Open for Business: The Flying Lap

The Flying Lap
Plaza Shopping Center gained an arcade with the March 1 opening of The Flying Lap LLC. The 1914 S. Glenstone Ave. venture is owned by Jason Short and offers visitors the experience of racing cars and flying airplanes via simulators, some using virtual reality. Short said participants can race and fly solo or with groups, adding the venue is available for event bookings, such as birthdays. The Flying Lap offers in-person and online bookings with prices ranging $10-$45 for nonmotion simulators and $16-$75 for motion simulators. Short is the arcade’s lone employee, noting his startup costs were $130,000. He signed a three-year lease for $1,800 per month with Coday Properties LLC and said the 2,100-square-foot space was formerly occupied by Vaporholics, which shuttered. Short said his longtime love of gaming fueled his desire to open The Flying Lap, adding he most recently worked at Monett-based financial software company Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY). Prior to then, he owned Fast Track Auto Spa LLC, a mobile car detailing business, for two years.
Phone: 417-815-6569
Web: TheFlyingLap.com

Burrell Autism Center
The repurposing of space operated by Burrell Behavioral Health resulted in the March 18 opening of the company’s second autism center at 1370 E. Primrose St., Ste. M. Seth Allen is director of the new Burrell Autism Center at the Bradford Woods Office Condominiums. Allen said the behavioral health care provider invested roughly $50,000 in renovations to the building to provide client-facing space for individuals on the autism spectrum. The 3,981-square-foot center aims to address service gaps primarily for preteens, adolescents and adults. Burrell’s original autism center remains open and is less than a half-mile away at 1300 E. Bradford Parkway. Services include behavioral health counseling, applied behavior analysis, speech-language pathology and occupational therapy. Allen said Burrell’s lease with Harold E. Johnson Cos. Inc. for the new center continues through August 2026 for an undisclosed rate. Burrell previously used the building space for its developmental disabilities program.
Phone: 417-761-5330
Web: BurrellCenter.com

J.O.B. Public House
A group of downtown business owners teamed up to reopen J.O.B. Public House on April 10. The 319 E. Walnut St. bar and restaurant is owned by Chris and Nicole Brown and Clayton and Anne Baker. The pair of married couples purchased the business and building in December 2023 from the family of Danny Schlink, a restaurateur who died in 2022. The owners, organized with the Missouri secretary of state’s office under JOB417 LLC, declined to disclose their investment. The Browns also own MudLounge, and the Bakers run Civil Kitchen, Finnegan’s Wake and Tinga Tacos. Chris Brown said several menu items from the original J.O.B. Public House returned upon relaunching, including the Full Ride burger and Rasta Pasta. Additionally, 16 beers are on tap along with cocktails and a large choice of whiskeys. Brown said General Manager Ross Borgmeyer leads a staff of 14 at J.O.B., which occupies 1,500 square feet and has a roughly 3,000-square-foot back patio.
Phone: 417-771-5112
Web: JOB417.com