A DECADE OF BUSINESS: CENSUS WILL GIVE INSIGHT TO FUTURE AND CURRENT BUSINESS OWNERS

Some of them are businesses we frequent every week.

Others opened, closed and were forgotten.

But the hundreds of businesses that operated in Cape Girardeau County in the 1990s made most of the area what it is. A listing of most of them brings back memories for many.

U.S. Census information for the period of 1990-2000, which will start being released in March, gives a picture of the business situation throughout the country, including Cape Girardeau County. Businesses also use the information to determine the type of people who live in an area, the available workforce and who will be frequenting their operations.

1990

• LaBamba Mexican Restaurant opened on Main Street.
• Wedge's Restaurant opened.
• Wolohan Lumber Co. purchased Riverside Building Supply and Home Centers.
• Rumors Inc. closed.
• Finney's Drug Store on Broadway closed.
• Sleepy Hollow changed name to Carriage House Furniture Gallery.
• Advanced Business Systems bought Southeast Telephone Systems Inc.
• Suedekum Hardware became Meyer Supply.
• Day Transfer moved to new quarters on Highway 74.
• Plants Plus opened on Kingshighway.
• KYRX-FM, Y-105, started operation in West Park Mall.
• Belden Jewelry Store opened.
• Sneathen Enterprises Model Train Store opened.
• State granted charter to AmeriFirst Bank.
• First Federal Savings and Loan Association became Cape County Bank and later that year changed its name to Capital Bank.
• Mercantile Bancorporation secured Colonial Federal Savings and Loan.
• Dana Corp. plant opened.
• Mildenberger & Willing plant went into production.
• Lowe Industries became Golden Cat.

1991

• Co-op, 40 N. Main, closed.
• Professional & Therapeutic Massage Services moved to 505 S. Mt. Auburn Road, inside Universal Physique.
• Interco (Florsheim Shoe) filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code.
• Shop 'n' Save opened.
• Chrisman Art Gallery returned to downtown Cape Girardeau.
• OFMCO opened new and used office furniture store in former Montgomery Ward building, Independence and Main.
• Shell's Furniture and Collectibles opened at 221A Independence.
• Frank Klueppel took over OFMCO operation, renaming it Office Furniture World.
• Champs Sports opened in West Park Mall.
• Briar Patch opened in West Park Mall.
• Cape Jewelry and Pawn was established at 47 Plaza Way.
• AmeriFirst Bank moved into its new building, 3060 William.
• Kagmo Industrial Supply Co. was founded at 2355 Rust Avenue.
• Tony Stephens became new manager of West Park Mall.
• Storey's Food Giant, the first business to open in Cape Girardeau Centre, closed briefly for a lease-negotiation session with the Centre's new owner.
• First National Bank of Sikeston purchased Colonial Federal Savings & Loan Association, 2027 Broadway.
• Mildenberger & Willing plant officially went online.
• Larry Haertling purchased Fisherman's Net and changed its name to Fisherman's Ketch.
• Cape Central Airways was sold to Mark Spatz by Reggie Hopwell.
• Legends nightclub opened at 610 S. Kingshighway.
• Farm & Home Savings Association relocated from 440 Broadway to 211 Silver Springs Road.
• Dairy Queen at 913 Broadway reopened; a plan to merge it with DQ at 31 S. Kingshighway was dropped.
• Magnetics Collectibles relocated to West End Industrial Park.
• El Chico's restaurant opened at 202 S. Mt. Auburn Road.
• Second Taco Bell opened at 3039 William.
• Marine Equipment Towing Corp. was established.
• Homedco moved to new location in Independence Square.
• CyberTel Cellular Telephone Co. moved into its new building at Kingshighway and Broadway.
• Specialty Feed and Seed Center opened at 470 S. Kingshighway.
• M.J.'s on Main opened at 108 N. Main.
• First National Bank opened in former Colonial Savings & Loan Association building.
• Taylor Glass & Remodeling started at 2145 Independence.
• Hines Trucking Co. established at 1221 S. Kingshighway.
• Craft and Basket Shoppe opened at 111 N. Main.
• Cape Girardeau Prosthetic Lab Inc. moved to 44 Doctors Park.
• Everything's a $1 opened in West Park Mall.
• Applebee's Restaurant opened at 202 S. Broadview.
• Bon-Win Inc. established at 2228 Hillbrook Drive.
• Sherry James purchased House of Brides from Mary Henneman.
• Heartland Antique Emporium opened at 5 N. Main.
• Cape Paint and Glass Co. relocated to 15 N. Middle.
• Travel Agency by HSCA founded at 840 S. Mount Auburn Road.
• Mrs. Smith's Time Service established.
• Medi-Comp Data Service Inc. started.
• OPTION Care relocated to 61 Doctors Park.
• Rajun Cajun Restaurant opened at 24 S. Spanish.

