writers do, everybody’s different - and you’re like ‘You know what, that won’t work.’” For Catton, writing a play is a process that involves many revisions. “First you write it and you have a couple friends come over, you cook them dinner, You play a key role and we thank you for your contributions to our community. you assign them roles and then you read it and they give you feedback. Then you go Professional Women’s Calendar of Events back and rewrite the play,” she said. American Association of University Women (AAUW) The next step is having peers from the theater community read the play and pro- AAUW Diversity Event/Branch Meeting - Thursday, February 7, 2013, 7 PM at the American Lung Association, vide feedback and then back to the computer for more rewrites. 3000 Kelly Lane, Springfield. “Then when you’re to a point that you’re satisfied you might have a staged reading Program: Sister Cities Association of Springfield, IL, Inc. (SCAS). This event is open to the public. where it’s not acted out, the actors just stand up and read it or sing it or whatever and you hear it with an actor’s voice for the first time,” Catton said. Association for Women in Communications (AWC) “Put Your Best Face Forward” - AWC Networking Luncheon. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the Sangamo Again, more revisions and then it’s time to submit the piece to play contests and Club, 227 E. Adams Street, Springfield. 11:30 AM Networking, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch begins. $16 members, $10 production companies. students, $21, non-members. So far, Catton has had two plays recognized nationally – “The Track Home” placed It is law enforcement’s responsibility to inform the public regarding matters related to public safety concerns and ninth in the play category through Writer’s Digest in 2007 and “Healin’ Home” re- criminal arrests. However, prior to releasing information regarding an FBI operation, there are many decisions that ceived an honorable mention in the Jackie White Memorial Play Writing Contest in need close review. Our speaker, Brad Ware must regularly consider the content of the message that is distributed to the public. In his role as the Community Outreach Specialist and Media Representative for the FBI - Springfield Division, 2009. Both plays are about the Orphan Train, which transported more than 250,000 he maintains public trust by sharing information about the FBI’s responsibilities, operations, accomplishments, policies, children from the East Coast to families in the Midwest from 1854 to 1929. and values. He’ll share lessons communications professionals can learn from. Receiving recognition is helpful when trying to get a play produced, Catton said. RSVP to [email protected] by Monday, February 11th. (If you RSVP but are unable to attend and do “That way when you give (a play) to someone to produce, they’re going to go ‘Oh, not notify AWC within 24 hours before the event, you will be billed.) it’s won an award, so I better read it.’ It gives you a little bit more credibility,” she Illinois Women in Leadership (IWIL) said. Illinois Women in Leadership will hold its Monthly Luncheon from 11:30 to 1:00 PM on Thursday, February Both plays were produced locally through Wildloon Productions in 2002. After the 21st at the Sangamo Club - 227 East Adams St. Springfield. shows ended, Catton decided to send her scripts to a handful of publishers. She was Have you ever dreamed about what you want to accomplish? Sarah Mackey our very own 2011-2012 Diamond turned down by everyone, but that did not cause her to give up on her goal of having Award winner and Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County will share strategies to not only a play published. dream about our future, but make it a reality by working better together with support networks. Guests and potential new members are welcome to attend. The cost for members is $18. Non-members and In 2011, “Healin’ Home” was produced by Theatre in the Park and afterward people walk-ins are $23. Reservation forms are available at www.iwil.biz. Reservations with payment must be received by 5 encouraged Catton to try again to get it published. Three weeks after sending her script PM Friday, 15th February via the website or by mailing the registration form and payment to: IWIL, P.O. Box 5612 to various publishers, Catton got the news she had wanted to receive for a long time. Springfield, IL 62705-5612. A publisher liked her submission and wanted to know if Catton had any other plays to send for consideration. She sent them “The Track Home” and got the same Women Entrepreneurs – Central Illinois (WE-CI) Women Entrepreneurs of Central Illinois’s monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 13th, from reaction and question. So she submitted “The Sparkle Miser,” a fantasy piece that Cat- 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Indigo, 3013 Lindbergh Blvd., Springfield. ton first wrote for her senior project in 1980. Program: Effects of the new tax laws on small business. Presenter: Ms. Marjorie Beilstein, C.P.A, of Kerber, Eck “And she published all three which was astonishing to me, absolutely astonishing,” & Braeckel, LLP. Catton said. $17 for members, $20 for guests and $25 for walk-ins. Please RSVP by noon, Friday, February 8th, 2013. Reser- By August 2012 all three plays were published and are in the 2012-2013 catalogues vations are non-refundable. Additional information is available by contacting L. Gay Davidson, (217) 725-8500 or at [email protected] or [email protected]. of Big Dog Publishing and its sister company, Norman Maine Publishing. Coming in May “To keep me humble, in 2012, I sent (the publisher) a piece to say ‘Would you be Proudly sponsored by: interested in doing this piece?’ and they turned me down because the subject matter was probably a little bit riskier, it wasn’t fantasy,” she said. “It wasn’t quite what they did, so they said ‘No.’” Catton’s scripts sell for $6.95 and the royalty fee is $75 per performance. Now that Catton is published, she will receive a percentage of the royalties and script sales once

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His wife, Sherry, is just has to identify it. So when it broaden the scope of her pro- St., Springfield 62702, Wayne ing on Fox 55 in mid-January. also the host of her own show on comes to talking to a person on gram a bit to coincide with her Russell Nolan, (217) 414-3368. Pittman is the creator and host Fox. “Survive and Thrive” airs ev- my TV show, it’s just very natu- burgeoning business. The show • Dunn and Broadway, 347 of the program which features ery Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. and ral for me to that.” became simply “Survive and S. Durkin Drive, Springfield, stand-up comedy in front of a is a way for Sherry to take her The show – which is actually Thrive,” and Mike started help- 62704, Kathleen Dunn, James live audience. He also procures profession as a life coach – she the third program Sherry has ing pick guests who were typi- Broadway, (217) 726-7767. sponsors and books the talent. runs her own business named hosted since 1996 – began in cally more community-oriented, • Edgewise Consulting, 1101 Pittman only allows clean Life Empowerment Coaching, 2011 as “Survive and Thrive in Sherry said. Williams Blvd., Springfield, The format, though, re- mained the same: a cozy, infor- 62704, Lisa Clemmons Stott, mal chat. It’s exactly the kind of (217) 331-2926. atmosphere Sherry strives for. • Five Star Home Remodeling “This is what I was born to & Repair, 2032 E. Adams, Spring- do, it’s why I’m here,” Sherry field, 62703, Mario D. Curtis, said, explaining herself further (217) 402-5175. with an anecdote: “When I was Continued on Page 38, in the first grade I got in trouble New Businesses on the first day of school. No one had told me they will give you paper and a pencil and there • index will be a teacher who will tell you what to do. The Rookery...... 3 After Hours...... 4,6 “No one told me you are not Regular Meetings……………...….4 supposed to be fully engaged Women’s Calendar……….…..…..4 with everyone in the classroom,” New Businesses…..………..….5,38 she said. Airport En/Deplanements...... 6 So while Sherry and her guests Building Permits……..……………6 detail and discuss the minutiae Economic Index………...... …….6 of interpersonal relationships, Business Lunch………….……….14 Mike’s comedians may take those Monthly Drive…………….……..15 same common foibles as a basis Commercial Development…17-33 for a joke or routine. It’s an in- City Codes……...... …34 teresting dichotomy that Fox 55 Going Green………………..……35 is more than happy to play host Business Reading……….………..36 to, said Jeri Waldeck, an account Giving Back………...... …………37 Mike Pittman, host of “One Mic Stand Comedy Show” executive for the network. Legal Filings………………………38 The Pittmans’ shows are al- Law………………………….……39 content on the show – no blue Inc. – and allow a wide range of Marriage.” Naturally, it focused most entirely autonomous af- Fast Tracks...... ….40-41 material – delivering the finished people to see what it is she does primarily on relationship build- fairs. With the help of volun- Community Business………..42-43 project to Fox before its 11:30 exactly. ing within a marital context. Opinion………………..…………44 p.m. showtime every Saturday. “I find people very interest- But as Sherry Pittman began Continued on Page 7, Op-Ed…………………….………45 If that sounds like a lot of ing,” Sherry said. “I have a per- Life Empowerment Coaching Second Front Business Card Directory…...... …46 6 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal Economic Index The November Springfield Enterprise In- was slightly higher—the SEI was 116 for Oc- dex suggests normal activity with an index tober 2013. This decrease from last month’s of 100. The SEI steadily increases through forecast could be explained by a slight drop the year with an index of 111 in November in median housing prices in the November 2013. 2012 data compared to October 2012 data. The University of Illinois at Springfield Economic indexes for other Metropoli- announces that the greater Springfield En- tan Statistical Areas (MSA) in Illinois are terprise Index (SEI) for November is 100, also forecasted. These compare a local area which suggest a normal level of economic to its own historical level of economic ac- activity. A SEI value of 100 indicates that tivity for that area. The Springfield pattern the area economy is on its long-term growth of increased activity through November trend. A SEI value less than 100 indicates 2013 is consistent with all the other MSAs “below average” activity. combined. The Chicago area index shows Economic activity is the same as one little change. The Springfield area has year ago. The forecast through the year sug- higher levels of activity relative to its own gests a steady increase in economic activity economy than the other metropolitan areas with an index of 111 for November 2013. in Illinois. The forecast for late fall 2013 last month

The index is developed by the Regional Economic Applications Laboratory, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois. The Greater Springfield Enterprise Index is a collaboration between The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, the Institute of Government and Public Affairs – University of Illinois and the Center for State Policy and Leadership – University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). For information contact Patty Byrnes, Center for State Policy and Leadership at UIS, 217-206- 7783 or [email protected].

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Building Permit Report December January - December New Single Family Residence 2012 2011 2012 2011 Permit 2 0 85 103 Valuation 620,000 0 25,083,800 25,820,266 Revenue 643.84 0 26,394.82 28,839.73 Dwelling Units 2 0 85 103 New Two Family Residence Permit 2 0 29 21 Valuation 700,000 0 8,367,000 5,866,800 Revenue 828.00 0 12,024.04 8,591.08 Dwelling Units 4 0 58 42 New Multi-Family Residence Permit 0 0 0 6 Valuation 0 0 0 5,759,000 Revenue 0 0 0 21,595.40 Dwelling Units 0 0 0 62 New Commercial Permit 2 0 23 25 Valuation 9,236,559 0 55,110,763 38,739,959 Revenue 30,853.80 0 185,502.82 134,340.42 Total (New, Remodel, Addition & Misc.) Permit 216 150 3,588 2,781 Valuation 14,574,240 10,048,811 162,385,062 253,425,094 Revenue 49,510.43 38,820.66 520,242.78 783,708.91 Dwelling Units 6 0 143 207 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport – Springfield, Ill. Total Monthly Enplanements and Deplanements December January - December Airline Passengers Enplaning 2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change American Eagle 1,576 1,589 -0.82% 19,913 21,625 -7.92% United Express 2,687 3,067 -12.39% 38,041 34,930 8.91% Direct Air 0 2,086 0 5,294 16,265 -67.45% Vision 0 0 0 2,496 0 0 Allegiant Air 1,141 0 0 2,065 0 0 Sun Country - Honor Flight 0 0 0 798 806 -0.99% Sun Country - Riverside 131 0 0 362 0 0 Charter - Other 0 34 0 244 377 -35.28% McClelland Aviation 0 4 0 34 51 -33.33% Sub-Total 5,535 6,780 -18.36% 69,247 74,054 -6.49%

Airline Passengers Deplaning 1,605 1,561 2.82% 20,485 21,760 -5.86% American Connection 2,644 2,989 -11.54% 37,603 34,746 8.22% United Express 0 2,056 0 4,990 16,159 -69.12% Direct Air 0 0 0 2,573 0 0 Vision 1,070 0 0 1,895 0 0 Sun Country / Honor Flight 0 0 0 798 806 -0.99% McClelland Aviation 131 0 0 362 0 0 Charter 0 34 0 148 501 -70.46% Sub-Total 0 4 0 34 51 -33.33% 5,450 6,644 -17.97% 68,888 74,023 -6.94% *information provided by the Springfield Airport Authority TOTAL 10,985 13,424 -18.17% 138,135 148,077 -6.71% Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 7 After Hours, Continued from Page 4 a year. Not too long ago, Catton received an email from a teacher in Texas who is using “The Track Home” for a high school drama competition. The teacher contacted Catton LOOking fOr a smaLL because she wants to make cuts to the script. “You always have to go and ask the author if you’re going to make cuts to their business LOan? script, you have to get their permission,” Catton said. “I thought that was so hilarious because now someone was asking me. It kind of came full circle.” Besides “The Track Home,” “Healin’ Home” and “The Sparkle Miser,” Catton has written three other full-length plays. They have a first and second act and are 90 to 120 minutes long. She has penned almost two dozen 10-minute plays and gives herself Buy or Build a New Facility. credit for close to 100 unfinished plays. Those are her least favorite because they don’t have a strong enough message. “I’m not passionate enough about what I’m trying to say or I don’t understand what I want Expand Your Current Location. to say,” Catton explained. Of all the plays she has written, Catton considers “Healin’ Home” her favorite. One reason is because of Casey, a main character who has been a part of Catton’s imagina- Purchase Heavy Machinery. tion (and other writings) since she was in sixth grade. Catton is also proud of the play’s message: a family coming together after hardships. “The kids had lost their mother and the family they come upon has lost their child. And in a time when blended families are forced to come together this family naturally comes together slowly. Their needs awaken, if you will, and the realization that they need both parents or they need kids to love makes them form a new family,” she said. Catton’s imagination is always brewing and it is rare when she doesn’t have a play in the works, even if she’s not sitting in front of a computer typing the dialogue. At a recent breakfast in St. Louis, Catton listened to a woman talk about her 80-year- old mother who is referred to by neighbors as the “Burn Lady.” She burns everything from yard waste to everyday garbage. She doesn’t use a waste management company anymore. “I looked at my daughter and said ‘That’s a play.’” Catton’s imaginative juices kept flowing as she heard how the 80-year-old was given a speeding ticket for going 78 miles per hour on a country road. The elderly lady wasn’t in the stereotypical Cadillac or Lincoln Town Car, she was in a sports car and her hair was blowing all over. The police officer thought she was a teenager. “We’re all laughing hysterically but inside I’m going ‘Oh my God, I should write this down because this is good stuff,’” Catton said. “You can get inspiration from anywhere. I could never write about something that I know nothing about. Somehow I have to bring that 80-year-old woman back to how I know her. Use my aunts as an inspiration. That’s how your work becomes more true.” As if writing plays isn’t challenging enough, for the past four years Catton has been working with Scott Shaw-Smith to turn “The Track Home” into a musical. The first staged reading of “The Track Home: The Musical” will be done at a reception at the Hoogland Center for the Arts on Feb. 2. For Catton, it’s a mixture of emotions when she watches a performance of a play she has written. “If you’re watching it your heart beats a little bit faster, I will say that. You want to sit right down real close so you can watch everything,” she said. “You sometimes GROWTH CORP watch the audience to see if they are enjoying it. One of the best compliments you can have as a playwright is that no one moves in the audience. All of their imagination is up on stage with those actors and they’re perfectly still. That is fun to see.” 877-BEST 504 www.growthcorp.com

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Second Front , hope people will continue to watch. De- Continued from Page 5 spite having little to no experience with television prior to jumping in with both teers they obtain the advertising, shoot feet, Mike said it’s been relatively easy, the shows, edit them and then finally particularly with help from a few friends. deliver them to Fox. Waldeck said it’s an He credited Dean Williams, president of ideal situation for the station. the Central Illinois Film Commission, “It’s a huge benefit because it offers with helping in every aspect from filming something differ- to set design and bOrrOWer ent aside from the It’s a huge benefit be- construction. local news or some- cause it offers something As Mike ex- thing that we would plained, he’s used aDVanTages produce ourselves,” different aside from the to building things, Waldeck said. “The local news or something and the best way fact that the Pitt- that we would produce to learn is by going • Below-market, long-term mans produce them out and trying it. and bring them to ourselves. The fact that Surrounding one- fixed rate us ready to go is the Pittmans produce them and self with talented wonderful.” “bring them to us ready to go is individuals is a • Payment stability Locally produced good idea as well. content, Waldeck wonderful.” “ S o m e b o d y said, has typically Jeri Waldeck, is always saying, • Low down payment always been news- account executive, Fox 55 ‘Somebody needs casts. Churches be- to do this or some- gan to produce their own shows about a body needs to do this,’” Mike said. “Well, • Preserves capital decade ago, Waldeck explained, and that you’re that somebody. Just do it. Find helped to shift the paradigm for more people who know more than you and • Improves cash flow varied programming such as the Pitt- learn from them. If you’re the smartest mans’ shows. person in the room, you aren’t going to “It’s fantastic for us,” Waldeck said. go too far.” “We’re filling these times with well- produced programs that people actually Gabriel House is a freelance writer from 2401 West White Oaks Drive want to watch.” Auburn. He can be reached at Sherry and Mike Pittman, meanwhile, [email protected] Springfield, IL 62704 8 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal personality profile • Heart and ‘Sowle’ of the YMCA By Eric Woods, Correspondent fessional gymnastics coach. programs they want. First job? Sowle became an instructor Plus, what works in Springfield – at a dance and gymnastics studio when January 2013 may What is your favorite part about living she was 13 years old. “I taught tap, ballet, not be what is need- in Springfield? Sowle moved to Spring- and gymnastics,” she said. ed in January 2014.” field after college and has come to enjoy Worst job? Sowle worked at a health the community. club right out of Philosophical – “Springfield has be- college. “It was a What do you want Angie Sowle brand new facility, to know about the come home,” she Title: C.E.O., YMCA and it was all sell, future? Sowle wants said. “It is not too Address: 701 S. Fourth St., sell, sell,” she said. to know that people big and not too Springfield, Ill., 62703 “It was not a great will come upon easi- small.” Telephone: (217) 544-9846 match for me.” er times. “It has been What is the worst E-mail: [email protected] part about living Current job and a struggle for people responsibilities? She over the past couple years,” she said. in Springfield? The Born: May 5, 1974; Belleville, Ill. Achievements – has been with the How do you envision your life in 10 years? length of the win- Education: B.S. in parks and recreation As an adult? “I have four wonderful YMCA in Spring- Sowle sees herself still working in her cur- ter is one aspect from Truman State University kids who are caring, compassionate, gra- field for 25 years. rent position while her children continue of Springfield that Family: Husband – Todd; Children – cious individuals,” said Sowle. Her first position to grow up. “My youngest child will be Sowle could do Austin, Jordan, Sydney, and Sophia without. “I love it was as physical graduating high school,” she said. Future – director where Something you learned early in life and until mid-February,” Favorites – Upcoming job news? Sowle feels there she was over the still use? “People are genuinely good and she said. “By then I Author: Harlen Coben is much to be accomplished over the next physical programs try to do the best they can,” said Sowle. am ready for grass Restaurant: Mariah’s three years. “We are still getting used to and gymnastics, “If you try to make a difference and help, and warmth.” Sports team: St. Louis Cardinals and being a two-branch location,” she said. including Kinder people will act that way and live up to The biggest issue Chicago Bears She wants to make both locations viable Springfield currently Camp. She was re- that expectation.” and productive places. cently named CEO faces is...? “A prob- Tidbits – Any vacation plans? Sowle plans to where she is now Advice – lem with communi- Enjoys writing children’s books and is cross one item off her bucket list when in charge of the Advice for someone seeking a career in ties all over is that working on getting published. she travels to New York next fall. “I just overall operations your field? “It is a wonderful career and people have less Has always wanted to skydive want to do the tourist stuff and take in of both Springfield a rewarding field,” said Sowle. “You can money to do things Enjoys going to Cancun the culture and atmosphere,” she said. with,” said Sowle. branches with a know and serve thousands of people in I want to retire when I’m ... (age)? “People are worried $6 million budget the community.” Sowle figures that she may retire in about about the future with retirement, their and 300 employees. The organization is Who was your biggest influence? Sowle’s 15 years once all of her children are out children’s education, and taking care of always trying to expand their reach and first boss at the YMCA was Andy Ander- of college. “Hopefully I will be ready by their parents. It is a real struggle for most serve as many people as possible. “We berg for whom she worked for 15 years. then,” she said. families.” are always looking for new and inven- “I was so green out of college,” she said. tive ways to fund the programs,” she said. “It was special to have someone coach Eric Woods is a freelance writer from Employment – “It is an ever-present challenge to assess and nurture me. I learned tons from him Springfield. He can be reached at “When I was 10, I wanted to be... a pro- the community’s needs and provide the about the job and life in general.” [email protected]

