Open for Business

Stephanie and Chris Weiss opened Ella Weiss Wedding Design LLC on Dec. 8 at 400 E. Walnut, Ste. 120. The couple offers wedding planning and sells accessories and wedding dresses from designers suchas as Anne Barge, Carmela Sutera and Romana Keveza. Dresses in the two-employee, 2,000-square-foot showroom range from $840 to $5,300. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Phone: (417) 865-0700.

Crighton Olive Dunn Surgical Group

Drs. John Crighton, Charles Dunn and Chapman Olive Jr. opened Crighton Olive Dunn Surgical Group Inc. on Jan. 3 at 1230 E. Kingsley, Ste. C. The physicians specialize in general, vascular and laparoscopic surgeries. With the aid of 11 employees, they conduct outpatient exams at their office and perform surgeries at Lester E. Cox Medical Center-South. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 882-2349.

Aire-Master of America

In December, Aire-Master of America held a soft operational opening of a $1.6 million expansion at its Nixa headquarters, 1821 N. Highway CC. Aire-Master, owned by Douglas McCauley, manufactures commercial odor control and hygiene products. The company nearly doubled capacity in the expansion, going from 21,000 square feet to 38,000 square feet. Aire-Master Franchise Director Jim Roudenis said Aire-Master wouldn't immediately add to its 30-person staff, but new hires are expected. Aire-Master used a U.S. Small Business Administration-guaranteed loan through The Signature Bank to pay for about half of the expansion. Aire-Master has 69 locations in 39 states and Canada. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 725-2691

H&R Block

Branch manager Bob Ralph helped open a new H&R Block office Jan. 3 at 3854 W. Chestnut Expressway. Seven employees handle tax preparation - starting at $65 - and advice at the corporately owned office, one of about 360 offices nationwide. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Phone: (417) 869-6118.

Contact Cory Smith with your Open for Business submissions. He may be reached by e-mail, by fax at (417) 799-0603 or by phone at (417) 831-3238.