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All Windows Direct has opened a showroom in Brettwood Village to display its various products and styles.
Owner Joel Jaros hopes having a showroom helps customers see what types of windows might look good in their home before being installed. Jaros is able to show them how different colors of siding and paint match up with the windows.
“It allows them to look around before they invite a contractor into their home,” Jaros said. “We specialize in high quality, yet affordable products. I refuse to sell anything I can’t confidently stand behind.”
Jaros is an EPA certified renovator. He also does roofing, siding and gutter protection.
The showroom is at 3134 N. Water St. in the northeast corner of the shopping center where Don’s Paint Co. used to be before moving to a store on Pershing Road. It’s a nice progression for the business and offers warehouse space in the back, Jaros said.
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The store is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sundays. Call 422-9999.
Shoppers seeking bargain used furniture and appliances now have a new place to browse: the Stop-n-Shop at 1090 N. Fairview Ave.
Husband and wife owners Mary and Sidney Wilder use their experience to snag bargains at auctions and yard sales, which they then pass on to their customers.
Mary Wilder, who has been involved in running similar businesses before with others, said she opened Stop-n-Shop after deciding to “branch out on my own,” a long-held dream.
The store will initially be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but those hours may expand. Call 412-9341.
A Central Illinois periodontal practice has expanded into Decatur.
Dr. Donald Janoff of Danville now has a satellite office at 2220 N. Monroe St. Janoff also has offices in Champaign and Mattoon.
His clinical focus is advanced bone regeneration for periodontal and dental implant patients. He was interested in expanding to Decatur because of the growing need for patients looking for in-network doctors with their insurance company, office manager Shelby Dykes said.
Janoff is in the Decatur office on Fridays. Call 791-6011.
Right on Q, a new Decatur-based barbecue and entertainment service, is making all the right moves.
The business recently debuted at the Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce Business Expo, where its smoked pulled pork won the Taste of Decatur event.
“We won for our pork and our coleslaw,” said Christy Quintenz, whose husband, Doug, runs the business with help from their 19-year-old son, Branson. “And we have killer coleslaw; it’s homemade.”
The entertainment part of the equation is provided by her daughter and son-in-law, Bri and Jared Park, who operate a DJ and karaoke service and are happy to lend their talents if you need music, as well as food for your party catering.
“Kind of a whole event thing; we can do it all,” Christy Quintenz said.
Her husband has cooked for years at church activities and other occasions and made the decision to launch himself into business after being laid off from an auto body paint shop.
Right on Q offers pulled pork, ribs, beef brisket, rib tips and smoked prime rib, with food cooked on site or available for pickup to cater anything from small gatherings to major corporate events. You can try out the food, or just pick up lunch or dinner, by stopping by the Right on Q food stand in the parking lot of the Decatur Food Mart gas station at Ravina Park Road and North Oakland Avenue.
The food stand hours are 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Call 201-0151.
Just like their human counterparts, pets need pampering.
A new business in Oreana is looking for customers of the canine variety as it gets started. Do It for the Biscuit Dog Grooming and Spaw opened at 214 W. South St.
The owner, Chelsea Spicer, is a certified dog groomer who also has a certification in canine massage therapy and pet CPR. Spicer plans for the business to be attractive inside with calming music. All the work will be done in an open area.
“It’s going to be a really, nice pet-friendly business,” said Spicer’s mother, Lynn, who is helping get the service started.
Each dog will receive a bandanna or bow and treat. Grooming and massage packages will be available. Call 619-3815 for an appointment.
As one longtime video store was preparing to close its doors on Decatur’s east side, a new store was opening in nearby Mount Zion.
Family Video is open in the Wildwood Center in the section that was the former home of the DeVore Academy of Martial Arts.
Regional Manager Justin Bryant said the company has been looking at Mount Zion for possible expansion for some time and that recent discussions with developer Steve Lewis made it clear that the timing was right.
Bryant noted the prime location along Illinois 121 and the lack of another video store in town as primary selling points.
Bryant said Family Video continues to grow at a time other major video store chains are being forced to close locations. He attributed those closings to poor long-term choices made at the corporate level of these rival chains, rather than a downturn in the video market.
While work was being done to renovate the Family Video location, a going out of business sale was taking place at the Video Revue store in the Airport Plaza. That store has since closed.
New owner
Decatur’s two Papa Murphy’s stores have new owners.
“We’re really appreciative of the support the community has given us,” said Maria Marowski, one of the new owners. “We’ve seen a definite change in the business.”
Marowski and her husband, Jeff Rode, along with Kim and Ray Fields, own the Papa Murphy’s stores at 4625 E. Maryland St. and 255 W. Mound Road. They also own the stores in Mattoon, Danville, Pekin and Morton.
The Decatur take-and-bake pizza stores were corporate-owned, before the company decided to sell them to franchisees, Marowski said. She had previously owned Papa Murphy’s stores in California before moving to Decatur.
“We fell in love with the area,” Marowski said. “We just really liked it here. When you live in the community, you can be more hands on.”
On the move
Renew Total Body Wellness has moved to 3798 E. Fulton Ave. in Decatur, near the intersection of U.S. 36 and Baltimore Avenue.
The medical team includes Dr. Thomas Rohde, Jeff McGee, Julie Preston and Kimberly Schunk, who offer a variety of health care services.
New services that are being offered due to the additional space in the new building include Hydromassage bed, Pearlbrite teeth whitening and safe botanical spray tans. Call 864-2700 or 864-2770.
Integrity Tae Kwon Do is now getting its kicks at the 4-H Building on the Decatur-Macon County Fairground.
“Size-wise, the building we’re moving to is about as big as our old one, and the training area may even be a little bit larger,” said Larry Porter, who founded Integrity three years ago with wife and co-instructor, Sherri. The business had been located in the Fairview Park Plaza.
Porter said the fair board has been very accommodating with the club’s schedule and he said the club is more than happy to return the favor. When the fairground is in use staging the fair and the 4-H Building is full of 4-H kids, the club will put on public demonstrations and become part of the fair’s attractions.
Call 428-5425, e-mail integrity.tkd@
att.net or visit www.integritytkdkicks.com
Expanding
First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust has announced an agreement to acquire 10 Central Illinois branches of First Bank, which is based in Creve Coeur, Mo.
Through this transaction, First Mid-Illinois will acquire approximately $340 million of deposits and $150 million of performing loans, according to a news release. The branches to be acquired include three in Peoria, one in Bloomington, two in Galesburg, two in Quincy, one in Knoxville and one in Bartonville.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010.
Biz Bites highlight businesses that are opening, closing, expanding … you get the picture. If you have information for our Biz Bites column, contact Tony Reid at treid@herald-review.com or 421-7977 or Chris Lusvardi at clusvardi@herald-review.com or 421-7972.