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Up until last week we were said. “It depends on Arc or not, that is a matter of no concern owed $2.9 million. the legislature. I’m to us,” Kelker said. “The Arc will still rep- “When we have to borrow, we have not anticipating any resent, in the legislature, people we sup- to pay interest on the borrowing, which cuts, but there may port. That’s why we urge individuals – takes interest away from services. Even a be changes to our parents, staffs and community members non-for-profit has to watch the dollars,” grant programs in to pay $25 a year to The Arc and support Puckett said. epilepsy and respite them. We need their advocacy for indi- Tony Paulauski, director of The Arc, care. There have viduals.” expressed disappointment with last year’s Sparc building on Bruns Lane been for the past news of Sparc’s disaffiliation. three years and may “We were surprised and very dismayed with them, but I searched the new version be next year. Since the Feds do not gen- because Sparc’s founder Don Carlson was of our name on the Internet and found erate Federal Medicaid reimbursement to Job Conger is a freelance writer from first executive director of Arc of Illinois in many organizations using it,” Puckett the state, the future of those programs is Springfield. He can be reached at 1950,” Carlson said, adding there was al- said. Sparc is proceeding with bids for by no means secure.” [email protected] ways a close relationship between the two organizations. I don’t want to get into a contest with (Puckett). What they’re putting at stake is losing their national brand and identity.” Tony Paulauski, “ director of The Arc “We hold out hopes that they will return to the fold,” Paulauski said. Cur- rently, The Arc has a membership ros- ter of about 60 Illinois institutions and about about 10,000 individuals. “We have shown (the Springfield not-for-profit) ways they can afford to come back. If they would participate in our state pension program, they would recoup their money back,” Paulauski said. “There are many reasons to belong to The Arc, including our work in Washing- ton, DC,” Paulauski said. The national organization also provides cost savings through economies of scale, and its success is seen in the numbers, he said. “Our membership has been steady.” Paulauski said, and he appreciates individual memberships, but adding that The Arc encourages people to join through their organizations since joining through a member institution means that the local institution is paying dues to The Arc and national organization. “I don’t want to get into a contest with (Puckett),” Paulauski said. “What they’re putting at stake is losing their national brand and identity.” When informed that the Springfield entity is no longer using the name as an acronym but as a brand spelled not as SPARC in capital letters but as Sparc with lower case letters, Palauski replied, “We hold the copyright on all those variations and are taking that approach nationally with organizations. If they don’t want to affiliate with us, why do they want to use our name? They have received correspondence from us in that regard,” he said. In response to The Arc’s statement that Sparc had been offered ways to save recoup the membership dues costs by participating in the umbrella organization’s national programs, Puckett said she looked into the options offered, but “they were cost neutral.” “We began as an acronym (SPARC) that stood for Springfield Aid to Retarded Children, later changed to Springfield Association of Retarded Citizens and later to Springfield ARC when they stopped using the word ‘retarded’,” Puckett said. The new name is Sparc. “We’re not an acronym anymore,” Puckett said, adding she was surprised by The Arc’s get-tough attitude regarding her the name change. “I knew that was potentially an issue 10 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal Economic Barometers, more drastic drops,” Graham said. “In Continued from Page One the Sangamon County market, we were a Engineers optimistic about economy more conservative market with less spec- real estate market is another story, Hig- ulation and more constant prices which By Roberta Codemo, Correspondent ginbotham said. “Commercial real estate has resulted in less foreclosures and short The engineering business in Springfield is an area where the uptick in the economy is really the ‘front line,’” Higginbotham sales. In Springfield, homes typically av- has firms cautiously optimistic that the industry is recovering. said. “While low interest rates are help- erage 104 days on the market with ap- “We’re doing fine,” said Mary Bloxdorf of Coombe-Bloxdorf PC. The firm special- ful, they are not driving the market. We proximately 1,500 to 2,000 homes on the izes in civil, structural and surveying projects including site and subdivision planning know the market is on the move based on market at any given time.” and design, transportation projects including roads and bridges and surveying proj- the number of calls we receive and scout- ects including legal surveys and topographic mapping. ing inquiries. Commercial real estate dif- Construction “We work with both private and public sector clients,” Bloxdorf said. Current local fers from residential; there is no particu- Planning and projecting economic and statewide projects include bridge design plans for a project in Galesburg in addi- lar season that is better than another and change in the construction industry is tion to various Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and county projects and no rhyme or reason to change.” done by keeping an eye on a number of several building projects. Employment impacts the commer- variables. Halverson Construction, which “We have also worked on a few projects funded, in part, by federal stimulus funds,” cial real estate market. “There has to be has two sides of business, commercial and Bloxdorf said. a workforce for national firms to make heavy/highway, has a few more factors to Bloxdorf’s firm also provides engineering services on infrastruc- a move; they need a strong pool to pull consider. ture work. “There is a tremendous need for infrastructure work,” from,” Higginbotham said. “We are constantly evaluating the Bloxdorf said. “You can look around every day and see crumbling “In commercial real estate the say- number of projects that are available to streets, torn up streets to repair, water mains and sewers and building is that ‘retail follows rooftops.’ Retail bid, the number of bidders on each proj- ings in disrepair. Unfortunately, attention to infrastructure is limited businesses are looking to be where there ect and prices that are being bid on these by governmental priorities to funding, which is currently on social are a certain number of households in a projects,” said Steve Halverson, president programs rather than revitalizing our infrastructure.” specific income level,” she said. “By the of Halverson Construction said. “Obvi- When it comes to very large projects, she said it’s difficult to Bloxdorf time national firms are contacting us, ously, the fewer projects there are to bid, compete against larger engineering firms. Large firms do subcon- they are already well aware of what the the more bidders on a project and the tract services out to smaller architectural and engineering firms. local market has to offer; they have done more competitive or lower the pricing. “We do subcontract work,” Bloxdorf said. “We also subcontract work out from their homework. Growth has to be certain “On the commercial side we gauge time to time when outside expertise is needed.” for them to make the call; we are starting what is going on by looking at what is be- Martin Engineering Company specializes in civil engineering and site development to see that confidence come back.” ing built around town, and the number of work for educational, financial, religious and retail institutions. Another factor Higginbotham said is opportunities there are out there to bid. “We do a majority of the site development work in town,” said Phil Martin, com- important is paying attention to the over- We gauge what is coming up by talking to pany president. “Subdivisions are our main specialty. It’s our primary job base in all confidence of local business owners. the architects, engineers and developers Sangamon County.” “Small business owners are the back- to see what they are working on. The firm handles both commercial and residential subdivision work. “The com- bone of the economy,” Higginbotham “Springfield always has a fair amount mercial work carried us for a while,” Martin said. Commercial projects include the said. “They put their plans on hold when of projects going on – the two main hos- Legacy Pointe Town Center, Legacy Sports Complex, Maple Grove there is uncertainty; if they aren’t mov- pitals always seem to have work and the sanitary sewer project, Hy-Vee grocery store and the Schnucks ing, essentially growth is stagnant.” state government always seems to have stores at Dirksen Parkway and Singer Avenue and Bruns Lane and Just as the sale of commercial real es- something going on at the Capitol and Washington Street. tate positively impacts the local economy, some of their other facilities around “There’s not as much movement in the housing market,” Mar- so do home sales. Kevin Graham, real es- town,” Halverson said. tin continued. Among the firm’s residential projects are Savannah tate agent at Century 21, highlights those On the heavy/highway side Halverson Pointe and The Reserve. impacted by the sale of a home. said what is going on at the national level “It’s a different climate from 2006,” Martin said. “We used to “During the sale process, the bank or is a key for highway and infrastructure do 10 to 15 projects. There’s not much work out there. It’s been Martin mortgage company, title company, home projects. “We also look at funding of pub- terrible the past four years.” inspectors, and repair men are involved,” lic works projects at the state level,” he However, he feels like it’s getting a little bit better. “The private Graham said. “Following a sale, there said. sector is beginning to move forward. It’s beginning to gain a little more momentum,” is potential work for interior designers, Keeping appropriate labor for jobs can Martin said. painters, appliance stores, landscapers, be difficult, but Halverson says they keep He’s optimistic about the long-term. “November is looking up,” Martin said. “We garbage companies and many others.” a steady workforce in the office of proj- have work to get us through the winter.” He hopes last month was the kickstarter of According to Graham, the greatest fac- ect managers, estimators and accounting things to come. tor a effecting home sales is supply and staff. “In addition to that we keep a small The firm also handles infrastructure work for sanitary districts, power plants and demand. “If new homes are not being crew of superintendents, foreman and water and sewer treatment plants and has done some work for IDOT. “We worked on built but the demand is there, home pric- key people,” he said. the I-57 road project in District 9,” Martin said. es will increase. If supply is greater than When additional help is needed, local Allen Henderson & Associates, Inc. merged with Arnold Engineering, Inc. in Wau- demand, sellers will eventually reduce unions come into play. “Once a project kee, Iowa in 2012. “It’s exciting to tap another market,” said Christopher Kohlrus, their prices.Pricing of the property is im- is finished we lay off the additional help vice-president of Allen Henderson. portant; no matter what the price point and get back to our core employees. We The consulting firm specializes in civil and structural engineering services. Areas of is,” Graham said. have been fortunate that we have been expertise include transportation projects including bridges and roadways, buildings Predicting changes in home sales has able to keep our core people employed and facilities and commercial and residential site development. not been particularly easy. Graham says and productive with work that we have Kohlrus said you have to sell yourself. A business will approach them about doing interest rates are projected to remain bid or negotiated,” Halverson said. structural design work. His firm chooses a team, comes up with the concept and the steady for the next year meaning the in- Interest rates do not have much of design. The team submits a packet to the owners, who interviews each team before dustry is primed for sales to escalate. That an impact on the heavy/highway side making a decision. being said, Graham points out that while of business. State and federal funding is “It comes down to who you want to work with,” he said. “Ev- interest rates are the lowest in decades, an indicator for future projects. With re- erybody knows everybody,” Kohlrus said. “If you do a good job, people remain slow to respond. gard to the commercial side of business, they’ll come back and use you the next time.” “People are hesitant to move up in Halverson said one would think interest Projects the firm worked on include the Springfield Blood Cen- price and remain very conservative in rates should have an impact but because ter, the gym addition at Blessed Sacrament and renovations and spending,” Graham said. “Prices locally money is difficult to borrow they aren’t structural work at White Oaks Mall. have seen some minor improvement, as big a factor. “We also do a lot of bridge and large structure work for IDOT,” but we are anticipating only a one to two “Other factors coming into play in- Kohlrus said. However, there hasn’t been a lot of work lately. percent increase per year. In the past we clude new regulations that would slow “Money’s tight.” Kohlrus could have expected a three to four per- down or hinder projects such as those Kohlrus said IDOT puts out a bulletin every three months with cent increase but times have changed.” coming from the Environmental Protec- a listing of jobs for consulting engineers to put in for. “There used Graham stressed that employment op- tion Agency or the Occupational Safety to be 45 to 50 jobs,” he said. “Now there’s maybe 20.” portunities are essential to retaining and/ and Health Administration,” Halverson The firm recently drew up plans for a large bridge project on Chatham Road south or increasing value in the real estate mar- said. “We also stay in tune to what is hap- of Iles. “The project is going out for bid next year,” Kohlrus said. The bridge will be ket. pening nationally with regard to funding replaced and raised three feet. The plans have been sent to IDOT for approval. “If jobs are leaving a community, real for infrastructure projects, the size and His firm is currently working on a project funded with federal stimulus money estate values are certain to decline until number of those projects as well as the through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “We are currently doing a proj- new opportunities come back,” Graham cost of material for the projects.” ect in Cass County,” Kohlrus said. “Most of the work we do is federally funded. said. “Springfield and the surrounding “We also do a lot of small bridge work for Sangamon and Menard counties,” Kohl- communities benefit from our strong Business to Business rus added. The county engineer picks whoever they want for a project and presents a medical community, schools, colleges and list of names to the county board who makes the selection. Commercial business drives much of universities, government offices, techno- Kohlrus said the local economy is a small microcosm of what is going on in America the success for Zach Hoffman, president logical businesses, agricultural enterprises right now. “It’s pretty tough out there,” he said. However, his firm hasn’t had a lull. at Wiley Office Furniture and Joe Ush- and regional shopping areas.” “We have a nice little town here,”Kohlrus said. “We’re blessed to be healthy and man, partner at AmeriCALL Communica- In residential real estate, the market have a job.” is mostly local. “Every market is differ- tions Company. ent – Springfield, Sangamon County, Il- Ushman says bids on projects, interest Roberta Codemo is a freelance writer from Springfield. linois, the national market,” he said. “In She can be reached at [email protected] Illinois, certain areas have experienced Continued on Next Page Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 11 Continued from Previous Page limited opportunities. Other resources dai, echoed many of the comments made has a pretty stable economy. Based on our local papers, the general state of local by business owners in different industries what we are seeing, we think that Spring- rates and local activity all play into the economy, the Greater Springfield Enter- – projecting and planning for economic field’s economy may be a little better in a equation for projecting the future. “The prise Index (SEI), state business, and the change in the sale of automobiles is not year assuming that the people in Wash- movement in the commercial real estate Illinois economy. Ultimately, bids shape an easy task. ington D.C. don’t stop what progress is market is as good a gauge as anything,” the future,” Hoffman said. “It’s challenging to put the right bal- being made,” Halverson said. Ushman said. “It’s hard to predict what Both Hoffman and Ushman cited ance of models, options and colors on Higginbotham believes the local econ- it’s going to be like in six months. freight costs as a big factor in their busi- the lot,” Quimby said. “Most of the time omy to be on the upswing but says it’s dif- “New business and new chains is cer- nesses. “Freight surcharges leap when gas manufacturers send too much so you de- ficult to predict what the commercial real tainly an indicator of economic upswing. prices spike,” Hoffman said. According to cline inventory when it is abundant and estate market will look like a year from then later you are searching for inventory now. “As the economy improves it feeds NFIB reports confidence up only slightly when there isn’t as much available, typi- on itself – commercial real estate begins Small-business owner confidence did not rebound in December, according to the cal supply and demand. to move, construction starts gearing up, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index. While “We’re looking out about 6 months at employment rates improve, the popula- owner optimism crept up 0.5 points over November’s report, the 88 point reading a time. It’s difficult because there is no tion grows because of jobs availability; it was still the second lowest since March 2010. crystal ball,” Quimby said. perpetuates itself,” she said. December’s report resulted largely from a deterioration of labor market compo- For Quimby, all economic factors play Hoffman predicts that Springfield will nents, and the percentage of owners who still expect business conditions to worsen heavy on the industry. “When the econ- probably not look much different a year in the next six months. omy is bad, used cars are more popular. from now. “Until the financial problems State-specific data isn’t available, but Kim Clarke Maisch, state director of NFIB/ People are looking to spend less money at the state level are resolved, uncertainty Illinois, said what’s happening here mirrors what’s happening nationally. and for lower monthly payments,” he will continue. Springfield doesn’t boom “Congress played chicken right up to the end of the year, so small-business owners said. or bust so I’m hoping for flat to slight im- didn’t know whether they’d have to pay higher taxes or whether we’d all plunge over Gas prices have a direct impact on car provement.” the fiscal cliff,” she said. sales as do employment rates and inter- “Springfield is a consistent market,” “The eleventh hour ‘deal’ has brought marginal certainty about tax rates and ex- est rates. Quimby said gas prices dictate Quimby said. “The state and the medi- tenders and will provide some relief to owners, but doesn’t guarantee a more positive what vehicles sell. “When gas prices are cal industry keep the market stable. The forecast for the economy,” said NFIB chief economist Bill Dunkelberg. “The January lower, we move pickup trucks; when gas Champaign and Decatur markets don’t survey results will be more enlightening.” prices skyrocket, economy car sales in- have the strong middle class like Spring- The Index is at a recession level reading as pessimism prevails; December’s reading crease,” he said. field does; the strong middle class here is certainly not typical during a recovery. Seventy percent of owners surveyed char- Low interest rates have been good to keeps Springfield driving.” acterized the current period as a bad time to expand; one in four cite political uncer- car dealerships. “Interest rates are the Ushman agrees that the local econo- tainty as the top reason. Taxes (23 percent) and regulations (21 percent) rank as the lowest since the Vietnam War; there is no my will be slightly improved a year from top two business problems, with “poor sales” as a close third (19 percent). better time to buy,” Quimby said. “It’s es- now. “Springfield is an optimistic city; sentially free money, no interest.” you don’t have many of the negatives you Ushman, freight costs are one of the most The weather also wreaks havoc on car see in other cities. I think we’re going to We stay in tune with what is happening in direct impacts to their business. sales. “It’s tough to sell car when its 20 continue to see things happen here.” the central Illinois area,” Ushman said. Hoffman said commodity prices also degrees below zero. Vehicles always sell Hoffman echoed that local activity is impact Wiley Office Furniture. “Both better in the spring than in the winter; a big indicator. “Knowing what the busi- commodity prices and material input auto purchases are emotional purchases,” ness will look like in six months is not costs have a big impact; but freight cost Quimby said. easy but you can get a pretty good idea in general is probably the biggest thing about what is going on by talking to peo- we keep an eye on,” Hoffman said. Springfield: A year from now Betsy Butler is a senior correspondent ple,” Hoffman said. Local business owners are optimistic. “Essentially if construction and the for Springfield Business Journal. Auto Sales “Because of the medical community and She can be reached at trades are busy, there are opportunities Mike Quimby, partner at Green Hyun- the state government, Springfield always out there. If not, there are going to be [email protected]

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Springfield · Chatham · 529.5555 · bankwithbos.com Member 12 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal personality profile • Dealing with disaster takes compassion By Eric Woods, Correspondent Employment – certified through the “When I was 10, I wanted to be... a law- Institute of Inspec- Springfield – yer first, then the President of the United tion Cleaning and What is your favorite part about Spring- States. Restoration. field? After spending four years in San First job? When he was 13 years old, Francisco, Brown is happy to be back Brown had a job detasseling corn. “It was Philosophical – in an area where not that horrible,” What do you want people are friendly. he said. to know about the fu- Tim Brown Worst job? ture? Brown simply “Nobody ever says Title: Owner, Vital Restoration While living in San wants to know if it ‘Hi’ out there,” he Address: 3900 Wood Duck Dr., Francisco, Brown is going to rain and said. “It is nice that Springfield, Ill. 62711 received work with when. people are friendly Telephone: (217) 679-0254 a painting com- How do you envi- here and talk to E-mail: [email protected] you.” Building rela- pany but was the sion your life in 10 only employee years? Brown hopes to see growth in his tionships and a con- Born: Aug. 26, 1980; Springfield, Ill. has been a dream for a long time. who spoke English. company to where he has eight to 12 em- nection with people Education: A.S. in applied sciences from “It was interesting ployees. He also wants to build the fran- throughout Spring- Lincoln Land Community College Future - and fun work, but chise nationwide. “I hope to be a house- field is much easier Family: Wife – Tracy; Children - Renez- Upcoming job news? Brown is prepar- it was rough trying hold name in the community,” he said. than in the bigger mae ing for the rainy season, as spring time is cities, according to to get through the Something you learned early in life and the busiest time of year with the potential language barrier,” still use? “Do what you love, and the Brown. Favorites – for flooded basements. he said. money will come,” said Brown. “Life is What is the worst Hobby: Working with his hands Any vacation plans? With the compa- Current job and just too short to be in a job you hate.” part about Spring- Movie: “Office Space” ny still in its early stages, Brown does not responsibilities? Vi- field? While there Restaurant: Chili’s see himself getting away for a little while. are bigger cities such tal Restoration has Advice – “It will take some time before I feel com- been in business for Advice for someone seeking a career in as St. Louis and Chi- Tidbits – fortable stepping away from the business 18 months and spe- your field? Working with the customer is cago nearby, Brown Owned a small paint company while for a period of time,” he said. cializes in disaster crucial in this line of work. “It is the worst feels that Spring- going to college I want to retire when I’m ... (age)? “I restoration. Their day in some of their lives,” said Brown. field does not get Wants to travel to the east coast love what I do,” said Brown. “I will prob- main function is to “The best advice is to have compassion.” as much of the big Belongs to Springfield and Chatham ably work until I can no longer get up. I clean houses affect- Who was your biggest influence? “My city fine arts. “The Chambers of Commerce do not know what I would do if I stayed Hoogland and the ed by fire and wa- grandfather taught me how to work with home all the time.” Prairie Capital Convention Center do a ter damage. They also work with carpet my hands,” said Brown. “My father taught good job, though,” he said. and air duct cleaning. “You do not have me to be a good person and love life.” The biggest issue Springfield currently to have a disaster to use us,” said Brown. faces is...? Brown feels that the pension Other services include mold remedia- Achievements – issues are very important right now. “The tion as well as biohazard and crime scene As a kid? In the fourth grade, Brown state budget is big, and having the state- cleanup. Brown has been in this line of won the math bee. “I am a numbers guy,” Eric Woods is a freelance writer from house here makes it a little closer to home work for 13 years, and there are currently he said. Springfield. He can be reached at sometimes,” he said. two employees on staff. The company is As an adult? Starting Vital Restoration [email protected] Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 13 Law firms make a motion to new offices New west side offices bility issues.” for additional office and upgraded client The group want- conference spaces,” Kauerauf said. “With By Chris Stroisch, ed to remain down- both surface and underground parking Correspondent town, however, to be immediately adjacent to the facility, it After looking at several options down- near the courts, State also allowed us to address our concerns town and on the west side, attorneys at a Capitol and clients about client accessibility.” Springfield law firm recently decided to located downtown, In addition to the downtown Spring- pack up their case files and move west af- said Kauerauf. field office, Sorling also has offices in ter having a downtown presence for 42 In November downtown Peoria and in Chicago. years. 2011, 30 attorneys “We did consider other downtown and 23 staff mem- locations,” said Gary Borah, an attorney bers moved into the with Heyl, Royster, Voelker and Allen. 22,000 sq. ft. space “There was nothing downtown that satis- at PNC. fied our needs as well as this property on “(It) offered us the opportunity to the west side.” Chris Stroisch is a freelance writer from The law firm, which opened its Spring- design a new space New offices for Heyl, Royster, Voelker and Allen on W. Wabash Springfield. He can be reached at field office in 1970, had occupied space at on a single floor that (former Morgan Stanley building) [email protected]. 1 North Old State Capitol Building since would solve our need 1975. However, the lease on the space ex- pired at the end of 2012. “Most of the available space downtown was in older buildings that would require extensive renovation to meet our needs, and we wanted to avoid that, if possible,” said Debra Adams, the executive director of the law firm. Real furniture for In late 2012, 27 attorneys and staff members moved into the old Morgan Stanley building on Wabash Avenue. your virtual office. “It was an almost perfect size for us, allowing for adequate room for growth without paying for a significant amount of space we do not presently need,” Borah said. “The first time we saw the building, we all knew it was a good fit for us. We felt this building could provide one of the better law office suites in Springfield.” Minimal remodeling of the building was required, according to Adams. The reception area was upgraded and a few offices were reconfigured. “We are confident our clients will be impressed with our new location,” Ad- ams said. “It is pleasing to the eye, professional in appearance, easy to access and provides exceptional meeting space.” While Borah said they all miss certain aspects of being downtown, their west side location is more convenient for clients. “With our parking lot just out the front door, parking is much more convenient for our clients and guests,” Borah said.

