Joey Mclaughlin talks with Springfield Business Journal Publisher, Michelle Ownbey about the biggest business stories the SBJ is following this week.
HAE’s Bakery and Coffee Shoppe opened yesterday. In addition to baked goods, lunch and dinner items will also be on the menu.
The Pasfield House reopens on Saturday, Oct. 22, with an open house from 5-10 p.m.
Pro Bid is moving into the building at the corner of MacArthur and Jefferson. Owner Justin Conder plans to hire additional staff and create a showroom to meet with clients about their residential and commercial projects.
The Springfield City Council devoted half of the city’s 3% sales tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales in the city to help pay off pension debt. Most of the other half is funding a business grant program to spur economic development on the east side. Twenty-two grants were made to minority businesses in the first round of funding, and many also received additional funding through the east-side TIF.