Nancy-jo Manney, the executive director of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, spoke during the news conference kicking off the long-awaited demolition of Springfield Mall. Manney, standing with Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) and Vornado/Charles E. Smith President Mitchell Shear, was unconditionally optimistic about the renovation of Springfield Mall last year, and she said she’s “going for even more optimism in 2013” with her headline this year. (We all have our fingers crossed for this one.) For more information on the chamber, go to www.springfieldchamber.org.