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Melissa Miller is business editor at The Southeast Missourian. A graduate of the University of Missouri Journalism School, she's worked as a reporter, photographer, editor and as the executive director of two not-for-profit organizations. After living in Michigan and then Indiana, she moved back to her hometown of Jackson, Mo.
In addition to writing daily stories for The Southeast Missourian, Melissa coordinates editorial content each month for Business Today. Business Today is a monthly publication for southeast Missouri's business community. Monthly themes include health care, agriculture, women in business, technology and more. Business Today is direct mailed to business owner and managers throughout southeast Missouri and southern Illinois.
Follow her updates on local business developments at www.twitter.com/semissourianbiz or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MelissaMillerSoutheastMissourian
Archives
- Saying goodbye (12/31/12)2
- New sports bar coming to Jackson (12/1/12)4
- Chick-fil-a opens in West Park Mall (11/15/12)2
- Isle app available for Apple & Android users now (10/29/12)
- More casino details to be revealed tomorrow (10/23/12)4
- New art studio opens in Cape Girardeau (10/21/12)
- Southeaast's MBA Program Recognized by Princeton Review (10/13/12)
- Local dealership sponsors Cancer Aware Harley Dare (10/12/12)
- New sporting goods retailer coming to Cape (10/11/12)
- New online form for People on the Move Items (10/5/12)
- Southeast to release economic impact study (10/3/12)
- Bank of Advance to add Chaffee branch (9/21/12)
- Mehner votes against Ballpark Village incentives (9/19/12)1
- Keeping up with rising gas prices (8/29/12)4
- Contest features downtown businesses (8/20/12)
- World of Honda-Yamaha closing (8/18/12)
- Locals show their support for Chick-fil-a, traditional marriage and free speech (8/1/12)8
- Cape Girardeau wins two Missouri Main Street awards (7/31/12)
- Southeast Missouri's hospitals behind in adopting electronic health records (7/26/12)1
- Cape makes Forbes' list of Best Small Places for Business (7/24/12)
- Family Dollar Store opening in Jackson (7/6/12)
- New frozen yogurt shop to open in Cape (6/28/12)3
- Number of Americans without emergency savings rises (6/26/12)2
- Hubrew to release second brew Thursday (6/25/12)
- Emerson to speak to Realtors (5/23/12)6
- Menards Brings in Athletes for Grand Opening Events (5/22/12)
- Yvonne's Restaurant now open (5/17/12)
- Perryville unveils new logo (5/10/12)1
- Senate approves McCaskill post office amendment (4/24/12)1
- Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern coming to Cape (4/19/12)7
- Former KFC to become Little Caesars (4/13/12)3
- New restaurant Razing Cain closes (3/30/12)4
- New hibachi steak house to open (3/29/12)
- SportClips to open March 16 (3/10/12)1
- New Restaurant Razing Cain to open March 1 (2/22/12)1
- First round of new casino jobs posted (2/9/12)
- Thank a Farmer (2/2/12)
- Riverfront Market Concept Public Forum Tuesday (1/23/12)1
- Mollie's Mystery (1/12/12)6
- New pet boutique opens (1/5/12)2
- Preliminary plans announced for new pipeline (1/4/12)
- HotShots to open next week (12/9/11)1
- Isle reports second quarter loss, while its per-customer spending rises (12/1/11)1
- Top Black Friday shopping tweets (11/25/11)
- Town Plaza Theater to Close (11/18/11)8
- More shoppers expected on Black Friday as more stores open earlier than ever before (11/17/11)1
- S. Gregg Gallery to close (11/12/11)2
- Today's deals to honor Veterans (11/11/11)
- Former Ponderosa to become Asian Restaurant (11/10/11)1
- Sandfort to retire from Bank of Missouri; Dauer to replace him (11/7/11)1
- Cape's Talbots to close next year (11/5/11)
- Red Letter to move to Spanish Street (11/2/11)3