1992

• Vision One Productions opened 203 N. Spanish.
• Paul Schnare purchased Sunny Hill Garden Center Inc. from Bill and Ramona Brinkopf.
• Room Mates Sleep Center Pool & Spa moved from 2148 William to 2146 William.
• Cape Bicycle Cycling & Fitness Inc. bought Amoco Service Station adjacent to the bicycle sales and service firm in the 1800 block of Broadway.
• Second Time Around Furniture opened at 520 Broadway.
• Bluff City Beer moved headquarters from Poplar Bluff to building on Sievers Drive.
• Wal-Mart Supercenter opened at 3439 William.
• Clowning Around cake bakery and delivery service was established.
• Big Al's Nightclub opened at 619 S. Kingshighway.
• Daina Rae's craft supplies and gift shop started at 130 N. Main.
• Storey's Food Giant, 201 S. Broadview, closed.
• Broadway Theater reopened.
• Lady Foot Locker opened in West Park Mall.
• J. Riggins, a men's clothing store, opened in West Park Mall.
• Curl Up and Dye Salon opened at 621 Good Hope.
• Contractor Supply and Home Center established at Highway 74, mile west of Interstate 55.
• Toys R Us opened on Silver Springs Road.
• Heilig-Meyers Furniture Store opened on Silver Springs Road.
• My Daddy's Cheesecake opened at 111 N. Main.
• Lane Bryant opened in West Park Mall.
• The Finishing Touch started at 101 S. Frederick.
• Ragsdale's Pub, 133 N. Main, closed.
• Beginnings, North Main, closed.
• Dial-A-Page Inc. was established at 121 S. Broadview.
• Rust & Martin, home furnishings and design center, opened its new building at Mid City Business Center.
• Lowell's Jewelers & Distributors, Kingshighway and Bloomfield Road, closed.
• Commerce Bank of Poplar bluff purchased First Exchange Bank.
• Amy's Fashions opened in Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Jay's Beauty Salon established at 42 N. Main.
• 5-H Ranch became Capetown Safari.
• Trim-Line of Cape Girardeau became Auto Trim Line.
• Catfish Castle opened at 2145 Independence.
• Grams Decorating started.
• Nation Brothers Auto Electric Inc. moved to 2210 Kingsway.
• The Thrifty Shopper opened at 470 S. Kingshighway.
• Things Remembered opened in West Park Mall.
• Gallery St. Avit opened at Independence and South Spanish.
• Hansen's Collectibles established at 210 Independence.
• Cape Art Engraving Co. moved to 728 Broadway from Broadview location.
• Mom's Treasures reopened at 326 S. Sprigg; had been at 329 S. Sprigg.
• Missouri Division of Employment Security office moved from 1219 N. Kingshighway to 6 Girardeau Court.
• Antique Centre Mall opened at 2121 William.
• Cape Vacuum And Sewing Center started at 433 Broadway.
• Sunny Hill Garden Center moved to 206 N. Kingshighway.
• Tantrums Restaurant and Lounge became Port Cape Girardeau West.
• Wal-Mart Stores Inc. purchased 18.67-acre tract just south of Wal-Mart Supercenter. Plan to build Sam's Wholesale Club.
• Stacy's Karate Studio opened at 205 S. Plaza Way.
• Papa John's Pizza opened at 839 N. Kingshighway.
• So-Fro Fabrics changed name to House of Fabrics and moved to Cape Girardeau Centre.
• Sprigg Street Service Station/Convenience Store opened at Sprigg and Themis.
• 16-Plus reopened in West Park Mall.
• Raben Tire Co. Inc. bought Richardson Tire Co., 3480 Nash Road.
• Seven Seas Import Shop opened at 512 Broadway.
• Mike Mathes and Richard Kirkpatrick established Cape Girardeau Motors Inc., 1754 Independence.
• Backyard Bar-B-Q opened at 1865 Broadway.
• Phoenicia Restaurant opened at 1000 N. Sprigg.
• Subway Sandwich Shop opened at 252 Silver Springs Road.
• Tri-County Health Related Services moved from Scott City to 106 Farrar Drive.
• Reed Catering Service established by Russ Reed.
• Tim and Karen Costello purchased Kirby Co., 255 South Plaza Way.
• Sprigg Street Medical Center established at 24 N. Sprigg.
• Brase Distributing and B & H Fleet and Industrial Supply combined to open new machine shop, 2350 Rust Ave.
• Cape Large Animal Services established by Dr. David Burgermeister at 853 S. Kingshighway.
• Heartland Crafts opened at 5 N. Main.
• Reppert Hospitality Travel Center moved from west side of Plaza Galleria shopping square to 1606 Independence.
• Pat LaFont and his father, Gene LaFont, joined forces to reopen LaFont Auto Sales, 402 S. Kingshighway.
• Rainsoft Water Treatment opened at 2141 Independence by Donny Beasley.
• Unlimited Sports and Athletics opened by Gary J. Schmidt at 1844 N. Kingshighway.
• United Electric Supply Co.-Cape started at 470 S. Kingshighway.
• Croxton Antiques & Collectibles moved to 612 Broadway from Independence Street location by Frank and Geraldine Croxton.
• Cutt'n On The River, barber shop, opened at 211A S. Kingshighway.
• Linda Hess and Lenora Widner moved Country Girl Creations to 18 N. Sprigg from 6 N. Sprigg.
• ShowBiz Pizza became Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, 250 S. Silver Springs Road.
• Gary G. Stanley bought Dean Taylor Cadillac-Oldsmobile and changed name of firm to Crown Cadillac-Oldsmobile.
• Unique Brides opened at 17 N. Main.

1993

• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurant opened near Interstate 55.
• Pop's Pizza opened at 409 N. Clark.
• Write Service, a computerized printing service, opened at Crossroads Shopping Center in Cape Girardeau.
• All-Pet Grooming, a new pet grooming and boarding business, started operations at 125 S. Broadview Plaza, Suite 3.
• The Captain China Liu Restaurant opened at 2123 Broadway.
• Michael and Merrie Busby opened Helping Hands Computer Service in Cape Girardeau, offering medical claims service, assistance in finding financial aid for college students, and mailbox system.
• Cape Girardeau Produce and Repackers Inc. began operations.
• American Lending Group, Inc., a lending institution specializing in purchasing and refinancing residential mortgages, opened branch office at 125 S. Broadview, Suite 2.
• Sanders Enterprises Inc., a plastics recycling center, opened in Nash Road Industrial Park.
• SEMO Hardwood Floor Sanding Co., a hardwood-floor sanding, staining and refinishing compnay, opened in Cape Girardeau.
• First Tire and Wheel Inc., a wholesale tire operation, opened at 99 S. Louisiana.
• CenterMark Properties Inc., purchased full interest in West Park Mall.
• Babbage's, a computer software store, opened in Suite 248 in West Park Mall.
• Reed's Restaurant, owned by Russ Reed, opened at Town House Inn, 505 N. Kingshighway.
• Sibley's Bargain Books opened at 33 N. Main.
• A.E. Birk & Son Plumbing & Heating Inc. at Independence and Sprigg, closed after 60 years of business in Cape Girardeau.
• Patsy Langston, with more than 20 years of experience in hair care, opened Patsy's Family Hair Care at 234 S. Sprigg.
• Superior Windows, headquartered in Centralia, Ill., opened a facility at 1055 N. Kingshighway.
• Jess Bolen, who formerly worked for A.E. Birk & Son Plumbing & Heating, opened Jess Bolen Plumbing and Heating.
• A new Mexican restaurant, El Torero, opened in the Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Teleco Cellular, agent for Southwestern Bell Telephone and for Southwestern Bell Mobile Phone System, opened at 320 N. Kingshighway.
• Lorimont Place, a multi-million-dollar retail-professional office complex and corporate home of Health Services Corporation of America, opened at 840 S. Mount Auburn Road.
• C&S Professional Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. began operations at Jackson.
• A ladies' shoe store, Step-By-Step Shoes, opened at 105 Independence.
• American Superstores opened its new Cape Girardeau facility at 201 S. Broadview.
• Fastenal Co., national distributor of threaded metal fasteners and related construction supplies, opened branch at 2228 Bloomfield Road.
• Medical Documentation Services Ltd., a medical records transcription company, opened at 760 S. Kingshighway.
• Resume Works, professional resume-writing and job-placement service, opened at 121 S. Broadview, Suite 7.
• Central Hardware, 271 S. Broadview, closed its doors. Operation opened in 1989.
• Petals & Bows opened at 127 N. Main.
• Whitfield's Fine Dining opened at 220 Independence.
• Dumplins, a restaurant chain headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., opened at Lorimont Place.
• Mollie's Restaurant, owned by John and Jerrianne Wyman, opened at its new location in Alliance Building near corner of Spanish and Independence.
• Mo' Better Videos and Ethiopian Ocean Books and Artifacts opened at 1030 Broadway.
• New Italian cuisine restaurant, A Taste of Italy, opened at 214 W. Main in Jackson.
• Jeannie's Boutique opened in Lorimont Place, 840 S. Mount Auburn Road.
• Lee/Rowan Company in Jackson was sold to Newell Company of Freeport, Ill.
• After being closed for last year and half because of terminal renovation, the restaurant at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport -- The Runway Restaurant and Lounge -- reopened.
• RV Productions Inc., screen printing and embroidery design company, opened at 1606 Independence.
• The Sewing Basket opened at West Park Village.
• Blockbuster Video opened at West Park Village.
• Direct Maytag Home Appliance Center opened at 1407 N. Kingshighway.
• F.W. Woolworth store, which had presence in Cape Girardeau for almost 80 years, closed in Town Plaza.
• Ye Olde House Collectibles and Gift Shoppe opened in 100 block of Broadway.
• Grass Roots BMW, new BMW motorcycle dealership, opened at 28 S. Spanish.
• G and D communications Inc., headquartered at Sikeston, opened branch operation at Jackson.
• BJ's Sewing Room opened at 2611 Thomas Drive.
• Image Creators Inc. opened in Cape Girardeau. Company offered marketing services for business owners for manufactured products and services.
• Plasco Stripping, which provided new process for stripping paint off automobiles and other surfaces, opened at 2528 Boutin Drive.
• Sprigg Street Medical Center, which for past year served almost 3,000 persons who previously had limited or no access to medical care, closed its doors.
• Broadway Pawn Shop opened at 113 Broadway.

