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Susie Farbin and Diana Hicks on Aug. 8 opened their second MaMa Jean’s Natural Market in Springfield. The south-side store, 1110 E. Republic Road, Ste. 112, in Green Circle Shopping Center, serves a clientele that includes Nixa and Branson shoppers, said Hicks, whose day job is internal communications manager at O’Reilly Auto Parts. Farbin handles MaMa Jean’s day-to-day business, and Kelly Norman is manager of the new store. Hicks said Missouri Supermarket Builders completed the $500,000 infill of the 8,400-square-foot store, which joins the five-year-old MaMa Jean’s at 1727 S. Campbell Ave. in Wedgewood Center. The Green Circle store, which is locked into a five-year lease, has larger produce and freezer sections, an olive bar and Swig, a coffee and juice bar, Hicks added. A grand opening with live music and product tastings is scheduled for Oct. 11. Hours: 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 881-5326.

Preferred Hospice of Missouri

Preferred Hospice of Missouri opened an Ozark office Aug. 11 at 1567 W. Diane, Ste. B, in Ozark. Administrator Joe Newlon and a staff of nine serve terminally ill patients and their families in Christian and Greene counties and parts of nine other southwest Missouri counties. The four-year-old Osage Beach-based company operates offices in Ballwin, Columbia and Dexter, and is working on a satellite office near Kansas City, Newlon said. Preferred Hospice is hiring nurses, Newlon added, and seeking about 30 volunteers to offer patients bereavement and support services. Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and staff on-call. Phone: (417) 581-4968.

Precision Window Defoggers LLC

Kansans Blake and Marlene Giebler started Precision Window Defoggers LLC on Sept. 2 at 452 Royal Lane in Clever. The Gieblers moved to southwest Missouri from northeast Kansas after Blake’s 19 years working for Valley Vet Supply company and Marlene’s 25 years running a restaurant. “We are venturing out on our own to do something different,” said Marlene Giebler, who handles marketing for the Clever business, which repairs failed double-pane windows as a dealership of Window Medics. Blake performs on-site assessments and removes moisture and cleans the interior glass of thermal pane windows. The minimum rate is $90 per window; on-site assessments cost $25, though homeowners also could assess damages at www.wefixfoggywindows.com. Hours: 24-hour service. Phone: (417) 582-2619.

Compiled by Eric Olson. 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.