Trent R. Nelson speaks with Michelle Ownbey, publisher of the Springfield Business Journal and Illinois Times, about the latest happenings in the Springfield business community and all of the relevant bits fit for the greater community to learn about.

Topics Discussed In This Interview:

• Twelve residents, seven businesses and one nonprofit affected by the June 19 fire at 413 E Adams St. in downtown Springfield have received checks from the INB Benefit for the Businesses Affected by the Adams Family Fire fund.

• Springfield Gymnastics Center has a new facility under construction on the west side, but in the meantime, the business will operate out of the former Shop ‘n Save property on the corner of Wabash Avenue and Chatham Road.

• Information about the tragic death of Aviatori Coffeehouse owner Juliana Turchetti in Montana.

• The Springfield City Council has approved zoning that would allow for construction of a distribution center for Frito Lay. Employing 150 to 200 full-time workers at a warehouse the size of almost four football fields, it would be built along Interstate 55 near the Chatham exit.

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