1994

• SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence Inc., an independent living center funded by Missouri Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, opened its office at 1020 N. Kingshighway.
• Four Southeast Missouri shoe factories announced plans to close operations this year: Brown Shoe Co. at Caruthersville and Mountain Grove, and Selmer, Tenn., and centralized cutting facility at Charleston.
• Complete Health Care, headquartered in St. Louis, opened its fifth home health care facility in Missouri, at 1707 Mt. Auburn Road.
• Eggimann Feed and Seed, a store specializing in feeds and seeds and related supplies for more than 67 years, closed its operation at 514 Independence.
• D&V Merchandize, consisting of Don's Furniture and Vera's Men's Clothes, opened at 709-711 Broadway.
• Lowe's, new retail home center, opened.
• DBE Inc., environmental consulting firm, moved its operating headquarters to Cape Girardeau from Lexington, Ky.
• Heartland Professional opened in Cape Girardeau.
• Sandy's women's sportswear store opened at The Crossroads, Independence and Kingshighway.
• Papa Bear's Daiquiris and Grill opened at 2 N. Main.
• Capital Bancorporation Inc., headquartered at Cape Girardeau, and Bank of South County in St. Louis merged into subsidiary of Capital Bancorporation.
• Dona Flora, new green house, opened near Cape Girardeau, on County Road 621.
• Somethin' Special, arts and crafts store, opened at 105 Independence.
• Tractor Supply Company opened its new 18,750-square-foot store at 501 S. Kingshighway.
• AmeriSpec Home Inspection Service opened at 891 N. Kingshighway.
• In-Home Pet Care was opened in Jackson by Pamela Lowery.
• Texberry Container Corp., Houston-based manufacturer and distributor of plastic bottles, located in Nash Road Industrial Park.
• A new Dairy Queen/Brazier restaurant opened near intersection of U.S. 61 North and Interstate 55.
• Adoption Search Assistance, firm which helps adopted persons find their birth parents, opened in Cape Girardeau.
• Red Lobster Restaurant, a 200-seat, 6,000-squre-foot seafood restaurant, opened on Route K.
• Bel Aire Bar and Grill opened at 24 S. Spanish.
• Drury Suites Hotel at southwest corner of Interstate 55 and Route K opened.
• Ultimate Automotive opened at 1734 N. Kingshighway.
• Holman Guttering and Siding opened at 965 W. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson.
• Abbey Home Healthcare, provider of home health care products and services, opened its 230th branch at 2144 Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Fleet Mortgage Corp., headquartered in Columbia, S.C., opened office at 237 N. Ellis.
• Plaza Gifts and Office Supplies, which opened in Town Plaza Shopping Center in 1965, closed its doors.
• Sylvan Learning Centers opened facility at 1020 N. Kingshighway.
• Sonic Drive-in opened at 2126 Broadway.
• Office 1 Superstore, retailer of office products, furniture, computers and electronics, opened store in Cape Girardeau.
• Pizza-cutting ceremony officially opened new Pizza Inn accross from St. Francis Medical Center.
• Construction began for Target store in Cape West Business Park.
• Boyd Gaming Corp. opened temporary office in downtown Cape Girardeau.
• Mediation & Conflict Resolution Service of Southeast Missouri opened at 1221 Kingsway Drive, Suite 4.
• Rogers Jewelers opened in West Park Mall.
• Former Last Chance saloon, landmark building at corner of Broadway and Pacific Street, ran out of chances. One-hundred-twenty-year-old building was razed.
• Jason Brown opened Ziebart Tidy Car Center at 1444 Independence.
• Rainbow Cleaning Systems Sales and Service opened at 837 N. Kingshighway.
• Great Financial Mortgage joined business scene in Cape Girardeau and Paducah. Great Financial, headquartered in Owensboro, Ky., acquired Fleet Mortgage in both cities.
• Dorthey Belongy of Jackson opened Antique Furniture & Craft Mall at 18 N. Sprigg.
• Downtown Pawn opened at 38 N. Spanish.
• Ivy Antiques Etc., an antiques and collectibles store, opened at 1027 Broadway.
• Walgreens Co. opened 13,000-square-foot store at interesection of Independence and Kingshighway.
• A new McDonald's Restaurant opened at 3419 William. It was the third McDonald's in Cape Girardeau.
• Pre Miere Clothing Co., women's clothing store, opened at 19 N. Main.
• Picture Video opened in Cape Girardeau. Business provided video record of old phtographs.
• Shoney's Inc., headquartered at Louisville, Ky., purchased four Shoney's Restaurants previously operated by DeJoys Inc., headquartered in Cape Girardeau, including restaurant at 171 West Street in Cape Girardeau.
• Robert Drury, president of Drury Southwest, announced plans for Auburn Park Place, new, high-profile commercial retail complex at southeast corner of Route K and Mount Auburn Road.
• Horticulturist Anne Foust established Green Gardens, new interior plant maintenance service, in Cape Girardeau.
• Consolidated Grain & Barge Co., headquarted in Mandeville, La., signed lease with Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority for 16 acres to build grain elevator and barge facility.

