Springfield Business Journal_2021-03-29

SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 5 MARCH 29-APRIL 4, 2021 OPEN FOR BUSINESS Missouri Joint Ventures LLC The Jan. 14 opening of Missouri Joint Ventures LLC marked the first medical marijuana dispensary in Christian County. The roughly 2,000-square-foot shop is at 202 S. West St., Ste. 1, in Nixa. Hus- band and wife Mark and Dana Sullinger co-own Missouri Joint Ventures with partners, but they declined to disclose the other owners, startup costs or lease terms. Dana Sullinger said she has 36 years of experience as a phar- macist, including the past 19 years working for Walmart Inc. She leads a seven-employee staff at the shop, for which she also serves as general manager and pharma- cist. The dispensary sells canna- bis flower, pre-rolled joints and marijuana-infused products, such as edibles and drinks. It also offers smoking accessories including glass pipes, vaporizers and batter- ies. The shop has online ordering and a drive-thru, Sullinger said. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Phone: 417-374-7408 Web: MissouriJointVentures.com Command Family Medicine PC Direct primary care practice Com- mand Family Medicine PC relo- cated its Springfield office March 1 to 3238 S. National Ave., in the Medical Mile Plaza. The practice, started in 2015 by Dr. Luke Van Kirk , was formerly at 2659 E. Nor- mandy Drive, Ste. 108. The move comes on the heels of a second office for Command Family Medi- cine, which opened Jan. 4 in Bran- son at 714 State Highway 248, Ste. 503, Van Kirk said. In Springfield, the practice fills roughly 4,300 square feet in space formerly oc- cupied by Blue Valley Surgical As- sociates, which shuttered in April 2020, according to past Springfield Business Journal reporting. Van Kirk said relocation and renova- tion costs were about $35,000. He signed a five-year lease with The Wooten Co. for roughly $5,500 per month. Command Family Medi- cine patients pay physicians and providers directly for primary care services, starting with a base membership rate. The practice provides adult and family care, ur- gent care and minor procedures. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m.- noon Friday Phone: 417-351-2900 Web: Command.md Laura Ingalsbe and Grace Huckfeldt, Formed: An Artist Collective Send new business info to mcullinan@sbj.net Formed: An Artist Collective A downtown building most recently used as a temporary artist shop now has a full-time art gallery following the Jan. 12 opening of Formed: An Artist Collective. The venture at 210 E. Walnut St., Ste. 100, is co-owned by artists Grace Huckfeldt and Laura Ingalsbe . The women met at the 2020 Gailey’s Holiday Pop-Up Shop and decided to start the gal- lery for multiple artists after learn- ing the Craig Waggoner-owned building was for lease. They said startup costs were roughly $4,500, declining to disclose their one-year lease rate for the 2,700-square-foot space. Aside from offering local artists retail space for undisclosed rates, Formed provides private pot- tery lessons with Huckfeldt, accord- ing to its website. Painting and color pencil classes also will be offered soon, the owners say. Huckfeldt and Ingalsbe are among the gallery’s lineup of nearly 20 artists, along with Mudbug Creations LLC and Rusty Leaf Studio. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday Phone: 417-350-1142 Web: FormedGallery.com —Mike Cullinan, Reporter MCKENZIE ROBINSON