Casper’s Chili ParlorIconic downtown diner Casper’s Chili Parlor was sold in July for an undisclosed amount by 28-year owners Dan and Belinda Harriman. The new owners are
Shawn Kraft, who owns and operates Nonna’s Italian American Café, and
Trevor Crist, CEO of Nixon & Lindstrom Insurance. Casper’s, known for its signature chili, quirky ambience and limited seating in a Quonset hut at 601 W. Walnut St., traces its roots back to 1909. Noting the Harrimans are retiring, Kraft said he has operated the restaurant since it reopened on Labor Day after its usual summer break. Though planning no changes to the four-employee restaurant, Kraft said a newly installed air conditioner unit could allow the new owners to open Casper’s during the summer. Hours: 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 866-9750.
Simply MacApple retailer and service provider Simply Mac on Oct. 11 opened its first Missouri location in Springfield’s Battlefield Mall. Operating in the JCPenney north court at the mall, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave., Ste. P06A, Simply Mac sells, services and trades Apple products, including iPhones, MacBooks and iPads. The store is No. 16 in the seven-year-old Apple authorized retail chain and among 13 openings this year. Based in Salt Lake City, Simply Mac operates under privately held Spring Retail Group, which owns 70 wireless phone retail locations in Utah and Colorado. Hours: 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon–6 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 708-9881. Web:
SimplyMac.com/missouriThe UPS StoreGerry and
Lynne Lee on Aug. 15 purchased The UPS Store at 610 E. Battlefield Road, Ste. A, from Lou and Sandy Belobraydic. UPS Store franchisees since 2009, the Lees operate two other UPS franchise stores, on West Sunshine and East Kearney, under GRL LLC. Managed by
Lydia King and employing six, the Battlefield store offers shipping, packaging, printing, laminating, binding and direct mail, as well as notary and mailbox services. Co-owner Lynne Lee said the store produces about $350,000 in annual sales, and the Lees invested about $5,000 for updates. It was founded as a Mail Boxes Etc. franchise in August 1988 by the Belobraydics. Hours: 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday. Phone: (417) 886-2455. Web:
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