Joey Mclaughin talks with Springfield Business Journal Publisher, Michelle Ownbey about this week’s biggest business stories.

A new Mediterranean restaurant will be opening in the former Dew Chilli Parlor space on Wabash.

March 31 was the last day of operations for Li’l Willy’s BBQ Smokehouse, but Conn’s Hospitality Group, Inc. already has two other restaurant ventures in the works.

The Bob Evans on Stevenson Drive has permanently closed.

The Steak ‘n Shake at Prairie Crossing has closed and a marijuana dispensary is slated to take its place, one of three new licenses recently approved by the Springfield City Council.