The Montclair Retirement CommunityDallas-based Capital Senior Living Corp. (NYSE: CSU) on Dec. 20 purchased The Montclair Retirement Community, 1000 E. Montclair St., adding a second Springfield property to its holdings of 100 retirement communities nationwide. Maryland-based Brightview Co./The Shelter Group listed The Montclair for sale in the fall, and publicly traded Capital Senior Living purchased the 158-apartment Montclair, along with a retirement community in Ohio, for $32.8 million.
Kevin Wilbur, Capital Senior Living’s regional operations manager, noted no personnel changes are planned for The Montclair’s 46 employees. The independent living facility provides packages with meals, housekeeping, transportation and activities, Wilbur said. Capital Senior Living also operates The Waterford at Iron Bridge, 1131 E. Lakewood St., which it opened in 2001.Hours: 24/7. Phone: (417) 886-2100.
Qdoba Mexican GrillQdoba Mexican Grill franchisee Burrito Concepts LLC opened its fourth Springfield store Dec. 19, said co-owner
Randy Allen. Qdoba is the first tenant of the $1.5 million Campus Plaza Center at 401 S. Kimbrough Ave., the former site of a gas station, a telecommunications office and a bicycle shop. Allen said the buildings at the southwest corner of Kimbrough Avenue and Elm Street were razed and remediation work was completed before developer Morelock-Ross Builders began construction earlier this year. The 2,550-square-foot Qdoba seats 70 and employs roughly 20, giving franchisee Burrito Concepts 100 employees across its four Springfield stores and nearly 250 employees in the 13-store system. He said the center has 50 on-site parking spots. Hours: 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 10:30–3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Phone: (417) 866-1388. Web:
Qdoba.comDownstream Casino Resort Kappa TowerDownstream Casino Resort on Dec. 21 opened its second hotel, the roughly $50 million 152-room Kappa Tower, in Miami, Okla., which includes the Nee Spa. The opening has added about 100 new permanent jobs at the resort, and the hotel/spa expansion project created 400 construction jobs this year in the Tri-State region. Kappa Tower comprises 134 standard rooms, 12 single-room suites, four dual-room suites, two 1,500-square-foot hospitality suites, a large dining area and living room, additional meeting space and bar, the five-room Nee Spa and salon, and an indoor swimming pool with indoor/outdoor patio and lounge area. Restaurant additions include the Lover’s Leap Bar & Lounge in the Kappa lobby, the Ma-Ko-Sha`coffee shop and bakery, and a new, larger location for the Buffalo Grille.The new tower sits side by side with Downstream’s original 222-room hotel tower, now named Osotouy. Hours: 24/7. Phone (918) 919-6000. Web:
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