Chesterfield Family Dental LLCDr. Roger Buzbee opened Chesterfield Family Dental LLC on Sept. 24 at 2104 W. Chesterfield Blvd. Buzbee worked with his brother, Gary, at Buzbee Dental for more than 20 years before leaving the family business in August. “It was time for me to go out on my own,” Roger Buzbee said, citing a change in business philosophies. With his roughly $400,000 purchase of the 2,500-square-foot Chesterfield Village building, Buzbee returns to space he practiced in between 1995 and 2005, when the brothers moved into a $2 million facility at 1244 E. Lark St. He said Roland Shultz Construction gutted the Chesterfield building in performing $125,000 in renovations, and Joyce Buxton of Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative handled interior designs. The clinic, which employs five, including Buzbee’s wife Teresa as office manager, offers cosmetic and general dentistry, including white fillings, bonding, crowns, root canals and gum disease treatments. Buzbee invested nearly $500,000 in equipment, including a CEREC machine for designing and milling tooth crowns on site through video imaging. Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Phone (417) 888-0771. Web:
ChesterfieldFamilyDental.comBolivar DrugThe Medicine Shoppe at 2000 S. Springfield Ave. in Bolivar dropped its franchise name Dec. 31 and adopted the moniker of Bolivar Drug. Owners
Jeff and
Robin Sparks opened under the Medicine Shoppe name in 1993 and let the franchise agreement expire after 20 years to operate as a local, independent pharmacy. Bolivar Drug offers free prescription delivery within Bolivar city limits, three drive-thru lanes, wellness services and custom compounding with a center added in 2000. According to the company’s website, Jeff Sparks, a pharmacist with a degree from University of Kansas, moved to Bolivar in 1992 to open the drug store with his wife, Robin, who is a registered nurse. The Sparkses employ seven. Hours: 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday. Phone: (417) 326-7455. Web:
BolivarDrug.comKum & Go LCKum & Go LC on Dec. 7 opened a 5,000-square-foot store at 1505 N. National Ave. – just four months after razing the gas station and convenience store it previously operated on the site. The $3.6 million National Avenue opening is among 43 stores West Des Moines, Iowa-based Kum & Go opened in 2012, a record total for which the company spent more than $170 million. With a new store design, there is an expanded Go Fresh Market, and Kum & Go staff members make pizza, breakfast and deli sandwiches, and baked goods in the on-site kitchen. Store Manager
Danny Cort, who said he’s worked at the site six years, oversees a staff of 15. The store was built with sustainable features such as Solatube skylights, LED lighting and low-flow water fixtures. Among the 73 properties Kum & Go operates in Missouri, 48 stores are in the Springfield area. The regional chain has 430 locations in 11 states. Hours: 24/7. Phone: (417) 862-0387. Web:
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