Arkifex Studios LLC
After 18 months in business,
Cody Danastasio, Michael Hampton, Tyler Hellweg and
Blaine Whisenhunt moved their architecture firm, Arkifex Studios LLC, to 221 South Ave. Danastasio said the Dec. 1 move from roughly 500 square feet at 334 E. Walnut St. to 2,600 square feet, formerly occupied by The Creative Foundry, followed a one-year lease agreement with Kresge Lofts LLC for undisclosed terms. Danastasio said the company’s name is a portmanteau of Ozark and the Latin word artifex for artisan or craftsman. Handling residential and commercial architecture, recent projects include a new Pyramid Foods concept market at 2843 E. Sunshine St. and a new location for Heffington Optical Co. at 1350 E. Woodhurst Drive. Danastasio, Hampton and Hellweg are 2008 graduates of the Hammons School of Architecture at Drury University. Whisenhunt is a sculpture professor at Drury. Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 213-3334. Web:
ArkifexStudios.com
Bolivar Warrior Sports LLC
Jim and
Callie Fenby on Oct. 26 opened Bolivar Warrior Sports LLC at 324 E. Jefferson St. in Bolivar. Jim Fenby said the gym features an indoor obstacle course styled after the “American Ninja Warrior” television show and replicates many of its iconic challenges. Fenby competed on the show last season and was mentored by Andy Mariage, who opened Springfield’s Warrior Sports in September 2014. Bolivar Warrior Sports offers memberships for $40-$60, classes for $15-$200, birthday party rentals starting at $100 and $5-$10 drop-ins. Fenby, who also runs Right Hand Construction and was nicknamed “The Handyman” on the show, said the gym has three part-time employees, who serve as class instructors. Declining to disclose startup costs, Fenby said the gym leases the 2,500-square-foot space from Polk County Investments LLC. Hours: 4–9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday and noon–5 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 770-2077. Web:
BolivarWarriorSports.com
National Enzyme Co.
In Forsyth, National Enzyme Co. opened a new office for its quality control, information technology and marketing operations on Dec. 16 at 10275 E. Highway 76.
Melony Fuller, director of marketing for National Enzyme and subsidiaries Sora Labs and American Animal Nutrition, said the 3,200-square foot building was constructed for undisclosed costs by Carter Builders LLC to replace the office that was lost in a Feb. 19 fire. Fuller said NEC, a manufacturer of dietary supplements with a niche in enzymes for human and animal nutrition, employs 15 at the new office. Phone: (417) 546-4796. Web:
NationalEnzyme.com
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