1995

• LaBamba, a Mexican restaurant at 123 N. Main, closed.
• Cape Picture Perfect, photo processing and finishing lab, opened at 1091 Broadway.
• Jennings Refinishing, company founded to refinish, touch up and repair antique and new furniture, opened at Jackson.
• The Clubhouse, family grill and pub, opened in Plaza Galleria.
• Klaus & Associates, company that provides landscape architecture, opened in Cape Girardeau.
• McCombs Funeral Home Inc., Jackson institution for almost 90 years, broke ground in February for second funeral home at 1425 Kurre Lane in Cape Girardeau.
• West Park Motors Inc. opened in Cape West Business Park.
• All-American Home Center opened at 1930 Southern Expressway. It is division of McDonald's Mobile Homes, headquarted in Tulsa, Okla.
• Mid-America Mobile Systems opened at 320 N. Kingshighway.
• Ryan's Steak House, 10,000-square-foot restaurant with seating for 375 to 400 persons, opened.
• Instant Replays, men's clothing and sporting goods consignment shop, opened at 114 N. Main.
• Campster School Antiques opened at 3892 Bloomfield Road in former Campster School, which was built in 1940 by WPA.
• In a deal reached between Schnucks and the Federal Trade Commission, Schnucks agreed to keep Del-Farm grocery at William and South Sprigg streets open, as well as the Schnucks store at 19 S. Kingshighway.
• Steve's Sheds and Ray's Pole Barns opened at 7965 Highway 61 North at Jackson.
• Saint Louis Bread Co. opened in West Park Mall.
• Soap 'N Suds Laundry opened at 501 N. Silver Springs Road.
• Ralston Purina Co. announced plans to acquire assets of Golden Cat Corp., leading manufacturer and marketer of branded cat box filler in U.S. and Canada. Golden Cat had special cat center at Cape Girardeau.
• Max Television Co., multi-station radio and TV broadcasting company headquarted in Virginia Beach, Va., purchased KBSI-TV, Fox Network affiliate in Cape Girardeau.
• Payless Optical opened at 75 Plaza Way in Town Plaza Shopping Center area.
• Jungle Gemm, pet and pet supply store, opened in West Park Mall.
• Judy Ventrella opened Judith Anne's, gift store with bed, bath and home decor, opened at 130 N. Main.
• Designer and Moore, used clothing store, opened at 1335 B, Old Cape Road in Jackson.
• The ImageMaker opened in Lorimont Place, 280 S. Mount Auburn Road.
• A.F. Enterprise II Fairfax, offering free-standing air cleaners, opened at 625A Broadway.
• Educational Services Inc., providing financial planning seminars to public, opened in downtown Cape Girardeau.
• Schlotzski's Deli opened in Lorimont Place.
• Blimpie International Inc., nation's second-largest submarine-sancwich chain, opened restaurant at Broadway and Harmony.
• Witness Designs, offering interior designs, home furnishings and accessories, apparel, antiques and other gifts, opened at 21B N. Main.
• Atchison Mini-Storage, 32-unit storage facility, opened at 2820 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson.
• After two years of changes and improvements, retail center which formerly housed Lowell's and Silo officially reopened with new name and new tenants. LaCroix Center, near intersection of Bloomfield and South Kingshighway, opened with five tenants: Carpet Connections, Hancock Fabrics, Plaza Gifts & Office Supplies, Room Mates and Sign Master.
• Famous Footwear opened at West Park Mall.
• The Tsidkenu Martial Arts Club was opened by Michael Hester in Jackson.
• Riverport Trade Center, new retail center stretching from 5 N. Main to 5 N. Spanish, opened in downtown Cape Girardeau.
• Hastings Books, Music & Video opened 22,000-square-foot store in Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• VisionAire Corp. announced it was looking at Regional Airport as a possible site for plant to manufacture its proposed new VisionAire Vantage single-engine business jet.
• Hampton Inn opened at Interstate 55/Route K interchange.
• Old service station building, empty for more than 20 years, reopened as produce market Corner Produce Market, 501 Morgan Oak.
• Capital Bancorporation Inc., multibank holding company headquartered in Cape Girardeau, agreed to sell to Union Planters Corp. of Memphis, Tenn.
• Riverfront Hotdogs, two-wheel hotdog cart, debuted in downtown Cape Girardeau during annual Riverfest celebration.
• Another Time, Another Place antique shop opened at 714 Broadway.
• Play It Again Sports opened at 2140 Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Alliance Siding Co., which provided vinyl siding installation and replacement of windows and doors, opened at 400 Broadway, Suite 521.
• Purified Air Products, distributor of Alpine Industries Living Air Purifiers, opened at 1108 Perry Ave.
• The Stalls, a marketplace for indoor and outdoor vendors, opened at 221 Independence.
• A number of buildings, housing four businesses and eight apartments, previously known as French Village, was purchased by Cape Girardeau businessman George E. Bockhorst. Property at Broadway and Pacific was renamed Broadway Court.
• Mailboxes & Parcel Depot Inc., headquartered at Peoria, Ill., opened a facility at 2148 Broadway.
• Chrysalis Enterprises, a search program for financial aid for colleges, opened at Jackson.
• Arby's Roast Beef Restaurant, which opened in Cape Girardeau in mid-1988, closed its doors at 204 N. Kingshighway.
• Humana Health Care opened office at 2137 William St.
• Sunshine Corner Herb Shop opened at 117 Themis Street.
• Jackson Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation opened at 310 E. Main St. in Jackson.
• A & W Root Beer reopened at 204 N. Kingshighway.
• Mo Fence Co. opened at 330 Grandview Drive in Jackson.
• Ruby Tuesday opened at 3069 William in Auburn Park Place.
• Carol's Hallmark Store opened in Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Mortgage Universal of Rockford, Ill., opened branch office in Cape Girardeau, at 980 N. Kingshighway.
• Auto Haven Inc., automobile detailing business, opened at 1 S. Main.
• Southern Sports, facility for motorcycle, water craft and ATV repair, opened at 701 Southern Expressway.
• Investment Management and Reserach Inc. opened at 318 N. Main, Suite D, in Jackson.
• Royal N'Orleans Restaurant, at Broadway and Lorimier, was purchased by John and Jerrianne Wyman of Merriwether Investments Inc.
• New Dollar General Store opened at 64 Plaza Way Shopping Center. Another store was at 24 N. Spanish.
• Brian Bowles and Robert "Bo" Hutchins opened Renew Auto Care at 1502 N. Kingshighway.
• St. Francis Medical Center opened its Center for Health and Rehabilitation at 28 S. Mount Auburn.
• Barnes & Noble Inc., nation's largest bookseller, opened 22,000-square-foot store at 3035 William, on perimeter of West Park Mall.
• Brothers Darryl and Dave LeGrand opened LeGrand Bros. Transmission at 4340 State Highway W.
• Specializing in baked, spiral-sliced and honey-spiced ham, Heavenly Ham opened its doors at 3443 William, Suite A, north of Wal-Mart.
• Tri-Con Industries Ltd., U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo Seat Co., announced plans to move its Cape Girardeau operation to Mexico.
• Plaza Tire, 2301 William, expanded its operation in Cape Girardeau area, opening new operation at 1634 N. Kingshighway.
• TNT Dugan, subsidiary of TNT Frieghtways Corp., expanded its operation in Cape Girardeau. New, 18-door facility at 4178 Route K replaced company's five-car terminal in Nash Road Industrial Park area.
• R. Clifford Smith and Jeffrey G. Baer formed Smith & Baer, Certified Public Accountants, with offices at 416 S. Kingshighway.
• Casual Male Big & Tall opened at 3048 William.
• The Buckle, offering trendy clothes for men and women, opened at West Park Mall.
• L.A. Nails opened at West Park Mall.
• Bath & Body Works opened in West Park Mall.
• Homebuyers Inspection Inc. of Cape Girardeau began offering radon testing technology.
• There's No Place Like Home, home-style craft store with more than 50 crafters displaying their wares, opened at 820 W. Main in Jackson.
• McDonald's opened restaurant in West Park Mall.
• Friends Forever Pre-School opened at 1749 Independence.
• Construction began on Bavarian-style Drury Inn and Suites hotel, nine miles north of Cape Girardeau at Interstate 55 and U.S. 61.
• Target opened in Cape West Business Park.
• Rhodes Oil Co. opened its newly-constructed service station/convenience store at 2111 Independence in Cape Girardeau.
• K's Merchandise, Decatur, Ill.-based retail company, purchased former Central Hardware building at Broadview Street and Bloomfield Road.
• American HomePatient Inc., home health company offering equipment and services for home infusion therapy, home respiratory services and other home medical equipment, opened at 63A Doctors' Park.
• AutoZone, retail auto parts chain, moved into its new, 6,600-square-foot store at South Kingshighway and Bloomfield Road.

