First craft-grow site plan filed
Chris Stone hopes to receive approval for city's first craft-grow operation
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Chris Stone hopes to receive approval for city's first craft-grow operation
Dave’s Barbershop in Grain Valley is closing after 25 years.
The trend is toward a repurposing of large, retail space.
WBGZ Radio 4/12/2021 | By Cole Lauterbach - Illinois Radio Network Big box and mall anchor stores leave quite a footprint when they go belly-up in a world evermore reliant on online shopping. “The Amazon effect was already a trend ten years ago,” said Ben Call, a commercial real estate specialist and partner with the Real Estate Group in Springfield. Call said the trend with large malls and strip malls alike is toward repurposing – something that’s easier to accomplish in smaller spaces. “Dark space, obviously, is what no landlord wants. When it just sits there vacant, it’s makin...