Sorling Northrup celebrates one-year mark in downtown location While attorneys for Heyl, Royster, Voelker and Allen could not find a downtown property to suit their needs, another Springfield law firm recently celebrated its one-year mark in a different downtown location. Herman Miller Modern “Client reaction has been very posi- Classics exclusively here! tive,” said John Kauerauf, an attorney with Sorling Northrup Attorneys, of the firm’s decision to move from the Illinois Building to PNC Bank’s downtown of- The trend of home-based virtual offices is fice building in late 2011. “They like the growing, but you still want furniture and conference space we have created and the design that are affordable, professional, and ease of accessibility.” attractive. Whether your space is small or large, The group moved to the second floor of the PNC building after being in the Il- Wiley Office has tremendous product selection linois Building since the firm’s inception and on-staff, certified designers to offer real in 1944. functionality, space utilization, and aesthetics. “In February 2008, our firm organized a working group of attorneys in our office to examine our 17,639 square feet Visit our showroom or online store to see our of space spread over two floors in the Il- new and nearly new products. Plus, reupholstery linois Building and potential alternatives and repair services of Wiley Office keep existing thereto,” Kauerauf said. “That group de- 301 East Laurel Street furniture looking fresh and professional. termined that the Illinois Building could Springfield, IL 62703 not be effectively remodeled to address [email protected] the identified problems of an insufficient 544.2766 • wileyoffice.com number of private offices, inadequate cli- 301 East Laurel Street • Springfield, IL 62703 • [email protected]’s work •to 544.2766 be • done.wileyoffice.com ent conference space and client accessi- 14 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal business lunch • Susie Q’s: Solidly reasonable

By Tom Collins with chips and fries are available for an extra $1.00. Bacon and a variety of chees- ocated in the Enos Park neighbor- es also cost an additional $1.00. hood, Susie Q’s is easy to miss – es- We opted to start out with the Pep- Lpecially while driving with a guest peroncini Bites ($4.95). These were hot intent on demonstrating the torque his peppers stuffed with cheese, sausage and truck engine can deliver. Thankfully, perhaps a bit of red sauce. They came out sharp eyes prevailed and we arrived safe- piping hot and were served with ranch ly, parking literally feet from the door. dressing. They were good, and not just My guests and I arrived around 11:30 because it was a cold day. The Italian sau- a.m. on a bitterly cold day to find Susie sage played well against the bite of the Q’s empty. Of course, it was a state holi- pepper and there were none left by the day – which probably explained the rel- time our entrees arrived. atively slow business that day. We were For main courses we opted for the pleasantly greeted, and particularly ap- grilled cheese sandwich and cup of chili Susie Q’s Overall Rating: ★★★

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preciated that our server actually turned ($5.95), the 1/3 pound cheeseburger with up the heat for us. As the lunch hour pro- fries ($6.95); and the Pork Tenderloin Sal- gressed other diners started trickling in – ad ($6.95). Each item was served within primarily families and perhaps those out an acceptable time frame – something with friends on the holiday. that’s important for those on a short Much like the exterior has little by way lunch hour. of signage, the interior of Susie Q’s is also The cheeseburger was served on a quite non-descript. There were the obliga- nicely toasted and better than average tory beer signs, but little else in terms of bun. The very generous serving of fries decoration. If I had to use one word, Spar- appeared to be homemade and certainly tan would come to mind. I did see a stack tasted that way. The burger was reported of magazines and papers, which I thought to be nicely representative of the higher was a nice touch for those dining alone. end of diner burgers with a nice crust. Kudos to the owners for the effort. The grilled cheese was served with The front room has a number of four- nicely browned Texas Toast and a creamy top tables finished off by a generously inside, and was likewise accompanied by sized back bar. Although we didn’t ex- a generous helping of chips. My guest was plore, there appeared to be some back pleased with both his sandwich and the rooms but we couldn’t tell if they were chili – but opted to skip the onion and being used or not. cheese (extra $1.00). We had our choice of tables, and se- The salad, on the other hand, was a lected one conveniently located on top of bit underwhelming. It was comprised of a the floor vent. Hats off to my guest who bed of iceberg lettuce, some grated cheese, quickly claimed the spot closest to the a few croutons and some under-ripened vent. tomatoes topped with a three and a half Our drink orders were quickly taken, strips of thin pork that could have used a menus were promptly delivered and the bit more browning. daily specials were efficiently relayed. Service was friendly but suffered a The day we visited the specials includ- couple of glitches. Our drink glasses re- ed a grilled cheese sandwich and cup of quired requests to be refilled and it took soup ($5.95) and the BBQ pork sandwich some effort to grab the attention of our and cup of soup ($6.50). Soups that day server (three attempts) to get a mid-meal were the chicken vegetable and cream request attended to. Nonetheless, we all of mushroom ($2.95 cup, $3.95 bowl). thought that the service was more than There was also a grilled chicken Caesar acceptable, especially since our server ap- salad for $6.50. peared to be the only one working other The menu itself, as one might expect, than kitchen staff. was comprised of mainly burgers, sand- Susie Q’s delivered about what we ex- wiches and salads. There were a variety pected – solid food at a reasonable price. of appetizers, the majority of which in- There’s nothing wrong with that. volved a trip through the fryer. Notable options included the Chopped Salad ($6.25, $7.25 with chicken – dried cran- berries, candied walnuts and goat cheese – the latter of which was a pleasant sur- prise to find on the menu); the Stuffed Tomato ($6.95 – with choice of chicken or tuna salad, served with cottage cheese and fruit), and the Battered Cod Sand- wich ($6.95, with slaw or fries $7.95). Tom Collins is a freelance Sandwiches and burgers are served writer from Springfield Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 15 • monthly drive 2013 Ford Escape: Fun and funky

By Jane Driver on the road, rather than the center console. My complaint, in general, is that I ord Motor Company’s 2013 Escape forget which button does what and find has captured the attention of my myself setting the cruise when I wanted Fsons and the contestants on the CBS to change the radio station since I’m not reality show, “The Amazing Race.” Giving supposed to look, but drive. Oh well. the car away to two Ford does have contestants doesn’t 2013 Ford Escape My Ford Touch hurt one’s enthusi- Driven at: for voice controls asm. I liked it too, Landmark Ford and Walsh demon- and all I did was 2401 Prairie Crossing strated how to use test drive it. Springfield, Ill. 62711 it to change the fan Paul Walsh, (217) 862-5200 speed. Perhaps we who has been sell- landmark-ford.com will soon be able to ing cars for about just speak to the car 18 months, gladly as I talk to Siri on my went for a spin with iPhone, rather than me as he fits Ford’s having to do one demographic for word commands in this SUV. Yes, the a particular order. Escape is consid- The gear shifter ered an SUV, even was large and awk- though it looks ward to press the more like a cross button to shift and I over, and handles kept putting it into more like one too. Sport mode, which My Tuxedo Black is just one move- metallic Escape SEL Sticker price as driven: $34,070 ment down from and Ecoboost with MPG: 23 city; 33 highway drive. Acceleration Charcoal Black Notables: was smooth, if not a leather interior lists Interesting, distinctive look quarter horse, with for $34,070. Huge sunroof; Excellent gas mileage its 1.6 L engine. The first item Easy to maneuver; Not-spiffy acceleration But, with 23 miles I noticed was the Uncomfortable gear shifter per gallon in the squared front doors, Lots of buttons to remember city and 33 on the which increased the highway, it may be size of the entry, but also added a differ- work giving up some acceleration. I heard ent look to the vehicle. This “different” rather than felt the innumerable bumps continued with the pinch-cornered side on Springfield’s streets. view mirrors, the 21st century/retro light- While the Escape was very easy to ing for the controls (including Ice Blue turn, the turning radius wasn’t quite as dials), the modularized dash and center small as I expected. The brakes were very console, and the use of silver plastic trim good and the vehicle handles much more to outline certain areas. It made me feel like a car than an SUV when swerving. It like I was in a sort of pod, but in a good hugged the road well. way. It just made the car more fun to be Ford gave the Escape a huge sunroof, in, frankly. the front part of which opens, providing You sit quite far back from the wind- light and air and yet another “different- shield, which I have not encountered re- ness” to it. Back seat passengers may find cently so there is substantial surface area the seat bottoms a little short, but at least in front of the steering wheel. But the they recline a few degrees, giving the im- view out the front was good, even though pression of more room than is there. we weren’t as quite high up as in a more Back storage looked a little small, but traditional SUV. I could see straight out perhaps the most impressive feature is the back, rather than slightly up, but my the kick open tailgate. Such a little thing to have taken so long to realize. But, one has to learn how to use it – no moving your foot back and forth, which would throw you off balance. Just kick your foot under the rear bumper and set your foot down. The hatch opens slowly and quite high. The height of the hatch opening is adjustable, Walsh said. While Ford is marketing the Escape to a wide age range, I can see its appeal to the 20-some- things to early 40-year- olds. It’s different in a very funky, modern/high tech 2013 Ford Escape way that makes it stand out from the crowd. The vehicle did come with a backup camera. rounded front end with upward slanting My seat was a little squishy, but the headlights and black grill give it some ag- lumbar support was very good and the gression, but the raked front windshield heated seats were quick and a little too and rounded back end soften it up. This heated, even though the temperature was is a car you remember once you see it, un- cold and the wind was high the day of my like so many today. test drive. When I complained about the num- Jane Driver is a freelance writer from ber of buttons on the steering wheel, Springfield. She can be reached at Walsh reminded me that they are in- [email protected] tended to maintain the driver’s attention 16 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal

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st-johns.org H H H H H Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 17 • commercial development 2013: construction and real estate Commercial builders dig in Economic aftershocks shake ponent of the company’s strategic plan “The commercial market is depressed,” have to be passed on. is relationship building. He attributes the said Lawrence. “This is the worst I’ve There have not been any big projects construction industry company’s success to the relationships it seen.” His company has had to downsize the past several years. “The money isn’t By Roberta Codemo, built with its customers before the econo- from 160 employees to 20. there,” said Lawrence. His company has Correspondent my went south. The company did half the volume of been involved with restoration of the “There are more opportunities in work in 2012 than it did in 2011. “2012 Dana-Thomas House, construction of the Times are tough for the commercial Springfield,” said O’Shea. “The vast ma- was a tough year,” said Lawrence. “2013 New Salem Visitor Center, the Crowne construction industry in Springfield. Lo- jority of our work is in the private sec- doesn’t look a whole lot better. Plaza Hotel and the Abraham Lincoln cal contractors have experienced a down- “It’s a challenge to survive,” he contin- Presidential Library and Museum. turn in business since the economic col- Both locally and nation- ued. “Our customers have had to consoli- “Both locally and nationally some- lapse in 2008. Projections for the industry ally something needs to date their budgets. The volume of work thing needs to change,” said Lawrence. in 2013 do not see construction volume change. There are serious has decreased. I don’t see them gearing “There are serious issues in front of us rising to pre-2007 levels. back up this year or next.” that no one wants to address.” According to the 2013 Dodge Con- issues in front of us that The cost of materials also impacts construction costs. “The cost fluctuates with struction Outlook report released by no one wants to address Continued on Page 21, the market,” said Lawrence. The costs McGraw-Hill Construction, total con- ... We need to put people Commercial Builders struction starts for 2013 will rise six percent to $483.7 billion, slightly higher to work. It’s a very tough time than the five percent increase to $458 “for all industries.” billion estimated for 2012. Commercial Rick Lawrence, construction will increase 12 percent, a president, Siciliano, Inc. slightly faster pace than the five percent gain estimated for 2012. Next year com- tor.” mercial construction will be more than O’Shea sees local businesses initiating 40 percent below numbers. new projects. The K-12 education mar- Founded in 1902, Harold O’Shea Build- ket continues to grow and so does health ers, 3401 Constitution Dr., is a fourth- care. “It’s helped stabilize Springfield,” he generation family-owned business. The said. company employs 70 tradesmen. “Hiring Current construction projects include will increase as work picks up in March a new medical office building on the Pas- and April,” said company President Mike savant Area Hospital campus and the O’Shea. $60.5 million four-story medical office He started working at the family busi- building on Memorial Medical Center’s ness while in high school. “I grew up in campus. The company has also started the industry,” said O’Shea. construction on the new 32,000 square- foot Matheny-Withrow Elementary Before the economy School. melted down, the price The price of construction materials impacts cost. The price of steel and petro- (or steel) changed every- leum has the largest impact on the indus- day. The lack of demand try. O’Shea said the price of steel is very has kept prices low. We volatile. “Before the economy melted down, the price changed everyday. The need job retention and lack of demand has kept prices low,” he creation in central Illinois. Peo- said. “ple need to be employed.” “We need job retention and creation Mike O’Shea, president, in central Illinois,” said O’Shea. “People Harold O’Shea Builders need to be employed.” That will encourage spending and growth in the construc- Nationwide, O’Shea sees a brighter tion industry. economic outlook for the construction “2013-2014 is looking pretty bright,” industry since 2007. He does not think said O’Shea. “The next two years will be a the next one to two years will be as good ramp up for us.” as the robust years of 2004-2007. Frank Siciliano founded Siciliano, Inc., “Many contractors suffered trying 3601 Winchester Road, in 1968. Rick Law- times,” said O’Shea. “Several firms are no rence, president, purchased the company longer in business. O’Shea has been fortu- in 1997. The company’s customer base is nate. We’ve had prosperous years.” split between the private sector and fed- The company is doing better than in- eral and state projects. dustry norms. O’Shea said the industry is The general construction company of- in a slow, but promising recovery. Overall fers a wide-range of services including site the dollar value of work the past several development, concrete work, steel erec- years has been below 2004-2007 levels. tion, drywall, painting and masonry. It “We’ve worked hard at building our subcontracts out electrical, plumbing and organization,” said O’Shea. A key com- mechanical work.

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LISTS: Commercial Builders – P. 18 Mechanical Contractors – P. 22 Electrical Contractors – P. 24 Labor Unions – P. 28 Commercial Real Estate Network – P. 32 18 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal Major Commercial Builders (Listed by Number of Full-Time Employees) Telephone (-) Company Name Fax (=) Address Web Site (www.) Full-Time Areas of % sub- Year City, State, ZIP Code E-Mail Employees Partners/Principals Specialty contracted Recent Notable Projects Established

217-546-6192 United Contractors Midwest, Inc. Asphalt Paving, Concrete 217-546=1904 James P. Bruner, Pres Illinois: Route 67 West of Jacksonville - concrete paving, bridge, 3151 Robbins Road 165 Paving, Bridge Building, 15 earthwork; Route 29 Edinburg - asphalt paving, earthwork. 2001 1 ucm.biz Mike Cullinan, Chairman Earthwork Springfield IL 62704 [email protected]

Illinois: Kerasotes YMCA/Sportscare, Pepsi Bottling Company, Brandt Consolidated 217-522-2826 Harold O’Shea Builders Design-Build, Construction building addition, Memorial Medical Center, Lincolnshire Health Center, Passavant 217-522=6586 Michael E. O’Shea, Pres Area Hospital Medical Office Building, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Tay- 3401 Constitution Drive 115 Mgt., Gen Contracting, 70 lorville Memorial Hospital, Springfield Clinic 1st North, Prairie Eye Surgery Center, 1902 2 osheabuilders.com David L. “Bud” O’Shea, CEO Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Farm & Home, Walgreens, Hope Institute Pre-Con. Services Springfield IL 62711 [email protected] Residential Home, Orthopedic Center of IL, Allied Waste, Altorfer Caterpillar, HD Smith, Kirlin Egan Butler Funeral Home, Nestle, Matheny-Withrow School

Gen. Contracting, Bridges, Halverson Construction Co., Inc. 217-753-0027 Vern E. Halverson, COB Illinois: A. Lincoln Presidential Library Parking Garage, Union Station Restoration, MacArthur Blvd Highway Bridges/Interchange/Extension, St. 217-753=1904 Commercial/Industrial 620 N. 19th St. 80 Steven Halverson, Pres 30 Joseph Home Dementia Wing Addn., Erin’s Pavilion, Motomart Conve- 1978 3 halversonconstruction.com Construction, Const Mgt, Steel nience Store Gas Station, SMTD - Springfield Mass Transit Disctrict, Camp Springfield IL 62702 Mary D. Halverson, VP Lincoln, Renovate Jacksonville High School, IHoP, CEFCU, County Market [email protected] Erection, Pre-Cast (2nd & Carpenter), PCCC phase 2&3.

217-787-1640 Jones-Blythe Construction Company Design-Build, Gen Contractor, 217-787=1666 John F. Blythe Spfld, Ill.: St. John’s Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Hoogland Center for the 1030 W. Reynolds St. 60 Construction Management, 60 Arts, 183rd Air Guard Composite Support Facility, Menard Electric Head- 1930 4 jones-blythe.com quarters - design/build, Grant Middle School, Trans-Canada Pipeline. Industrial Construction Springfield IL 62702 [email protected]

Sangamo Construction 217-544-9871 Illinois: IL 16 - Embarras River structure rehab, IL 15 - Fairfiled IL structure 217-544=9873 Allan Reyhan, Jr. Bridge/ Highway Construction 2100 E. Moffat 50 20 rehab, I-57/70 pedestrian bridge, I-57/70 Fayette Avenue structure, IL 1990 5 Matthew P. Reyhan 78 - Panther Creek structure rehab. Springfield IL 62702 [email protected]

R. D. Lawrence Construction Co. Ltd. 217-787-1384 Illinois: St. Johns Hospital Patient Tower and Main Surgery structural steel 217-787=3856 John Goetz General, Contracting, Design- 603 N. Amos Ave. 45 60 package, site demo and mass exc.; Dominion Power Plant D.S.I. Project; 1984 6 rdlawrence.com Build J.P. Morgan Chase HVAC upgrades Springfield IL 62702 [email protected]

General Contracting, Evans Construction 217-525-1456 Spfld., Ill.: Memorial Medical Center Renovations, SHG East / West Cam- 217-525=2886 Donald Evans, Pres Construction Management, 1900 E. Washington St. 40 40 pus renovations, Illinois Community College Foundation build out, Jack- 1913 7 evansconst.com Design / Build, Commercial / sonville Ill.: LLCC - Science Lab and classroom renovations, Illinois School for the Deaf roof & restroom renovations. Springfield IL 62703 [email protected] Industrial Construction

Newman-Alton Inc. 217-753-1986 General Contractors, Spfld, Ill.: Illini Country Club, Panther Creek Country Club, Gold Center, 217-753=1988 Patrick Newman 719 Estill Drive 21 Non-Union Construction 40 Shell Jiffy Stop, Green Acres Hotel, Springfield College, Obed & Isaacs; 1992 Decatur, Ill.: BKD; Hillsboro, Ill.: McDonough-Whitlow; Lincoln, Ill.: Lin- 8 Steve Alton Management, Design-Build coln-Chrysler. Springfield IL 62707 [email protected]

General Contractor, Restora- Siciliano Inc. 217-585-1200 Richard E. Lawrence, Pres 217-585=1211 tion, Design-Build, Commer- Spfld, Ill.: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Abraham Lincoln Presi- 3601 Winchester Road 15 Aubrie Megginson, CFO 18 1968 9 sicilianoinc.com cial/Industrial Construction, dential Museum, Crowne Plaza hotel, Dana Thomas House restoration; Kim Lawrence, Sec Jacksonville: Jacksonville Water Treatment Plant. Springfield IL 62707 [email protected] Site Work and Site Utilities

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springfieldelectric.com 700 N. 9th Street Springfield, IL 62702 217.788.2100 Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 21 • commercial development 2013 Commercial Builders, mercial work. “We build office buildings, Continued from Page 17 restaurants, build to suit to fit a business’s needs and lease to own,” said Buraski. The state was having problems as early “The economy is shaky,” continued as 2003-2004. “It affected us a little then Buraski. As things move forward, the but not to the degree it does now,” said company would like to partner with busi- Lawrence. The financial problems with nesses to fill a need. the state have halted work. “Everything is “We’ve been affected by the reces- grinding to a halt.” sion like everyone across the board,” said Lawrence said new banking regula- Buraski. Business started slowing down in tions have impacted funding for private 2007-2008. “There have been times we’ve sector work. “It’s more difficult to finance been slower than we normally are at times new projects.” of the year we’re typically not.” There is no magic pill. “There are so Buraski has seen an increase in the many other things that are more impor- cost of construction materials the past tant than this industry that need fixed,” few years. “As time goes on, buildings get said Lawrence. “We need to put people to more expensive,” he said. “You can buy work. It’s a very tough time for all indus- something for less than the cost to build tries.” it.” Fewer building permits; more processing time The economic downturn in 2008 impacted the Springfield area commercial construction industry. According to figures released by the City of Springfield Building and Zoning Department, the number of new commercial building permits fell from 40 in 2008 to 23 in 2012. Conversely, the total number of building permits (which includes new, remodels, additions and miscellaneous) increased from 3,228 in 2008 to 3,558 in 2012. The total number of permits increased from 7,199 in 2008 to 8,512 in 2012. On average, it takes between two to four weeks to approve a commercial building permit application. “It takes a little longer than it did in 2008,” said department manager John Sadowski. New commercial valuation affects the time the department spends on the building inspection process. In 2012, the number of new commercial building permits had a total commercial valuation of more than $55 million. It can take three weeks to approve a commercial building permit for a small building like a strip mall with three to four tenants compared to four weeks for a multi- million dollar project like Springfield First North. For a large-scale project, there are hundreds of pages of drawings to review. Permit applications make up a small part of his department workload. “We’re doing more work now that we didn’t have to do 15 years ago,” said Sadowski. “It takes time away from processing commercial permits.” Among the new responsibilities his department handles are registering vacant buildings under the city’s new abandoned properties ordinance and reviewing plans to ensure buildings meet new energy code requirements. His office also processes Freedom of Information Act requests. “We’re doing more with the same number of employees,” said Sadowski. He manages 16 people, and approximately 10 of those handle commercial building permits. His staff is cross-trained so they can fill in for people who are absent. “I’m not saying the process can’t get faster,” said Sadowski. His department is working on streamlining the permitting process. Contractors must submit two sets of drawings for review by zoning, plan review, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire safety and the city engineer. His department recommends that contractors now submit three or more sets of drawings to speed up the review process. Once the drawings have been examined and commented on by each reviewer, they are returned to the designers, who have to respond to the comments before the permit process moves forward. This can further delay the permit approval process. Sadowski feels his department has a good relationship with area contractors. “There’s always going to be disagreements,” he said. “It’s part of doing business.” Roberta Codemo is a freelance from Springfield. She can be reached at [email protected]

Lawrence respects his competitors. Buraski said there are some projects in “We have some of the best talent around. the works. “Things are moving in a posi- It’s a tough market for everybody. We’re tive direction.” all scraping by to get what we can,” he The company recently completed a said. restaurant remodel. “It was a great proj- Buraski Builders, 3757 S. Sixth St., has ect for us,” said Buraski. “We’re looking a reputation for designing and construct- forward to doing more in the future.” ing homes. Founded in 1981 by Frank Buraski said companies like R.D. Law- and Barbara Buraski, the family-owned rence Construction Co. and Harold O’Shea business specializes in residential and Builders are in a different league. “We’re commercial design and construction. much smaller,” he said. He acknowledges Jason Buraski is co-owner along with there is some overlap between things his his sister, Heather Sobieski. The company company does and vice versa. employs approximately 32 people. Buraski said the company keeps to it- “We pride ourselves on service and the self. “We worry about ourselves,” he said. quality of our product,” said Buraski. He “We do our own thing. has been involved with the family busi- “People need to spend money,” added ness for 11 years. Buraski. “That’s what it comes down to.” “We’ve done commercial construction for some time for existing clients,” said Buraski. “It’s never been our focus.” The company is making an effort to get its name out there. “We want to ex- Roberta Codemo is a freelance writer pand the business,” said Buraski. from Springfield. She can be reached at The company focuses on light com- [email protected]. 22 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal Major Mechanical Contractors (Listed By Total Number of Employees - Peak Season) Telephone (-) Company Name Fax (=) Number of Address Web Site (www.) Employees Owner / Year City, State, ZIP Code E-Mail (Peak Season) President Services Recent Notable Projects Established

Memorial Medical Center, St. John’s Hospital, Passavant Hospital, Millikin University, LLCC, St. E. L. Pruitt 217-789-0966 Mary’s Hospital, Crown Cork & Seal, Springfield School District–Various Locations, Abe Lincoln 217-789=2694 HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Capital Airport, Springfield Clinic-Sleep Lab, Hope Springs Apartments, Target Remodel-Springfield 3090 Colt Road 297 John Pruitt 1971 1 elpruitt.com Architectural Sheet Metal & Bloomington, Pathway Services, Walgreens-Bloomington, County Market-Springfield, Pepsi Distri- Springfield IL 62707 bution Center, Camp Lincoln, Gard Elementary-Beardstown School District, Meridian CUSD #15, IL Air National Guard, Sangamon County Animal Control, JP Morgan Chase Bank.

Henson Robinson Company 217-544-8451 Steve Etheridge, HVAC, Roofing, Plumbing, Piping, 217-544=0829 Refrigeration, Architectural Sheet Metal, Memorial Medical Center, St. John’s Hospital, YMCA, St. Mary’s Hospital, Caterpillar, Super Value, 3550 Great Northern Ave. 250 Secretary/Treasurer; 1861 2 henson-robinson.com HVAC/Plumbing Service, Residential & Southeast High School, Heritage Manor, ADM, IHoP, LLCC, Decatur Airport, SHG, Walmart. Springfield IL 62711 [email protected] Dan Hoselton, Pres. Commercial

217-528-4081 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Fire Sprin- Illinois School for the Deaf, Jacksonville Development Center, Regency Nursing Home, Dept. of F. J. Murphy & Son, Inc. Agriculture, SEIU Offices, White House/Black Market, H.H. Gregg, White Oaks Mall, The Icing, Hot 217-528=4147 klers, Refrigeration, Restaurant Equipment, 1800 Factory Ave. 75 John Pasko Topic, U of I Champaign, UIS, Western IL University, Eastern IL University, IL State University, Memo- 1947 3 fjmurphy.com Ice Machines, residential, commercial, rial Hospital, SIU Edwardsville, SIU Carbondale, Caterpillar Peopria, Preckwinkle Home upgrade, Springfield IL 62702 [email protected] institutional, installation and repair hundreds of small repair and remodel projects - residential and commercial.

