Springfield Business Journal_2020-09-14

SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 5 SEPT. 14-20, 2020 NEWS OPEN FOR BUSI SS Lenica Consulting Group LLC Courageous Family Group, a home-based consulting agency, changed its name March 30 to Lenica Consulting Group LLC. Monica Horton is the owner and sole employee for the 6-year-old venture, which she said was cer- tified July 10 as a minority- and woman-owned firm through Mis- souri’s Minority Business Enter- prise program. Horton said she was motivated to apply for state certification when she learned only nine minority-owned busi- nesses in Springfield were regis- tered. She said roughly $300 was spent to pursue the name and logo change in order to better align with company services. The firm pro- vides strategic planning, program evaluations and data analysis. Horton began work 15 years ago in the behavioral health field in Flor- ida before moving to Springfield in 2013. She earned a master’s degree in public administration from Mis- souri State University in 2015, and she said the experience inspired her to start a business. Horton said Lenica is a combination of her first name and her husband’s, Leonard. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday Phone: 417-812-5204 Missouri Job Center The north-side office of the Mis- souri Job Center relocated Aug. 20 to The Fairbanks, 1126 N. Broad- way Ave. Job Center spokesper- son Katherine Trombetta said the community resource hub pro- vides a better use of space to fit the needs of the agency’s custom- ers. The Job Center formerly op- erated at 1443 N. Robberson Ave., in the CoxHealth Medical Tower, where it opened in 2016. However, the office had been closed since March 17 because of the coronavi- rus pandemic. Trombetta said the new office is smaller, at 990 square feet, and less expensive by about half, though she declined to dis- close terms with the Drew Lewis Foundation Inc. It joins other Fair- banks tenants, including Spring- field Community Gardens and Life360 Community Services. The Job Center also operates another Springfield office at 2900 E. Sun- shine St. and in Branson at 2720 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway.  Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday  Phone: 417-834-6660 Web: Jobs.Mo.gov David Errico, Hot Fire Pie Send new business info to mcullinan@sbj.net Hot Fire Pie A restaurant industry veteran launched a food truck July 20 with the opening of Hot Fire Pie. David Errico specializes in wood-fired pizzas at the mobile eatery at 2334 S. Campbell Ave., near Westlake Ace Hardware in Campbell Marketplace. Hot Fire Pie is the first ownership venture for Errico, who said he invested around $48,000 on startup costs. Errico said he began his food ser- vice career over 30 years ago and has managed restaurants in State- line, Nevada, at the Water Wheel and Alex’s Steakhouse. He moved to Springfield in 2017 and man- aged a Jersey Mike’s Subs store before pursuing Hot Fire Pie. The food truck’s 10-inch pizzas are cooked in a brick oven at 800 degrees, Errico said, with prices ranging $9-$13. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday Phone: 417-771-4948 Web: HotFirePie.com —Mike Cullinan, Reporter and Geoff Pickle, Web Editor MCKENZIE ROBINSON Get More 833.875.2492 / gbankmo.com Payment Solutions. W e’ve got all the tools you need stay ahead of the curve, and the competition. With flexible Merchant Services options, you’ll be prepared to handle any transactional demands that business throws at you. If you’re ready to focus on developing your business instead of just managing it, call, come in or connect online with one of our business banking specialists. 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