Business memo 10/18/04

Bank of Missouri opening Columbia office

The Bank of Missouri recently announced that it will be opening a loan production office in Columbia, Mo. The Bank of Missouri has total assets of $375 million and is located in Perryville, Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Marble Hill.

SBDC to hold business counseling sessions

The Small Business Development Center of Southeast Missouri State University will conduct counseling sessions for area small businesses in Cape Girardeau, Perryville, Mo., and Sikeston, Mo., this week. Counselor Gil Degenhardt will be available for free one-hour sessions by appointment at:

Sikeston Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday. To make an appointment, call (573) 471-2498.

Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. To make an appointment, call 335-3312.

Southeast Regional Planning Commission in Perryville from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. To make an appointment, call (573) 547-8357.

-- From staff reports