Regency Beauty Institute
Regency Beauty Institute held its first cosmetology class at 1345 E. Battlefield Road on Sept. 14. The Springfield site is the institute's 61st campus accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences, according to Springfield campus manager Timi Heaton. Heaton said the Springfield school employs three educators and has nine students enrolled. The school offers classes relating to hair, skin and nails in a nine-to-10 month program, for which full-time tuition is $15,000. The school also offers cosmetology services to the public in order to give students real-world experience under the supervision of educators, according to www.regencybeauty.com. These services include $9 haircuts, $11 manicures and $15 pedicures, Heaton said. An open house is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Nov. 17. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-9:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Phone: (417) 799-2815.
McAlister's Deli at Springfield-Branson National Airport
A scaled-down McAlister's Deli opened Oct. 7 in the Springfield-Branson National Airport. It's owned by Memphis, Tenn.-based Air Host Inc., which also operates a McAlister's Deli in the Huntsville International Airport. Springfield site manager Kevin O'Connell said the restaurant offers about 20 percent of the regular McAlister's menu items including soups, salads and sandwiches. Hot dogs, nachos and breakfast items also are offered to airport customers. O'Connell co-owned O'Connell's Center City Grocery, which closed in 2007, and worked for Hickok's Steak House and Brewery in downtown Springfield. He also managed Café SGF in the Springfield-Branson Regional Airport for three years. The airport McAlister's employs 18. Hours: 4:30 a.m. until 30 minutes before the day's last flight. Phone: (417) 862-7295.
Smile for a Lifetime of the Ozarks Foundation
Dr. Mark L. Dake of Orthodontic Specialists of the Ozarks, founded Smile for a Lifetime of the Ozarks Foundation in July. The foundation, a local chapter of a national foundation started in 2008, provides scholarships for orthodontic care to individuals who may not otherwise be able to afford it. Dake, an orthodontist, took on the nonprofit out of a desire to serve the counties where he practices, his wife Kim Dake said. She said startup costs for a Smile for a Lifetime Foundation chapter - including operations, printing, advertising and donated services - could reach up to $100,000. The Dakes expect Smile for a Lifetime of the Ozarks Foundation to distribute $75,000 to $100,000 in scholarships this year to recipients chosen by the foundation's 12-member board. Orthodontic Specialists of the Ozarks has offices in West Plains, Mountain Grove and Houston, and Mountain Home and Highland/Hardy, Ark., according to www.osoortho.com. Phone: (417) 256-5100.[[In-content Ad]]
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