1996

• Capital Bank became Union Planters Bank.
• Aldi Food Inc., headquartered at O'Fallon, Mo., opened its doors in new location and new building, 209 S. Kingshighway.
• Jackson Glass Inc., specializing in auto, residential and commercial glass, opened at 326 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson.
• Pet Care Plus, professional pet-sitting business, opened in Cape Girardeau.
• Uniquely Yours Outlet, selling clothing for men, women and children, opened in Heartland Plaza in Jackson.
• John Cai became new operator of China Palace Restaurant, 1731 Broadway.
• Shop n Save closed its 60,000-foot grocery market in Cape Girardeau.
• Drury Inn & Suites opened at Interstate 55 and Highway 61 at Jackson.
• Golf USA opened in Heritage Square, 2117 William.
• Save-A-Lot, with more than 500 supermarkets in 17 states, including sites at Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville, Fredericktown and Dexter, opened its newest store at 1905 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson.
• Unique Tan & Bar opened at 502 W. Main in Jackson.
• Donna J. Essner expanded her garden center with new name, Dona Flora Garden and Florist Shop, and new location, 1444 Independence in Cape Girardeau.
• Natural Health Organic Foods opened in West Park Village.
• William W. Keesee II and Krista K. Keesee opened new advertising firm, Cresent Moon Indoor Advertising.
• Rent Emporium opened at 2136 William in Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Footprince, retail outlet selling women's shoes, opened at 2007 Independence.
• Sunshine Window Cleaning opened in Jackson.
• The Family Dollar Store opened at 109 S. Kingshighway.
• Nu Way Concrete Forms Southeast opened at 4788 Old Cape Road East, east of Highway 61/Interstate 55 intersection.
• John Lashley opened Keyworks at 1909 Broadway.
• Homestead Electronics opened at 3441 William.
• Cellular World opened in West Park Mall.
• The Wine Cellar was opened by Jim and Deborah Winterholt at 31C N. Main.
• Santie Wholesale Oil Co. Inc., Sikeston-based oil company, purchased four acres at Corporate Circle and Southern Expressway in Six Thirty Industrial Park in Cape Girardeau, for warehouse and fueling facility.
• American National Insurance Co. opened office at 100 S. High in Jackson, with Yana D. Burgfeld as agent.
• Mike Mathes, founder and former partner in Cape Girardeau Motors, opened Mathes Motors II after purchasing Budget Motors, which was previously at 1001 N. Kingshighway.
• River City Motors, offering a selection of pre-owned cars and trucks, opened at 1318 N. Kingshighway.
• Apple Creek Limited, arts and crafts and gifts shop, opened at 350 N. Kingshighway.
• Lacey's On The Hill, a 74-seat, full-service restaurant located on mezzanine overlooking new Southeast Missouri Hospital lobby, opened.
• Gil.Co Systems, search program for aid for colleges, opened in Cape Girardeau.
• Jack Lane opened Lane's Salvage Grocery Store, 1227 Old Cape Road in Jackson.
• Auto Trim Design opened at 606 S. Kingshighway, more than doubling its space.
• American Way Mortgage Co. opened office at 1037 Indepencence.
• Kowloon Chinese Buffet Restaurant, 2146 William, closed its doors.
• McCombs Funeral Home opened new monument display yard at 1425 Kurre Lane.
• Famous Cuts opened at 2031 Independence.
• A second Blimpie Subs & Salad opened in Cape Girardeau. Newest restaurant in chain was at 3036 William Street, across from West Park Mall.
• Mary Ann Robertson opened Annie Laurie Antique Mall at 536 Broadway.
• Zimmer Broadcasting purchased two additional Cape Girardeau radio stations, KCGQ-99.3 FM and KGIR-1220 AM.
• KFVS-TV in Cape Giardeau was among seven stations sold by AFLAC, Inc., Columbus, Ga.-based insurance company. AFLAC sold its broadcast division to Raycom Media Inc. in transaction valued at $485 million.
• Monarch Center of Therapeutic Massage opened at 1749 Independence Square.
• Mary Crafton opened Hakuna Matata Day Care Center at 833 N. Spanish.
• Wolohan's Lumber & Home Improvement Center closed its store at 120 N. Kingshighway. The company located in Cape Girardeau in 1990.
• Wes and Ann Kinsey of Cape Girardeau purchased My Daddy's Cheesecake from Tom and Jane Harte and Joe and Lauchette Low.
• Doctor's ValuVision opened retail optical center at 3042 William.
• Security Pacific Financial Services, nationwide consumer finance company, opened its seventh branch office in Missouri, at 3441-B William.
• Anthony and Susan Miller opened Spanish Street Guitar Emporium at 38 N. Spanish.
• Shoe Carnival opened in Cape West Business Park.
• K's Merchandise opened at 371 Broadview, at intersection of Bloomfield Road and Broadview.
• Shipping Utilities Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, opened new Hysater Lift Truck Service facility at 1477 N. Kingshighway.
• Developers of Greater Cape Girardeau Development Corp. agreed to purchase 240 acres of prime industrial land adjacent to Regional Airport, about half-mile from Interstate 55.
• Bob's Fish House opened at 1015 N. Kingshighway.
• El Coyote Sports opened at 907 Broadway, featuring variety of NCAA, NFL and NBA apparel.
• Professional Car Cleaning Services opened at 1 S. Main.
• Bert's Barbeque, family-owned restaurant, opened at 517 N. Silver Springs Road.
• Staples Office Superstore opened at Cape West Business Park.
• Kenny Lee, Jeweler, service center for repair of jewelry and watches, opened in Broadview Plaza, 121 S. Broadview.
• Three Cape Girardeau area restaurants closed: Mr. B's Waffles and Deli at 97 N. Kingshighway, Dumplin's HRH at 274 S. Mount Auburn, and Woodard's Regional Diner at Regional Airport.
• Office 1 Superstore, 214 S. Silver Springs Road, closed its doors.
• Care Bear Learning Center opened at 624 Commercial.
• Three new restaurants opened in Cape Girardeau: Cafe Cape in Crossroads Center at Kingshighway and Independence, Brenda's Place at 602 Morgan Oak, and Betty's Restaurant at 302 Morgan Oak.
• D&K Wholesale Drugs Inc. moved regional offices from Cairo, Ill., to 1823 Rust Ave.
• Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp., based in Bloomfield, Conn, opened branch in Cape Girardeau.

