Open for Business

J.J. and Sarah Cybulski became owners of Carson’s Nurseries on Feb. 15. The couple paid founder Richard Carson an undisclosed amount for the 30-year-old company’s two locations: 6607 S. Campbell Ave. and 3184 E. Sunshine St., according to J.J. Cybulski. Carson is semiretired but still doing estimates for Carson’s Nurseries, which has about 50 employees and sells trees, flowers, shrubs, house plants, fountains, birdbaths, flower pots and other items. The company operates a 45-acre tree farm at its South Campbell location and also offers landscaping services. The Cybulskis have owned JJ’s Lawn Service Inc. for about 10 years and North Pole Lighting, a Christmas-light hanging business, for about seven years. Hours: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon–5 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 882-5200 (South Campbell location).

Bud and Walt’s Pizza and Pasta House

Jim Rogers and Leon Fisher opened Bud and Walt’s Pizza and Pasta House Inc. on March 31 at 701 N. McCroskey St., Ste. 1, in Nixa. The restaurant is a modern-day version of a former Chicago restaurant by the same name, according to General Manager Rick Strong. Rogers’ wife is the daughter of one of the original establishment’s owners. The restaurant specializes in thin-crust Chicago-style pizza and sells pastas, salads and sandwiches in a casual atmosphere. A 14-inch single-topping pizza costs $10.49, Strong said. The restaurant can seat 123 patrons. Hours: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon–9 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 724-0070.

Hawaiian Sun Tanning Co.

Steve and Stephanie Brown opened their newest Hawaiian Sun Tanning Co. location May 3 at 3767 W. Republic Road. The salon has 14 tanning beds, including some with built-in digital music players, air conditioners and water misters. Customers can either pay per visit or buy monthly memberships, which start at $9.95, according to Director of Operations Andrea Adams. The Browns opened their first location in 1997 at 2244 S. Campbell Ave., and have since opened five others, counting their newest, in Springfield, Nixa and Ozark. Hours: 8 a.m.–11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 823-8552.

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.