Smythe Consulting LLC
Smythe Consulting LLC opened Jan. 1 at 5625 S. FR 139. Owner Gary L. Smythe provides environmental consulting and engineering services such as water, waste and air pollution control and abatement, hazardous waste management and storm-water drainage. Smythe graduated from Pennsylvania State University and holds chemical and environmental engineering degrees. He worked for Archimica Inc., a manufacturer of specialty pharmaceuticals, until the company downsized last year. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 887-0462.
Grant's Lawncare
Levi Grant opened Grant's Lawncare, a part-time, home-based lawn service, on March 1 at 1908 S. Pickwick Ave. The business performs mowing, tree and shrub planting and trimming, brush removal, mulching, fertilizing, and small landscaping jobs. Grant had not been in the lawn care business previously, but said he has years of experience growing up on a farm and helping out friends and neighbors with their lawn work. He is the sole employee and works fulltime as a delivery driver for Engineers Reprographics & Supply Co. Grant estimates the charge for mowing and edging a half-acre lot at $60. Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Phone: (417) 880-7408.
Killuminati Foundation
Killuminati Foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity, was established March 1 to help pay for medical care for dogs with life-threatening conditions in Greene and Christian counties. Founder Jeanna Callahan said the foundation will pay half of the medical care costs for dog owners who cannot afford veterinary care; payments go directly to the dog's veterinarian. An application form is available at www.thekilluminatifoundation.org. Donations can be made through the site, at Commerce Bank or mailed to the foundation at 4812 N. 11th St., Ozark, MO 65721. The organization also helps support dog rescue group SWMOK9S. Callahan, a sales representative recruiter for Wyndham Vacation Resorts, said Killuminati is an African term that means "change for the better." Phone: (417) 830-1855.[[In-content Ad]]
Compiled by Barbara Burgess. Springfield Business Journal brings you new businesses each week. Send business info by fax to (417) 799-0603 or by e-mail to sbj@sbj.net.
