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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Telephone Doctor to speak on customer service Nov. 18
Posted Friday, November 6, at 11:19 AM
Nancy Friedman, also known as the Telephone Doctor, will lead sessions on improving customer service at one's company during the 10th annual meeting of the Medical Group Management Association. Scheduled for Nov. 18, the seminar will feature a self-assessment quiz to evaluate one's current customer service situation and a question and answer session.

Participants may choose the morning or afternoon session, since both are the same program. The seminar is organized by the Southeast Missouri Medical Group Management Association with assistance from Southeast Missouri Hospital, the Southeast Missourian and the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce.

Tickets are $50 per person, or $35 for groups of five or more. To register, call one of these association members: Vickie Woodney, 334-5691 Pat Francis, 331-7930, Alex Ogburn, 331-5563, Shari Smith, 334-9498, Laurie Hill, 651-5547, or Mary McBride, 335-3937.



Kingdom Kids Soulfood and BBQ scheduled to open today
Posted Thursday, November 5, at 8:08 AM

Cape Girardeau's newest soul food restaurant is scheduled to open today. Kingdom Kids Soulfood and BBQ, 1 N. Sprigg St., will serve comfort food and have some youth working in the restaurant. The restaurant is affiliated with the adjacent House of Prayer...



Broadway Burger King update
Posted Wednesday, November 4, at 9:02 AM

Two months after a Cape Girardeau Burger King was demolished, construction on a newer one is coming along at a rather rapid pace. Dan Drury, president of Midamerica Hotels Corp. that owns 35 Burger Kings, said he's aiming to have the restaurant complete by Thanksgiving. In an earlier article Drury told me that issues with plumbing and other parts of the building caused the company to construct a newer Burger King...



Ed's Bar up for sale
Posted Monday, November 2, at 10:04 AM

Since June 30, 2008, a Cape Girardeau institution has sat empty. Now, relatives of the owner of Ed's Bar are selling the building at 519 Good Hope St. with the hope of revitalizing the business once again. According to Tom, Janeene and Jaynne Cunningham, Jaynne Brown owned and operated the bar from when she purchased it in the mid-1980s until last year. Brown's declining health resulted in her decision to sell the building...



Cape Girardeau Hollywood Video closes
Posted Thursday, October 29, at 3:12 PM

Hollywood Video at 127 Siemers Drive has closed. An employee at the store told me the store's last day of business was Wednesday. Customers can still visit the store of the parent company, Movie Gallery, 2009 E. Jackson Boulevard in Jackson. I've placed a call to the Movie Gallery hotline but haven't heard back yet...



Home improvement store coming to mall
Posted Thursday, October 29, at 6:38 AM

A home improvement store is expected to open inside West Park Mall Tuesday. All Brite Solutions offers products for folks looking to do a little work on their kitchens and bathrooms. Owner Jeff Housley said expanding into the Cape Girardeau market was a no-brainer. He owns stores in Springfield, Mo., Jonesboro, Ark., and Mountain Home, Ark...



Royal N'Orleans sale price reduced
Posted Wednesday, October 28, at 6:56 AM

The advertised price for a property is not something I normally would write about but in the case of the Royal N'Orleans I've deemed it appropriate to do so. The restaurant inside the historic building constructed in 1868 closed June 30 and has generated interest from potential buyers since. ...



Kitchen appliance store opening Sunday
Posted Monday, October 26, at 7:36 AM

West Park Mall will welcome its newest store Sunday. Kitchen Collection will offer a variety of products including bakeware, decorative items and barbecue equipment. Started 25 years ago, the company has more than 200 locations, with the closest in Sikeston, Mo...



My Daddy's Cheesecake expanding days of operation
Posted Friday, October 23, at 7:58 AM

Starting Nov. 1 My Daddy's Cheesecake at 265 S. Broadview will open on Sundays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Co-owner Kevin Stanfield said the restaurant is extending its days of operation on request of its customers. Like the Cape Girardeau store, its location in Clayton, Mo., is open seven days a week. The Clayton store opened in March...



Prepare to be hypnotized with this new business
Posted Wednesday, October 21, at 6:35 AM

With Halloween on the horizon this business item is very fitting. The Show Me Hypnosis Center, 353 Christine St., Suite 3, has opened in Cape Girardeau. Owned by Sherrel Zimmerman, the center offers hypnosis to help with stress management, athletic performance, memory enhancement, phobias, migraines and more...



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Brian Blackwell is the business reporter at the Southeast Missourian, and also covers Jackson and Cape Girardeau County government. A May 2008 graduate of the University of Nebraska, Brian is an avid Cornhusker fan. When he is not covering the business community for the newspaper, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and church family, cheering on the Cubs and Cornhuskers, wishing for snow and hiking on the numerous area trails. He is excited about his first child, Isabella Grace who was born May 24.