BizBeat: Hot Spot diversifies with convenience store

Hot Spot Tanning & Hardware in Holts Summit dropped the video-rental portion of its business in April, but this month the business will replace it something new.

Hot Spot, located at 138 N. Summit Drive, Suite A, will add walk-in and drive-thru convenience store offering liquor, beer and tobacco products by the end of May. It will continue offering hardware and tanning services.

"It will be an easy and convenient thing for Holts Summit," said owner Brad Werdehausen. "It's going to be a unique item for the area."

Hot Spot has been open since 2006, and Werdehausen has owned it since 2011.