Open for Business: Wildflower Design and Graphics

Wildflower Design & Graphics, owned by Garrick and April Arnold, moved to 320 W. Pershing St. The company, which began as a home-based business in November 2000, specializes in printed materials for businesses including brochures, logos, annual reports, direct mail pieces and catalogs. They've worked with medical, financial and educational industries, said Garrick Arnold (pictured). Architect Dan Scott renovated the 900-square-foot studio, which Arnold said rents for $10 per square foot. "We really wanted to be part of the downtown development," he said about the move. Wildflower's hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Hepper's Furniture opened Oct. 1 at 407 Old Wilderness Road in Nixa. It is the store's third location in less than six months. Owner Jim Hepper moved the store to Sunshine Corners at Campbell Avenue and Sunshine Street in mid-June after operating at 5539 S. Campbell for about 10 years. "We moved into a larger and more accommodating space to handle the influx of customers who we realized were mostly from south Springfield and all of Nixa," said Scott Hepper, son of Jim. Scott Hepper, a local artist, has a gallery inside the 16,000-square-foot store. It is open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

First National Bank opened a Willard branch at 306 Proctor Road Nov. 4. It is the bank's fourth branch. The bank has $9.1 million in assets among locations in Marionville, Willard and Mt. Vernon, where its headquarters are located. Missy Bumgartner, vice president of the new bank, said First National Bank offers investment, insurance and trust services, as well as a full line of deposits and loan products and services. The Willard branch will employ 10. Lobby hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. The drive-through is open 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.