Springfield Business Journal_2020-04-06

SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 5 APRIL 6-12, 2020 NEWS OPEN FOR BUSINES Send new business info to mcullinan@sbj.net Get More 833.875.2492 / gbankmo.com Bank for your buck. M ost entrepreneurs are more concerned with managing the bottom line than keeping track of it. To keep banking simple for companies of all sizes, we offer Small Business, Commercial, and Business Interest checking options. And with traditional, web, and mobile account access, you can focus on making money, instead of managing it. You take care of business. We’ll handle the banking. Guaranty Bank Corporate Services Team EmilyJuranas Corporate Services Coordinator 417.885.0556 ejuranas@gbankmo.com Amanda Lansford Corporate Services Development Officer 417.885.0590 alansford@gbankmo.com Ashlee Radford Director of Corporate Services 417.885.0502 aradford@gbankmo.com DevonAngus Corporate Services Coordinator 417.885.0529 dangus@gbankmo.com Dee King Corporate Services Development Officer 417.885.0528 dking@gbankmo.com Paragon Fabrication LLC Paragon Fabrication LLC, a 1-year- old sister company to audio-video and lighting business Paragon 360 LLC, relocated March 1 to 30,000 square feet at 2855 S. Kansas Ex- pressway. The fabrication shop was in 7,000 square feet on Paragon 360’s campus directly behind its new home. It replaced Red Racks Thrift Store, which moved in Feb- ruary to the former King Cash Saver building at 1707 W. Battlefield Road. Donnie Brawner , co-owner of Paragon 360 and Paragon Fabri- cation, said the company invested $450,000 on the building’s infill and new equipment, such as welding stations. Paragon Fabrication cre- ates interior architecture elements through the use of aluminum and woodwork, sculpting and paint- ing. With much work for churches, hotels and retailers, it also installs wall-mounted lights and partition walls on job sites. The company signed a five-year lease with an option to buy the building from Warren Davis Properties, Brawner said, declining to disclose financial terms. Paragon 360 owns the two other buildings on its campus. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday Phone: 417-823-7282 Web: Paragon360.com/paragon- fabrication  The Big Slice LLC New York-style pizzeria The Big Slice LLC opened its second Springfield store Feb. 21 in Kan- sas Corner. At 4126 S. Kansas Expressway, owner Levi Grant signed a five-year lease with D & D Properties for $4,000 per month and he spent $200,000 for infill work at the 3,000-square- foot eatery. The pizzeria debuted in 2013 on East Sunshine Street, and it hit $1 million in sales for the first time last year. For the new location, Grant brought on longtime friend Justin Kenne- dy as a business partner, and he plans to franchise the concept. The menu has about a dozen piz- za varieties, sold by the slice for $2.75-$6.25 or as full pies priced at $15-$30. There’s The Mongo, which is loaded with meat, and the C.B.R., featuring chicken, bacon and Sriracha ranch sauce. Wings, calzones, stromboli and lasagna also are offered. While the dine-in option is temporar- ily unavailable due to COVID-19 concerns, the 10-employee Kan- sas Expressway shop offers de- livery within a 3-mile radius and curbside pickup. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily Phone: 417-720-4108 Web: TheBigSliceSpringfield.com Josh Sullivan and Kesha Alexander, Supper LLC Supper LLC Marketing and branding agency Supper LLC, which operates as Supper Co., launched Jan. 1 at 338 Boonville Ave. The venture is a partnership between graph- ic designer Josh Sullivan of Fried Design Co., and marketer Kesha Alexander of Vively Collective LLC. The two oper- ate their own gigs on the side. They work in 1,500 square feet shared with Fried Design, she said, declining to disclose start- up costs or lease terms with landlords Rick and David Mc- Queary. Services include brand strategy, design and advertising, and the firm specializes in alco- hol, cannabis, food and hospi- tality industry clients. Among them are Progress, Small Batch Burritos and Springfield Con- vention & Visitors Bureau, Al- exander said. She and Sullivan currently are working remotely, due to the city’s stay-at-home order. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday Phone: 417-844-0592 Web: ItsSupperTime.com —SBJ Staff JESSICA ROSA