- New automated blister card dispensing offered at local pharmacy (10/29/11)2
- EPA farm dust regulations won't change (10/17/11)
- Steele Crest Winery opens near Jackson (10/14/11)2
- Mercato di Rodi to open in Jackson next month (10/12/11)13
- New cigar shop & smoking lounge opens (9/30/11)3
- Letter Carriers to host rally Tuesday (9/23/11)
- Proposal could raise cigarette taxes 80 cents in Missouri (9/21/11)
- Dino's building condemned, owner intends to rebuild (9/16/11)1
- Chick-fil-A First 100 Campout (9/7/11)5
- Family Video offering 4,000 more movies free everyday (9/2/11)
- Isle Casino Construction Update (8/31/11)1
- Cape P&G plant makes world's largest toilet paper roll (8/27/11)2
- Love, INC moving to new facility (8/25/11)
- Muy Bueno to move into former Show Me's (8/23/11)4
- Local Business Roundup (8/18/11)2
- Missouri's pro-business policies recognized (8/15/11)3
- Former Esicar's up for auction (8/12/11)10
- My market analysis (8/9/11)3
- Back to School tax holiday starts tomorrow (8/4/11)
- Tipton Linen Expanding (7/28/11)4
- Work progressing on new Dollar General (7/20/11)
- Strack mine permit hearing underway (7/5/11)
- Show Me's Closed (7/4/11)1
- Cape Chamber reports heightened interest from outside developers (6/28/11)
- Missouri is 7th most business-friendly state (6/24/11)
- Don't miss tomorrow's 'Today's Deal' (6/22/11)
- Buzzi Unicem still fighting flooding (6/17/11)2
- Chick-fil-A update (6/6/11)12
- Economic toll of Joplin tornado (5/27/11)
- Antique Shop adds Ice Cream (5/23/11)2
- Cape seeking votes in Best of the Road online contest (5/19/11)
- Remodel underway at Sam's Club (5/16/11)
- Gas prices going down? (5/12/11)4
- SBA helps more than just businesses (5/11/11)
- Kaleidoscoops opens in Cape Girardeau (5/10/11)4
- Settlement with Hollywood Video, Movie Gallery (5/7/11)7
- Economic Impact of levee breach in Mississippi County (5/4/11)4
- Caruthersville casino closes as waters keep rising (4/30/11)
- Green Sales Tax Holiday Underway (4/21/11)3
- ReStore to relocate (4/20/11)8
- Phoenicia restaurant reopens (4/19/11)1
- Isle of Capri expanding in Pennsylvania (4/14/11)4
- New children's store coming to Mall (4/12/11)9
- Missouri unemployment down, but still high (4/11/11)2
- Chick-fil-A plans move forward (4/7/11)14
- Menards Site Subdivided (4/6/11)1
- Medical Tourism: more on the economic impact of hospitals in Southeast Missouri (3/31/11)5
- Isle of Capri Casino Groundbreaking (3/30/11)4
- What states owe in unemployment loans (3/29/11)
- New Jackson businesses (3/25/11)9
- Local Business Roundup (3/22/11)
- How Missouri measures up (3/14/11)3
- JCPenney adds Sephora, Mango (3/11/11)
- Business comings and goings (3/10/11)3
- Sen. Crowell led filibuster over work comp reforms (3/3/11)
- Oil prices near $100 a barrel (3/2/11)
- West Park Mall buyers say customers will see improvements (3/1/11)
- WSJ reports new owners for West Park Mall (2/28/11)11
- What's up with gas prices? (2/25/11)9
- Make way for Menards (2/23/11)10
- It's official: Chick-Fil-A coming to Cape Girardeau (2/22/11)29
- More on local unemployment (2/16/11)3
- Wieser PowerSports to Close (2/11/11)20
- Hendrickson Business Advisors Teams Up With Dale Carnegie Training (2/7/11)
- Quarry Quotes.....more from Thursday's meeting (1/28/11)1
- Could Broadway become the Beauty District? (1/26/11)
- Last Day to Vote in Train Contest (1/17/11)3
- Saint Francis gets state's second CyberKnife (1/13/11)2
- Emerson co-sponsors repeal of Healthcare Reform (1/7/11)8
- Vote to bring a steam locomotive to Cape Girardeau (1/5/11)5
- UPDATE: KFVS Negotiating with DirecTV (12/31/10)10
- Cotner Electric buys out Dutch Electrical Contractors (12/29/10)
- Tis the season for Top 10's (12/27/10)
- Day After Christmas Shopping (12/25/10)3
- Holiday Shopping Homestretch (12/20/10)1
