JUNE 24-30, 2024 SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 7 NEWS Springfield Lake Boathouse Salute to Kenmar Construction team: Loyal for 25 years plus! Left to right: Erik Nation – 27 years | Tom Wallace – 25 years Scott Campbell – 27 years | Linda Smith – 28 years | Bill Sperry – 25 years Command Family Medicine ATTENTION: BUSINESS OWNERS Minimize time off for employees with sick children by offering instant access to their PCP via phone, email, or text with same or next day appointments. Ensure superior care at an affordable price. COMMAND FAMILY MEDICINE Serving patients in Springfield and Branson command.md | 417-351-2900 12:24 PM My son fell off the slide at school. They are worried his arm might be broken. What should we do? We have an opening at 1:30 this afternoon. We can x-ray his arm here at the office today. Court removes barrier to BK&M development by Karen Craigo · kcraigo@sbj.net A judge has ruled that restrictive covenants limiting the University Heights neighborhood to private homes are mostly unenforceable. Greene County Circuit Court Judge Derek Ankrom ruled June 14 in a case brought last year against the developer BK&M LLC by 12 plaintiffs and two interveners – all residents of University Heights neighborhood – where BK&M plans a commercial development at the corner of Sunshine Street and National Avenue. A decision by Ankrom had been pending since a two-day trial was held in January regarding restrictions placed on many of the neighborhood’s deeds by Eloise Mackey, who devised and advertised the restrictions when the neighborhood was platted in 1925. In his ruling, Ankrom wrote about each of the plaintiffs by name and showed how they were in violation of some aspect of the deed restrictions they were citing to prohibit the commercial development. The verdict in the case clears a hurdle to BK&M’s development plans. The most recent idea announced was for a combination food hall and pickleball establishment, following a plan for a tall mixed-use residential and commercial building and another for a boutique grocery store. Now, Ralph Duda, partner in BK&M, says the nature of the development is in flux, and the food hall idea is out. “I’m not sure about the food hall proposal,” he said in a June 17 text message. “The neighborhood clearly desires a less intense use case.” Duda added that he would be meeting his team later in the week to discuss next steps. “Ultimately, we desire to rezone this site for commercial use, but we must be good Developer abandons concept of food hall in favor of less intense use for neighborhood Derek Ankrom: Some original deeds cited all restrictions, but others included none of them. See COURT on page 38 SBJ founder to be inducted into Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame by Geoff Pickle · gpickle@sbj.net Springfield Business Journal founder Dianne Elizabeth Osis will be inducted into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame, according to an announcement June 20 by the Missouri Press Association. Osis is among four inductees selected to be honored Sept. 20 at the MPA’s 158th annual convention and trade show, slated to be held this year in Springfield. The other inductees are Doug Kneibert, former editor of the Sedalia Democrat; Mike O’Brien, former editor and columnist for the Springfield News-Leader; and Michael Stair, former city editor for The Joplin Globe, according to a news release. Osis retired from SBJ in January 2017 after founding the publication in July 1980, according to past reporting. She remains a board director for the company, which started as Top’s Executive Journal, aka The Ozarks’ Pulse, before becoming SBJ in 1983. Osis’ daughter, Jennifer Jackson, succeeded Osis as publisher in 2011. Jackson in January was succeeded as publisher by Marty Goodnight, who plans to buy the business in 2026. The MPA release credits Osis with her pioneering work in journalism. “Osis’ work as one of the first female business journal publishers in the nation broke barriers and paved the way for other women in the industry,” MPA officials said in the release. “Her commitment to journalism and mentorship of aspiring journalists continues to have a lasting impact, fostering growth and success of countless individuals during her career.” MPA Hall of Fame inductees receive Pinnacle Awards, and plaques featuring them will be put on permanent display with other inductees in the MPA office in Columbia and in the student lounge in Lee Hills Hall at the University of Missouri’s Missouri School of Journalism. • Dianne Elizabeth Osis founded Springfield Business Journal in 1980.
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