Art Zone LLC, Launch Virtual Learning Center and The Permit Shop relocated.

A longtime employee in the software industry made a career pivot with the opening of Ouch Skate Shop; consumer finance company Lendmark Financial Services LLC extended into Christian County; and RetroZone Marshfield LLC moved.

Bolivar-based Curly Que Barbecue LLC expanded its footprint south to Springfield; the first retail store in Bolivar for phone carrier T-Mobile opened; and Whataburger made its Queen City debut.

The Kebab Shack opened; Hitch Goods launched; and The War Zone Springfield moved.

Italian restaurant Amici opened; Springfield-based law firm Neale & Newman LLC moved its Branson office; and an O’Reilly Auto Parts hub store launched.

The Wheelhouse, a Mexican-Thai fusion restaurant, changed ownership; Ozark-based Clear Creek Golf Car and Vehicles LLC acquired local competitor Ozark Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles; and marijuana company The Farmer’s Wife changed hands.

Beef-A-Roo Inc. launched its second Queen City location; a Springfield-based health care practice expanded into downtown Marshfield; and Yolo Rolled Ice Cream added a food truck.

Dean’s Boytique opened a brick-and-mortar location; Trailer Perk Coffee LLC opened in north Springfield after years as a mobile coffee business; and Glide Xpress made its Queen City debut.

An 8-year-old St. Louis-based company opened its first Queen City retail shop; Springfield-based Meridian Title Co. moved one of its offices; and a Nixa couple with over a quarter-century of experience in the pet industry embarked on a new venture.

Purple Panda Filipino Food expanded; T-Mobile made its Ozark debut; and the first Queen City branch for Poplar Bluff-based First Midwest Bank opened.

The bar scene in downtown Springfield expanded; clinical practice Ozarks Hearing Specialists LLC opened; and nonprofit clinic Faith Community Health moved.

Village Meeple Board Game Cafe launched in the Galleria Shopping Center; nearly 30-year-old Rogersville Insurance Agency Inc. closed on the acquisition of Lair Insurance Agency; and Iowa-based restaurant chain Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream put down roots in the Ozarks.

The Center for Music Therapy and Wellness LLC relocated its clinic; independent brokerage Gateway Real Estate added a second location; and Mythical ’Wich got its start.

Adrianna Norris became a first-time business owner with the opening of Finley River Chiropractic; PaPPo’s Pizzeria & Pub launched its newest location; and Huey Magoo’s opened its second store in the Ozarks.

The newest Queen City clinic for Mercy Springfield Communities opened to patients; Whataburger opened its third restaurant in Springfield this year; and Simple Body Solutions added a second location.

A food truck dubbed 3rabiana opened; a new attraction teed off at Branson Landing; and Springfield Contemporary Theatre reached a deal to occupy the Fox Theatre.

Shepherd of the Hills Veterinary Clinic LLC moved to a new home in Branson; brand design and illustration studio Fried Design Co. relocated; and Whataburger opened its second Queen City store.

A husband and wife made their first foray into the food industry; Snyder Equipment consolidated its local operations; and Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar changed ownership.

Utah-based gourmet cookie chain Crumbl Cookies opened its first Springfield shop; interior design business Branson Upstaging LLC relocated; and Lauren Ashley Dance Center LLC added a second location.