Joey Mclaughlin talks with the Springfield Business Journals’ Michelle Ownbey about this week’s biggest business stories.

Longtime Springfield restaurateurs Chris Hanken and Vic Lanzotti are closing Public House 29 in Rochester and the remaining Pie’s the Limit location in Springfield, effective immediately.

Tuesday was the soft opening for Nami Poke, located at the corner of South Grand Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard.

The Sangamon County Board has reversed its previous vote on a controversial solar project, allowing it to proceed. Several board members said they feared lawsuits, citing a recently passed state law that limits local control.