🛋️ Following a career as a manufacturer's representative in the outdoor living space industry, Prosper resident Glen Kuopus opened Koper Outdoor 30 years ago.

Koper Outdoor offers residential and commercial outdoor living solutions ranging from custom pillows for backyard furniture to complete redesigns for hotels.

What’s special about it: Although Bridget Hefty’s title is showroom manager, she spends much of her time offsite.

On the residential side, she said clients are surprised when she offers complimentary in-home consultation and credits these visits as being her favorite part of the job. The fact-gathering discussion will revolve around how the space will be used including dining, seating and screen options.

💪 Studio Pilates International is set to open a new location in Prosper.

What they offer: The pilates studio features 40-minute classes led by instructors with visual demonstrations. Studio Pilates' classes are suitable for all ages and fitness levels with exercises easily modified, according to a company news release.

📍University Drive & Teel Parkway, Prosper

🍜 Looking to explore food opportunities beyond your community? Check out the following restaurant news from across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, as previously reported by Community Impact.

1. Noodle One: The restaurant, which is Halal-certified, serves beef noodle soup, stir-fry noodles and wok-tossed fried rice, the eatery’s website states.

• Opened in October
• 3311 Preston Road, Frisco

• Opened Oct. 6
• 500 N. US 377, Roanoke

Texans began receiving full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits Nov. 14, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced. The renewed SNAP payments came after two weeks of delays due to the 43-day federal government shutdown, which ended Nov. 12.

The overview: SNAP is a federally funded program that provides low-income individuals and families with monthly stipends to spend on groceries. The food assistance program ran out of funding Nov. 1, one month after the government shut down amid disagreements over federal health insurance subsidies.

The details: Over 3.5 million Texans receive SNAP benefits each month, according to Feeding Texas, the statewide network of food banks. Payments are issued on a rolling basis throughout each month.

“For SNAP clients who receive benefits on or after the 14th of the month, full benefits will be issued on their normal issuance date,” the HHSC website states. “SNAP clients who already received partial benefits will receive the rest of their monthly amount on or after Nov. 14.”