Following the May 22 tornado that damaged several areas in Jefferson City, businesses are slowly starting to rebuild and recover.
Christy Drive, on the south side of town, received heavy damage, especially at businesses including the Riley car dealerships, some fast food restaurants and Capital Bowl.
As the two-month mark for recovery approaches, these businesses are in different states of progress.
Riley Toyota and Chevrolet
The Riley car dealerships are making their way on the road to recovery after the damage they received May 22.
The Riley Toyota and Riley Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac dealerships will be reopening for business Aug. 1.
The Toyota dealership will be open for service, and the sales department will operate out of a double-wide trailer on site for the time being, owner Kevin Riley said.
The Chevrolet dealership will be opening at a temporary location at 3205 Missouri Blvd. for sales, service and parts.
"We won't be totally up to full business capacity," Riley said. "We have to crawl before we walk. We're trying to get there as quickly as possible."
Riley said the dealerships are receiving new and used vehicles daily to replace their inventory. Between the two dealerships, Riley estimated more than 770 new and used vehicles were totaled. Around 50 were in good enough condition for resale.
Riley's Collision Center, located at 2033 Christy Drive, reopened May 31 and is still open for business.
For the long term, Riley said they hope to have the Toyota location cleaned up and repaired in the next two months, but the Chevrolet location will be a longer process.
They aren't sure yet if the building is completely totaled and are still waiting to hear from their insurance company. However, the plan is to rebuild at the same location. Riley said this could take up to a year.
He wanted to give thanks to employees from both dealerships.
Burger King
Repairs are coming along at the Burger King at 1923 Christy Drive.
The building received some damage, including inside water damage, broken windows and rooftop air-conditioning units.
Michael Adams, vice president of operations for St. Louis-based Broadway Restaurant Group, which owns the Jefferson City franchise, said the repairs are going as scheduled and they hope to reopen at the end of July or the beginning of August.
Currently, Adams said they are waiting on some restaurant equipment to arrive.
During closure, employees were able to work at other Broadway-owned restaurants in the area.
Adams said they are also looking to open a second Burger King franchise location in Jefferson City.
Capital Bowl
A little more than a month after the tornado, repairs began June 27 at Capital Bowl, 2017 Christy Drive.
The building received heavy damage to its exterior walls and roof, as well as interior water damage.
The repairs are being done by KMB Construction and BELFOR Property Restoration.
Adam Younger, superintendent for KMB Construction, said Thursday the repairs are going mostly as planned. The temporary wall is completed, and repairs began on the roof this week. Younger said it's possible the temporary wall could end up being permanent.
He said the demolition being done on the inside is about 90 percent complete.
The progress hit a small snag with another wall that ended up needing to be removed and repaired because it was causing some issues, Younger said. However, they still hope to complete the repairs by July 26 so the drying on the inside can begin.
Younger also mentioned technicians will be visiting the bowling alley to examine the bowling equipment and determine what is still working and what will need to be replaced.
When repairs began, BELFOR job site supervisor Jeff Missey said they expect the drying to take a few weeks once the repairs are made.