Open for Business: Pick-n-Pull

Pick-n-Pull
National used auto parts chain Pick-n-Pull opened its first Springfield store March 2 at 1805 N. West Bypass. To operate its self-service retail concept, Pick-n-Pull purchases used and salvage vehicles from tow companies, private parties, auto auctions and insurance companies. More than 1,000 vehicles are on the 14-acre site in Springfield for consumers to pull parts using their own tools. The company’s website offers a searchable vehicle inventory, such as gently used tires, starting at $12, starters and alternators at $17, and fenders and radiators in the $30 to $40 range to start. Pick-n-Pull employs 12 in Springfield, and officials are currently hiring a store manager. Regional Director Ryan Wood said Danny Vaughn is Springfield Sales manager and Javier Maldonado is production manager. The 30-year-old company based in Rancho Cordova, Calif., runs 60 self-service auto parts stores annually serving 5 million customers and recycling more than 325,000 vehicles, according to its website. Pick-n-Pull is a subsidiary of Schnitzer Steel Industries, a 107-year-old metals recycler based in Portland, Ore. Hours: 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Phone: (417) 863-8858. Web: PickNPull.com

Wyrick Decorative Concrete
Kelvin Wyrick started Wyrick Decorative Concrete on April 1 from his southwest Springfield home. In March, Wyrick relocated from southeastern Arkansas, where he operated the mobile business since the early 2000s. With a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Southern Arkansas University, Wyrick said he applies his art skills to the construction trade by creating textured, stamped and stained designs to concrete floors, countertops, tabletops and walls. An authorized applicator of Elite Crete Systems, Wyrick Decorative Concrete handles decorative overlays to existing concrete and uses an epoxy coating for garage and warehouse floors. Wyrick, the lone employee, said he also stamps fresh concrete. Rates range from $2 to $8 per square foot, he said. Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment. Phone: (417) 812-4777. Web: WyrickConcrete.com

Westlake Ace Hardware
Oakbrook, Ill.-based Ace Hardware Corp. on March 1 opened its 86th Westlake Ace Hardware store, a 17,845-square-foot shop in Bolivar at 2300 S. Springfield Ave. The move represents the first Westlake Ace Hardware opening since Ace Hardware Corp. purchased the cooperative member and its 85 stores in an $88 million deal in December. Founded in 1905, Lenexa, Kan.-based Westlake was Ace Hardware Corp.’s largest independent retail co-op, operating in seven central U.S. states; roughly 30 stores are in Missouri. The retailer-owned Ace Hardware co-op, which owns roughly 4,400 stores worldwide, kept the Westlake name and manages the co-op as a wholly owned subsidiary. In addition to hardware products, the Bolivar store features an outdoor yard-and-garden center and outdoor cooking products such as grills. General Manager Steve Jones said 16 employees work at the store, which serves as anchor tenant of Railway Station II, developed by David Cribbs of DCBC LLC. Hours: 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 777-3086. Web: WestlakeHardware.com

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