Sanders Warren & Russell LLPThree former Husch Blackwell LLP attorneys started the Springfield branch of Overland Park, Kan.-based Sanders Warren & Russell LLP on April 16. Husch Blackwell partners
Randy Scheer and
Jacob Sappington, and associate
Kenneth Sprenger, resigned from the firm early last month. “It was an amicable split,” said Scheer, who’s managing partner of Sanders Warren & Russell’s Corporate Centre office, 1949 E. Sunshine St., Ste. 2-102. Sappington serves as counsel for the Springfield office, while Sprenger is a litigation associate. With six employees, Scheer said the firm focuses on products and toxic tort liability, trucking and transportation liability, medical and professional liability, insurance coverage and defense, construction defects and business litigation. For Scheer, the decision marks a move to familiar territory. “I moved down here to help open the Blackwell Sanders office, which is now Husch Blackwell, in Hammons Tower,” Scheer said. “I had an opportunity to rejoin some of my old partners, who were formerly with the Blackwell Sanders firm. It seemed like a great opportunity and a good fit.” Hours: 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 281-5100. Web:
SWRLLP.comDewey Short Visitor CenterOn April 27, the $7.9 million Dewey Short Visitor Center opened its doors adjacent to Table Rock Dam at 4600 State Highway 165 in Branson. The 15,000-square-foot building owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was designed to meet Leadership and Energy Design-Gold standards by North Carolina-based general contractor Applied Energy Management Inc. and Tulsa, Okla.-based Mike Hughes Architects, which has an office in Springfield. Engineering work was performed by local firms Rozell Engineering Co., civil; Mettemeyer Engineering LLC, structural; and Colvin Jones Davis LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing. Mike Hughes Architects won an award for the design of the educational facility, which has a natural rock exterior, an observation deck and windows for an unobstructed view of the lake and the dam. The center, which is managed by
Gayla Solari, replaced the 1975-built visitor center named after former U.S. Rep. Dewey Short, who lobbied for the 1959 construction of Table Rock Dam, which created Table Rock Lake. Hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. Phone: (417) 334-6394.
MacadoodlesUnder the banner of Team Spirits Inc.,
Kim and
Brett Lorenzen opened Macadoodles on May 4 at 1455 E. Independence Road, after purchasing the Springfield franchise rights from Pineville-based Macadoodles for an undisclosed amount. The 10,000-square-foot store was constructed for roughly $2.5 million by Bentonville, Ark.-based general contractor Triple Oaks Investments LLC. The store employs 35 and offers more than 600 beer varieties, according to beer manager Nathan Matney. The store also features 4,000 wines, eight gas pumps, and convenience store merchandise and food. Hours: 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m.–11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 883-9000. Web:
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