Springfield Business Journal_2021-05-10

SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 5 MAY 10-16, 2021 OPEN FOR BUSINESS The Med Card A pair of Springfield attorneys opened medical marijuana certi- fication clinic The Med Card Co. LLC on Nov. 1. JT Kendall , direc- tor of operations, said the clinic owned by Scott Montgomery and Todd Newcomb occupies 500 square feet in the same 435 E. Walnut St. building where their Montgomery and Newcomb LLC law firm operates. He declined to disclose startup costs or lease terms. Kendall said the attorneys are invested in an undisclosed lo- cal dispensary and saw the oppor- tunity for a companion business to provide medical marijuana certi- fications for qualifying patients. The clinic provides virtual and in-person certification appoint- ments with Drs. John Huffman and Norman Tullis. Virtual visits are offered daily, while in-person options are Monday through Fri- day, Kendall said. Costs range $75- $125, according to the website. Hours: By appointment Phone: 417-986-7272 Web: TheMedCard.com The Farmhouse on Boone Cafe Husband-and-wife owners Ryan and Lesley Day launched their first business venture with the Jan. 7 opening of The Farmhouse on Boone Cafe LLC. Lesley Day said the Ash Grove restaurant at 106 E. Boone St. fills 2,000 square feet formerly occupied by the shut- tered Copper Grill. She said start- up costs were roughly $10,000, declining to disclose the couple’s one-year lease rate with John and Sandra Eagleburger. The Days em- ploy 15 at the cafe, which serves homestyle foods, such as burgers, country fried steak, omelets, and biscuits and gravy. Menu prices for entrees range $5-$10 for breakfast and $7-$15 for lunch and dinner. Lesley Day said the couple in re- cent years have sold food at area festivals, including Pumpkin Daze in Republic, but wanted to focus full-time on the restaurant indus- try. Day said she previously was an emergency medical dispatcher for CoxHealth and Mercy, while her husband most recently was a sales- man at Ozark Chevrolet. Hours: 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday Phone: 417-672-1063 Lesa Scanlan Bigfoot Coffee Send new business info to mcullinan@sbj.net Bigfoot Coffee Drive-thru coffee shop Bigfoot Cof- fee Co. LLC opened March 5 at 1904 S. Glenstone Ave. in the parking lot of the Plaza Shopping Center. Owner Lesa Scanlan said startup costs were roughly $45,000, which includes a portable building built onto a trailer she purchased from The Habit Coffee Co. LLC in Rog- ersville. She declined to disclose lease terms with Missouri State Realty LLC. The shop’s menu in- cludes hot and iced lattes, mochas, cold brew, chai tea, infused energy drinks and smoothies. Prices range $2.25-$5. Blueberry muffins, black- berry oat bars and honey cinnamon almond butter protein bites are among food options, she said. Scan- lan, who previously worked full- time as an emergency room nurse at Cox South, said Bigfoot Coffee serves as a first-time ownership venture and professional pivot for her amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She continues employment at the hospital on an as-needed basis and helps train medics through Cox- Health’s Special Operations Com- bat Medics course. Hours: 7 a.m.-1 p.m Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday —Mike Cullinan, Reporter MCKENZIE ROBINSON