Open for Business

General Manager Steve Creach and about 20 employees opened Missouri’s first Camping World on Nov. 22 at 373 E. Evergreen in Strafford. The store sells new and used recreational vehicles and RV accessories, such as satellite dishes and towing packages, Creach said. This location features an 8,800-square-foot retail showroom and a six-bay shop for accessory installations. Bowling Green, Ky.-based Camping World Inc. has more than 130 locations nationally. This spot was picked to tap into Branson’s tourist traffic, and travelers are able to access the store off of Interstate 44, spokesman Dan Conley said. Another store near St. Louis is slated to open in June, Conley said. Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 736-2341.

Yankeemumbei.com

Physical therapist Gerry Catapang launched business-networking Web site www.yankeemumbei.com on Dec. 8. The site is meant to connect businesspeople and inventors in the United States, India and China, and the site’s name is derived from facets of the three countries. He expects the site to generate revenues from membership and posting fees. Catapang – owner and physical therapist for Physical Therapy Care, Manual Physical Therapy and Industrial Rehab Center PC in Springfield – said he launched Yankeemumbei.com because of his interest in helping inventors. Marlon Navarro, a computer engineer in the Philippines, helped establish the site, which operates under the umbrella of Catapang’s The Ragpicker Advertising and Publishing Co. LLC. Phone: (417) 268-8936.

Tax and Financial Advisors

Richard L. Weston moved Tax and Financial Advisors on Jan. 2 to 2829 S. Fremont Ave. after operating for 10 years from 2049 E. Cherry St. Weston is an accountant and certified financial planner, and he has two additional accountants on his five-person staff. Weston said he moved the business, which he established in 1982, because he wanted to own his office space rather than leasing it. Hours: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday. Phone: (417) 863-8800.

Reporter Cory Smith brings you new businesses each week. He may be reached by e-mail at csmith@sbj.net, by fax at (417) 799-0603 or by phone at (417) 616-5854.