Weekly business briefing (Oct. 22)
Open house
Songbird Juice Co. will hold its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The cold-pressed juice bar at 1142 N. Bitting also will hold a fundraiser during the grand opening for a 10-month-old girl battling cancer. It will be accepting donations and also plans to donate 10 percent of the day’s proceeds to the girl’s family. Regular hours for the business — which also offers a variety of smoothies, acai bowls, cold pressed almond milks and other healthy grab-and-go items made of organic and locally sourced ingredients — are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. The phone number is 316-866-2473.
New website
OverstockArt.com has launched a new e-commerce website, replacing its 12-year-old online store.
Recognized
Kansas Truck Equipment Co. Inc. said that Cummins has certified Kansas Truck technicians to perform warranty and repair work on the ISB, ISC and ISL Cummins engines.
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center has been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 100 Best hospitals for joint replacement for a fourth consecutive year.
Charity
Riverside Health Foundation donated $200,000 in support of graduate medical education at Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita, bringing its total contribution to Via Christi programs in the past 14 years to more than $7.7 million.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced Nies Homes as the premiere builder for the 2016 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Wichita. Raffle tickets for the home will be available starting in mid-March with the drawing held on May 25. Since its founding in 1991, the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway has given away more than 394 homes and has raised more than $320 million.
Have a new business, name change, new location or award to share? Send announcements to Jerry Siebenmark at jsiebenmark@wichitaeagle.com. Include a contact name and phone number. For business openings, please also include a street address, phone number and operating hours and days.
This story was originally published October 21, 2015 at 2:18 PM with the headline "Weekly business briefing (Oct. 22)."