1997

• Boyd Gaming Corp. closed its office in downtown Cape Girardeau, almost three years after it was opened.
• Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel Inc. opened new monument display yard at 829 N. West End Blvd.
• Goody's Family Clothing Store opened in Cape West Plaza Shopping Center.
• Silk Tree Factory opened at 201 S. Broadview.
• Vincill Specialty Feed, offering foods and supplies for all pets, opened in former one-room, Juden School No. 1 building, 900 W. Cape Rock.
• D & D Transportation opened at 606 E. Main in Jackson.
• Pier 1 Imports opened in new, free-standing building at 3051 William, adjacent to Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
• Dollar Tree Stores Inc., variety store offering merchandise at $1, opened in West Park Business Park.
• Shipping Utilities Inc. of St. Louis, dealership for Hyster Fork Lift, Cushman Industrial Personnel and Burden Carriers and Advance Industrial Scrubbers & Sweepers, opened at 1477 N. Kingshighway.
• First Discount Travel opened in West Park Mall.
• New truck stop, 177 Truck Stop, with convenience store and restaurant, opened on Route 177 north of Cape Girardeau.
• John Nall, owner of Advance Hardware & Lumber Co., purchased Contractor Supply Co., lumber and home center, at Cape Girardeau.
• Joe Craig Photography of Dexter opened office in Cape Girardeau, at former Lueders Studio on Broadway.
• Scheffer's Office Furniture and Business Machine opened at 909 Broadway.
• Sam's Club opened in Cape West Business Park, between Wal-Mart Supercenter and Lowe's Home Center.
• Alliance Blue Cross Blue Shield opened new 42,000-square-foot customer service center at 471 Siemers Drive.
• Gary McMillan opened Antiques With An Attitude at 705 Broadway.
• Davis Photography Studio opened at 1407 Primrose Lane in Jackson.
• The Bank of Perryville opened loan production office at 1021 Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau.
• Campus Auto and Tire, 1404 Independence, expanded with used-car branch operation at 836 S. Kingshighway.
• Nails by Chantel opened at Jay's Salon, 42 N. Main.
• Officials with Procter & Gamble Co. announced plans to expand firm's tissue and towel manufacturing operations in Cape Girardeau County.
• American Express Financial Advisors Inc., nationwide financial planning and services company, opened office at 2849 Independence.
• After almost two years of planning, name change and final regulator approval, Capaha Bank opened in Cape Girardeau at 3168 William.
• Boatmen's Bank, downtown landmark, closed its branch office at 100 Broadway. NationsBank acquired Boatmen's Bank.
• Wehrenberg Theatres Inc. opened 10 of its 14 screens at 14-cine theater in Cape West Business Park.
• Schnucks Cape Midtown closed, little more than two years after Schnucks Markets Inc. acquired former Del-Farm National Supermarket.
• Kids R U, child care center, opened at 525 N. Silver Springs Road.
• James P. Limbaugh, regional executive director of Nationsbank's Southeast Missouri-Southern Illinois region, resigned month after Boatment's became NationsBank. Limbaugh left bank to become financial planner and stockbroker with Merrill Lynch.
• The Bank of Missouri, former Bank of Perryville, received permission to open full-service bank in Cape Girardeau.
• Arena Park Golf and Putt Putt opened at 2901 Hawthorne Road.
• Cross Trails Medical Center opened in Medical Arts Building, 937 Broadway.
• Midwest Electronic & Computer opened at 419 Broadway.
• New antiques, art and collectibles mall, Madder Rose Antiquest & Art, opened at 1 N. Main.
• Roosevelt Bank closed in Cape Girardeau.
• McDowell South Inc. opened at 4670 E. Jackson Blvd., near Interstate 55/Route 61 intersection.
• Blimpie Subs & Salad opened at 515 E. Main in Jackson, third Blimpie restaurant in county.
• Cross Creek Treasurers opened at 422 Old Cape Road in Jackson.
• Office Furniture Manufacturing Co. of Sikeston opened showroom at 18 N. Main in Cape Girardeau.
• After 70 years in business, Johns Metal-Iron and Salvage Co., 1110 S. Kingshighway, closed its doors.
• Little Rascals SE day care center opened at 3026 State Highway 177.
• After School Kids Club Inc. opened at 2424 Kingsway.
• Overnight Cottage, a bed and breakfast operation, opened at 605 (rear) Broadway.
• After four-year flirtation with gambling in Cape Girardeau, Boyd Gaming began selling off properties it acquired over past three years in downtown Cape Girardeau. Move virtually assured that company wouldn't establish riverboat gambling operation here.
• Plant Lady's Corner was opened at 1 S. Main by Debbie Naeter.
• Eddie Bauer store opened in West Park Mall.
• Occupational Health Clinic Inc. opened at 224 N. Frederick.
• Kitchen and Bath Showplace opened at 355 N. Kingshighway.
• Jack Hunt and Jenny Niemczyk opened Jenny's Old Fashion Barbecue at 517 Silver Springs Road.
• Alliance Bank opened at 217 N. Kingshighway.
• Bruce's Hickory Smoke Barbecue opened at 1027 Broadway.
• Closet Turn-A-Round, featuring affordable used clothing, opened at 1031 Broadway.
• Construction began on two new chip mills in Missouri: Canal Industries near Southeast Missouri Port Authority south of Cape Girardeau and Willamette Industries at Mill Springs, about eight miles south of Piedmont.
• Mazzio's Pizza Restaurant opened in Jackson.
• Hip Hair Beauty Salon opened at 512 Broadway.
• The Travel Store opened next to Elite Travel Inc., at 354 S. Silver Springs Road.
• Great Clips opened its first salon in Southeast Missouri, in Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Casey's General Store opened at 920 W. Independence in Jackson.
• Construction began on new eye-care facility at Mount Auburn Road and Blattner Drive, across from Doctors' Park.
• White Land Survey, which had been in operation in Blytheville, Ark., since 1985, moved to Cape Girardeau.
• Zimmer Radio group purchased building that houses NationsBank branch at Mount Auburn Road and Independence. The building became corporate headquarters for radio group.
• Audiolog Associates Inc. opened at 106 Farrar Drive, providing diagnostic and hearing aid services.
• Hollywood Video, chain movie rental and sales company, opened at 127 Siemers Drive.
• Show-Me Rent-to-Own Inc. opened at1969 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson.
• The Budweiser Taproom opened at Holiday Inn in Cape Girardeau.
• JC's Polishing & Plating Corp. opened operations for Cape Girardeans.

