Open for Business: Piano Craft

Piano Craft
In business for over a quarter-century, Piano Craft Inc. moved Feb. 2 to its new location at 4240 S. Fremont Ave. Shelley Wilson-Murdaugh co-owns the company started in 1999 with her husband, Greg Murdaugh. The company relocated from 1675 E. Seminole St. and Jim Hearn, Piano Craft executive vice president, said it prepared for the shift for a few months by holding a liquidation sale. Piano Craft employs roughly six staffers, Hearn said, noting the company spent a “good chunk of money” on building out the new 5,000-square-foot Fremont Avenue facility, declining to disclose specifics. He said much of the company’s client base is located near the Republic Road and Fremont area, adding the new location will provide improved exposure. Hearn said Piano Craft needed better space to accommodate the three main facets of its business: sales of pianos, ongoing customer service tasks like piano-cleaning and piano-tuning, and logistic service to help piano owners move their musical instruments.
Phone: 417-881-3035
Web: PianoCraftOnline.com

Keller Williams Local
With over 20 years in the real estate market as Keller Williams Greater Springfield, the Queen City firm announced Jan. 13 that it is now Keller Williams Local, as part of a rebranding effort. It continues to operate from its 1619 E. Independence St. office. Officials at the firm, which was founded locally in 2003, say it has experienced significant growth in its number of agents and residential units sold over the past couple of years. Rachel Watson, operating principal, said the company now supports roughly 480 agents who serve clients not only in Springfield, but areas such as Ava, Bolivar, Cabool, Rolla, West Plains, as well as northern Arkansas. She declined to disclose the firm’s rebrand investment, which was handled internally. It was a growth year in 2025 for residential sales at the firm, Watson said: It ended the year with 4,703 residential transactions, resulting in around $1.4 billion in sales. The average home sale price was roughly $300,000, she said, adding she expects the agent count to reach 500 by year’s end.
Phone: 417-883-4900
Web: LocalKellerWilliams.com

BluCurrent Credit Union
The newest Queen City branch of BluCurrent Credit Union opened Dec. 17 at 3340 W. Sunshine St. Williams Construction Co. served as general contractor while Kinetic Design and Development LLC was architect for the project in Sunshine Towne Centre, near the city’s second Target store, which officials say is scheduled to open in mid-March. Tanner Sublette, marketing manager for BluCurrent, declined to disclose startup costs for the 2,636-square-foot branch. He said the new location’s opening comes as BluCurrent shuttered its 1607 W. Kearney St. location last month. The company currently operates four locations in the Springfield area, including its operations center at 4520 S. National Ave. A fifth branch is expected to open in March at 1698 E. U.S. Highway 60 in Republic, Sublette said. The West Sunshine facility, which he said employs five, features traditional teller stations and a drive-thru, along with interactive teller machines providing around-the-clock access to member accounts.
Phone: 417-887-1983
Web: BluCurrent.org/locations/west-sunshine