Prairie State Plumbing & Heating / 217-636-9000 217-636=8927 Plumbing, heating, electrical Rochester Intermediate School, Rochester Athletic Complex, Mason District Hospital, Blessed Sacra- 4 Harney Electric 44 Jerry Judd ment School, AT&T, Christian Homes, Springfield Metro Sanitary District, Palmyra Northwestern 2005 School, Springfield Pepsi, Brandt Consolidated, Prairie Capital Convention Center remodel. 1499 W. State Route 29, Athens IL 62613 [email protected]

Allied Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 217-698-5500 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, 217-698=5505 5 1315 Wabash Ave. 35 Mark Miller Service, Lawn Irrigation, Residential / Light Williamsville Christian Church, Quaker Steak & Lube, IHoP, Villas at Pine Creek, Road Ranger. 1977 alliedplb-n-htg.com Commercial, Replacement Springfield IL 62704 [email protected]

Mike Williams Plumbing and Heating 217-753-4545 217-753=4548 HVAC, Heating, Air Conditioning and Primarily residential projects. 2403 South Grand Ave. East 35 Lewis Williams 1976 mikewilliams.net Plumbing Springfield IL 62703

217-529-6731 Punzak Air Conditioning & Sales Co. Residential / Commercial, Heating - 217-529=6767 O’Shea Builders - New Facility, Wings Restaurant, Fit Club South, Bickford House, Timberlake Re- 4745 Industrial Drive 35 Stuart O. Cappellin Cooling Service, New Construction, Sheet 1946 punzakhvac.com tirement Center, St. John’s Hospital, Boy Scout Office, Hospital Sisters, Midwest Ins, WICS remodel, Metal Work, Equipment Replacement IDOT, Solomon Colors, Laurel United Methodist Church, Diversified Services. Springfield IL 62703 [email protected]

217-243-1013 Doyle Plumbing & Heating Company Commercial and Industrial Plumbing, 217-243=9400 Lincoln Land Community College, Secretary of State, Capital Development Board, Springfield Area 225 N. West St. 30 Tom Doyle HVAC, Mechanical Piping, Specialty 1921 8 Business District. Jacksonville IL 62650 Boiler Work

Johnson Controls, Inc. 217-793-8858 217-793=8759 Commercial HVAC, Fire Security, Light 4231 Westgate Drive 25 Corporate Owned 1885 9 johnsoncontrols.com Residential University of Illinois - Champaign Post Genomic Institute, SIU School of Medicine Labs. Springfield IL 62711

Airmasters - Commercial Mechanical 217-522-9793 217-522=7293 Commercial Mechanical Contractor, DDC Building Automation Controls upgrade at Park Place, Entire Refrigeration Installation at CVA- Contractor, 1330 North Grand Ave. West 17 Robert Mathews 1993 10 theairmasters.com HVAC/R Taylorville, Sheet Metal Fabrication for St. John’s Hospital. Springfield IL 62702 [email protected]

Central Illinois York, Inc. 217-522-3371 217-522=1341 Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Midwest Technical Institute, Andrews Engineering, Kerasotes Theaters - Parkway Pointe; Midwest 1210 E. Laurel 17 Frank Cole 1940 centralilyork.com Heating, AC, Ventilation, Sheet Metal Technical Institute Peoria; Eagles Club, Riverton; Holiday Inn, Baton Rouge, Maryville Manor; City of Salem, Ill.; Staab Funeral Home; Kohls Department Stores. Springfield IL 62703 [email protected]

Aire Serv / HRI 217-523-8594 217-243=7002 Chris Williams Sales, Service, Installation & Commercial 560 North St. 13 1985 12 aireserv.com/cil Jennifer Williams Cargill, Jacksonville High School, Casey’s General Stors, various Residential Projects. Springfield IL 62704 [email protected]

Tom’s Heating, Air Conditioning & 217-525-8667 217-525=5926 Installation, sales & service - HVAC & Petersburg Veterinary clinic - plumbing, new residential construction, residential HVAC change Plumbing, Inc., 2809 N. Dirksen Parkway 13 Tom Garmers outs and plumbing remodels, service / retail sales / geothermal systems, Family Dollar (S. Grand), 1982 tomsheatingandair.com Plumbing Habitat for Humanity homes. Springfield IL 62702 [email protected]

217-245-7181 Brennan Heating & Air Conditioning Residential and Commercial HVAC 217-245=0352 619 E. Morton St. 11 Chris Cisne Installations, replacement and service, Nestle, Reynolds Consumer Products. 1942 14 brennansheetmetal.com Industrial Fabrication Jacksonville IL 62650 [email protected]

Bangert, Inc. Plumbing 217-787-6560 217-544=5690 Plumbing Service and Remodel for 450 North St., Suite A 4 Ryan Bangert Commercial and Residential service and remodel. 1993 15 Residential and Commercial Projects Springfield IL 62704 [email protected]

Sources: Mechanical Contractors Association of Central Illinois, The Building and Zoning Department - City of Springfield, The contractors. Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 23 24 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal Major Electrical Contractors (Listed by Total Number of Full-Time Employees) Telephone (-) Company Name Fax (=) Number of Address Web Site (www.) Full-Time Union Year City, State, ZIP Code E-Mail Employees Owner(s) Recent Notable Projects Affiliation Established

Anderson Electric, Inc. (217) 529-5471 SIU Simmon’s Cancer Center, Memorial Medical Center - Interim Surgery Project, St. John’s Hospital - (217) 529=0412 Employee Lobby Renovation, Porta High School - Wind Turbine Project, Dr. Paris - 3kW Solar Project, Illinois Primary 3501 Sixth St. Hwy. W., Suite # 1 240 Healthcare, Sixth Street Wal-Mart, Concordia Village Skilled Nursing, Independent Living, and Assisted Yes 1918 1 anderson-electric.com Owned Living, White Oaks Mall rehab, UIS Apartments rehab, JC Penney rehab, First United Methodist Church (4 Springfield IL 62703 [email protected] locations in central Illinois), SMTD, Spring Creek Water Treatment Plant.

B & B Electric, Inc. (217) 528-9666 Spfld., IL: Kindred Healthcare, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield Clinic First - North, St. John’s Sixth St. - Lin- (217) 528=5481 Todd M. colnshire, New Orthopedic Center, Lincoln Land - Workforce Center, West Side Christian Church, Prairie Diagnostic 3000 Reilly Drive 83 Center, Springfield Priority Care, Capitol Community Health Care, New Vision Care, Capitol - HVAC project, Sacred Yes 1962 2 bnbelectric.net Brinkman Heart-Griffin addition, YMCA, Glenwood Elemntary School; Lincoln, IL: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and Office Springfield IL 62703 [email protected] Building; Jacksonville, IL: Passavant Hospital; Taylorville, IL: Taylorville Memorial Hospital and Medical Office Building.

Egizii Electric (217) 528-4001 (217) 528=1677 Robert W. Dallman Generating Station (CWLP), President Abraham Lincoln Museum, Industrial Nuclear Power, Ken- 700 N. MacArthur Blvd. 81 nedy Space Center, Boeing Aircraft, Wilkes Barre, PA, Mitsubishi Motors Manufacturing, various lock and Yes 1948 3 eeiholding.com Egizii Springfield IL 62702 [email protected] dam projects, Mars Pet Care, Memorial Stadium (U of I), Ft. Lauderdale Airport, Martin Marietta..

Haenig Electric Company (217) 529-0454 Rochester Athletic Complex, Sangamon County Public health, Fit Club South, B. J. Grand Salon, Cathedral (217) 529=4094 Debbie Marsaglia of the Immaculate Conception, CVS (Springfield/Jacksonville), Walgreens, Regions Bank, Pittsburg Pipe, 2951 Stanton Ave. 30 IHOP, Illinois State Police Credit Union, Riverton CUSD #7, Girard Elementary School, Brandt Consolidated, Yes 1904 4 haenig.com Mike Marsaglia Blackburn College, Capital Airport, Farm & Home, solar and Generac/Guardian Authorized Dealer and Springfield IL 62703 [email protected] installer of permanent generators for home and business.

Ryan Electrical Solutions (217) 698-4877 (217) 698=8481 Dennis Various Commercial, Residential and Audio Visual Projects. 1305 W. Enos Ave. 25 No 1995 5 ryanelectricalsolutions.com Ryan Springfield IL 62702 [email protected]

Ruby Electric (217) 787-4949 (217) 787=2043 John Various Commercial and Residential Projects, Standby Generator Systems Commercial and Residential. 341 S. Meadowbrook Road 20 No 1978 6 rubyelectric.com Ruby Springfield IL 62711 [email protected]

Lindsey Electric (217) 544-6789 Catherine A. Lindsey - President (217) 544=9591 Various Commercial & Residential Projects. 7 3260 Terminal Ave. lindsey-electric.com 10 J. Michael Lindsey - V.P. Yes 1972 Springfield IL 62707 [email protected] Lori A. Lindsey Von Behren - Corp. Sec.

Mansfield Electric Co. (217) 523-0811 H. Edward 4425 N. Peoria Road (217) 528=3111 10 Sangamon County Complex, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, UIS - University Hall. Yes 1949 Midden, III Springfield IL 62702 [email protected]

Carmean Electric Inc. (217) 789-1155 2863 Singer Ave. (217) 789=9578 6 Wayne Various Residential and Commercial Projects. Yes 1970 9 Shephard Springfield IL 62703 [email protected] Sources: The electrical contractors. Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 25 26 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal personality profile • Equipping his territory By Eric Woods, Correspondent them all. he said. “Work keeps Current job and responsibilities? Mar- you going.” Springfield – tin Equipment has been in business since Something you What is your favorite part about living in 1926, and their Springfield location has learned early in life Springfield? “The town is not too big and been around since 1973. The company and still use? Acker- not too small,” said Ackerman. has nine locations in Illinois, Iowa, and man’s parents taught What is the worst Missouri. It is an him the value of part about living in authorized John honesty growing up, Springfield? Acker- Keith Ackerman Deere industrial which he has learned man is not a big fan equipment deal- is pretty special in his of the winter months Title: Territory Manager, Martin ership and works line of work as well. in Springfield. “It is Equipment of Illinois, Inc. with contractors, too cold,” he said. “I Address: 2384 J. David Jones Parkway, government bodies, Advice – like to golf.” Springfield, Ill. 62707 utilities, gas, and oil Advice for some- The biggest issue Telephone: (217) 528-4347 companies. Acker- one seeking a career in your field? Acker- Any vacation plans? While it is also Springfield currently E-mail: [email protected] man has been with man believes that a good work ethic will business related, Ackerman is heading to faces is...? Growth the company for go a long way. “Listen to people and their Arizona in March. “We love going to the within the city is an Born: July 23, 1959; Springfield, Ill. almost 28 years and needs,” he said. “Help customers resolve Chandler and Mesa areas,” he said. Ack- issue Ackerman has Education: Attended Lincoln Land manages his terri- issues, work hard and give 110 percent.” erman is hoping to catch some Spring seen over the years. Community College and tory which consists Best advice you have ever been given? Training baseball games while he is out “We need business- numerous John Deere of the area counties “Never look back,” said Ackerman. there. es to grow in order certifications around Springfield. Who was your biggest influence? Acker- I want to retire when I’m ... (age)? “It to expand,” he said. Family: Wife – Janet; Son - Ridge “I take care of the man learned a lot from his parents grow- would be nice to pick a time, but I really “We have to get customer and make ing up on a farm. He would work on the enjoy working,” said Ackerman. “Week- businesses here to Favorites – sure they are hap- farm whenever they needed help. “We ends are always fun when it is nice out, allow that growth. Hobby: Golfing py,” he said. had livestock and farmed grain, corn, and but I feel comfortable at work.” That is what the Movie: “The Hangover” soybeans,” he said. Chamber of Com- Sports team: Fighting Illini basketball Philosophical – merce is all about What do you Achievements – right now.” Tidbits – want to know about As a kid? Learning to ride a bicycle was Grew up on a farm the future? “Why a proud moment for Ackerman. Employment – Wants to vacation in Hawaii some day are we all here?” As an adult? “I am happy to be rais- “When I was 10, Enjoyed history class in school said Ackerman. He ing and influencing my son,” said Acker- I wanted to be... a hopes to see an end man. pilot. to cancer at some point in the future. “I First job? Ackerman worked weekends want to see a total cure.” Future – and summers as a busboy when he was How do you envision your life in 10 years? Upcoming job news? “John Deere is al- about 16 years old. Ackerman wants to still be healthy and ways on the cutting edge,” said Ackerman. Eric Woods is a freelance writer from Worst job? Ackerman has not had a working but possibly slowing down some- “They are always engineering products to Springfield. He can be reached at large number of jobs, and he has enjoyed what. “I am not sure about retirement,” make them better and last longer.” [email protected]

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LVERSON COMMERCIAL Construction Co. Inc. Proven Performance. Dedicated to Service. www.HalversonConstruction.com 217.753.0027 Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 27 • commercial development 2013: construction & real estate Women in hard hats; breaking the glass ceiling

By Roberta Codemo, Broughton said women are more ac- just have to get into the field.” advances are made in the industry, there Correspondent cepted. She advises women to equip Mary Wilson, president and CEO of are more opportunities for women and The face of the construction industry themselves with the skills needed to do Michel Concrete Construction, Inc., 3101 men to work smarter, not harder. is changing as more women choose to the job. “There are a lot of opportuni- Great Northern Road, always knew she “As more women become involved, enter this traditionally male-dominated ties.” wanted to own her own business. “I grew the opportunities will become better profession. Women still face challenges. “It takes up in an environment where there were known, leading to more participation by In 2011, there were 9,039,000 people time to change the perception of who can no limits on what a women,” said Wil- employed in the construction industry. do the job,” said Broughton. woman could do,” Women in the field are son. Of this, 828,000 were women according Deb Marsaglia, president of Haenig Wilson said. unique and provide a Wilson said to the National Association of Women in Electric Company, Inc., 2951 Stanton In 2008, Wilson unique perspective. I’ve women are faring Construction, up from 807,000 in 2010. Ave., was not a “doll girl” growing up. “I and her husband, very well in a male- According to the Bureau of Labor Statis- liked to play with building blocks,” she Jeff, purchased the experienced very little dominated indus- tics, women comprise nine percent of the said. assets of her father’s bias against women in try. “The industry construction industry. She and her husband, Mike, a union company. She pur- construction, if any.” is moving past its Rachel Broughton, president of Perry electrician, purchased the business in chased her hus- own stereotypes,” Mary Wilson, president and CEO, 1980. “The owners wanted band’s ownership she said. “It’s easier Michel Concrete Construction, Inc. to sell so we decided to buy stock in 2009, giv- “ for women to be ac- it,” she said. ing her sole control of the company. cepted in the workforce. Marsaglia loves look- The company recently completed “Field relationships can be confusing at a piece of ground work on the new Brandt addition, Coun- ing,” Wilson said. “The rules of chivalry and seeing a building come ty Market and Robert’s Automotive. toward women are different on the work- up out of it. “I love all the They’re in the process of finishing work site. It took awhile for guys in the field to aspects that go into it,” on a 6,000 sow hog unit and grain bins stop taking things out of my hands – like Marsaglia said. “I love how in Atterbury. tools – and helping me carry something things work. You start with Wilson recognizes the contributions heavy.” a blank piece of ground and that women have played in this industry. Wilson sees more leadership oppor- over a year’s time you have “Women have had to fight hard to get tunities for women in the construction a functioning building.” here,” she said. In the past, there was the field. “Because we stand out in a crowd, Current projects in- chance a company would be blackballed our accomplishments and values get no- if it was run by a woman. Deb Marsaglia, president of Haenig Electric Company, Inc. clude Dick Van Dyke, Car- ticed,” said Wilson. “Women in the field pet Weaver’s and Camp Brad Schaive, business manager for La- are unique and provide a unique perspec- Broughton Trucking and Excavating, Inc., Lincoln. Past projects include Abraham borers Local 477, said the union has more tive. 1227 West Enos Ave., sees more women Lincoln Capital Airport, Social Security, women than any local in the city. There “I’ve experienced very little bias entering the industry. She comes from Pathway in Jacksonville, IHOP and Fit are 56 women in the construction side against women in construction, if any,” a farming background and manages the Club South. out of a total union membership of 244. noted Wilson. family farm. “There are very few women electri- “We work diligently to promote a diverse She and her husband, Perry, founded cians,” said Marsaglia. “It’s not a woman’s workforce,” Schaive said. Roberta Codemo is a freelance writer the company in 1972. “We wanted to go field. The interest isn’t there.” The com- “Concrete is physically demanding,” from Springfield. She can be reached at into business for ourselves,” said Brough- pany employs two women electricians. said Wilson. However, as technological [email protected] ton. “We started with one truck and one Marsaglia would often go to meet- end loader and one lowboy.” ings and be the only woman there. “It’s a Broughton initially saw her role as male-dominated field,” she said. supporting her husband’s dream. “I de- Paul Moore with the International cided I needed to be more involved. This Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local was my future also,” she said. 193 said there are eight women in the “Women were few and far between construction side out of a total union when I first started,” continued Brough- membership of 400. “We’re constantly ton. “You didn’t see women on the job trying to bring women into the union,” site. The first time I took a bid to a letting he said. “We have a very good apprentice- in the early 1970s I was the only wom- ship program.” an in the room. The men thought I was a secretary and had the wrong room.” Women from her generation entered the construction industry through family connections. Today, she sees women choosing to enter the industry on their own. Salary is the main attrac- tion. “Women can make a good living,” said Brough- ton. Her company employs several women as laborers and truck drivers. The Michael Zahn, business manager for International Union number ebbs and flows de- of Operating Engineers Local 965 pending on the size of the project. Marsaglia said there are a lot of talent- The company recently completed the ed women who would be a great success new entrance at the Abraham Lincoln in this industry. “I don’t know if the drive Capital Airport, but work has slowed is there. You have to be dedicated.” since the recession. The United States Department of La- Michael Zahn, business manager for bor sets guidelines federal contractors International Union of Operating Engi- must follow to recruit and advance wom- neers Local 965, said there are approxi- en and minorities in the workplace. Mar- mately 125 to 150 women in the con- saglia sees the hiring guidelines as a det- struction branches out of a total union riment. “I wouldn’t want to think I was membership of 15,500. The union active- hired to meet a quota,” she said. ly recruits women for its apprenticeship “It should be a fair playing field for ev- program. eryone,” continued Marsaglia. “The best Broughton said women have to work person for the job is one who can do it as hard as men. “Women have to prove 100 percent to their ability.” that they can do the job,” she said. “You She recommends women study hard have to want to do the job and be willing and apply themselves. “You can’t let any- to do a good job.” one hold you down,” said Marsaglia. “You 28 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal Major Building and Construction Trade Unions Telephone (-) (Listed by Number of Local Members) Union Name Fax (=) Address Web Site (www.) 2012 Local # of IL Counties Year City, State, ZIP Code E-Mail Membership Contact Represented Established

Teamsters Local 916 217-522-7932 Tony Barr, 3361 Teamster Way 217-522=9492 1 teamsters916.org 4,412 President 10 1943 Springfield IL 62707 [email protected] Local 477 LIUNA Laborers 217-522-0014 Brad Schaive, Business Manager, 1615 N. Dirksen Parkway 217-522=0090 local477.com 1,600 Kirk Kellus, Secretary Treasurer 7 1903 2 Springfield IL 62702

International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 965 217-528-9659 Michael D. Zahn, 3520 E. Cook St. 217-528=9060 3 iuoe965.org 1,550 Business Manager 15 1931 Springfield IL 62703 [email protected] Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local No. 8 of Illinois 217-747-0289 Dan McCall, President, 3301 Boardwalk Drive 217-747=0290 4 bac8il.org 1,200 Mark Landers, Field Rep. - Springfield 65 1865 Champaign IL 61822 [email protected] United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 16 217-528-7571 Jeff Burnett, 211 W. Lawrence Ave. 217-528=9364 1,000 Business Manager 3 1887 5 Springfield IL 62704

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 193 217-544-3479 Glenn Baugh, 3150 Wide Track Drive 217-544=0193 6 ibew193.com 940 Business Manager 9 1901 Springfield IL 62703 [email protected] Plasterers and Cement Masons, Local 18 217-585-4221 Steve Clement, Business Manager, 40 Adloff Lane, Suite 6A 217-585=4222 7 lpcmia18.org 800 Mark Winkler, Business Agent 32 1864 Springfield IL 62703 [email protected] OR [email protected] Sheet Metal Workers, Local 218 217-529-0161 Paul Hayes, 2855 Via Verde 217-529=6005 750 21 1969 Business Manager 8 Springfield IL 62703

Boilermakers, Local 363 618-234-8843 William M. Mulconnery, 2358 Mascoutah Ave. 618-234=7301 650 57 1903 Business Manager 9 Belleville IL 62220

Plumbers & Steamfitters, Local 137 217-544-2724 217-744=6855 John Haines, 2880 E. Cook St. 600 11 1895 10 ualocal137.org Business Manager Springfield IL 62703

Insulators and Allied Workers, Local No. 1 314-291-7399 John J. Stiffler, Business Manager, 314-291=6993 11 3325 Hollenberg Drive insulators.org 349 Jerry Donovan, Bus. Agent/Financial Secretary, 36 1895 Bridgeton MO 63044 John Farrell, Business Agent

Iron Workers, Local 46 217-528-4041 217-528=9046 Shane Austin, 2888 E. Cook St. 347 21 1908 12 Business Manager Springfield IL 62703 [email protected]

Millwrights, Local 1051 217-735-1051 217-732=1051 Jeff Bort, Business Representative, 602 Keokuk St. 310 41 1987 13 millwrightlocal1051.com Nate Hodgson, Business Representative Lincoln IL 62656 [email protected]

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 58, Local 90 217-529-6976 217-529=6658 Allan Lauher, 3100 S. 11th St. 287 9 1899 14 dc58iupat.net Business Representative Springfield IL 62703 [email protected]

Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers, District Council 58, Local 1168 618-781-9546 217-422=5793 Bryan Feller, 234 W. Cerro Gordo St. 125 25 1937 15 Business Representative Decatur IL 62522 [email protected]

Elevator Constructors, Local 55 309-671-5085 309-671=5095 Rod Gilles, 400 NE Jefferson 120 45 1919 16 Business Representative Peoria IL 61603 [email protected]

United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Local 112 217-529-2229 217-529=2298 Ray Wake, PO Box 13426 74 9 1930 17 rooferslocal112.com Business Manager Springfield IL 62791 [email protected]

Sources: Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council; The Unions.

