A look back at local business -- 1998

- Healing Arts Pharmacy opened in Healing Arts Center, 3250 Gordonville Road in Cape.

- Tinnin & Terry Designs, business doing machine quilting, opened in Jackson.

- Mid-America Mortgage Services opened at 1404 Old Cape Road in Jackson.

- Northern Reflections and Northern Getaway opened in 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 St. in Jackson.

- Jim Blakemore Repairs opened, 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.

- A&A Security Alarms and Electric opened in Jackson.

- Cache River Auto Sales opened at 836 S. Kingshighway.

- Spartech Corp., St. Louis-based manufacturer 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 opened its third store in Cape Girardeau in Cape West Business Park.

- Galleria Grill, owned by Lucy Frey, opened in Plaza Galleria.

- Big Lots opened at 214 S. Silver Springs Road.

- Millers Outpost, casual clothing retailer headquartered in California, opened in 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 Co., 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 & Co., 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 inside the Rust & Martin 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 in 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 opened at 209 S. Broadview.

- After 39 years in business, Myron "Whitey" and Jackie Anderson closed Metro News Bookstore on Broadway. 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 in Cape.

- Option contract, with purchase agreement, was signed recently by Thad Bullock of Cape Girardeau and Eugene Davis of Houston, Texas, on Marquette Hotel on 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, it closed its pumps and expanded into different business.