Across Springfield, coverage here takes in corporate mergers, small business growth, hiring trends and retail developments. This page focuses on the economic activities shaping the city and its surrounding areas.
The Secretary of State's office brought driver, ID and veteran-plate services to Springfield veterans at a Veterans Day celebration.
Live Poll
Do you trust your state government to effectively serve veterans and military families?
Live Poll
Do you trust large companies' charitable donations to meaningfully help your local community?
Make an Impact has given $26,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County to buy a new donation pickup truck.
The Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission is reconsidering transportation projects drafted in the late 1990s.
A damaged switch on a fire-hit pole left more than 1,600 Springfield customers without power on the morning of November 4.
Live Poll
Should local school districts pay private firms to manage their superintendent searches?
The district is moving forward with a national search to fill the vacancy left by the former superintendent.
The historic Springfield bar held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark its return after a February fire forced it to shut down.
Springfield reporting spans new corporate investments, store openings and closures, executive leadership changes and small business activity. Coverage reaches across the city and the communities around it, wherever commercial interests intersect with public life. Zoning and permitting cycles often dictate the pace of new commercial construction, while retail activity fluctuates with broader seasonal trends. Local industry shifts and workforce growth are the factors most consistently affecting the business environment here.
