The building at 2109 S. Neil St. in Champaign is home to not just one, but three businesses: Women’s Health Practice, Hada Cosmetic Medicine and Hatha Yoga & Fitness.
And while each has its own focus, owner Dr. Suzanne Trupin said that there is a common thread between all three of her ventures.
“What I’m trying to achieve for all my clients in all of the different businesses we house here is both feeling healthy and looking healthy and actually being healthy,” she said.
Hatha Yoga & Fitness — the exercise side of that triangle — is looking to grow by adding on more space.
“We’re really hoping that a four- to six-month timeline will be realistic (for completion),” Trupin said. “So sometime this fall.”
She told The News-Gazette that Hatha Yoga & Fitness has “a blended concept approaching fitness from many aspects.”
In addition to both regular and hot yoga, as well as yoga with weights, the business’ offerings include strength, high-intensity interval training, barre, pilates and personal training.
“The new studio is about over two times the capacity of our current studio,” Trupin said. “…We have a variety of plans for it. It will be able to have our infrared heat. … All those classes that I was mentioning to you can take place in that studio. So our busier evening yoga classes will probably be there, our busier evening sculpt classes will be there, our classes that require more equipment like barre.”
The new studio will also be large enough to host private pickleball. On the other hand, the smaller studio will be used for “fundamentals” and classes that do not necessarily require infrared heat.
Having more space will also expand the business’ ability to offer private yoga and accommodate group bookings, including some University of Illinois sports teams who do yoga at Hatha.
“Plus it just gives us more size, because our busy classes do have long waitlists that fill,” Trupin said. “And so that’s really important to us, to be able to offer more options for our clients.”
It will also mean that the business can use either studio for hosting wellness events, such as an upcoming open house for a new book by Trupin.
Meet-and-greet planned with new Illini quarterback
First-year Illinois quarterback Katin Houser will be at Smith Burger Co.’s location at The Yard on Broadway in Urbana for an autograph signing event from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday.
“Bring your favorite item to get signed, snap a photo, and meet one of the newest faces of Illinois football before the season kicks off!” the business shared on social media. “To give everyone a chance to participate, there is a limit of two items per person.”
Farm bureau manager takes job at research park
The Champaign County Farm Bureau held a luncheon in late June to celebrate outgoing manager Bailey Conrady, who has accepted a position as Associate Director of Community and Industry Partnerships at the University of Illinois Research Park.
“While I am incredibly excited for this next chapter, leaving the Champaign County Farm Bureau is one of the hardest professional decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Conrady wrote in a post on the farm bureau’s website. “Serving as your manager has been one of the greatest privileges of my career.”
Mahomet senior housing project moving forward
Quentin McNew of Tin Cup Village LLC hopes to begin construction in the coming months on a new senior housing development located on about 7 acres south of Tin Cup Road and west of South Fox Run Drive.
“I plan within 60 days to have plans ready,” he said in late June.
McNew aims to have at least 16 units ready for move-in by January or February of 2027 in the initial phase — possibly more, based on the demand he’s seeing. McNew can build up to 28 units on the site.
He said in a previous interview that these will be independent living units.
The village board has approved a large-scale residential development zoning designation for the project with several conditions, said Village Planner Abby Heckman.
Paxton-based bank merges with Buckley bank
The parent companies of The Frederick Community Bank and Buckley State Bank have announced a merger. Buckley Bancorp will merge with and into the Agricultural Banking Corporation, and Buckley State Bank will come under The Frederick Community Bank name.
“We are excited to partner with an institution that not only complements us geographically, but also shares our commitment to community banking,” said Justin Swan, president of The Frederick Community Bank. “The communities we serve already share strong ties, and this merger will further strengthen those connections.”
The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 and the “tentative” bank merger is estimated to close in the second quarter of 2027, company officials said. Completion of these deals is subject to regulatory approvals and the approval of Buckley Bancorp, Inc.’s shareholders.
Once the deal is complete, The Frederick Community Bank will have branches in Paxton, Buckley and Cissna Park.
“We expect all Buckley State Bank officers and employees to continue serving in similar capacities to help ensure a smooth transition and preserve the continued practice of local decision-making,” officials said.
Selected members of the board at Buckley State Bank will join the board of The Frederick Community Bank.
“We are truly excited about the opportunities this partnership creates and confident it will strengthen our ability to serve our customers,” said Buckley State Bank President Joshua Houtzel. “The management and staff of Buckley State Bank look forward to continuing to meet the banking needs of Buckley and the surrounding communities as part of The Frederick Community Bank; while building on the trusted relationships we have established over the years.”
Once merged, the combined organization is projected to have approximately $250 million in assets, $225 million in deposits and $125 million in loans, officials said.
