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 Business Today found 25 people making a difference in the Southeast Missouri business community and profiled them as its Who's Who in Southeast Missouri. Click on the link to read the profiles.  10 to watch in 2010: People, places and projects that will make headlines this year At a time when health care on the national level is very uncertain, both Cape Girardeau hospitals are in the midst of...
Business licenses Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during February.
Health briefs A collection of short bits of news about the Southeast Missouri health community.
Tax liens Tax liens and lien discharges recorded during the month of February.
Bankruptcies Bankruptcies filed through February for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy...
Names in the news A collection of short bits of news about people in the regional business community.
Business briefs Short bits of regional business news from Business Today magazine.
Marketing biz: How to market your small business Each month, Business Today asks local experts to weigh in on a marketing or advertising issue facing small businesses.... |
 Thousands of area residents browsed the latest products from countertops to rooftops Saturday at the Show Me Center during the 30th annual Southeast Missouri Home Builders Association Home and Garden Show, which continues...
After months of waiting, the deal for a Canadian investor to take over Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. in Cape Girardeau seems poised for completion. Ronald Strauss, founder of Aero-Base Inc., said that almost all remaining...
About 80 people gathered Thursday at the construction site of a new Candlewood Suites hotel on Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau to protest the alleged employment of undocumented workers.
Discovery Playhouse Open House
 Discovery Playhouse opens the doors for a sneak peak Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Jackson Chamber Business Breakfast March 19
 Jackson Chamber of Commerce business breakfast March 19 at Creative Edge.
Cape Chamber of Commerce After Hours March 16
 Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours March 16, 2010.
Jackson Chamber after hours March 9
 Jackson Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours March 9, 2010 at Bank of Missouri, 125 E. Main St., Jackson.
Addy Awards
 Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals enjoy the presentation of the ADDY awards at a banquet Feb. 19, 2010 at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. 
Deal to buy Commander Premier at Cape airport close to completion, investor says
(03/21/10)After months of waiting, the deal for a Canadian investor to take over Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. in Cape Girardeau seems poised for completion. Ronald Strauss, founder of Aero-Base Inc., said that almost all remaining obstacles to securing the financing necessary to purchase the company have been cleared and he expects to obtain the money he has been seeking by the end of the week... 
Protest against company building new Cape Girardeau hotel focuses on illegal workers
(03/19/10)About 80 people gathered Thursday at the construction site of a new Candlewood Suites hotel on Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau to protest the alleged employment of undocumented workers.
Bank auditors received $19M in bonuses
(03/19/10) WASHINGTON -- As banks gambled on the mortgages that helped create the worst financial crisis in generations, the U.S. government handed out millions of dollars in bonuses to regulators at agencies that missed or ignored warning signs that the system was on the verge of a meltdown...
Two-track economy: 9.7 percent unemployment, $200,000 sports cars
(03/19/10) WASHINGTON -- For the super-rich and everyone else, the economic recovery is taking place in two gears. A British company is betting there's a market in North America for a $200,000 sports car built with Formula One race technology, announcing Thursday that it will unveil the expensive new toy late next year... 
Cape home, garden show to have outdoor theme
(03/18/10)Those entering the 30th annual Southeast Missouri Home Builders Association Home and Garden Show in Cape Girardeau may feel like they've just stepped outside. This year, nearly a quarter of the Show Me Center will be consumed by an outdoor-themed display built by Earthworks Inc. of Perryville, Mo. This new effort to bring the outdoors inside includes a Pavestone driveway, outdoor kitchen and decorative water fountains... 
Cape mayoral candidate calls for sales tax holiday participation
(03/18/10)Cape Girardeau should participate in the back-to-school sales tax holiday despite its cost to help families and reward out-of-town shoppers, mayoral candidate Matt Hopkins said Wednesday. Hopkins, a former city councilman, faces retired businessman Harry Rediger in the April election. The winner replaces incumbent Mayor Jay Knudtson, who is being forced out by term limits...
Union County leads Southern Illinois in unemployment
(03/17/10) Union County has the highest unemployment rate out of 21 Southern Illinois counties according to a January jobs report released Tuesday, KZIM KSIM radio reported. The jobs report shows 20 of the 21 counties registering double-digit unemployment, higher than levels in January 2009, with Union County the highest at 16 percent...
Cape casino 'won't happen' without council endorsement, mayor says
(03/16/10) A Cape Girardeau casino is unlikely unless the city council endorses the idea, Mayor Jay Knudtson said Monday night. The possibility that a development group led by businessmen David Knight and Jim Riley will apply for a casino license opened up last week when the Missouri Gaming Commission and Pinnacle Entertainment agreed the President Casino will be closed July 1. That will make one of Missouri's 13 gaming licenses available to a new casino...