- Pizzeria Adagio to close (12/17/10)10
- Cape Casino has Facebook page (12/16/10)
- All in a day's work.... (12/8/10)
- What to do with that jewelry your X-Boyfriend gave you... (12/6/10)7
- The prettiest girl at the dance is twirling across the floor with Isle of Capri (12/1/10)3
- Are you Cyber Monday shopping? (11/29/10)2
- We're not the only ones #BlackFriday (11/26/10)3
- Who's ready for Black Friday? (11/23/10)2
- Chamber to host Speed Marketing event (11/19/10)
- Hendrickson starts Murphy Business Brokerage Service (11/17/10)
- Penn Station East Coast Subs Opens Today (11/16/10)2
- Global Entrepreneurship Week starts today (11/15/10)
- Cape Electrical Supply acquires Kentucky business (11/12/10)
- Veterans Day Deals (11/11/10)4
- New RV Park Opens off Route W (11/10/10)
- 50 shopping days until Christmas! (11/5/10)3
- More on Southeast's New Brand: SoutheastHEALTH (11/3/10)1
- Isle of Capri wins in Cape & Iowa (11/3/10)
- Isle of Capri watching Iowa elections too (11/2/10)
- More thoughts on local banks (11/2/10)2
- Mojo fans rejoice! Dino's to re-open Nov. 15 (10/31/10)3
- Isle of Capri Meets with Contractors (10/29/10)2
- Local Business Roundup (10/28/10)10
- New food delivery service opens (10/23/10)2
- Koster says DISH is violating agreement by not including Fox Sports Midwest (10/21/10)2
- A day for information addicts (10/20/10)
- Renewable Resources Breaks Ground on New Facility (10/19/10)
- LeBounce will give families a new place to play (10/18/10)5
- Little people....big story (10/13/10)2
- Cape Casino Kid Video (10/13/10)
- Midget Wrestling: Entertainment or Sport? (10/12/10)3
- Redhawks partner with Nike (10/12/10)
- This week's businesss comings and goings (10/8/10)4
- Cape native turns sales success into book (10/7/10)
- New Hamburg Tavern makes USA Today's great burger joints list (10/5/10)1
- Verizon offers refunds for data charges (10/4/10)1
- Photos from Town Plaza Dedication (10/1/10)
- Town Plaza Memories (9/29/10)14
- Career Center Moving to Kingshighway (9/28/10)2
- DNR establishes website for Fruitland Projects (9/27/10)
- New riverboat to make 4 stops in Cape in 2011 (9/24/10)3
- Patient "Bill of Rights" takes effect today (9/23/10)2
- Jackson Company receives state Chamber award (9/22/10)
- Tax Credit Hearing Today (9/20/10)
- Sprucing up downtown (9/17/10)
- T.J. Maxx Grand Opening Oct. 24 (9/16/10)1
- New report on Pay Day Loans (9/15/10)1
- Remembering September 11 (9/11/10)1
- Purcell Tire buys former Best Tire site (9/8/10)2
- Ameren announces name change (9/1/10)
- Isle of Capri Stocks Dip (8/31/10)2
- Cars may get grade for fuel economy (8/30/10)4
- Nursing Shortages in Southeast Missouri (8/26/10)4
- Former Mazzio's to become Hickory House Restaurant (8/26/10)7
- Southeast Hospital partners with iTriage App (8/25/10)
- Home sales dropped 27 percent in July (8/24/10)1
- Sikeston Company Acquires General Sign (8/21/10)
- Searching for soybeans (8/18/10)4
- Illinois' first Sales Tax Holiday lasts 10 days (8/11/10)1
- Local semifinalists for state Main Street Awards (8/10/10)
- Hair school offers $1 Back to School cuts (8/10/10)
- Antique Store featured in magazine (8/7/10)1
- Cape Company Gets $24 Million for Internet Project (8/4/10)10
- Few Half Price Gift Cards Left (8/4/10)
- Southeast Missouri Hospital and Ripley County Memorial Hospital consider affiliation (8/3/10)
- New owners at Jackson Bowling Lanes (8/3/10)1
- Emerson tours SEMO Port, local businesses (8/1/10)
- Local unemployment jumps nearly 1 percent from May to June (7/30/10)2
- United Way Board to approve allocations (7/29/10)1
- Today is McAlister's Free Tea Day (7/29/10)3
- Half Price Gift Card Store (7/28/10)
- Local non-profits in danger (7/27/10)
- Presentation on new waste fuel technology (7/24/10)2
