Open for Business: Ocean Zen

Ocean Zen
Brothers John and Johnson Tan relocated Asian-fusion restaurant Ocean Zen on June 8 to 4117 S. National Ave. John Tan said the co-owners invested about $1.5 million to renovate the building, which housed Mr. Yen’s from 1998 until last year, when it closed on the heels of repeated Springfield-Greene County Health Department violations. After purchasing the property for roughly $1.7 million in November, the brothers brought on Fusion Consulting LLC to lead the $1.5 million renovations, which included gutting the interior and creating a Las Vegas-theme in the 11,000-square-foot space. Ocean Zen, which employs 120, can seat up to 400 inside, including a banquet room that holds 200, and 50 on an outdoor patio. The brothers opened Ocean Zen – which serves Pacific Rim cuisine, a fusion of Asian, French and Italian – on South Glenstone Avenue in 2004 and moved to East Battlefield in 2007. Hours: 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and 4–10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and 4–11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Phone: (417) 889-9596. Web: EatOceanZen.com

CPR Cell Phone Repair
Erin Weichelt and Lan Reliford opened CPR Cell Phone Repair on March 1 in the Battlefield Market Place at 900 E. Battlefield Road, Ste. 124, the former space of Gigi’s Cupcakes. What started as a walk-in cellphone repair shop in 1997 in Orlando, Fla., Weichelt and Reliford own two other CPR franchise stores, in Rolla and St. Roberts. Weichelt said they signed a five-year lease on the 2,100-square-foot space with Battlefield Market Place LLC for undisclosed terms. Franchise fees are $35,000, plus a $10,000 training fee and minimum liquidity of $85,000, according to CPR’s website. CPR’s four employees perform repairs on device screens, charge ports and electronics, including computers, game consoles and televisions. Weichelt said screen repair costs range between $60 and $250. Hours: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday. Phone: (417) 351-5081. Web: CPRssr.com

Tactive Digital
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) established new digital marketing agency division Tactive Digital on April 9 in Nexstar’s Springfield office, 2650 E. Division St. The broadcasting company owns KOZL TV and OzarksFirst.com, and provides services to Mission Broadcasting Inc.-owned KOLR10 through an outsourcing agreement. Nexstar Vice President and General Manager Leo Henning said Springfield’s Tactive Digital office, one of 18 in the rollout for the Dallas-based company, is staffed by one representative, Adam Riso. Henning said the agency performs digital retargeting, search engine optimization and marketing, as well as creative services for digital advertising. Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 862-2727. Web: TactiveDigital.com

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