Missouri regulators consider AmerenUE's $320 million rate case
(03/16/10) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Customers of Missouri's largest electricity provider appear likely to see a rate increase. The biggest question is how much more they will pay. State utility regulators began hearing testimony Monday on a rate increase sought by St. Louis-based AmerenUE, most of whose 1.2 million customers are in eastern and central Missouri...
Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests
(03/16/10) ATLANTA -- Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks. Duke University researchers found a link between how a key stock index performed and how many heart attacks were treated at their North Carolina hospital shortly after the recession began in December 2007 through July 2009, when signs of recovery emerged... 
Talking Shop with Donna Cook, co-owner of Main Street Flooring and Interiors
(03/15/10)When she was a student at Jackson High School, Donna Cook never dreamed of owning a business, but years later the Jackson native and her husband, Dennis, purchased a flooring business in 2008. The owner of Main Street Flooring and Interiors in Jackson, Cook sat down with Jackson reporter Brian Blackwell to share why she purchased the business and other details of her life...
Longtime Southeast Missourian employee retiring from Jackson office
(03/15/10) Joy Baker will retire this Friday after 13 years in the Jackson office of the Southeast Missourian. Co-workers will celebrate her work and friendship with a reception, but will miss her smile and positive attitude. "People think of her as sunny," said Cathy Hancock, who has worked with Baker since she came on board in April 1997. "She's just a person with a very positive attitude that brightens anyone's day...
Meet the new business editor, Melissa Miller
(03/15/10) You might notice a new face on the left-hand side of this page, and that's me, Melissa Miller. I'll be covering business and community news for the Southeast Missourian now that Brian Blackwell has been reassigned to our Jackson bureau. I feel like my every career choice led to this moment and this job. My degree from the University of Missouri's School of Journalism in 2000, followed by seven years in newspapers in Missouri, Michigan and Indiana, gave me a strong journalistic foundation... 
Tilley Promoted at LCMS
(03/15/10)Blake Tilley has been named senior vice president for marketing and communications at The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (LCMS) Foundation effective July 1. Tilley currently serves as the foundation's director of Internet and planned giving. A native of Cape Girardeau, Tilley holds degrees in marketing and fine arts from Southeast Missouri State University and a master's degree in business administration from Webster University. ...
Robins elected to MFA oil board
(03/15/10) Oran, Mo., resident Michael Robins was recently elected to the board of directors of the MFA Oil Co. Robins, who will represent MFA Oil's Southeast district on the eight-member board, was nominated at the company's recent delegate meeting in Dexter, Mo. ...
Balsamo inducted as orthopaedic fellow
(03/15/10) Dr. Luke Balsamo of Norfolk, Va., was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on March 10 during ceremonies at the academy's 2010 annual meeting in New Orleans. Balsamo is currenly on active duty in the Navy and is stationed at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va. Balsamo graduated from Cqape Girardeau Central High School in 1989. He received his medical training at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y...
Zoellner named managing partner
(03/15/10) Wayne J. Zoellner has been promoted to managing partner for Modern Woodmen of America. His office is at 1427 Thomas Drive, Suite A in Cape Girardeau. Zoellner has been with Modern Woodmen since 2003, specializing in life and health insurance as well as financial planning and investment services...
Style Shop Lifestyles hires new team stylist
(03/15/10) Erynne Sharp is the newest team stylist at Style Stop Lifestyles at 3812 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson. She works Tuesday through Saturday. For an appointment, call 243-1070.
Scott County sees slight year-over-year increase in sales tax
(03/12/10) BENTON, Mo. -- Although tax revenues are still behind for the year in Scott County, there was a slight increase in February over the same month last year, the Sikeston Standard Democrat reported. Receipts from the month of February totaled $158,208.23, up from $147,688.86 in February 2009... 
Local businesses can get international perspective through Cape foundation
(03/12/10)Area businesses looking to gain an advantage during globalization have a local option in Cape Girardeau's Cultural Exchange Network. Robyn Walker, executive director of the not-for-profit CENET, said American companies understand the need for globalization and for bringing in fresh ideas and talent worldwide... |
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Talking Shop with Bill Holland, executive director of SEMO FoundationTelephones, Italian meat and Redhawks are just a few words to describe Bill Holland's business interests. A former director of marketing for SBC and John Volpi & Co. meat company in St. Louis, Holland became executive director of the Southeast Missouri State University Foundation in June 2009. Business reporter Brian Blackwell recently visited with Holland to learn more about his past experiences with various companies and his view of what challenges lie ahead for the foundation... 
Profiles of various products made in Southeast MissouriFind out about different products made in our region -- from wagons to shotgun chokes to toilet paper -- and the impact they have on the region.  |
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