• Collective Bargaining • Labor Relations/HR • Contract Documents • Government Liaison • Education Training • Retirement Plan • Industry Advancement • Safety Services & Training Foundation • Supervisory Training Program • Information for Contractors • Workers’ Compensation Plan Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 29

LOCAL 916

Tony Barr, President David Rush, Vice President Tom Clatfelter, Secretary/Treasurer Leo Carroll, Recording Secretary Lenny Reynolds, Trustee Jimmy Franklin, Trustee Proudly Representing Dave Shafer, Trustee Employees in Sangamon 217-522-7932 3361 Teamster Way Springfield, IL 62707 and surrounding Counties. www.teamsters916.org 30 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal commercial development 2013: construction & real estate • CMT’s Knoles retires Springfield office. Giacomini started with ment to the worksites. Tebrugge hired, Fletcher Warren Knoles, P.E., senior vice presi- Anderson Electric in 2007 in the ware- Bullard started as an intern at Ander- house while attending college. Upon re- son Electric in 2011, and graduated from celebrates anniversary at KSID dent for Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., Erin Tebrugge has joined KSID Interi- ceiving his bachelor’s degree in construc- Southern Illinois University in May 2012. retired after 35 years from the engineer- ors, Inc. as an interior tion management from Southern Illinois He earned an associate’s degree in electri- ing consulting firm at the end of 2012. designer. Tebrugge re- University, he returned to Anderson Elec- cal distribution from Lincoln Land Com- Knoles most recently held the position cently received her tric as an estimator. In 2010, he was pro- munity College, and a bachelor’s degree of chief technical officer, and had also bachelor’s degree in moted to project manager. As senior proj- in construction management from South- served as chief operating officer and the Interior and Environ- ect manager, he oversees the company’s ern Illinois University. director of the firm’s transportation and mental Design. She is contract, negotiated and design-build land development units. an alumnus of Sacred projects in Springfield. His task to maximize quality was rec- Doolin joins O’Shea Heart-Griffin High Anderson Electric also announced the ognized in 2010 when CMT became the Harold O’Shea Builders announced the School. promotion of Rodney Frey to director of first engineering consultant to receive an addition of Greg Doolin to the company’s Tebrugge Mallory Fletcher, the company’s new Pre-Construction Ser- Award for Excellence from the Baldrige- team of construction Senior Designer at KSID vices Division. based Lincoln Foundation of Illinois. professionals. In his Interiors, Inc., is cel- Frey started at Anderson Electric in “Warren’s accomplishments and the new position as Direc- ebrating her one-year 1999 as an apprentice. He started as a legacy that he will leave both CMT and tor of Pre-Construction anniversary with the journeyman wireman before becom- our profession are a testament to his work Services, Doolin will firm. Fletcher earned ing a foreman. In his new position, Frey ethic, professionalism, integrity and com- draw on his 25 years of her B.F.A. in Interior develops cost estimates and schedules, mitment to quality and innovation,” said design and construc- Design in 2008 from prepares detailed material lists and coor- Dan Meckes, CMT president. tion experience as he Maryville University dinates the functions of the project man- Knoles, a Pana, Ill. native, graduated works with clients, in St. Louis and is a na- agement, purchasing and field staff. He is Doolin from Bradley University in 1970 with a architects and consul- Fletcher tive of Springfield. degree in Civil Engineering. In 2012, he an instructor for the Local 193 Joint Ap- tants to understand project expectations was elected to the Hall of Fame of the prenticeship Training Committee, where and lead project teams during the design school’s Department of Civil Engineering he is also certified to teach First Aid and phase. Hoecker joins Americall Courtney Hoecker has recently joined and Construction. CPR, and qualified to teach rigging and Prior to joining O’Shea, Doolin was Americall Communi- hand signaling. vice president of a Peoria-area general cation Company as a In addition, Rick Newbold was promot- contractor, where he developed and over- Anderson Electric hires one, sales representative. ed to superintendent. Newbold is a certi- saw major design-build projects. Doolin She will assist in sales promotes four fied journeyman wireman with 17 years also served as a Senior Engineering Proj- Anderson Electric announced the ad- for all phases of plan- of commercial, industrial and residential ect Team Leader for Caterpillar, which dition of Sara Reynolds as secretary at the ning, design, installa- experience. As the superintendent, New- involved leading design and construction company’s Springfield office. tion and maintenance bold oversees the day-to-day field opera- teams in Illinois and China. Reynolds earned an associate’s degree for data and voice sys- tions of the Springfield Branch, ensuring Doolin earned his bachelor’s and mas- in applied science for office technology tems. worker safety, customer satisfaction and ter’s degrees from the University of Illi- from John Wood Community College. Hoecker She is a graduate of adequate project support. nois in Urbana-Champaign from their ar- She previously worked as a corporate sec- Northern Illinois University with a degree Finally, Anderson Electric announced chitectural program. A licensed architect, retary and EEO officer at Clevenger Con- in Business Administration. She has two the appointment of Jake Bullard to pro- Doolin is experienced in green building tractors for 8 years. In her new position, children that have been her focus for the curement and logistics manager. In this design and construction integration, and Reynolds will handle payroll and billing. past few years. position, Bullard is responsible for pur- is a LEED Accredited Professional. Matt Giacomini was promoted to se- chasing, warehousing, and coordinating nior project manager at the company’s delivery of materials, tools, and equip- Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 31 • commercial development 2013: construction & real estate Management transitions at CIB elects officers Past President – Robert Builders of AGC is a Central Illinois Builders of AGC elect- C. Aldridge, Felmley- building contractors’ FWAI Dickerson Co., Bloom- trade association rep- FWAI Architects Inc. is announcing ed its officers for 2013 at the association’s ington, Ill. resenting 114 general transitions in manage- 58th annual meeting. Directors elected contractors, subcon- ment. Paul Wheeler The 2013 officers are: President – Doug- or re-elected to serve tractors and associated has been named Presi- las J. McCoy, McCoy Construction Co., on the Board are: Jim firms from a 46-county dent, with Carl Fischer Pontiac, Ill.; Senior Vice President – Don- Lopez, Broeren-Russo area of central Illinois. becoming Chairman ald H. Evans, Evans Construction Compa- Construction Co., The association is a of the Board. ny, Springfield, Ill.; Vice President – Dana Evans Koch Champaign, Ill.; Mitch chapter of the Associ- Kay Fischer has re- J. Olson, RJS Construc- Schinzler, Christy- ated General Contrac- tired after 35 years as tors, Inc., Peoria, Ill.; Foltz, Inc., Decatur, tors of America (AGC). Office Manager. Secretary/Treasurer – Ill.; Al Slagel, Visser- Dennis Larson is Wheeler Jim Alberts, Interior Bernard J. Koch, River ing Construction Co., Executive Vice Presi- Designer for the firm City Construction, Streator, Ill.; Jody dent and Scott Larkin since 2002, is also now LLC, East Peoria, Ill.; Alderman, Henson is Director of Labor Re- Secretary-Treasurer and Specialty Contractor Robinson Company, lations. a Principal. Delegate – Martin K. Springfield, Ill. FWAI has been in Smith, Tile Specialists, Central Illinois business in Springfield McCoy Inc., Champaign, Ill; Olson Smith since 1976, specializing in commercial archi- Fisher tecture, interior design and historic restoration. Recent projects include the addition to Blessed Sacrament School, a new building for the Central Illinois Community Blood after Center, and medical clinic projects for Me- Alberts morial Health System of Illinois and Spring- field Clinic.

CWLP moves, hosts workshop City Water, Light and Power’s Energy PINK Services Office, home of CWLP’s Energy Experts and water efficiency program staff, has moved. Formerly located at Monroe and Sixth Streets, the Energy Services Office is now located at 1008 E. Miller Street, between North Ninth and Cancer Eleventh Streets, at CWLP’s Electric Dis- Care patch and Engineering facility. The move will save on utility rental services fees, provide more resources between ESO staff and electric engineering operations staff, and will offer convenient parking for customers. The phone number, 789- 2070, is the same but employee exten- Colon & sions have changed. The office can also Rectal Surgery, still be reached at [email protected]. The ESO also hosted a home efficiency General workshop on Jan. 30. The program, called Surgery “Smart Solutions,” which focused on home winterization tips and information on how customers can reduce energy and water usage. CWLP’s energy experts were on hand to provide information on efficiency and Women’s analyze problems for customers. The CWLP Energy Services Office also Health offers the Smart Solutions workshops on- demand to interested churches, neighbor- services hood associations, and other community and civic groups, who have a minimum of 15 attendees.

Altorfer announces Rupp retire- We’ll still be building strength from within ment, adds Will and Iowa facility Altorfer Inc. welcomes Tom Will as store manager of the Hannibal, Missouri Spring eld Clinic’s new medical oce building will feature patient- location. Will replaces Dick Rupp who retired after 45 years. focused services, creating greater access, convenience and continuity Will is a native of Payson, Illinois, and a graduate of Spoon River College in of care than ever before! Canton, Illinois. He joins Altorfer with 25 years of experience in the construction completion date: Fall 2014 equipment industry. Altorfer also announced that property has been secured for a new full service ag facility in West Branch, Iowa, with construction beginning this spring. The West Branch location will be a full service farm equipment dealership.When watch for updates complete, the current ag parts store in Ce- dar Rapids will move to this location. www.Spring eldClinic.com/PinkSteel 32 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal (Members Listed Commercial Real Estate Network (CREN) Alphabetically)

Realtor/Broker Agency Address E-mail Phone Mobile Fax

David Barber Illini Properties 22 Virginia Lane, Springfield, IL 62712 [email protected] 217-529-1236 217-652-1064 217-529-8358

John Clark Real Estate Group 3701 W. Wabash, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-787-7000 217-787-7779

Bernard Curvey Curvey Real Estate, Inc. 611 Springfield Road, P. O. Box 677, Taylorville, IL 62568 [email protected] 217-824-4996 217-287-2111

Jerome Drewes Landmark Real Estate, Inc. 3085 Stevenson Drive #101, Springfield, IL 62703 [email protected] 217-529-1200 217-529-1235

Jason Evers Real Estate Group 3701 W. Wabash, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-787-7000 217-899-8864 217-787-7779

Tom Frost Real Estate Group 3701 W. Wabash, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-787-7000 217-652-8972 217-787-7779

Glen Garrison Garrison Group, Inc. 1999 Wabash Ave., Suite 202, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-241-0202 217-241-4202

Kevin Graham Century 21 Real Estate Assoc 2030 Timberbrook, Springfield, IL 62702 [email protected] 217-789-7200 217-638-5100 217-789-2600

Sandra Hamilton Re/Max Professionals 2475 W. Monroe, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-787-7215 217-778-1010 217-787-8957

Michelle Higginbotham Coldwell Banker Commercial Dev 3201 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-547-6650 217-553-4629 217-726-3181

Richard Hohmann Hohmann Agency 1850 W. Morton, Jacksonville, IL 62650 [email protected] 217-245-6166 217-245-6167

Susan Jackson Garrison Group, Inc. 1999 Wabash Ave., Suite 202, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-241-0202 217-553-4244 217-241-4202

Kirk Jefferis Cityscape Real Estate, Inc. 2160 S. Sixth St., Springfield, IL 62703 [email protected] 217-522-8800 217-971-2258 217-522-8808

Douglas Kent Charles Robbins, REALTORS 2144 S. MacArthur, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-525-2112 217-725-5161 217-525-2275

John Kilroy John Kilroy REALTORS 400 Chatham Road, Suite 101B, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-241-0205 217-816-5788 217-391-4415

Rick Kramer Springfield Real Estate, LLC 410 S. Grand Ave. West, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-525-2288 217-306-0999 217-535-4179

James Kuhar Real Estate Group 3701 W. Wabash, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-787-7000 217-415-5555 217-787-7779

Lindsey Leonard Coldwell Banker Commercial Dev 3201 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-547-6650 217-899-4888 217-726-3181

Ed Mahoney Re/Max Professionals 2475 W. Monroe, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-787-7215 217-494-6468 217-787-8957

Bill Marriott Real Estate Group 3701 W. Wabash, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-787-7000 217-741-0198 217-787-7779

Karen Morgan Charles Robbins, REALTORS 2144 S. MacArthur, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-525-2112 217-622-6292 217-525-2275

Steve Myers Myers Commercial Real Estate 1 W. Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701 [email protected] 217-747-0019 217-306-4137 217-747-0026

Samuel Nichols NAI True 4525 Wabash Ave., Suite A, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-787-2800 217-494-0800 217-787-2802

Michael Niehaus Windsor Realty 3026 Happy Landing Drive, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-793-4007 217-793-4553

Sam Perks NAI True 4525 Wabash Ave., Suite A, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-787-2800 217-775-3065 217-787-2802

Jim Peters Coldwell Banker Commercial Dev 3201 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-547-6650 217-899-8150 217-726-3181

Dennis Polk The Real Estate Firm, Inc. 1340 S. State St., Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-547-5500 217-725-3131 217-522-5906

Larry Sapp Lincoln Land Development 3601 W. Wabash Ave., Suite 101, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-793-3339 217-793-3339 217-793-8393

Art Seppi Charles Robbins, REALTORS 2144 S. MacArthur, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-525-2112 217-622-6292 217-525-2275

James Skeeters Re/Max Professionals 2475 W. Monroe, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-787-7215 217-971-6775 217-787-8957

Todd Smith Garrison Group, Inc. 1999 Wabash Ave., Suite 202, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-241-0202 217-553-5439 217-241-4202

Philip Spengler Wanless-Spengler, Ltd. 1333 Wabash Ave., Suite B, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-793-2555 217-622-6226 217-793-2555

Dan Sperry Real Estate Group 3701 W. Wabash, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-787-7000 217-725-2467 217-787-7779

Curtis Tillett Coldwell Banker Commercial Dev 3201 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield, IL 62711 [email protected] 217-547-6650 217-553-7022 217-726-3181

Josh Vehovic Hurwitz Enterprises One Lawrence Square, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-544-4002 217-816-3813 217-544-5711

Melissa Vorreyer Re/Max Professionals 2475 W. Monroe, Springfield, IL 62704 [email protected] 217-787-7215 217-652-0875 217-787-8957

Betty Webb Webb & Associates Realty 2160 S. Sixth St., Suite D-1, Springfield, IL 62703 [email protected] 217-726-8000 217-341-4924 217-744-8090

Sources: As listed on the Capital Area Association of Realtors’ website: http://seebuildings.com/fs_crenmembers.php Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 33

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State Illinois owned State parking lot Capitol

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Lincoln Illinois Home Executive Ill. State Mansion Museum

Map of downtown Springfield in relation to the vacant YWCA building and parking property which the City of Springfield is determining how to redevelop YWCA, cording to Farmer. to be done with the property before it being, I would like to see it restored, if pos- Continued from Page One A 2007 study by a group of architec- comes an even bigger eyesore in the area. sible, and used as a location for tourism, ture students from the University of Illi- “An empty building can deteriorate community redevelopment, Chamber of and the adjacent parking lot and move nois’ AIA 150 program recommended the rapidly and could have a negative impact Commerce, historical commission(s) and forward on redevelopment plans until block be used for a “mixed use, mixed in- on nearby properties,” said Sarah Phalen, other downtown rejuvenation purposes.” the state designates the property as “sur- come residential and retail development” president and chief executive officer at He said the city could help with reno- plus property.” that includes apartments and townhouses Illinois National Bank, which is located vation efforts and then make space avail- The 30,050 sq. ft. building at 421 E. in the renovated YWCA building, accord- within steps of the old YWCA building. able “to the many groups currently help- Jackson St. has been vacant since the ing to Cahnman. “We’d like to see the block developed in ing Springfield remain a historical and YWCA sold it in 2007 to Governor’s The plan also called for a 15-story resi- a way that takes into account the residen- cultural center for central and southern View, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based in- dential tower to be built in the center of tial, business and government sectors of Illinois.” vestment group. It is now listed on the the block. the adjacent area. Its close proximity to Cahnman said, however, the building market for $250,000 by local commercial Cahnman likes the plan but said the the Governor’s Mansion and Capitol Av- is listed as a local landmark of historical realtor Curtis Tillett, according to Tillett’s block could also be used for a down- enue should also be taken into consider- or architectural significance on the City’s website. town campus of the University of Illinois ation.” Historic Sites Commission. The adjacent parking lot is owned by Springfield (UIS) or a law school for UIS. Ray Hancock, president of the Illinois “To tear it down, it is my understand- the state, Farmer said. “Could you imagine how great the Community College System Foundation, ing the Historic Sites Commission would The city council passed a resolution close proximity to the Capitol and the said if the building is left to deteriorate, it have to give their OK,” Cahnman said. “I in May 2012 asking the state to allow Illinois Supreme Court would be for stu- will definitely have a negative impact on would prefer to see the building saved. Central Management Services (CMS) to dents of government or of the law?” he the entire Capitol area of Springfield. However, I don’t know if this is economi- declare the entire block as “surplus” and said. “City, cultural and historical groups cally viable.” transfer it to the city for redevelopment, How the property is redeveloped, need to join hands and continue the ex- Regardless, the alderman would like to according to Ward 5 Alderman Sam Cah- though, may come down to money and cellent renovations along Capital Avenue see something done with the property as nman, whose ward includes the down- how much developers are willing to in- all the way to the Capitol itself,” Hancock soon as possible. town property. vest in the site. said. “The site of an ugly gravel parking lot “It is my understanding that this block “The practical problem is, can we find Specifically, he would like to see the two blocks from the Capitol and across was in the custody of the Secretary of State a developer who believes they can make old YWCA building saved and converted from the Governor’s Mansion does not (SOS), but that it has already been trans- money from such a development?” Cahn- into a community center. make our city look good,” Cahnman ferred from the SOS to CMS, and that the man said. “While ideally I like the design “That location and facility is a signifi- said. state is in the process of doing what the of AIA 150, I am open to any kind of plan cant building in downtown Springfield resolution requests,” Cahnman said. for that block that incorporates elements from a historical aspect – Dana Thomas However, there is no timetable for of that plan or office space that a private House – and a commercial aspect – the Chris Stroisch is a freelance writer from when the city can acquire the property developer would propose.” Capitol,” Hancock said. “Although I Springfield. He can be reached at or when redevelopment could begin, ac- Local business leaders want something don’t know the condition of the build- [email protected]

Looking for an architect... HAVE YOU SEEN THE SIGNS? 34 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal safety • Seek the middle path with OSHA n the late 1970s, I worked as a laborer with someone who is willing to take the understand not only regulations, but why during construction of the Clinton Nu- City Codes risk for the sake of the paycheck. these regulations are required and how Iclear Power Plant where I first encoun- Both sides have valid points where a to make the workplace safer, and avoid tered the Occupational Safety and Health Dale Simpson common middle ground should be estab- violations. With the huge cost associated A d m i n i s t r a t i o n inspect workplaces for employee health lished for the agency and business to work with employee injuries, lost time, and (OSHA) and the facts, and safety issues. In 1972, OSHA formed together. Rules and regulations are impor- worker compensation payouts, the safest rumors, locker room a training branch to assist employers with tant to protect workers lives and health, workplace an employer can provide can gossip about rules and recognizing workplace hazards, and create but these regulations should be enforced reduce overall cost of the project. In 1996 regulations of this safer working environments. Some work- sensibly, and redundant rules which cre- OSHA established the Small Business regulatory agency as places are not covered by OSHA rules and ate a no-win situation for the employer, Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act to being confusing and regulations, either because of other regu- should be changed. assist small business redundant. I have no latory agencies, or are just exempt due to If an infraction is As with any regulatory with understanding way of verifying this Department of Labor requirements. found during an government agency, and implementing but the talk around As with any regulatory government inspection that can the requirements. the job site was OSHA had performed an agency, many loud and resounding de- be remedied while many loud and resound- There is a feedback inspection and as a result, required all bates have centered on the rules and en- the inspector is ing debates have cen- section that allows heavy machinery to have back up beep- forcement activities of OSHA. Arguments on sight, then the tered on the rules and small business to ers to alert workers on the ground. on both sides of the issue have valid violation should be have input in the A following inspection later in the points to consider, but misunderstand- noted as a concern enforcement activities of development of year, with a different OSHA inspector, ing of the rules also creates additional and resolved with- OSHA. Arguments on both sides rules and regula- resulted in all workers being required to concerns. Many business and bottom line out consequences “of the issue have valid points to tions. This program wear ear protection in areas of high noise people believe the regulations, and espe- being imposed. also has a section levels. The result was a person was killed cially the fines associated with a routine OSHA proce- consider ... that gives small when a bulldozer with a properly work- inspection or investigations resulting dures are to violate business a process ing back up beeper, ran over the worker from an incident are excessive, unneces- the employer, not the worker, when a vio- which can recover attorney fees incurred wearing proper ear protection. Again, I sary, and even malicious. The argument lation is noted. There are business owners when a federal agency is found to have have no way of verifying this, but busi- exists since OSHA is a self-funded agency, who claim, and rightly so, they were cited imposed excessive costs and fines. ness owners both small and large are anx- fines imposed are based on a quota sys- and fined wrongly. An instance would be There are several ways to take advan- ious and complain about OSHA and the tem to generate revenues for the agency, roofers who are required to wear fall pro- tage of this assistance; some have a cost, mountains of regulations many believe which is just another instance of a regula- tection. If a worker is not hooked up, even some of it is free. The OSHA website is can bury a company, whether they are tory agency gone wild. for a moment, it can be a violation for the www.osha.gov where there is a truckload compliant with the rules or not. The opposite side of the argument be- employer. There may be times when the of information on how to contact the OSHA was established to oversee lieves that unscrupulous employers will letter of the law is not followed every mo- agency for assistance, information on the Occupational Safety and Health Act subject their workers to hazardous condi- ment, but sometimes these moments are developing a workplace safety program, signed into law by President Richard tions to get the job done no matter what, a part of the job. One argument of busi- and obtaining information of the regu- Nixon in 1970. The agency began work and OSHA is the watchdog to protect em- ness are the inspectors have no knowl- lations as they apply to your small busi- in 1971. Similar to the origins of labor ployees from injury and death. This side edge of the job being performed and do ness. There are 10 regional offices in the unions which focused on making work- believes without this oversight, human not understand what is a violation and United States with Illinois in Region V lo- ers environments better, the purpose of life will be reduced to a dollar and cents what is not. cated at 230 S. Dearborn St. Room 3244, OSHA was to oversee, promote, as well as aspect. A worker will be fired and replaced OSHA offers training for employers to Chicago Ill., 60604. The phone number is 312-353-2220. While the federal OSHA plans cover all private sector employees in Illinois, there is also a state OSHA plan which cov- ers only Illinois public sector employees which is administered through the Illi- nois Department of Labor, or IDOL. The website is www.state.il.us/agecy/idol. Of- fices are located at 900 S. First St. Spring- field Ill. 62702. Their phone number is 217-782-6206.

