Title Boxing ClubKansas City residents
Dean and
Rozanne Prather brought the Title Boxing Club franchise to Springfield some 20 years after graduating from Missouri State University. The group fitness club, centered around boxing and kickboxing techniques, opened Sept. 4 in 5,000 square feet at 4560 S. Campbell Ave., Ste. 108, in the Shadowood plazaa. Under Quality Boxing Clubs LLC, the Prathers bought the Springfield franchise rights two years ago for an undisclosed amount, and they are slated to open a second in the market. The Prathers also own the rights to open three sites in Edmond, Okla., where they launched Title Boxing Club in April. Rozanne Prather said the Springfield space is outfitted with 54 heavy bag stations hanging from a ceiling grid system, and workouts include 30 minutes with eight rounds of techniques at various bags. Prather said the Springfield club, managed by
Ryan Byar and
Kaly Prather, employs more than a dozen trainers and sales staff. The franchise has sold the rights for 500 clubs and 112 are open, according to its website. Hours: Classes available between 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Phone: (417) 413-5013. Web:
TitleBoxingClub.comSuperior RentsConstruction equipment rental company Superior Rents opened Aug. 30 in south Springfield, a month after closing its original Bolivar store. With the opening at 5617 S. Campbell Ave., co-owner
Steve Wohnoutka said Superior Rents operates two stores in Springfield and a third in Joplin. Sibling owners Steve and
Dan Wohnoutka invested nearly $900,000 for the 5-acre parcel and a 6,200-square-foot new building, and they brought in inventory from other stores. Superior Rents offers some 2,000 pieces of equipment for rent systemwide, from an appliance dolly for $10 a day to a 65-foot boom lift for $300 a day, Steve Wohnoutka said. Three employees run the south-side store, and Wohnoutka said 14 are employed companywide. The Wohnoutkas started Superior Rents in 2005 in Bolivar, and last year it grossed $1.6 million in revenue, marking a three-year growth rate of 65 percent. Hours: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday. Phone: (417) 882-8665. Web:
SuperiorRents.comSociety for Marketing Professional Services The Society for Marketing Professional Services, a trade group representing some 6,000 building industry professionals in the U.S. and Canada, chartered an Ozarks chapter Sept. 6. The society’s 53rd chapter, SMPS Ozarks is designed to educate, connect and advocate for marketers and business developers at architectural, engineering and construction firms throughout Springfield, Joplin and northwest Arkansas. Inaugural President
Gabe Lett, who works as vice president of business development for Joplin’s Tri-State Engineering, said the chapter was in development for a year. Monthly events include the recent tour of the Mercy Hospital Joplin construction site and a Nov. 14 lunch session in Bentonville, Ark., on transferring client relationships. New members pay a $50 origination fee and dues of $390, according to SMPS.org. Hours: N/A. Phone: (417) 529-2943. Web:
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