BUSINESS LINE: TIME LINE REFLECTS GROWING, CHANGING BUSINESS SCENE

1980-1989

1980 Stereo One opened in West Park Village.

1980 Atlas Plastics required by Mississippi Cape Corp.

1980 Cape Color World opened at 1908 Independence.

1980 BG's Old Fashion Deli opened.

1980 Green Line Equipment opened.

1980 Funland Waterslide opened.

1981 Gwen's Stout Shop opened.

1981 Plaza Gifts & Office Supply opened second store at West Park Mall.

1981 Ben's, men's clothing store, opened in West Park Mall.

1981 Cafe Madder Rose opened.

1981 Camelot Music opened in West Park Mall.

1981 Taco John's established.

1981 Curt Johns established Guy's Big and Tall.

1981 C.P. McGinty Jewelers opened.

1981 Pagoda Gardens Restaurant opened at 2145 Independence.

1981 P.D.Q. Fasprint Center started.

1981 Pearle Vision Center started in West Park Mall.

1981 Pet World moved to West Park Mall.

1981 Montgomery Ward Store closed.

1981 Famous-Barr opened in West Park Mall.

1981 Overnite Transportation Co. started.

1981 Warehouse of Leathers opened at 334 N. Broadview.

1981 Robertson's Creative Photography established at 1001 Perry.

1981 Hecht's Shoes opened.

1981 Rivertown Auto Sales established.

1981 Q.C. Corp. established.

1982 Stoverink Carpet & Interiors started at junction of Highways 61 and 25.

1982 Auto Shack opened.

1982 Farmers & Merchants Bank bought by Boatmen's Bank.

1982 Calico Corners founded by Ronnie and Shirley Lohman.

1982 First National Bank became Centerre Bank.

1982 Chrisman Art Gallery opened.

1982 Buckner-Ragsdale Co. store closed.

1982 Kroger Save-On closed.

1982 Plaza Arcade established.

1982 Hearth and Home Furnishings Store opened.

1982 The Glass Menagerie opened.

1982 The Pot of Gold opened.

1982 Universal Physique opened.

1982 This Can't Be Yogurt opened.

1982 Marquette Cement Mfg. Co. sold to Lone Star Industries, Inc.

1983 Nancy's Cafe opened at 635 Broadway by Nancy Parrish.

1983 Centerre Bank moved to new offices.

1983 Missourian Litho and Printing Co. closed.

1983 Dollar General purchased P.N. Hirsch.

1983 Showbiz Pizza Place opened on Silver Springs Road.

1983 Riverside Gymnastics Academy established by Bill Hopkins and Mary Crawford at 45 N. Main.

1983 Tractor Supply Co. started in 600 block of South Kingshighway, at former Farm and Home Hardware Supply building.

1983 Cheatham's Furniture Store opened in former Montgomery Ward building, Main and Independence.

1983 Shoney's Restaurant opened.

1984 Ribbon cutting for Cape County Bank of Cape Girardeau.

1984 Walther Furniture Co. closed.

1984 Esquire Theater closed.

1984 Meyer Family Christian Books and Religious Articles store opened.

1984 BG's Number II opened.

1984 Case Power and Equipment Co. established at 944 S. Kingshighway.

1984 Hecht's Woman opened.

1984 Jeremiah's restaurant opened on Water Street.

1985 Sonic Drive-In, under new ownership, changed name to Arnold's Drive-In.

1985 ComputerLand opened by CUSAN Corp., company formed by Curt and Susan Smith.

1985 Biokyowa established

1985 First Exchange Bank moved into new building.

1985 Boatmen's Bank donated its Good Hope facility to Salvation Army.

1985 New Wal-Mart Store opened.

1985 Buckner-Ragsdale building sold to Riverview Investments Ltd.

1985 Rust & Martin Bridal Salon & Fashion Store sold.

1985 New Nissan dealership opened.

1985 Cape Art Engraving Co. established at 423 Broadview.

1985 West Park Travel Agency started.

1986 Accu-Grow Gardens & Florist opened at 1110 N. Cape Rock.

1986 Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kohlfeld sold Al's Midtown to Gary McIntyre.

1986 B & H Auto Supply moved to 2350 Rust Avenue and changed its named to B & H Fleet and Industrial Supply.

1986 Micro Age Computer Store started at 211 S. Plaza Way.

1986 Ford Groves, city's oldest auto dealership, sold.

1986 Glik's Ltd. opened at 117 N. Main.

1987 Academy of Dancearts opened at 1733 N. Kingshighway.

1987 Academy of Tai-Kwon-Do opened on North Kingshighway.

1987 Accu-Edge opened at 1131 N. Main.

1987 Bootheel Area Rapid Transportation (BART) started, Mt. Auburn Road and North Kingshighway.

1987 Pagoda Gardens Restaurant moved to 329 S. Kingshighway.

1987 Blue Hole Bar-B-Que sold to Rolla group.

1987 Royal N'Orleans sold to Dennis Stockard.

1987 Fischer's Market closed after 50 years of business.

1987 Florsheim Factory Outlet Store opened.

1988 Boatmen's Bank purchased Centerre Bank.

1988 Bunny Bread, Inc., phased out baking operation in Cape Girardeau.

1988 Monroe Glass Co. purchased by Charles Haubold and Charles Hutson.

1988 Sunset Motel on Kingshighway razed to make room for new business.

1988 Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant, Themis and Water streets, sold to Doc Cain.

1988 C.P. McGinty Jewelers and Finney Giggles moved downtown.

1988 Hamburger Express opened on William Street.

1988 Domino's Pizza opened second store.

1988 Horner Rausch's Optical Super Store opened.

1988 Malissa's Restaurant opened.

1988 Sample Carpet & Decoration opened.

1988 Oak Tree Furniture established.

1988 Biokyowa operation expanded.

1989 Central Hardware Store opened.

1989 Ford Groves moved to new location on Kingshighway.

1989 Hartfords's opened in new Cape Girardeau Centre.

1989 Pollack Hide & Fur Co. and Pollack Steel Supply, Inc., became Sides Steel Supply and Metal Recycling.

1989 Sohn's Men's Wear in West Park Mall closed

1989 Ben Franklin Craft Store opened on North Kingshighway.

1989 Steak `n' Shake opened near West Park Mall.

1989 Tri-Con Industries expanded to former Wal-Mart building.