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John Pasko • 217-528-4081 RobertRobert Mathews Mathews •217-522-9793 • 217-522-9793 Joel Petrie • 217-789-0966 Lewis Williams • 217-753-4545 Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 35 • environment Military energy-saving technology he United States Department of De- fense (DOD) may not be the first Going Green Tgroup that comes to mind while Chad Kruse thinking of advances in energy efficiency. exportable military grade AC power, However, the group enough to run a field hospital or airstrip that helped bring jet ... the HEMTT A3 eliminates the need for travel and certain an- additional trucks or trailers to transport tibiotics to the civilian external equipment,” according to the population is making Oshkosh Defense website. strides in the area of Finally, a technology that captures energy efficiency with moisture from the air and concentrates a multi-faceted payoff. the moisture “by a high-temperature des- Back in 2011, United States Secretary iccant wheel” that collects the moisture of the Army, John McHugh, announced and purifies it to produce potable water is that the Army will strive toward “getting perhaps the most profound outgrowth of 25 percent of the Army’s power from re- the initiative. newable sources by 2025,” according to The Civil Society Institute named a DOD press release. This is only a small Arroyo 500 by FLIR Systems, as one em- bite from the apple, since the DOD uses bodiment of this technology, but search- about 80 percent of the federal governing for it on the Internet turned up very ment’s energy, and the Army consuming little information. If this technology, approximately 21 percent of that total. which seems to be in the concept phase Not only will energy savings benefit given the information available, were to the DOD in terms of resource use and the become a reality the ramifications for arid environment through more efficient use regions of the world could be dramatic. of resources, troop security will increase When I started looking into the infor- due to a reduced need to transport fuel to mation for this column, I was surprised at military installations around the world. both the breadth of the projects and the McHugh said, “less reliance on renew- relatively scant information available on able fuels at combat outposts and forward the Internet. So, while not well covered, operating bases, as well as fewer convoys, this ongoing DOD initiative may prove not only saves energy, but also reduces to be a very important green develop- enemy exposure for soldiers who support ment into the foreseeable future. For in- those energy requirements.” According formation on the Civil Society Institute, to the Civil Society Institute, “in 2007, see http://www.civilsocietyinstitute.org. there was one casualty per every 24 fuel For more information on the Oshkosh convoys in Afghanistan and one casualty HEMTT A3, see http://oshkoshdefense. for every 39 fuel convoys in Iraq.” com/products/12/hemtt-a3-diesel-elec- The DOD task force working on energy tric. efficiency is focused not only on the military, but also the private sector and the Tenth annual composting American taxpayer. With that focus, the task force has sought partnerships, “with symposium scheduled the private sector on a variety of large- The Lincoln Land Community Col- scale renewable energy and alternative lege (LLCC) Green Center, Illinois Stew- energy programs within the continental ardship Alliance, University of Illinois United States.” Extension, City of Springfield’s Division Meeting the 2025 goal is estimated to of Waste and Recycling, and the Illinois cost somewhere in the neighborhood of Department of Agriculture have come $7.1 billion in private investment accord- together to schedule the 10th annual ing to McHugh and Katherine Hammack, Central Illinois Composting Symposium assistant secretary of the Army for instal- 12-5 p.m. on Feb. 20 at LLCC’s Trutter lations. Center. The money expended on this devel- The symposium is a forum for shar- opment of technology has fallen under ing composting information, stimulat- significant scrutiny (insert your favorite ing the composting market; and bringing Solyndra joke here). But as with other composters, educators, and businesses green spending, the rationale of “a little together so that everyone can benefit spending now goes a long way into the from learning about compost as an excel- future” has seemingly prevailed. In this lent organic soil amendment. This year’s instance, the cost savings in the long run theme is “Composting for a Sustain- is not only money spent on resources— able Community” and will feature radio fuel is/was one of the largest expenses host and award-winning columnist Mike of the Iraq and Afghan deployments, ac- Nowak as the keynote speaker. cording to the National Journal—but also When I attended the symposium in the cost of lives transporting resources in 2009, it served as a springboard for all war. sorts of connections which helped to One example of the technology de- build my environmental network since veloped under this initiative is the Re- then – the symposium brings environ- Generator multi-fuel capable generator, mental-minded people in the central Il- “that can generate up to 1,200W of in- linois agriculture industry together. tegrated Solars, 2,400W of external solar For example, the new interim Execu- and 1,200W of wind along with manag- tive Director of the Illinois Stewardship ing fossil fuel generators,” along with Alliance, Wes King, may be present repre- storing energy as well. This is according senting ISA. Consistent with past sympo- to the Civil Society Institute, which also siums, the Feb. 20 event will also include states that “the integrated solar panels are national composting experts and a build- adapted to harsh climatic conditions and your-own-bin workshop for an additional have been field-tested.” fee at the close of the session. The Oskosh Heavy Expanded Mobil- For registration and additional infor- ity Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A3 is another mation about the symposium, see www. impressive result of the DOD investment llcc.edu/greencenter. in renewable energy. The Oskosh HEMTT A3 looks like a typical large military ve- Chad Kruse is a freelance writer from hicle, but it has a diesel-electric drive Springfield. He can be reached at system and “it delivers 100kW of clean, [email protected]. 36 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal business reading • Invest in your strengths, not your weaknesses e all like to root for the un- breaking news. But ask yourself this ques- ered a “strengths language” that includes derdog. In the movie “Rudy,” Book Review tion: How do you determine someone’s 34 very distinct themes. The 30-minute Wfor example, the main charac- Tom Fitch strengths? For that matter, how do you survey culminates in an instantly avail- ter spends every bit of his energy trying know your own strengths? Personal- able detailed report that shows your to make it to Notre whom Rath describes as the father of ity profiles such as top five strength Dame so he can play strengths-based psychology, on examin- Meyers-Briggs and Great companies got the themes. Each identi- football there. But ing why society seemed so obsessed with the DISC (Domi- wrong people off the fied theme includes the thing was, Rudy people’s weaknesses and shortcomings in- nance, Influence, bus, put the right people detailed insights was not athletically stead of people’s strengths – all at a time Steadiness, Com- into that strength inclined so he had to when their research showed significant pliance) profile are on the bus, and then fig- along with a list of work and work and portions of our society were becoming commonplace now- ured out where to drive ideas on how to fur- work – and yes, he did less engaged at work. adays in progressive the bus. What Collins ther develop that get to play eventually From a business leader’s perspective organizations, but strength. I took the but it was only one game. (Rudy! Rudy! declining work engagement can be dev- how many busi- didn’t talk about though was assessment and Rudy!) astating to an organization. Disengaged nesses take a simi- “how do you figure out the right found the results to “Rudy” was a great underdog story. workers don’t like their jobs, they treat lar approach to de- seat on the bus? That’s where be spot-on. But if you really think about it, he went coworkers and customers poorly, they termining people’s Jim Collins’ through all of that just to play one game? have poor attitudes, and they achieve less, strengths? Tom Rath’s book “Strength- landmark book Can you imagine if he invested all that all while creating unnecessary stress on a According to finder 2.0” can be particularly “Good to Great” time and energy into one of his strengths company. A primary survey question Gal- Rath, the failure of useful. sought to under- instead of a weakness? lup uses to measure engagement is: “At leaders and of peo- stand why similar Too bad Rudy didn’t first read a book work, I have the opportunity to do what ple themselves to know and understand “good” companies in similar markets at like “Strengthfinders 2.0,” the updated I do best every day.” In other words, they their strengths has led to a tremendous the same time took drastically different version of the 2001 “Now, Discover Your asked people if they use their strengths misalignment of people that has result- paths. Some companies went on to be Strengths” book by Tom Rath. Rath is the on a daily basis. ed in unrealized potetial for higher em- “great” while their counterparts failed. Global Practice Leader for Gallup and is The survey results were telling; people ployee engagement and all the benefits One of the enduring lessons from “Good responsible for work around employee en- who responded to this question “strong- that come with it. Not only are engaged to Great” is the “First Who – Then What” gagement. The book explores the concept ly agree” or “agree” were six times more employees good for the company and its concept where he used the bus analogy. of strength-based development for people likely to be actively engaged in their job. bottom line but, according to Gallup’s re- Great companies got the wrong people and provides a very interesting online On the contrary, Rath cited a more research, they are three times more likely to off the bus, put the right people on the tool for determining a person’s natural cent poll of 1,000 people who responded report having an excellent quality of life. bus, and then figured out where to drive strengths. Rath used more than 40 years “strongly disagree” or “disagree” and not The best part of this book is that Gal- the bus. What Collins didn’t talk about of Gallup research, which includes more one single person was actively engaged lup has made their research accessible to though was how do you figure out the than 10 million in-depth interviews with in their job. He argues that aligning an anyone who wants to take advantage of it. right seat on the bus? That’s where Tom people across generational lines, geogra- employee in a position that uses his or If you purchase the book you will find a Rath’s book “Strengthfinder 2.0” can be phy and business types. her natural strengths is a strong leading sealed envelope on the back cover. Inside particularly useful. Rath makes a compelling argument indicator to a satisfied and engaged em- the envelope is a unique code that allows that a strengths-based approach to hu- ployee. you access to their website where you can Tom Fitch is an avid book reader and man development just makes sense. He The idea of putting employees in posi- take the assessment and learn about your business professional from Springfield worked with the late Dr. Donald Clifton, tions that use their strengths isn’t ground- own natural strengths. Gallup has discov- Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 37 • philanthropy Security Bank pledges to CBAI for scholarships ecurity Bank has pledged $2,500 to in good standing. For more information visit llcc.edu/commed or call 217-786- become a Bronze Donor of the Com- Giving Back on this scholarship or to download an ap- 2432. Smunity Bankers Association of Illi- Jean Jones plication, please visit the OCIF website at The Community Foundation for the nois (CBAI) Foundation for Community ocif.net. The deadline to apply is March Land of Lincoln is now accepting schol- Banking. In support of the foundation’s cessful,” stated Logan. 15, 2013. arship applications for the 2013 award many scholarships, the bank is helping The American Red Cross Illinois Capi- Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern cycle. There are 20 different scholarship to secure financial assistance to deserving tal Area Chapter is currently seeking hero Illinois University School of Medicine has funds that will be accepting new online high school students and others. nominations from the public for the an- joined the American Cancer Society’s col- applications for more than $60,000 in In 1996, the CBAI Foundation for nual Red Cross Heroes Breakfast fund- orectal cancer screening initiative. available awards. Since 2005, the Com- Community Banking was established by raiser on April 19 at the Crowne Plaza. Through the colorectal cancer screen- munity Foundation has distributed more the Community Bankers Association of Presented by the Bank of Springfield, the ing initiative, patients who meet screen- than $310,000 in scholarships. Illinois to support the community-bank- event honors a group of everyday local ing guidelines will be able to schedule Full details and criteria for each award ing philosophy and the continuation of heroes for performing an extraordinary colonoscopies through the partnering are posted on the Community Founda- education for young people. act or giving a lifetime of service to the hospitals and their satellite facilities. tion’s website at CFLL.org by clicking on The Salvation Army of Sangamon community. The Society will provide grant money to “2013 Scholarship Applications.” Stu- County is beginning the ‘School for The community can fill out and sub- hospitals providing colonoscopies to the dents with questions or limited computer Cooks’ program to teach homeless veter- mit an online hero nomination form by uninsured and underinsured whose in- access should contact the Community ans how to work in any kitchen in Amer- visiting il-redcross.org. Nominations are surance does not cover this service. Any Foundation. ica. “This class is offering more than just due by Feb. 22. Nominees must either live abnormalities found, such as polyps or The deadline for applications is March finding a job, this class will help start ca- or work in Sangamon, Christian, Logan, colorectal cancer will be treated appropri- 1. Students should review the specific re- reers and get more people off the street,” Menard, Macoupin, Montgomery or Shel- ately by the partnering hospitals with no quirements, criteria and due dates for said Major Paul Logan, Corps Officer. by County. Local heroic acts must have charge to uninsured patients. each scholarship application. The recipi- The school will prepare each student taken place within the last 18 months to Memorial Medical Center and St. ents will be notified by May 1. All schol- with the knowledge they need to take the be eligible, unless the nomination is for a John’s Hospital are supporting the pro- arships are for post-secondary education. Illinois Department of Public Health Food lifetime of service. An individual or group gram. Isringhausen Imports recently donated Service Sanitation Exam as well as how of individuals may be nominated and can Lincoln Land Community College is $16,500 to the Central Illinois Foodbank. to work in a commercial kitchen. These be entered into multiple hero categories. offering a variety of non-credit personal The donation was a result of the month- topics include food-borne diseases, laws, The Orthopedic Center of Illinois enrichment classes in the Springfield long campaign to support the Central rules and regulations, food storage, prepa- Foundation (OCIF) announced details on area this spring. These classes are open to Illinois Foodbank in December and was ration and equipment, personal hygiene, their 2013 scholarship, the OCIF Scholar- adults looking for skill-building opportu- combined with over 100 pounds of food cleaning and sanitizing procedures. ship. The OCIF Scholarship will recognize nities. to be donated to the organization. “Almost every graduate from our past a graduating senior pursuing a career in The non-credit classes and workshops 10 classes has found a job, moved off the healthcare field. The student must are offered in a variety of topics includ- the streets and doing very well,” added be a graduating high school student, be ing arts and crafts, computers, cooking/ Jean Jones is a freelance writer Logan. The program is funded through a resident of Sangamon County, and at- foodie fun, dance, health/personal im- from Springfield. a grant from the Illinois Department of tend an accredited college or university provement, finance, gardening, language If your organization has an item that Veterans Affairs (IDVA). “Without the tre- in the coming fall as a full-time student studies, non-profit and business develop- you would like Jean to include, email mendous support we received from Lin- majoring in a health-related field. The ment, ornamental welding, pets, photog- information and details to her at coln Land Community College and the $1,000 scholarship is renewable, up to raphy, upholstery basics and more. 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Account Services, Barr & Barr, Pro Com Ser- Unknown Owners and Non Record Claim- Capital One Bank, National Association This list of recent filings does not represent vices of Illinois, Gem City Services, Inc., SIU ants, Defendants, Foreclosure. and Twin, Defendants, Foreclosure. all matters filed with the Seventh Judicial Cir- Physicians & Surgeons, Unknown Owners • 12/28/12 - Pablo Morales, Plaintiff, • 01/08/13 - Bank of America, Plaintiff, cuit Court for Sangamon County for the given and Non Record Claimants, Defendants, Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois Vs. Steven Brennan, Unknown Owners time period, but instead represents those filings Foreclosure. Department of Corrections, Defendants, and Non Record Claimants, Defendants, Springfield Business Journal, independently of • 12/21/12 - Marine Bank, Plaintiff, Injunction. Foreclosure. the Sangamon County Circuit Clerk, believes Vs. Jacob Burris, Unknown Owners and • 12/28/12 - Saul Donado, Plaintiff, • 01/08/13 - Town & Country Banc will be of interest to its business readers. Non Record Claimants, Defendant, Fore- Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois Mortgage, Plaintiff, Vs. Norma Snodgrass, Lawsuits closure. Department of Corrections, Defendants, Beth R. Shartzer, Penny Taylor, Defendants, • 12/20/12 - Carter Bros. Lumber • 12/24/12 - Deutsche Bank National Injunction. Foreclosure. Company, Inc., Plaintiff, Vs. Jacob Burris, Trust, Plaintiff, Vs. Margaret C. Landholt, • 12/31/12 - Earl Edwards, Plaintiff, • 01/08/13 - PNC Bank, Plaintiff, Vs. Jeremiah Jackson, Defendants, Contract. First of America Bank, Defendants, Fore- Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois Autumn Rain, Illinois Assistive Technology • 12/21/12 - Enviroform of America, closure. Department of Corrections, Defendants, Program, Defendants, Foreclosure. Plaintiff, Vs. The Heights LLC, Luke Vespa, • 12/24/12 - JP Morgan Chase Bank, Injunction. • 01/08/13 - Sangamo Chapter Credit Matthew Vespa, Lindsay Vespa, Defen- Plaintiff, Vs. Rebecca S. Collins, Ivory Re- • 12/31/12 - Phillip Daniel, Plaintiff, Union, Plaintiff, Vs. Joseph M. Vespa, Ja- dants, Contract. neir, Unknown Owners and Non Record Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois mondra J. Vespa, Illini Bank, Household • 01/03/13 - MJ Kellner Company Inc., Claimants, Defendants, Foreclosure. Department of Corrections, Defendants, Finance Corporation, Unknown Owners Plaintiff, Vs. Brandywine 2 LLC, Wild Berry • 12/24/12 - PNC Bank National As- Injunction. and Non Record Claimants, Defendants, LLC, Morrissey Unit One LLC, Defendants, sociation, Plaintiff, Vs. Ronald S. Clark, • 12/31/12 - Stephen G. Goodwin, Foreclosure. Contract. Michelle M. Clark, Heartland Credit Union, Plaintiff, Vs. People of the State of Illinois, • 01/10/13 - Flagstar Bank, Plaintiff, Vs. • 01/16/13 - Shirley Klingbeil, John Unknown Owners and Non Record Claim- Illinois Department of Corrections, Defen- Karla A. Roberts, Christopher A. Roberts, Klingbeil, Plaintiffs, Vs. Bob Robinson, ants, Defendants, Foreclosure. dants, Injunction. Unknown Owners and Non Record Claim- Remax Professionals, Mary J. Welch, Kristi • 12/26/12 - Bank of America, Plaintiff, • 01/02/13 - Citizens Equity First Credit ants, Defendants, Foreclosure. D. Kesler, Kimberly Ellioitt, Defendants, Vs. Jennifer L. Martin, Thornhill Hom- Union, Plaintiff, Vs. MTI Properties, LLC, • 01/10/13 - Freedom Mortgage Cor- Contract. eowners Association, Unknown Owners Michael T. Ivy, Illinois National Bank, MS poration, Plaintiff, Vs. Kierra Boston, and Non Record Claimants, Defendants. Investment Group, Inc., KGH Investments, Cornelius Kirk, Jimmy Hale, Lucille Hale, Chancery Foreclosure. Sangamon County as Trustee, Equity Trust Unknown Owners and Non Record Claim- • 12/17/12 - PNC Bank National Asso- • 12/26/12 - United Community Bank, Co. Cust. fbo L. Justice IRA, Defendants, ants, Defendants, Foreclosure. ciation, Plaintiff, Vs. Kimberly L. Williams, Plaintiff, Vs. William H. Nissen, United Foreclosure. • 01/10/13 - Household Finance Cor- Defendant, Foreclosure. Community Bank, Defendants, Foreclo- • 01/02/13 - United Community Bank, poration III, Plaintiff, Vs. James Marcy, • 12/18/12 - The People of the State sure. Plaintiff, Vs. Randall G. Pedigo, Tammarra Bonnie Henry, State of Illinois Depart- of Illinois, Plaintiff, Vs. Enlightened LLC, • 12/26/13 - US Bank, Plaintiff, Vs. L. Pedigo, United States of America, Un- ment of Healthcare and Family Services, Defendant, Injunction. Pamela A. Skelton, Unknown Owners known Owners and Non Record Claimants, Unknown Tenants, Unknown Owners • 12/19/12 - Everbank, Plaintiff, Vs. and Non Record Claimants, Defendants, Defendants, Foreclosure. and Non Record Claimants, Defendants, Joseph R. Oliveros, Leslie Aguila Oliveros, Foreclosure. • 01/03/13 - Bank of America, Plaintiff, Foreclosure. Defendants, Foreclosure. • 12/27/12 - Corky Terry, Plaintiff, Vs. Lyna Frazier, Note Tracker Corporation, • 01/11/13 - Town & Country Bank • 12/19/12 - Secretary of Veterans Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois Department of Building and Zoning, Un- of Springfield, Plaintiff, Vs. Chosen Gen- Affairs, Plaintiff, Vs. Timothy W. Feurer, Department of Corrections, Defendants, known Owners and Non Record Claimants, eration Gospel Ministry, Donald Hunt, Irma A. Feurer, Park View Estates Hom- Injunction. Defendants, Foreclosure. Jennifer Hunt, Defendants, Foreclosure. eowners Association, Unknown Owners • 12/27/12 - Fransisco Ocampo, Plain- • 01/03/13 - Fannie Mae, Plaintiff, Vs. • 01/14/13 - CitiMortgage, Plaintiff, Vs. and Non Record Claimants, Defendants, tiff, Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois Paul R. Novak, Devyn L. Novak, Unknown Susan K. Short, Steven J. Short, Unknown Foreclosure. Department of Corrections, Defendants, Occupants, Unknown Owners and Non Re- Owners and Non Record Claimants, De- • 12/19/12 - US Bank, Plaintiff, Vs. Injunction. cord Claimants, Defendants, Foreclosure. fendants, Foreclosure. Jerome C. Bernardes, Old Tipton Estates • 12/27/12 - Neil Ackerman, Plaintiff, • 01/03/13 - Illini Bank, Plaintiff, Vs. • 01/15/13 - Bank of America, Plaintiff, Homeowners, Unknown Owners and Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois Donald R. Timm, Illini Bank, Unknown Vs. Clifton O. Jones, L’Sonya Crawford Non Record Claimants, Defendants, Fore- Department of Corrections, Defendants, Owners and Non Record Claimants, De- Jones, William S. Mundstock, Glen Aire closure. Injunction. fendants, Foreclosure. Homeowners Association, Unknown Own- • 12/20/12 - Hoffee Motors Sales Inc., • 12/27/12 - PNC Bank National As- • 01/03/13 - People of the State of Il- ers and Non Record Claimants, Defendants, Plaintiff, Vs. Quinn Group Inc., Illini Bank, sociation, Plaintiff, Vs. Brenda V. Garner, linois, Lisa Madigan, Plaintiffs, Vs. Allied Foreclosure. Unknown Owners and Non Record Claim- Unknown Owners and Non Record Claim- Energy LLC, Dean Gibson, Defendants, • 01/15/13 - Nationastar Mortgage LLC, ants, Defendants, Foreclosure. ants, Defendants, Foreclosure. Injunction. Plaintiff, Vs. Brenda K. Bohlen, Unknown • 12/20/12 - Marine Bank, Plaintiff, Vs. • 12/27/12 - Ricky Thomas, Plaintiff, • 01/03/13 - Illinois National Bank, Owners and Non Record Claimants, De- Connie Meyer, Bank & Trust Company, Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois Plaintiff, Vs. Notanasaf LLC, Robert C. fendants, Foreclosure. Unknown Tenants, Unknown Owners Department of Corrections, Defendants, Kaufmann, Jeffry R. Canterbury, Unknown • 01/16/13 - Bank Springfield, Plaintiff, and Non Record Claimants, Defendants, Injunction. Owners and Non Record Claimants, Defen- Vs. Michael J. Smith, Tracy D. Smith, Capital Foreclosure. • 12/28/12 - Isaiah Green, Plaintiff, dants, Foreclosure. One Bank, Defendants, Foreclosure. • 12/20/12 - Mid-West Truckers, Vs. People of the State of Illinois, Illinois • 01/03/13 - PNC Bank National As- new businesses • New Businesses, Oaks Dr., Suite 104, Springfield, 62704, Il- • Photography by Nordeman, 18156 (217) 503-8603. 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Ross, Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 39 • legal Construction Consulting: Taxing changes in ‘Relief’ Act The Benefits of the ased on the titles of the tax laws, we should have so much relief by Law now that there should be no taxes Right Accounting B Sarah Delano Pavlik at all. We know that will never happen. So, here are some of 1.3 million in 2001, according to the Tax Practice the highlights of the Policy Center.” (Time, http://business. American Taxpayer time.com/2013/01/03/at-long-last-a-per- “Relief” Act of 2012 manent-patch-for-a-dreaded-tax/.) (the “2012 Act”) that Estate and Gift Taxes: There was actual the president signed relief in the area of estate and gift taxes. on Jan. 3, 2013. The 2012 Act retains most of the 2010 law Payroll Taxes: The that was set to expire on Jan. 1, 2013. The change that will affect estate and gift tax exemption for each per- the greatest number of taxpayers is the son was set at $5 million in 2011 and in- expiration of the payroll tax holiday. In creases each year based on inflation. The 2011 and 2012 the social security portion 2012 amount was $5,120,000 per person of the payroll tax paid by employees was and the amount for 2013 is $5,250,000. reduced from 6.2 to 4.2 percent. The 6.2 The estate and gift tax rate, however, was percent rate has been reinstated, which increased from 35 to 40 percent. The an- most people should have noticed in their nual gift tax exclusion amount contin- first paycheck of 2013. The social security ues to increase with inflation, and the wage base for 2013 is $113,700. amount for 2013 is $14,000. New rates and brackets for the 2013 The 2012 Act also make portability Income Tax Rates are listed in the inset: “permanent.” In general, portability al-

