Missouri Financial Group LLC
Mike Morris sold The Morris Financial Group Inc. to
Scott Lassley, and the firm was renamed Missouri Financial Group LLC on Aug. 1. Morris is retiring after 26 years, and Lassley has worked for the financial planning company since 2000. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Lassley said Missouri Financial Group’s primary services are life and health insurance, long-term care, employee benefits, and retirement and investment planning. It employs six in Springfield – at 3315 E. Ridgeview St., Ste. 4000 – and 50 representatives throughout the state. The firm has around 15,000 clients and tens of millions of dollars in assets under management, he said. Missouri Financial Group operates as a general agency for Kansas City Life Insurance Co. (OTC: KCLI).
Hours: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Phone: (417) 883-1551.
Web:
MissouriFinancialGroup.com
CoxHealth Pharmacy
CoxHealth’s Convenient Care Pharmacy underwent a name change on Aug. 1 and is now operating as CoxHealth Pharmacy. Corporate spokeswoman
Kaitlyn McConnell said the change was made to better align the identity and services of the outpatient retail pharmacy with the rest of the CoxHealth system. The pharmacy offers prescription filling for CoxHealth patients and the general public, as well as over-the-counter and dietary supplements. CoxHealth Pharmacy has four locations in Springfield and one in Branson.
Hours: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Friday at Cox North, Wheeler Center and Ferrell-Duncan; 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday at the Turner Center and Cox Branson.
Phone: (417) 269-8880, Cox North; (417) 269-5584, Turner Center; (417) 269-5988, Wheeler Center; (417) 269-7470, Ferrell-Duncan; (417) 335-7700, Cox Branson.
Web:
CoxHealth.com
The Runaway
Branson Mountain Adventure LLC opened its first attraction, The Runaway, on Aug. 12 at 935 State Highway 165 in Branson. Designed and built by New York-based Aquatic Development Group Inc., the $5 million Runaway is a 4,900-foot long mountain coaster that follows the natural slope of hills adjacent to Fall Creek. The coaster pushes riders up the hill from the cart station, and the ride down, which includes a pair of 360-degree horizontal loops, is powered only by gravity – with brakes for riders and electronic sensors to prevent crashes. Project Manager
Matt Meadows said cart speeds reach 30 miles per hour during the roughly 7-minute ride. The fee for drivers, he said, is $15 and passengers are $10. The attraction has 40 coaster carts and a gift shop. Meadows said Branson Mountain Adventure employs 25 and currently is hiring.
Hours: 10 a.m.–dark daily, weather permitting.
Phone: (417) 334-7337.
Web:
BransonAlpineMountainCoaster.com
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