“The Office” actor Leslie David Baker, far left, helps Springfield’s late-night talk show, “The Mystery Hour,” sell out for the first time in eight seasons. Known as Stanley Hudson in the NBC sitcom, Baker is interviewed by show host Jeff Houghton in front of roughly 900 people during the Feb. 16 taping at downtown’s Gillioz Theatre.
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Lights, Camera, Action
“The Office” actor Leslie David Baker, far left, helps Springfield’s late-night talk show, “The Mystery Hour,” sell out for the first time in eight seasons. Known as Stanley Hudson in the NBC sitcom, Baker is interviewed by show host Jeff Houghton in front of roughly 900 people during the Feb. 16 taping at downtown’s Gillioz Theatre.
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Dealer King
Thermo King of Springfield LLC executives Tim Fry, from left, Wayne Smith and John Cooper accept Central Regional Dealer of the Year Award honors during the corporation’s meeting held Feb. 6-10 in Florida. Thermo King of Springfield was honored for record financials, investments at its new Springfield facility and a new building in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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$100M and Counting
Employees with Springfield ReManufacturing Corp., aka SRC Heavy Duty, celebrate hitting $100 million in sales in 2018. The revenue goal was set by employees in 2016, and sales growth of 67 percent in 2017 helped the staff reach it, officials say. Combined, the 12 companies under the SRC Holdings Corp. umbrella recorded $600 million in 2018 sales.
Taking shape on 3.5 acres just east of State Highway H/Glenstone Avenue in the area of Valley Water Mill Park are the Fulbright Heights Apartments – three 23,000-square-foot buildings with 24 units each for a total of 72 one- and two-bedroom apartments.