Joey McLaughlin talks with Springfield Business Journals’ Michelle Ownbey about a busy week in business news in the Springfield area.

Bistro Verde, Lincoln Land Community College’s student-led café, reopened this week.

Downtown Springfield, Inc. (DSI) has named Carlos Ortega to lead the organization as executive director, effective Feb. 1.

The Cats’ Pyjamas, Springfield’s first cat café, is holding an open house on Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5-8 p.m. featuring a variety of local vendors (but not the cats just yet).

Crumbl Cookies is opening in the Parkway Pointe shopping center on Friday, Feb. 9, at 8 a.m.