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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.
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Wal-Mart Gives to Food Bank
Posted Friday, April 23, 2010, at 1:22 PM
Wal-Mart and its foundation gave $45,000 and more than 1 million pounds of food to the Southeast Missouri Food Bank during its current fiscal year, which will end in June. The $45,000 was used to purchase a truck used to visit Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in the food bank's 16-county service area and pick up donated food and household items...
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