1998

• Healing Arts Pharmacy opened in Healing Arts Center, 3250 Gordonville Road.
• Tinnin & Terry Designs, business doing machine quilting, opened at Jackson.
• Mid-America Mortgage Services opened at 1404 Old Cape Road at Jackson.
• Northern Reflections and Northern Getaway opened at West Park Mall. Two stores, under one roof, feature clothing for women and children.
• Workforce Inc., regional full-service employment company, opened branch at 2520 William.
• Mark Anthony Chesner opened Mark Anthony's Restaurant at Plaza Galleria.
• Kid's World Kare Center opened at 2136 William in Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Jim Keusenkothen acquired local Furniture Medic franchise, caring for broken chairs, tables with scratches and nicks, and other ailing furniture.
• Mirror Image opened at 1335G Old Cape Road in Jackson.
• Carpet Clearinghouse opened at 126 S. High in Jackson.
• Jim Blakemore Repairs opened for business, featuring home repair and remodeling services.
• LensCrafters opened in West Park Mall.
• A&W Root Beer reopened at 104 N. Kingshighway.
• Beneficial Missouri Inc., a financial company that makes personal and home-equity loans, opened new office at 121 S. Broadview, Suite 3.
• A&A Security Alarms and Electric opened at Jackson.
• Cache River Auto Sales opened at 836 S. Kingshighway.
• Spartech Corp., St. Louis-based manufacturerer with two operations in Cape Girardeau, leased new speculation building in Nash Road Industrial Park, using it as warehouse.
• Ameritech Cellular Communications Center closed its retail center at 500 N. Kingshighway.
• Hickory Hills Barbecue opened at 517 N. Silver Springs Road.
• Forty-nine unit Super 8 Motel opened at 2011 N. Kingshighway.
• Atlantis Services, swimming pool maintenance service, opened in Cape Girardeau.
• Plans were announced for construction of $50 million plant in Nash Road industrial area. Company officials with Kyowa Food Inc., producing food seasonings, said plant would be built near its sister company, Biokyowa Inc.
• Ma and Pa's Discount Grocery opened at 630 Good Hope.
• Plaza Tire Service Inc. of Cape Girardeau opened its third store in Cape Girardeau, in Cape West Business Park.
• Galleria Grill, owned by Lucy Frey, opened at Plaza Galleria.
• Big Lots opened at 214 S. Silver Springs Road.
• Millers Outpost, casual clothing retailer headquartered in California, opened at West Park Mall.
• C.J.'s Gift, Gardens and Gourmet opened at 1914 Independence.
• Cato's, women's apparel specialty store, opened in Town Plaza Shopping Center.
• Under Cover, which provides custom slip covers, table covers and pillow covers, opened at 911 N. Missouri.
• Pizza Pro opened at 525 N. Silver Springs Road.
• Approved Mortgage and Financial opened at 1467 N. Kingshighway.
• Dollar General Store moved from 20 N. Spanish to 724 Broadway.
• Miracle Supply Company Inc., wholesale plumbing, heating and industrial supply operation, moved into 14,000-square-foot United Distributing building, near Kingshighway and Independence.
• Jade Manufacturing Products began operations in building at Independence and Broadview.
• ShopKo Stores Inc. of Green Bay, Wis., announced plans to move into stores previously occupied by Venture in Cape Girardeau's West Park Mall and Paducah's Kentucky Oaks Mall.
• E.C. Barton & Company, headquartered in Jonesboro, Ark., purchased 74 West Building Supply and Home Center in Cape Girardeau and opened it as Barton's of Cape Girardeau.
• Michael Tanner Furnishings opened its new, 9,000-square-foot store in confines of the existing Rust & Martin Inc. store at 2502 Tanner Drive.
• Lee-Rowan Co., announced it would close its Memphis Systems Works Plant that made wood closet and utility storage units and combine the operation with its Jackson plant.
• Quality Trailer Sales of Milan, Ill., opened branch office in the Nash Road Industrial Park.
• Foutz's Fishing Shop opened at 59 Plaza Way.
• Gymboree, featuring children's clothing and accessories, opened at West Park Mall.
• Werner's CGA Supermarket, at corner of Henderson Avenue and Broadway, closed after more than six decades in business.
• High Street Station Home Decor and Gift Shop opened at 106 S. High in Jackson.
• Classic Design Beauty Spa opened in Plaza Galleria.
• Mr. K's Food Center, family-owned supermarket, opened at 254 S. Silver Springs Road.
• Mercantile Bank's Plaza Shopping Center branch closed.
• After being burned out in mid-July, Teen Challenge Thrift Store reopened at 17 N. Middle.
• Midwest Grain & Barge opened at Southeast Missouri Regional Port.
• Nearly Perfect Shoes opened at 209 S. Kingshighway.
• E-Med Claims Processing Services was opened at 209 S. Broadview by Susan Jenkins.
• After 39 years in business, Myron "Whitey" and Jackie Anderson closed Metro News Bookstore. Book store and news agency had been at that location for more than 60 years.
• Seifert's Store for Women, fixture at West Park Mall since shopping center opened in 1981, closed.
• Plans were announced by Mark Sprigg and Phil Brinson to open micro-brewery in Buckner-Ragsdale building at Broadway and Main.
• Golden Sky Systems, DirecTV service provider, opened at 205A S. Kingshighway.
• Edwards Primestar Satellite Sales & Service Provider opened new office at 2148 Broadway.
• Bert's Barbecue Restaurant, which moved to Fruitland area last year, moved back to its original location at 517 N. Silver Springs Road, where it opened in n.
• Option contract, with purchase agrement, was signed recently by Thad Bullock of Cape Girardeau and Eugene Davis of Houston, Texas, on Marquette Hotel in 300 block of Broadway. Purchase agreement was for $630,000, which included hotel, garage and parking lot.
• Traveler's Garage-Gas, service station at 104 N. Sprigg for more than 35 years, took on greenhouse look. Like numerous other stations faced with upgrading its underground tanks, business closed its pumps and expanded into different business.

