Bosca, a high-end leather manufacturer, is experimenting with a plan to shift a small amount of production back to Springfield, a trend local and state experts said is slowly becoming more common ...

The Crafted Stag Supply, an all-in-one men’s retail supply store and bar on the west side, is poised to open on April 6 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Henry Bretney arrived in Springfield in the 1820s from Hagerstown, Maryland and opened a general store. He then went on to open a tannery and embarked into the leather goods business in 1830.