OCH Evergreen ClinicOzarks Community Hospital opened OCH Evergreen Clinic on April 8 at 1540 E. Evergreen St. At the converted Joe’s Carpet building, OCH offers services in the areas of pulmonology, nephrology, pediatrics, orthopedics, urology, occupational medicines, and pediatric and adult therapy. Currently,
Dr. Brian Kin, specializing in pulmonology, and
Dr. Robert May, specializing in nephrology, are the only physicians practicing at the 24,800-square foot space, but other physicians will join the clinic in the near future, said Andrea Harp, the health system’s communications manager. There are 40 employees, including Administrator
Mary Sherrer. OCH, which operates two hospitals and 15 clinics in the Ozarks, acquired the building in August 2012 and invested about $3 million in the project. Now owned by Warren Davis Properties XIX LLC, OCH leases the clinic for an undisclosed amount. Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment with providers. Phone: (417) 823-2900. Web:
OCHonline.comVasken’s International Deli and Food Market LLCVasken and
Staci Haroutounian opened their second location of Vasken’s International Deli and Food Market LLC on March 25 at 900 E. Battlefield Road, Ste. 128. Centered on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine, the 3,200-square-foot deli offers the same family recipes, including gyros and tabouli salad, as their store at Branson Mill Marketplace, 3200 Gretna Road. With an initial investment of $50,000, the Haroutounians lease the Battlefield Market Place space from Magers Enterprises for an undisclosed amount. Prior to opening the Branson deli in 1997, the Haroutounians ran restaurants and international food stores in Little Rock, Ark. Staci Haroutounian a third deli is in the works for Tulsa, possibly opening within six months. Hours: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Phone: (417) 888-0083. Web:
VaskensDeli.comWhole Hog Cafe Four years after opening their first Springfield restaurant, the operators of Whole Hog Cafe have added a second location. Co-owners Dave Warren, Daniel Bryant, Charlie
Koelling and
Michael Cole on March 31 opened in 5,200 square feet at 2731 N. Glenstone Ave. to complement their south-side Whole Hog Cafe, 224 W. Sunshine St. The business partners own a licensing agreement with the Little Rock, Ark.-based barbecue chain and invested about $180,000 in the second cafe, a former Shoney’s, Warren said. He and Bryant got into the Whole Hog business in September 2009 with original partners Paul Sundy and Mike Hesslin. They bought out Sundy and Hesslin for an undisclosed amount and later added Koelling and Cole to the ownership group. Original to the two Springfield restaurants are such menu items as cheesy corn, smoked green beans and home fries, to go along with traditional ribs, pulled pork and beef brisket. With 20 employees, Warren runs the north-side restaurant. Hours: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Phone: (417) 720-4759. Web:
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