- Horizon joins Pure Power program (7/23/10)9
- New online store specializes in Southeast apparel (7/23/10)4
- T.J. Maxx to open this fall in Cape (7/22/10)10
- New Plaza Tire to open next month (7/20/10)1
- Ray's and Water's Edge team up (7/16/10)1
- Win Free Wings for a Year (7/15/10)2
- Smoothie King Now Open in Cape (7/14/10)10
- New Urgent Care Clinic Opens Saturday (7/13/10)7
- New owner at Mayberry's Auto Body (7/12/10)1
- Jackson Chamber receives donation for renovations (7/9/10)
- Local company creates church index (7/8/10)
- Audio Tours launch this weekend (7/3/10)3
- Win FREE Cape Splash Tickets (7/1/10)11
- Zoomin' Groomer Mobile Dog Salon to Open (6/30/10)1
- New teacher supply store to open (6/29/10)1
- More details on General Sign Closing (6/26/10)1
- New pet supply store to open (6/25/10)1
- Pink Squirrel to Open July 4 (6/24/10)7
- New Rhodes location opens Tuesday (6/19/10)5
- Lifeway christian bookstore opening soon (6/18/10)3
- Tweet Up June 23 at Broadway Books (6/17/10)4
- Health Care Reform explained tomorrow (6/16/10)4
- Hospital to open operations facility at Lorimont Place (6/15/10)1
- Main Street Station Dedication set in Jackson (6/13/10)5
- New Dance Studio Opens (6/10/10)1
- New Curves location to open in Cape (6/9/10)
- Chamber to offer energy workshop (6/8/10)
- New music instruction studio opens (6/7/10)8
- Jackson ad agency to produce Case IH video (6/6/10)
- Trade you dad's tie for cheesecake (6/3/10)
- Cape couple opens AmeriSpec business (6/2/10)
- Groundbreaking Friday on New Bank Center (6/1/10)
- Shelter of Hope Thrift Store Seeks Donations (5/31/10)4
- Lazy L Safari Park to open June 19 (5/30/10)
- Bowen is first in new Boulder Crest Development (5/28/10)
- Rust & Martin moving to Regents Parc (5/26/10)2
- Movie theatre changes its name (5/25/10)13
- Top of the Line Consign opens downtown (5/25/10)4
- TJ Maxx confirms it's considering Cape (5/22/10)12
- 'Dirt Cheap' store opening soon in Cape (5/21/10)4
- Cape West Centre to open mid-July (5/20/10)
- Would you buy diapers online? (5/19/10)3
- New mail service opens (5/14/10)
- Drunken Monkey to open in downtown Cape (5/13/10)4
- Pets take to the air (5/12/10)10
- Bank of Missouri Launches iPhone App (5/11/10)2
- Scotttrade to open Cape Location (5/8/10)3
- Former Blimpie to become Chinese restaurant (5/7/10)10
- Stevie's Steakburger to Re-Open May 11 (5/6/10)11
- Strawberries are ripe, Summer can't be far behind (5/5/10)2
- Dino's Pizza to open in July (5/4/10)20
- Royal N' Orleans Building Sold (4/30/10)18
- Farmers Market Opens for 25th Season Today (4/29/10)7
- Candlewood Suites to Open June 3 (4/28/10)
- Wal-Mart Gives to Food Bank (4/23/10)
- Primo Vino now open (4/22/10)7
- Economy showing signs of improvement (4/21/10)3
- What the Beatles have the do with business (4/20/10)1
- Europe's Travel Troubles (4/19/10)3
- New art gallery to open in May (4/19/10)4
- Take control of your toilet paper roll! (4/17/10)17
- Green = Cha-Ching! (4/16/10)1
- Help for working parents (4/15/10)
- Tomorrow is Tax Day! (4/14/10)3
- Storytelling festival has big business impact (4/10/10)1
- Perryville shows promise (4/8/10)
- Scott County Named Enhanced Enterprise Zone (4/7/10)4
- Thinking of starting a business? (4/2/10)5
- Homebuyer Tax Credit Expires April 30 (4/1/10)6
- Pool Service donates profits to Humane Society (3/31/10)1
- Drury's Cedar Street Restaurant is Closing (3/27/10)16
- Ameri-Market grand opening this weekend (3/26/10)13
- Gyro King opening at former Cosmos location (3/25/10)12
- Cape shopping center gets a makeover (3/19/10)15
- Gas prices on the rise (3/17/10)14
- New Karate Academy Opens (3/16/10)
- Will the iPad replace your newspaper? (3/12/10)11
- Panera posts calorie counts.....I don't think I want to know! (3/11/10)1
- Riverboat gaming gets another chance (3/10/10)6