Income Tax Rates: new rates and brackets for 2013: Auditing Rate Single Filers Married Joint Filers Accounting 10% $0 to $8,925 $0 to $17,850 15% $8,925 to $36,250 $17,850 to $72,500 Tax planning & preparation 25% $36,250 to $87,850 $72,500 to $146,400 General business consulting 28% $87,850 to $183,250 $146,400 to $223,050 33% $183,250 to $398,350 $223,050 to $398,350 Personal financial planning 35% $398,350 to $400,000 $398,350 to $450,000 Litigation support 39.6% $400,000 and up $450,000 and up Estate & retirement planning Capital Gains and Dividend Tax Rates: lows for a surviving spouse to use the es- Investment advisory services Capital gains and qualified dividend tax tate tax exemption of a deceased spouse. Management consulting 1000 Myers Building 217.789.0960 rates remain the same except for taxpay- For example, if husband dies in 2013 with Springfield, IL 62701 kebcpa.com ers in the new 39.6 percent income tax a $3 million estate and leaves everything IT consulting & support bracket. Their rate on capital gains and to his wife, then husband will not use qualified dividends increases to 20 per- any of his estate tax exemption amount. cent. Before portability, husband’s estate tax Phaseouts: Before 2006, itemized exemption would have been lost. Under deductions could be reduced by up to portability, wife will have her own estate three percent based on your income. tax exemption and husband’s unused ex- The phaseouts themselves were phased emption of $5,250,000. However, wife out, so in 2012 there were no phaseouts. could lose husband’s exemption if she Now the phaseouts are back for single remarries. taxpayers with adjusted gross income The Illinois estate tax exemption (“AGI”) of more than $250,000 and mar- amount increased to $4 million on Jan. 1, ried taxpayers filing jointly with AGI of 2013. It is not scheduled to increase. more than $300,000. The phaseout for Patient Protection and Affordable Care itemized deductions reduces total item- Act: In addition to the 2012 Act, the Pa- ized deductions by three percent of ex- tient Protection and Affordable Care Act cess income over the AGI threshold. The (“Obamacare”) imposes several new taxes personal exemptions phaseout reduces starting on Jan. 1, 2013. personal exemptions by two percent of Medicare Tax: An additional Medi- the total exemptions for each $2,500 of care tax of .9 percent is added to wages excess income over the AGI threshold. above $250,000 for married couples and Each of these phaseouts can increase an $200,000 for individuals. This is on top individual’s marginal tax rate by about of the 1.45 percent Medicare tax each in- one percent. dividual already pays on wages and the Alternative Minimum Tax: The origi- 1.45 percent Medicare tax the employer nal minimum tax law was passed in 1969 pays. and was intended to apply to 155 U.S. Investment Income Tax: An addition- taxpayers who were perceived to not be al 3.8 percent tax is added to investment paying enough income tax. The current income on married taxpayers with AGI of alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) law $250,000 and single taxpayers with AGI was passed in 1982, but did not include of $200,000. Investment income includes adjustments for inflation. This caused the items such as interest and dividends. AMT tax to affect millions of taxpayers. Medical Device Manufacturing Tax: Over the years Congress passed numerous A 2.3 percent tax will be applied to the one year “patches” to the AMT to prevent gross sales of medical device makers. This its unintended application to middle includes all medical devices, with the ex- class taxpayers. The 2012 Act finally in- clusion of glasses and contact lenses. cluded a “permanent” fix for the AMT. Other changes include a new thresh- (I use quotation marks because nothing old of 10 percent of AGI (up from 7.5 prevents future changes to the tax laws.) percent) for deducting medical expenses The exemptions have been increased to and an annual cap of $2,500 for flexible $50,600 for individuals and $78,750 for spending accounts. married couples. These amounts will be There are many more extensions and adjusted for inflation in future years. “Ac- changes in the tax laws for 2013. Consult cording to one GOP estimate, 28 million your tax professional to minimize your families would have had to pay an average tax burden. of $3,400 in extra taxes this year without the AMT fix. About 4 million taxpayers Sarah Delano Pavlik is an owed the AMT in 2011, up from about attorney from Springfield 40 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal fast tracks • Dunphy named president of As- McVary is the son of the late Patrick B. loans originated in the Central Illinois Chatham branch and Travis Heckenkamp McVary, M.D., an early faculty member at market, including Springfield and Cham- has been promoted to Assistant Loan Of- sociation SIU School of Medicine who helped start paign. ficer and has moved to the retail lend- Clyde Dunphy, DVM, a Pleasant Plains its urology division. Tammy Hart has been promoted to as- ing and personal banker position at the resident and veterinarian at Capitol Il- sistant vice president, Mortgage Services. Chatham branch. lini in Springfield and Hart has 12 years of experience with the Shannon Jones has joined the Business Chatham, was elected LLCC professor a top 10 new Marine Bank Mortgage Lending Team Services staff serving commercial clients. president of the Illi- Latino author and is responsible for preparation of clos- BOS was founded in 1965 in Spring- nois State Veterinary The editors of “Latino Boom: An An- ing documents for all conventional and field and now serves six communities Medical Association thology of U.S. Latino Literature” have FHA/VA mortgage loans originated in the with branch locations in Springfield, at its annual meeting. listed John Paul Jara- Central Illinois market. Chatham, Jacksonville, Quincy, Shiloh Dunphy has served on millo, associate profes- David Ploskonka has been promoted and Swansea. the ISVMA executive sor of English at Lin- to Loan Documentation officer. Plosk- board for four years. coln Land Community onka has nearly eight years of loan op- Dunphy “Having worked in Ratterman promoted at College, as one of the erations experience at Marine Bank and both small and large animal practices, 2013 top 10 new Lati- is responsible for the monitoring of loan American Central Dr. Dunphy brings an all-encompassing no authors in the U.S. collateral documents, oversight of floor Nick Ratterman of American Central point of view to the leadership position to watch and read. plan accounts, and loan servicing cus- Insurance Services has been promoted to coupled with a passion for growing the Jaramillo’s new tomer service. producer. Ratterman has been with Amer- profession,” said Peter Weber, ISVMA ex- Jaramillo book, “The House of “We appreciate the contributions of ican Central Insurance Services since ecutive director. Order,” is available at the LLCC Book- these four valuable employees,” said CEO 2008 in the customer service department. Dr. Dunphy joined Capitol Illini in store, located in the lower level of Me- Chris Zettek, “and we are pleased to re- He will be focusing on commercial prop- 1995. He was born and raised on a farm nard Hall. ward their achievements with these well- erty & casualty insurance and bonds, and in White Hall, Ill. After graduating from Jaramillo joined the LLCC faculty in deserved promotions.” group life and health insurance. veterinary school, Dr. Dunphy spent four 2005. He holds a master of fine arts de- years at a mixed animal practice in Buf- gree from Oregon State University and Passavant Employee of the falo, N.Y. He moved back to Illinois in a bachelor of arts from the University of McGladrey hires two 1978 and opened his own farm and com- Southern Colorado. McGladrey LLP added Teresa Tucker Month panion animal practice in Carlinville, Ill. and Katelyn Evans to its Springfield of- Passavant Area Hospital’s January where he practiced for 17 years. fice. Tucker, a senior tax associate, gradu- 2013 Employee of the Month is Sarah Marine Bank adds two, ated with a bachelor’s Lawson, Ambulatory promotes four degree in accounting Surgery. Lawson previ- McVary joins SIU Marine Bank has announced the addi- from the University of ously won the award Kevin T. McVary, M.D., has joined the tion of Vicki Belsher and Tim Hortberg. Illinois Springfield and in 2005. faculty at Southern Illinois University Belsher, new vice president in the com- a bachelor’s degree in Sarah is a licensed School of Medicine as a professor and mercial lending department, has nearly 40 psychology from East- practical nurse in the chair of the Division of Urology in the years of experience in commercial credit ern Illinois University. Ambulatory Surgery Department of Surgery. administration, liquidation, and litigation She is a registered certi- Department, and has McVary was a professor Northwestern in local, state and regional markets. Dur- fied public accountant, been a Passavant em- University Medical School in Chicago ing her career, she has worked for the U.S. Tucker certified management Lawson ployee for 34 years. from 1989-2012, recently a professor of Small Business Administration, as well as accountant, chartered Sarah’s responsibilities in Ambulatory urology. He was also attending staff urol- commercial banking organizations. property/casualty un- Surgery include pre- and post-op care, ogist at Northwestern Memorial Hospi- Hortberg has joined Marine Bank as derwriter, a Life Man- starting IVs for the GI Lab, taking vital tal in Chicago, attending surgeon at VA assistant vice president of Marketing and agement Institute signs, and making post-op phone calls. Lakeside Medical Center in Chicago, and has more than 20 years of experience fellow and Financial Sarah and her husband, Brad, live in chief of urology at both the VA Lakeside in marketing, brand development and Services Institute fel- Jacksonville. They are the parents of three and VA Crown Point Ambulatory Care graphic design. He earned his associate’s low. children. Sarah keeps busy being involved Center in Chicago. McVary founded and degree in Commercial Graphics and De- Evans, an assurance in her grandchildren’s activities. directed the Center for Sexual Health, the sign from Southern Illinois University at associate, graduated The Employee of the Month at Passa- Prostate Diseases Minimally Invasive Pro- Carbondale. Evans with a master’s degree vant receives a cash award, an Employee gram and the Andrology Fellowship Pro- Four Marine Bank team members have in accounting and a bachelor’s degree in of the Month lapel pin, wall plaque, en- gram at NMH. recently earned promotions. accounting from the University of Illinois graved writing instrument, coffee mug, McVary completed a urology research Steve Hartman has been promoted to Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of meal certificates for use in the hospital fellowship at Northwestern University senior vice president, Commercial Lend- the Illinois CPA Society. cafeteria, and a day off with pay. Medical School in 1988 and residencies ing. Hartman has more than 20 years of in general surgery and urology at NMH. banking and finance experience includ- He received his M.D. degree from NUMS BOS appointments Habitat for Humanity elects new ing seven years with Marine Bank. He in 1983. Bank of Springfield has announced currently provides Marine Bank custom- officers, board members McVary is board certified by the Amer- new appointments. ers in Champaign County with a variety Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon ican Board of Urology and the National Brian Brewer has moved to the Finan- of commercial lending services, specializ- County announced the election of new Board of Medical Examiners. cial Services department along with Rob ing in real estate construction solutions. officers and board members for 2013. His primary clinical areas are prostate Reidelberger. Brian will serve clients in Tina Tinsley has been promoted to Elected officers for 2013 include Jef- diseases, including prostate cancer and the Springfield while Rob will service cli- vice president, Mortgage Operations. fery Perkins, Perkins Valuation and Con- BPH, as well as the evaluation and treat- ents in the Metro-East area. Tinsley has been part of the Marine Bank sulting, president; Ed Hohenstein, retired, ment of sexual function. He currently Ryan Murphy has joined the Com- Mortgage Lending Team for 13 years. She vice-president; Andy Roselle, Illinois Na- serves as the associate editor for the Jour- mercial Lending department. supervises the processing and delivery of tional Bank, treasurer; Cheryl McKnelly, nal of Urology. Jon Sturgeon has been promoted to all conventional and FHA/VA mortgage Loan Officer and Branch Manager of the Continued on Next Page Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 41 • fast tracks Continued from Previous Page The Public Affairs Reporting Hall of Weed Man honored different software publishers of account- Fame was named in honor of Bill Miller, Springfield’s Weed Man franchise has ing software. Horace Mann Companies, secretary; and an award-winning journalist who served received the 2012 Award of Excellence. This is the fourth consecutive year Wes Barr, Sangamon County Sherriff’s Of- as the program’s director for 19 years. Josh Fromme and Chad and Todd Rein- McGladrey has won this award. fice, past president. hart, the owners of Central Illinois Turf Newly elected board members include Heyl Royster receives ranking, and four Weed Man franchises in Spring- Sikich merges with Achieve, Phil Chiles, The Real Estate Group; Pete attorneys named Leading field, Bloomington, Peoria, and Murfrees- adds supply chain consulting Reeves, Regeneration Strategies Inter- boro, Tenn., were recently honored as Sikich LLP, announced its merger with national, Inc.; Jim “Fish” Richbark, Ca- Lawyers the recipients of the 2012 Award of Ex- Achieve Consulting, a supply chain con- thedral School; and James Schackmann, Heyl Royster received a Tier 1 Best Law cellence for Weed Man, North America’s sulting firm based in Warrenville, Ill. This Springfield Park District. Firm ranking from U.S. News & World leading lawn care franchise company. merger marks the start of Sikich’s newest Returning board members include Report and Best Lawyers. The rankings The Award of Excellence is the top service line, supply chain consulting. Jennifer Benanti, Town & Country Bank; come from evaluations of more than achievement award within Weed Man. Sikich’s clients will now have access to Brenda Kochman, Hanson Professional 10,000 firms in 118 practice areas in 170 It symbolizes excellence in the franchise resources to improve their organizations’ Services; Lisa McNeal, Allstate Insurance metropolitan areas. and is achieved with planning and execu- operations, management and overall bot- Company; Joe Neubauer, Lowes; Steve Also, Brad Elward in the firm’s Peoria tion. tom lines. The supply chain consulting Rambach, Springfield School District office, Lisa LaConte in the firm’s Peoria “It is an honor to receive this award practice will offer clients, particularly #186; Alex Reavy, R.W. Troxell & Compa- and Edwardsville offices and Mike Schag and be members of such a successful fran- those in the manufacturing and distribu- ny; Timothy Rowles, The Springfield Proj- in the firm’s Edwardsville and Chicago chise system,” Todd Reinhart said. “We tion industry, the opportunity to gain a ect; Dick Smith, retired; Jason Vincent, offices were selected by Leading Lawyers make it our responsibility to always be competitive, market-responsive supply Delano Law Offices; and Karen Woods, Network as Leading Lawyers in Illinois. available to help others. It is important chain through improvements in strate- Blue Cross Blue Shield. Elward was selected in the area of to us that not only are we successful, but gies, processes and enabling systems. Civil Appellate Law. His appellate prac- that the entire franchise system is.” Achieve Consulting brings with it tice includes a concentration in workers’ Weed Man USA, a franchised lawn Three from UIS named to Hall of more than 80 years of combined expe- compensation appeals. care provider, is a network of locally Fame rience on the industry and consulting He is the current Vice owned and operated lawn care businesses The Bill Miller Public Affairs Report- sides. Owners Dave Forberg and Gregg President of the Ap- providing environmentally responsible ing Hall of Fame honored three graduates Hague will join Sikich as partners, both of pellate Lawyers Asso- fertilization, weed control and integrated from the University of Illinois Spring- whom specialize in services such as dis- ciation. He serves as pest management services. field’s Public Affairs Reporting program tribution network design, facility design, the Vice Chair of the who have distinguished themselves in Peoria County Bar As- maintenance process and system design. the field of journalism. Nina Burleigh, sociation’s CLE Com- McGladrey wins award Forberg holds an MBA from Northwest- McGladrey LLP was recently selected Jim Prather, and Jim Webb were inducted mittee. In addition, ern University and a bachelor’s degree in as a winner of Progressive Media Group’s into the Hall of Fame at the Inn at 835 in Elward he is the Associate Edi- industrial engineering from the Univer- Bob Scott’s Insights’ 2012 VAR Stars Springfield on Monday, Jan. 28. tor of the Illinois Association of Defense sity of Illinois. Hague holds an MBA from Award. One hundred resellers are hon- Nina Burleigh is a journalist and the Trial Counsel’s IDC Quarterly. He has also the Illinois Institute of Technology and a ored each year for their accomplishments author of five books. She also writes the authored amicus curiae briefs before the bachelor’s degree in industrial engineer- in the field of middle market financial weekly Bombshell column at the New Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of the ing from Purdue University. Additionally, software. York Observer. Her last book, “The Fatal IDC. He is a magna cum laude graduate Jeff Coghlan and Scott Uher will join Si- Members of the VAR Stars were selected Gift of Beauty,” was a New York Times of the Southern Illinois University School kich as managers. based on factors such as growth, industry bestseller. She has written for numerous of Law. The professionals from Achieve are leadership and innovation. Chosen firms publications including Businessweek, The LaConte was selected in the areas of Welcome_Misty_SBJ_2013.pdf 01/18/2013 now 9:36:59 located AM at Sikich’s corporate head- represent a wide range of sizes and many New Yorker, the New York Times and New Toxic Torts Defense Law, Products Li- quarters in Naperville. York magazine, is a contributing editor at ability Defense Law, and Health Law. Elle and has appeared on “Good Morn- She is co-chair of Heyl ing America,” “Nightline,” “The Today Royster’s Toxic Torts & Show,” “48 Hours,” MSNBC, CNN and Asbestos Practice. In on NPR and many radio programs. Nina addition, she serves as received her bachelor’s degree in English the firm’s hiring part- from MacMurray College, a master’s in ner and co-chair of its English from the University of Chicago Diversity Committee. and her master’s degree in Public Affairs She is a member of a Reporting from UIS (then Sangamon State number of professional University) in 1984. LaConte organizations includ- Jim Prather began his career as a ing Lawyers for Civil Justice, the Council government reporter for WICS-TV in on Litigation Management, the Defense Springfield. He has had a long career in Research Institute, and the Illinois Asso- broadcast journalism in Arkansas, Texas, ciation of Defense Trial Counsel. She is a California, Maryland, Wisconsin and Ne- graduate of the Washington University vada. He now oversees radio and televi- School of Law and also holds an LL.M. sion station clusters in Boise and Tucson, degree in Health Law from Saint Louis and a Journal Broadcast Group duopoly University. in Palm Springs. A graduate of Southern Schag was selected in the areas C of Illinois University-Carbondale, Prather Toxic Torts Defense Law, Products LiabilM - holds a bachelor’s of science degree in ity Defense Law, andY radio-television and political science, and Military Law. He has a master’s degree in Public Affairs Report- handled cases entailCM - ing from the University of Illinois Spring- ing products liability,MY field. mass tort, commercial Jim Webb is the editor for a Chicago contract, governmentCY Tribune investigative team focused on contract and insuranceCMY state and local government. Previously law, and he is expe- K he was the paper’s Illinois political edi- rienced in jury trials, tor from mid-2005 to mid-2010. In his Schag appellate practice, ad- current role, Webb works with a team ministrative/regulatory litigation, and al- of reporters focused on the relationships ternative dispute resolution. In addition between powerful public officials and to his practice with Heyl Royster, Schag private interests. Prior to joining the Tri- is an Air Force Reserve JAG lawyer now bune, Webb spent 18 years as a reporter, serving in an operational assignment sup- desk supervisor and news editor for The porting the legal advisory function at the Associated Press. After receiving a B.A. in 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center at journalism from Bradley University, Webb Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. In 2012, he interned with the AP at the Illinois state- was the recipient of his fifth Meritorious house as part of the master’s program in Service Medal (MSM), the non-combat Public Affairs Reporting at the University equivalent to the Bronze Star. He is a cum of Illinois Springfield. Upon graduation laude graduate of Oklahoma City Univer- in 1987, he worked a series of jobs with sity School of Law. the AP in St. Louis, Louisville, Frankfort, LaConte, Elward and Schag join 31 Ky., and Philadelphia before moving to other Heyl Royster attorneys who have the Chicago bureau in 1989. been named to the Leading Lawyers list. 42 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal community business • Simmons Cancer taking SIU med students working with $12.6 million in improvements to road- and reflect a 4.9 month supply at the ways, runways, taxiways, ramps and fa- average monthly sales pace for the past applications for interns local physicians cilities during the 2012 calendar year. Of twelve months. Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Family physicians in seven Illinois the $12.6 million in costs, over 84 per- The number of sales pending at the Southern Illinois University School of communities are hosting students from cent was funded with federal and state end of December 2012 was 220, as com- Medicine is offering four summer intern- Southern Illinois University School of monies. pared to 224 sales pending at the same ships. Four positions will be awarded to Medicine through Feb. 8. The students Capital improvement projects com- time in 2011. The average cumulative qualified undergraduate college students are participating in the School’s Family pleted in 2012 include the new entrance days on market in December of 2012 was who plan a career in medicine or research Medicine Preceptorship Program. road, airfield improvements to runways, 87 days, as compared to 118 days during with a focus on cancer. The experience provides an oppor- taxiways and ramps, acquisition of air- the same month in 2011. Year-to-date Interns will have the opportunity to tunity for students to use their medical craft rescue and firefighting equipment through December, homes spent an aver- learn basic laboratory skills while work- knowledge in an office setting under the and numerous energy conservation im- age of 104 days on the market as coming under the supervision of SCI faculty supervision of an experienced physician. provements. pared to 105 in 2011. members. Three internships will be locat- The students choose from more than 160 “These infrastructure and equipment During 2012 there were 129 new resi- ed at the School of Medicine campus in family practice physicians in Illinois for improvements were necessary to keep dential construction sales, reflecting a Springfield. One position will be offered their preceptorship experience. They will our community’s airport safe, modern 7.5 percent increase over the 120 sales at the SIU campus in Carbondale. graduate from medical school in May and competitive,” said Airport Author- in 2011. New construction sales in 2012 Dr. K. Thomas Robbins, professor of 2014 and then pursue training in a spe- ity Board Chair Frank Vala. “We plan for made up 3.7 percent of all home sales in otolaryngology at SIU School of Medicine cific area of medicine before beginning projects that create multiple benefits. For the Capital Area. The median price of a and director of Simmons Cancer Institute, practice. Since 1981, 2,200 students have example, the new lighting and HVAC up- new construction sale reported through described the summer program as “an op- participated in the program, which is of- grades installed throughout airport facili- the MIS in 2012 was $238,500, reflecting portunity for a young person to work in fered by the School’s Department of Fam- ties and parking lots will cut utility costs a 0.4 percent increase over the $237,500 a lab by the side of researchers who are ily and Community Medicine. and reduce electricity usage by at least 50 median price in 2011, and the highest performing cancer research.” Rachel Day is the guest of Dr. Christo- percent.” median price on record for new construc- Qualified applicants are undergradu- pher Nelson at Carle Clinic at Mahomet; The US Department of Transportation tion sales. ates who have completed his or her fresh- Allison Mayfield is the guest of Dr. Tom and the Federal Aviation Administration Statewide, home sales increased 15.2 man year of college by June 2013 and will Miller at SIU Quincy Family Medicine; provide for the planning and program- percent over previous-year levels in De- not graduate from college prior to June Alex Michael is the guest of Dr. Patrick ming of airport improvement projects in cember and median prices increased 5.6 2013. Zimmerman of Family Medicine Associ- concert with the Airport Improvement percent, according to the Illinois Associa- Applicants should submit a current ates in Collinsville; Raunak Patel is the Program. Funds to support these proj- tion of REALTORS®. college transcript, a resume and two let- guest of Dr. Tim Miller at the Forsyth Pro- ects are provided from the Aviation Trust Statewide home sales in December ters of reference from instructors along fessional Center; Daniel Sadowski is the Fund, a depository for federal aviation ex- 2012 totaled 10,265 homes sold, up from with a personal statement letter describ- guest of Dr. Mary Chinn at Washington cise tax receipts maintaining the concept 8,908 in December 2011. Year-end 2012 ing current studies, activities and future Street Clinic in Mendota; Kathryne San- that users of the aviation system are pay- home sales totaled 128,436, up 22.9 per- goals. The paid internships are awarded serino is the guest of Dr. Michael Brewer ing for maintenance and improvement cent from 104,480 in 2011. The statewide on a competitive basis. at Wabash Medical Center in Springfield; projects to support the system. median price in December was $132,000, Applications may be submitted by us- Drew Schmucker is the guest of Dr. Brad- up 5.6 percent from December 2011 when ing PDF-formatted documents emailed ley Houston in Olney; Susan Yanik and the median price was $125,000. to [email protected]. They may also Josiah Zubairu are the guests of SIU Cen- Allegiant Releases Summer be mailed to Morris Cooper, Ph.D., SIU ter for Family Medicine in Springfield. Schedule to Fort Myers/Punta Museum closes School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19626, Gorda from Springfield Springfield, IL 62794-9626. Abraham Lincoln’s National Museum Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Allegiant released their summer sched- of Surveying announced its closing. Due gets financial clean opinion, ule of non-stop service from Springfield’s to financial reasons from the beginning, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) the museum has struggled to meet its ob- completes improvements to the Fort Myers, Florida area (PGD) For the fiscal year ending June 30, ligations and plan for the future. When through Aug. 12, 2013. Flights can now 2012, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport the museum was scheduled to open in be booked online at www.allegiant.com. received an unqualified, or “clean opin- 2007, surveyors, surveying companies The inaugural schedule, which began ion” of its financial report from the CPA and manufacturers were making record service in Springfield on Nov. 6, provides firm of Eck, Schafer & Punke. profits. As the recession hit, companies central Illinois travelers with non-stop According to the audit, the airport’s downsized and manufacturers went into service to Florida’s Gulf coast through the net assets grew to $62.1 million in 2012, agriculture and other fields driven by summer season. Airport officials continue up from $57.3 million in fiscal 2011. Net GPS. to cite strong loads and future bookings income rose to $4.8 million in accordance Early struggles were well documented as the reasons for Allegiant’s extension with accounting rules and regulations, however they finally opened in September of flights to the Fort Myers area. Specific compared to a net income of $2.6 million 2010. Until October of 2012, they were flight dates and fares can be found at al- in 2011. The reason for the large increase able to meet their operating costs but not legiant.com or by contacting the Spring- in net income was a $2.3 million increase the mortgage. A capital campaign only field airport’s Passenger Service Center at in federal and state grants. brought in about half the money needed. 