1999

• Wehrenberg Theatres closed West Park 4 Cine.
• Wieser Honda Motor Co. moved into its new full-service facility at 385 Siemers Drive in Cape West Business Park.
• Home Computer Service L.L.C. opened in Cape Girardeau.
• The Buck Stops Here, variety store, opened at 130 S. High in Jackson.
• Mac's Smokehouse Airport Restaurant & Catering opened at Regional Airport.
• Tom Wall opened Tom's Barber Shop at Rhodes 101 Travel Center, Interstate 55 at Airport Exit.
• Occupational Medical Service, LLC, opened at 60 Doctors Park, Suite 104.
• Fabick Brothers, which provides full line of construction and heavy equipment and agriculture equipment, opened its new facility in Nash Road Industrial Park.
• With $350-million-plus expansion project at Procter & Gamble Co. plant north of Cape Girardeau under way, company announced it was considering yet another expansion.
• CompreHealth Medical Center of Southeast Missouri opened at 1435 N. Mount Auburn Road.
• UniSoccer, sports speciality store, opened at West Park Mall.
• Aircraft manufacturer Zenair of Canada Ltd. and Independent Manufacturing and Development Co. announced plans to establish airplane assembly plant at Regional Airport.
• Rapco International, 3581 Larch Lane in Jackson, announced plans to expand its manufacturing facility.
• Absent Secretary opened at 1416 Themis, specializing in transcription, word-processing and desktop publishing.
• Wal-Mart Supercenter, 109-000 square feet, opened along Highway 61 at Jackson.
• Mr. K's Food Center closed after being open less than six months.
• Just Kids! Learning Development Center, day-care operation with two locations at Jackson, established day care in Cape Girardeau.
• Mid-America Title Loans opened its 68th location at 1000 N. Kingshighway.
• Carts Etc. Inc. opened pre-owned car dealership at 412 S. Kingshighway.
• McLeod USA Publishing, directory publisher, established Southeast Missouri operations office at Lorimont Place in Cape Girardeau.
• ShopKo Stores Inc. opened at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau.
• Mathes & Frey Land Development LLC opened at 1318 Kingshighway. Development group was owned by Mike Mathes and Tom Frey.
• Independent Manufacturing Development Co., subsidiary of Zenair aircraft comapny, notified Cape Girardeau officials in May that it was terminating its memorandum of understanding with city and would not establish a plant at Regional Airport.
• Brauns Fashions Corp. opened new Christopher & Banks Store in West Park Mall, specializing in women's apparel.
• Sports Medicine Store opened in Cape Girardeau.
• Charter Communications Inc. agreed to purchase two cable companies that added more than 1.5 million customers to its list of cable users. Purchase included Falcon Cable TV, which served customers in Southeast Missouri.
• Total Image Salon opened at 124 N. Main.
• Circuit City, giant retailer of brand-name consumer electronics, opened in Cape West Business Park.
• Family Chiropractic Clinic opened at 210 N. Sprigg.
• Standard Office Products of Murphysboro, Ill., opened service center for office equipment at 38 N. Spanish.
• Pendleton Woolen Mills opened retail outlet at 2117 William, in Heritage Square.
• USA Mattress Outlet opened store at 1914-B Independence.
• NAPA-Sappington Auto Parts opened at 4536 E. Jackson Blvd., in Jackson.
• Wally Rexroad opened Furniture Garden at 18 N. Sprigg.
• Prestwick Group was formed to develop gated golf community, with 18-hold golf course, condos, golf club and other recreational facilities, in Cape Girardeau.
• Kmart stores at three Southeast Missouri sites, including Cape Girardeau, were converted to company's "Big K(mart)" concept.
• Florsheim Shoe Co., which once occupied multi-level structure on North Man and later modern plant at South West End Boulevard and Southern Expressway, announced plans to close its plant by late December.
• Cape Girardeau's two Save-A-Lot stores closed at 396 N. Kingshighway and 19 N. Spanish, but were reborn in new store at 121 S. Sprigg, former Del-Farm supermarket.
• Lone Star Industries Inc., whose largest plant was in Cape Girardeau, and Dyckerhoff AG, cement and building materials company headquartered in Germany, agreed to merger that resulted in sale of all of Lone Star's U.S. holdings to Dyckerhoff.
• Broadway Ice Cream and Sweet Stop opened at 707 Broadway.
• Albertson's Grocery, with more than 2,400 stores in 38 states, entered into contract to purchase land at northeast corner of Kinghshighway and Independence to build 61,020-square-foot Albertson's Food Center.
• Maid Solution, residential cleaning service, opened at 1130 E. Jackson Blvd., in Jackson.
• First Tennessee Bank opened First Horizon Money Center branch office at Lorimont Place Development.
• Shoney's Restaurant, 161 West Drive, closed operations, 16 years after it opened.
• Missouri Goodwill Industries returned to Cape Girardeau, opening full-line retail store at 250 Silver Springs Road.
• Jim Wilson Co., wholesaler distributor of automotive, light truck and heavy duty truck parts, tires and shop equipment, broke ground at 2007 Southern Expressway for new, 93,890-square-foot facility.
• KinderCare, child care center at 113 S. Silver Springs Road for almost two decades, closed its doors.
• John Lashley opened Burl Products at 709 William.
• Kidz Fashion Exchanged opened at Water Slide at U.S. 61 in Jackson.
• Cape Electrical Supply opened new primary location and distrubution center at 489 Kell Farm Drive. Its old facility became branch location.
• Midwest Cash Advance L.L.C. opened at 1335 Old Cape Road in Jackson.
• Gift Baskets & Candles Extraordinaire opened at 1318 N. Kingshighway.
• Healing Garden, offering massages and line of herbal supplements, vitamins and minerals, opened on second level of House of Brides, 228 N. Pacific.
• Kathy Kinder and Jill Haman opened Home & Pet Guardian in Cape Girardeau. Business provided "pet-sitting" service when owners travel out of town.