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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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Town Plaza Memories
Posted Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at 11:03 AM
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Town Plaza Shopping Center. I've been looking through the Southeast Missourian's archives researching for a story for Friday's edition. Some of the Town Plaza's early stores included a Kroger grocery store, Gambles, The Woolworth Company, Tower Loan Company, Scott's Shoe Store and W.T. Grant Company. It also had a cafeteria and a barber shop...
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