Lisa Truelove was a teenager working at her parents’ bakery business in Eugene when she learned she could have a career as a coffee roaster.
Now, the 52-year-old Palace Coffee and Bakery owner is working on opening the business’s fifth location.
Truelove and her husband, Billy Truelove, are renovating an 8,000-square-foot brick building in downtown Springfield, with plans to open in late 2026 or early 2027. The location will be “coffee-centric” with a cafe, visible coffee roasting, kitchen and inventory storage for all Palace locations…