<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1VrmQc_0wDOByKH00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1VrmQc_0wDOByKH00" width="1200" height="789" ><h2>Gugel named city's director of BDS</h2><p>Martin Gugel has been named director of the Springfield’s Building Development Services department, effective Oct. 20.</p><p>Gugel, who has served as interim BDS director since July, previously spent 9 years as assistant director of the city's Public Works department. Gugel led the departments of Public Works and Environmental Services in their reaccreditations by the American Public Works Association in 2017 and 2021. Fewer than 1% of public works departments in the United States have achieved accreditation with APWA.</p><p>A professional engineer, he has 22 years of experience working in state and local government and five years in the private sector. He joined the City of Springfield in 2007 as a traffic engineer, managing the Traffic Operations Division until being promoted to assistant director of Public Works in 2015. In that role, he provided oversight of the Project Management section of Public Works, consisting of four divisions, 25 employees, and an annual budget of $28 million. He previously oversaw the Operations section of Public Works, consisting of five divisions, 180 employees and an annual budget of approximately $25 million.</p><h2>John Deere Reman announces $13.5 million expansion</h2><p>John Deere announced it plans to expand its John Deere Reman Core Center facility in Strafford by an additional 120,000 square feet. The $13.5 million expansion is expected to break ground mid-2025 and be completed in 2026. The investment will bring the facility’s total footprint to 400,000 square feet in size.</p><p>The Strafford facility is one of several John Deere Reman facilities in the Springfield region. The company remanufactures parts and components to deliver like-new performance at a lower cost, with reduced environmental impact. John Deere began its Reman business 26 years ago as a joint venture with Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation before eventually acquiring the company, which currently employs more than 500 people and provides more than 2,000 different remanufactured products to customers across the globe, exporting one-third of what it produces.</p><h2>City seeks candidates for CU board</h2><p>The City of Springfield is seeking qualified candidates for the Board of Public Utilities. The board has three vacancies: Two seats are for city residents, and the third vacancy is for a City Utilities customer who is not a resident of Springfield.</p><p>Applicants for the city resident vacancies must meet a two-year residency requirement and have business or professional experience. Candidates for the seat from outside the city also must have business or professional experience and be customers of CU at least two years prior to their appointments.</p></div></body>

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Martin Gugel has been named director of the Springfield’s Building Development Services department, effective Oct. 20. Gugel, who has served as interim BDS director since July, previously spent 9 years as assistant director of the city's Public Works department. Gugel led the departments of Public Works and Environmental Services in their reaccreditations by the American Public Works Association in 2017 and 2021. Fewer than 1% of public works departments in the United States have achieved accreditation with APWA.