Advance Fitness LLCNine-year personal trainer
Kellie Smith opened Advance Fitness LLC on Dec. 2 at 3777 N. State Highway H. At the 2,400-square-foot studio, leased for three years from North Bridge Church for nearly $2,000 a month, Smith and a team of four contracted instructors and personal trainers offer Zumba, yoga, Pilates and cardio/weight training. Smith said members receive 24-hour access to cardio equipment, resistance machines and free weights. Monthly rates are $25 per person, $40 per couple and $50 for a family of four, she said. Owned with her husband,
Justin, the Smiths invested about $40,000 in the startup through personal savings and a line of credit with Empire Bank. Hours: 24 hours daily. Phone: (417) 833-9393. Web:
MyAdvanceFitness.comFarmers GastropubBill Griffiths and
Christina Fugitt-Griffiths relocated Farmers Gastropub to the north end of the Brentwood Center, 2620 S. Glenstone Ave., across from Battlefield Mall. After a soft opening Dec. 30, the farm-to-table, English-style restaurant and pub was fully booked on New Year’s Eve, executive chef Bill Griffiths said, adding the restaurant served about 250 that night and netted some $7,000 in sales. He projects the 28-employee restaurant, which seats 140, will average $8,000 in weekly sales. The move from Wilhoit Plaza downtown slightly reduces the restaurant’s square footage to 3,800, but with a larger kitchen. The Griffiths signed a three-year lease with Gillenwaters Developers for undisclosed terms and invested $500,000 in the move. The South Glenstone spot had previously housed restaurants La Differace and Arde’s Villa. Hours: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Phone: (417) 864-6994. Web:
FarmersGastropub.comClarity Recovery & WellnessOn Jan. 1, Clarity Recovery & Wellness merged with Burrell Behavioral Health in an agreement approved by the nonprofits. Both began offering services to the community in spring 1977, and in the deal Burrell assumes all debts, assets and management of Clarity, formerly known as Sigma House of Springfield Inc. Burrell, a 1,000-employee organization with an agreement to administer outpatient mental health services for CoxHealth, provides mental health, substance abuse and developmental services to roughly 38,000 people a year at 34 locations in 17 southwest and central Missouri counties. With its staff of 80, Clarity provides detox, residential and outpatient services to approximately 8,000 clients annually at five locations serving 10 counties in southwest Missouri. The move comes a year after Burrell finalized a merger with the School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute. Hours: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday through Friday and clinical technicians after hours. Phone: (800) 520-7758. Web:
ClarityRecovery.orgSend new business info to sbj@sbj.net.