217-788-9200. The exclusion of depreciation of $4.3 In addition, many surveyors didn’t have million and grant revenues of $8 million time or money to make the needed com- would still result in an unofficial posi- Local, statewide home sales up mitment to the museum. tive net income value of $1 million. The in 2012 Most likely starting in February, the Authority’s property tax revenue has in- Home sales were up as were home building will enter some stage of foreclo- creased at an average rate of 2.1 percent a prices in 2012, according to a year-end sure. year over the last 10 years. report by the Capital Area Association of The museum told a story about Lin- The airport also completed more than REALTORS®. coln and how his time as a surveyor from Home sales in the Capital Area during 1833 to 1837 helped him gain a foothold the month of December 2012 amounted in the political world as he laid out many to 260 units, a decrease of 2.3 percent towns and properties in Central Illinois. from the 266 home sales recorded in It also told the national tale of how sur- December of 2011. Year-to-date home veying, a STEM profession, developed sales through December of 2012 revealed America. STEM is the new educational 3,522 unit sales, up 9.4 percent from the focus of teaching students about Science, 3,219 units sold during the same period Technology, Education and Mathemat- in 2011. ics. These are just a couple of examples of The median home sale price during what the museum will no longer be able December 2012 was $110,000, up 7.8 per- to offer. cent over the $102,000 December 2011 price. The median home sale price year- Old State Capitol to host to-date through December of 2012 was Chicago Bar Association chorus $114,000, a 3.6 percent increase over the $110,000 median price during the same and orchestra period in 2011. The sounds of Lincoln-era music will The inventory of homes listed for sale fill the Old State Capitol as the Chicago at the end of December 2012 was 1,342, Bar Association Chorus and Symphony a 1.7 percent decrease from the 1,365 list- Orchestra present “Lincoln and His Amer- ings during December of 2011 and was at ica: A Musical Celebration.” its lowest point in over five years. Current The concert takes place at 7 p.m. on inventory levels stand at 1,455 homes Continued on Next Page Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 43 • community business Continued from Previous Page participating in SBLF have increased busi- community bank servicers did not engage industry assets, are not allowed to fail ness lending in greater amounts than a in the abuses that have roiled the hous- because of their size and complexity. The Saturday, Feb. 16. It will include Ameri- group of similar banks of size, geography, ing market. ICBA advocated a servicing result is limited market discipline and can folk songs and spirituals and will fea- and loan type. threshold of at least 10,000 mortgages. greater risk, while these institutions en- ture musical works and narrative readings The SBLF, established as part of the The CFPB exempted small servicers joy the benefits of the federal safety net. about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil Small Business Jobs Act that President from certain rules requiring servicers to This plan would separate too-big-to-fail War era. Obama signed into law in 2010, encour- create and maintain new servicing policies firms’ commercial and shadow banking The chorus and orchestra are com- ages community banks to increase their and procedures, to issue monthly state- affiliates and restrict access to the federal prised mainly of attorneys, judges and lending to small businesses, helping those ments that would include more informa- safety net to commercial banking opera- members of Chicago’s legal community. companies expand their operations and tion, to avoid charging for “force-placed” tions. Rebecca Patterson conducts the chorus, create new jobs. Treasury invested more insurance, and to follow loss-mitigation The Government Accountability Of- while Michael Poulos leads the orchestra. than $4 billion in 275 community banks procedures for mortgage loans secured by fice agreed to study potential market Now in its seventh season, the chorus and 51 community development loan a borrower’s principal residence, among distortions caused by too-big-to-fail fi- has collaborated with the orchestra on funds, or CDLFs across the U.S. through other guidelines. These exceptions and nancial institutions. The study by Sens. classical masterpieces. the SBLF. adjustments will help reduce burdens for David Vitter (R-La.) and Sherrod Brown Sponsors of the concert include FIRM SBLF encourages lending to small busi- small institutions. (D-Ohio), would focus on financial insti- Inc. and Zack Stamp Ltd. A suggested do- nesses by providing capital to communi- Community banks will have to com- tutions with more than $500 billion in nation for concert-goers is $10 per person ty banks and CDLFs with less than $10 ply with interest-rate adjustment notices consolidated assets. and $15 per family. billion in assets. The dividend or inter- for adjustable-rate mortgages. Servicers In their bill, introduced in Decem- In addition to the evening concert, pro- est rate a community bank pays on SBLF will be required to deliver the notices be- ber and passed by the Senate by unani- fessional actor and chorus member Kevin funding is reduced as the bank increases tween 210 and 240 days prior to the first mous consent late last year, Sens. Vitter Bry will present a lecture-performance, “A its lending to small businesses – provid- payment due after the first rate adjust- and Brown asked the GAO to study the Confluence of Muses: Abraham Lincoln’s ing a incentive for new lending to small ment. They also must provide a notice economic benefits that too-big-to-fail Life as Shakespearean Drama,” at 2:30 pm businesses. As of September 2012, the av- between 60 and 120 days before payment financial firms receive due to actual or at the Old State Capitol. Admission is free erage rate paid by community banks on at a new level is due when a rate adjust- perceived taxpayer support. The GAO and the public is invited to attend. SBLF capital was two percent. Individual ment causes the payment to change. will investigate whether banks with more community banks can reduce the rate ICBA also supports a call to restructure than $500 billion in assets are able to they pay to one percent if they increase too-big-to-fail financial institutions to re- raise funds more cheaply than smaller Treasury helps Illinois banks qualified small business lending by 10 duce risks to the financial system. These competitors and have distorted credit increase lending percent over their baseline. financial firms should be restructured ratings because it is widely believed that The U.S. Department of the Treasury into multiple business entities and only megabanks have a government guarantee released a report showing that Illinois in- ICBA supports community bank their resulting commercial banking oper- against failure. stitutions receiving capital through the ations would benefit from the safety net Small Business Lending Fund increase exemptions, restructuring of of federal deposit insurance and access to their small business lending, in total by too-big-to-fail firms the Federal Reserve’s discount window. over $210.1 million over their baselines. The Independent Community Bankers “ICBA has long advocated restructur- This Use of Funds report represents of America said it is encouraging that the ing too-big-to-fail financial institutions the sixth consecutive quarter in which Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s because of the risks they pose to our na- Does your company have an announce- SBLF participants have increased lending final rules establishing new mortgage- tion’s community banks, financial system ment, new hire, employee promotion to small businesses. Across the country, servicing rules recognize the practices of and economy as a whole,” ICBA President and/or award? Springfield Business SBLF participants have increased lending community bank servicers. By exempting and CEO Camden R. Fine said. Journal invites you to share it with our by $7.4 billion overall and $740 million those that service 5,000 or fewer mort- The nation’s 12 largest megabanks, readers. Send your announcement to over the prior quarter. Community banks gage loans, the bureau recognizes that which hold 69 percent of U.S. banking [email protected] 44 • February 2013 • Springfield Business Journal OPINION Letter to the Editor: Light, camera, action Dear Mr. Mackey, ournalism – it is said – is the first rough Jdraft of history. Looking at the box of- This letter responds to correspondence fice, it appears that journalism has be- submitted by Linda Koch, President and come a movie script treatment. CEO of the Illinois Bankers Association Motion pictures like (IBA), which appeared in your January “Argo” and “Zero Dark 2013 issue. In her letter, Ms. Koch raises Thirty” are based on an old and tired argument. She states events that were wide- bankers “respect those credit unions that ly reported as they un- have stayed within their original man- folded. Even the epic date” and “their special treatment” – ex- bio-pic “Lincoln” has emption from income tax as not-for-profit its roots in newspaper financial cooperatives – is deserved. How- Joe Natale reports of the time. ever, the letter suggests if a credit union Films about a hos- happens to grow, then it is no longer de- WORKING BLUE tage crisis, a manhunt serving of its tax exempt status. and amending the Constitution certainly The problem with that argument is make for gripping cinema, but you have the growth limitation the bankers so des- to wonder what events of today could be perately seek to impose on credit unions fodder for films of tomorrow? Here is a is nowhere found in the law that created preview of coming attractions: credit unions or the law that continues to • “Eye on the Y” is a movie about the regulate them to this date. Credit unions haggling involved in the sale of the YWCA were first exempted from federal income site. After much intrigue, the property is taxes in 1917 to fulfill a special mission sold and developed into a retail center. as valuable and affordable cooperative al- who may or may not be depositors. distributed $9 million at the end of 2012, The film ends with Mayor Mike Houston ternatives to for-profit banks. Since then, We need not debate whether banks its largest distribution of capital ever to cutting the ribbon at a Pottery Barn. credit unions have more than fulfilled are better than credit unions, or vice its members. That distribution flowed • “Lincoln and Herndon” portrays the their mission, as evidenced by Congres- versa. It is sufficient to address the IBA directly from the cooperative framework travails of two law partners hanging their sional codification of the credit union tax letter, by stating banks and credit unions in which the credit union is structured to shingle at the corner of Sixth and Adams. exemption in 1951 and 1998. are structured differently. It is because of operate. Sally Fields reprises her role as Mary Lin- Credit unions derive their tax exempt that structural difference, not how big If bankers really believed that credit coln, surprisingly portraying the future status from their structure as coopera- or small they are, that Congress granted unions had unfair competitive advan- First Lady as a blond. tives. A cooperative is a business entity credit unions their exemption from fed- tages, they would restructure their in- • Springfield is a “Boom Town” in this formed by individuals who have a com- eral income taxes (just as Congress has stitutions to credit union charters and film about an improving economy. A se- mon goal or interest. Cooperatives are done with other producer, purchasing, provide this same direct benefit to their ries of the interwoven stories follow char- owned and controlled by the people who shared service and consumer coopera- customers. None of them do this, howev- acters as they buy new homes, cars and use their services. The primary purpose of tives). er, because doing so would expose them find jobs. The film ends with Mayor Mike a cooperative is to meet their members’ Even though credit unions are exempt to democratic ownership and control and Houston cutting the ribbon at a Five Fat needs through affordable goods and ser- from income tax because of their coop- force them to adhere to a more restrictive Guys Burgers and Fries. vices of high quality. Cooperatives can erative structure, they still are subject to regulatory regime, including higher capi- • “Les Mistrial” is a courtroom drama be formed to support producers such as and pay property taxes, payroll taxes, tal standards (and fewer options to gener- about a trademark infringement case over farmers, purchasers such as independent sales taxes, and a host of governmental ate it). the use of the word “Sparc”. A jury of 12 business owners and consumers such as regulatory supervision fees. And speak- Credit unions do agree with one ob- angry men deliberate for days until finally electric coops and credit unions. ing of regulatory oversight, contrary to servation made by the IBA letter – that admitting to the judge they were unable Cooperatives may look like other busi- Ms. Koch’s assertion that credit unions “it is time for a change.” To a notable to reach a verdict because they thought nesses in how they operate and, like other receive “special regulatory treatment,” extent, the financial crisis and housing the word “Sparc” was spelled with a “k”. businesses, cooperatives can range in size credit unions are subject to far more re- bust of 2008 were fueled by the improper • The film “A Union of Their Own” is from small offices to large companies. strictions than banks in how they may mortgage lending and servicing practices loosely based on the character Rosy the However, regardless of their size, they are invest their capital and structure loans of very large banks, the same banks that Riveter, a building contractor who leads distinctively different from other busi- to their members. Further, the “alphabet recently entered into a $25 billion settle- her all female construction crew in the nesses in their structure. In a cooperative, soup” of regulations now administered ment with the nation’s attorneys general construction of a major box store. The such as a credit union, the members are by the new federal Consumer Financial for their fraudulent “robo-signing” mort- film ends with Mayor Mike Houston cut- the owners. There are no stockholders. Protection Bureau (Reg. B, Reg. E, Reg. gage foreclosure activities. Credit unions ting the ribbon at a west side IKEA. In A credit union’s board of directors con- Z, etc.), apply with equal force to credit were not guilty of those practices. How- 3D. sists of unpaid volunteers, elected by and unions. ever, along with other smaller financial • In the film “Thirty Bullet Maga- from the membership. Speaking of vol- The notion that credit unions like institutions, businesses and consumers, zine,” the executive vice president of unteering, the credit union “People Help- CEFCU are getting too big simply isn’t credit unions are now paying the price a Second Amendment lobbying group ing People” philosophy motivates credit borne out statistically. Banking institu- in the form of higher costs to address the claims that individuals have the right to unions to get involved in countless com- tions hold nearly 15 times more assets onslaught of compliance initiatives flow- protect themselves with semi-automatic munity charitable activities and worth- than credit unions. In fact, each of the ing from the extraordinarily challenging weaponry. Then he shoots his eye out. while causes. Each credit union member four largest banking entities is larger than regulatory environment that resulted Cut. Print. That’s a wrap. has the opportunity to vote in electing the entire credit union industry. In Illi- from the crisis. board members and members also run nois, banks hold more than 92 percent For over 20 years, consumers have giv- for election to the board. In contrast, a of all deposits. Yet, while banks decry the en credit unions the highest satisfaction bank’s board consists of individuals who credit union tax exemption, almost one rating of any financial service organiza- are paid. Customers of the bank have no out of three banks elect Subchapter S station and the best marks for the lowest voting rights, cannot be elected to the tus under the Internal Revenue Code to fees. Who says so? The Gallup Organiza- board and have no say in how the bank avoid federal income taxation. In Illinois, tion, after conducting its annual survey Joe Natale is a freelance writer from is operated. Only the investors or stock- that’s $38 million in diverted tax dollars. for “The American Banker.” Springfield. He can be e-mailed at: holders have voting privileges. These for-profit Sub-S banks also pay divi- [email protected] It is the structure of the credit union, dends and fees – not to customers, but to Daniel D. Plauda or follow Joe on Twitter at not its size, that is the reason it receives its directors/investors/stockholders who may President/Chief Executive Officer twitter.com/workingblue tax exempt status from the government. or may not be depositors – to the tune of Illinois Credit Union League The sporting goods giant, REI, and a lead- over $1 billion in Illinois alone. This is ing dairy producer, Land O Lakes, may be far in excess of the estimated income tax very large, but they still retain their tax credit unions would pay, if credit unions LETTERS TO THE EDITOR exempt status, because they retain their were not structured to operate as demo- cooperative structure. cratically controlled cooperatives. Given Springfield Business Journal welcomes all letters to the editor. We look forward to provid- Credit unions are not for profit orga- these facts, it is disingenuous for the ing an open forum for you to express your views. Please include your name, address and nizations. After expenses are paid and re- banks to complain about the tax status of telephone number for verification. Please send them to: Editor, Springfield Business Journal, serve requirements are met, net revenue credit unions. P.O. Box 9798, Springfield IL 62791 or e-mail them to info@springfieldbusinessjournal. is returned to the members in the form of Nationally, consumers benefit to the com. Letters may be edited for clarity, space or libel. lower loan rates, higher savings rates and tune of $10 billion annually because lower costs and fees for services. Banks credit unions are tax-exempt. In Illinois, HOW TO CONTACT THE PRESIDENT are for profit institutions, which means by recent estimates, credit unions annu- their primary purpose is to generate a ally provide more than $198 million in Office of the President and Vice President: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., profit. Earnings are not distributed to direct financial benefits to almost three Washington, D.C., 20500; main telephone number: (202) 456-1414; comment line: (202) customers, but to investors/stockholders million members. In fact, CEFCU alone 456-1111; e-mail: [email protected] Springfield Business Journal • February 2013 • 45 OP-ED Commercial space always relevant ecently, I was engaged in a discus- who likes to keep some separation be- which property type will be the next to Address: sion about what the future of com- tween my work life and my personal life. become obsolete. I don’t believe there is P.O. Box 9798 Rmercial real estate might look like in I am always happy to show a building one. Don’t spend too much time wor- Springfield, IL 62791 Central Illinois. A concern was expressed after normal business hours, or to take rying about what kind of occupation is that technology and a call from a family member while I am the next to be eliminated. The elimina- machines would be- at my office. However, I have created a tion of entire trades and occupations is 1118 W. Laurel come so advanced that sort of psychological barrier between the much less common than anxiety-induc- Springfield, IL 62704 they would replace parts of my life I bring to work, and the ing news stories on the topic. And finally, people in the work- components I leave at home. I think this don’t look at an empty building and say Telephone: (217) 726-6600 place. This conversa- is a healthy prac- to yourself “boy Fax: (217) 726-8300 tion was stimulated by tice, and commer- Don’t spend too much somebody ought to a news program which cial space helps us time thinking about do something with Facebook: highlighted a company realize that needed which property type will that thing … it has www.facebook.com/sbjmonthly Sam Perks that had replaced sev- separation. so much potential” OPINION eral workers with in- In addition to be the next to become as I very often hear. ventory management compartmental- obsolete. I don’t believe People who en- Twitter: robots. izing the different gage in the above www.twitter.com/sbjmonthly there is one. So, what is the future of humanity as it sections of our lives, mentioned unpro- relates to commercial space? Are we des- having a “place of business” makes a ductive activities are certain to be left be- Website: tined to be a society of consumers waiting statement. Maintaining“ an aesthetically hind if my predictions of the future are www.springfieldbusinessjournal.com for packages to be delivered to our home attractive place that is exclusively used correct. The future of commercial prop- offices? Technological advances are cer- for work is good for employee morale and erty (and the future in general) belongs Email: tainly going to make life less complicated, focus. It is obvious that team work can’t to people who can be creative. Instead of [email protected] but they will never replace people. happen if everyone is at home. It also fearing the damage that technological ad- Human beings are physical by nature. sends a message to customers and clients vances will do to the world that exists to- We take up space, and we need different that your company is successful and that day, try to understand the positive impact Publisher and Editor kinds of space to live out the activities of you are a viable choice for them to do that they can have on the world that will Brant W. Mackey our daily lives. In the course of my discus- business with. be here soon. People who are able to learn [email protected] sion on commercial space, I was asked if Even companies that specialize in on- and adapt will find themselves in a posi- stores would be a thing of the past since line sales need space. I recently worked tion to come up with creative, readapted Copy Editor online shopping has become so popular. with a company that does ninety percent reuses for space. Courtney Westlake The answer is no. of their business in the form of online We have all heard before that the great People shop at stores for many reasons sales. Believe it or not, they were looking thing about real estate is that “they aren’t Senior Correspondents in addition to the acquisition of products. to expand into a larger building. While I making any more of it.” Space exists, we Betsy Butler Shopping is an experience that people was getting to know the company, I even exist, and we need space. As the popula- share. Several people might go shopping learned that they plan to hire six new tion continues to increase, it is reason- Raegan Hennemann together to find clothes for an event they employees when they finally make their able to assume that space will become Joe Natale are all attending. I know a family that goes move. a more scarce resource than it currently to the grocery store together every Sunday So, if commercial properties are here is. So quit worrying about robots taking Correspondents afternoon. They enjoy cooking and they to stay, what does the future of commer- over the world and do the one thing that Roberta Codemo all want to be part of the process. Online cial real estate look like? I don’t have a only humans are good at. That is, using Tom Collins shopping is convenient when obtaining crystal ball, but I do have an intelligent, creativity, ingenuity, and thoughtful ex- Jane Driver certain things, but it does not replicate fact-based prediction. Property is going to amination to make old things work in Tom Fitch the experience that is very often a critical continue doing what it has always done new ways for new purposes. If you can do Gabriel House component to shopping. since people lived in caves. It is going to that, regardless of what happens in the Office space was another issue that change, it is going to adapt, and it is go- future, you and your commercial space Jean Jones our conversation touched on. Some coming meet the needs of the people who use will always be relevant. Chad Kruse panies are allowing their employees to it. Teresa Paul work from home offices. While modern Being a younger business person, I am Sarah Delano Pavlik conveniences have made working from often labeled as unrealistically optimis- Sam Perks is a committee member with Chris Stroisch home possible, I do not think that we are tic. In this case, though, take a moment the Commercial Real Estate Network Eric Woods seeing an indicator of what the future will to examine the possibility that I may be and a commercial real estate broker look like. right even if I am a little “green.” Don’t with NAI True in Springfield. Business Manager I can’t imagine that I am the only one spend too much time thinking about John Schilsky [email protected] ROSES and THORNS LOOKING BACK Office Administration Shawn M. Berry A Rose – To Illinois Times for the opening of their new offices 5 years ago in the Business Journal (February 2008) ... [email protected] on Sixth Street. • Noonan True Value moved its rental operations to the old A Rose – To Don Bassford of Donnie B’s Comedy Club who Jungle O’ Fun building on S. Koke Mill Road Office Staff and Support continues to give locally owned businesses their props when Mitchell Ladd opening a show. • Ray Lytle rejoined the airwaves broadcasting on WCVS 96.7 FM. A Thorn – To ‘Old Man Winter’ who is seemingly passing us by again this year. Most people still don’t realize that Spring- • Springfield Business Journal covered the opening of a new field and the lake needs the precipitation, so go ahead and please downtown restaurant, Caitie Girl and its owner Caitie Barker. Springfield Publishers Inc. snow. Board of Directors • The Business Journal spoke with Don Walton of The Wal- Brant Mackey, John Schilsky A Rose – To the commercial developers, architects, engineers ton Group about the ‘Green’ features of Southwind Park. and builders who are able to stay busy and in turn boost our local SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL is published monthly by Springfield Publishers Inc., P.O. Box 9798, Springfield economy. An added Rose for women who are finding success in • Local engineer Walter Hanson released his biography writ- IL 62791. The contents of SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS the construction industry. ten by Janice Petterchak. JOURNAL are copyrighted, and material contained herein may not be copied or reproduced in any manner without the permission of the publisher. Manuscripts, A Rose – To Brenna Westlake for celebrating her first birth- • Newly elected alderperson, Debbie Cimarrossa (now photographs, illustrations and letters to the editor are day. 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