Open for Business

Vitaliy Goretoy opened Elite Home Furniture LLC on May 30 at 3500 S. Glenstone Ave., down from Best Buy. Goretoy’s 3,400-square-foot store features contemporary furniture for most types of rooms. A popular item has been a five-piece, dark brown, queen-size bedroom set for $1,899, he said. Hours: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Phone: (417) 886-2630.

ACR Nally Communications

Lisa and Mike Nally moved advertising and event-planning firm ACR Nally Communications on June 1. The new location at 509 W. Olive St. is 2,600 square feet – about 1,000 square feet larger than the space they leased for four years at 2840 E. Chestnut Expressway. Lisa Nally said they moved to the downtown location because “it’s the heartbeat of the community.” Hours: 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 831-7672.

Starbucks

A corporately owned Starbucks coffee shop opened June 14 at 631 S. Glenstone Ave. It is the 10th Starbucks in Springfield. Other area locations are in Nixa, Ozark, Republic and Branson. The Seattle-based chain, established in 1971, has more than 6,000 company-owned and more than 3,500 licensed stores. The South Glenstone store, managed by Rachel Graves, has a drive-through and can seat 25 patrons. Hours: 5:30 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5:30 a.m.–11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 6 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 865-4956.

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) 831-3238.[[In-content Ad]]