Plane fare: Talking with Sandy Ladd of Sandy's Place restaurant

Monday, April 13, 2009

At the age of 15, Jackson native Sandy Ladd began work at an area restaurant. Years later, Ladd still is in the business as the owner of her first restaurant, Sandy's Place. Inside the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport at 860 Rush Limbaugh Memorial Drive, Sandy's Place serves up a heaping helping of down home cooking and a dash of hospitality. Business reporter Brian Blackwell recently sat down with Ladd to learn more about how she started her first restaurant and what it takes to succeed as a local business owner.

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