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Springfield, MO
“One big thing we tried to do was to make it more casual — into a fun family dining experience that everyone could enjoy,” says Cosmo Kwon, Co-Owner of Hinode in Nixa, Mo. The change worked. Kwon says since 2005, their sales numbers never dropped, even during the recession. They’ve grown to more than three times the employees in the Springfield location alone. “We want to be part of a community that will love us being here and at the same time, we can make a big impact on their community as well,” says Kwon.
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A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.