BUSINESS MEMO: INDUSTRIAL WEEK

This is Industrial Week in Cape Girardeau.

Activities sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Industrial Relations Council start today with the annual Industrial Appreciation Golf Tournament at the Cape Girardeau Country Club.

Activities will continue Thursday with the Industrial Appreciation Dinner, starting with a 6 p.m. social hour at the Show Me Center, and dinner at 7.

Comedian Steve Rizzo, an entertainer with a message, will be guest speaker at the dinner.

Tickets for the dinner are available from the Chamber of Commerce. Tables of eight are available.

More than 800 people attended last year.

A highlight of the dinner will be the announcement of the Commitment to Excellence Award, which is presented to the Industry of the Year.

The award will spotlight an area industry that has demonstrated excellence during the year. Previous recipients of the award:

-- 1989: Lone Star Industries.

-- 1990: Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co.

-- 1991: Biokyowa Inc.

-- 1992: Concord Publishing House-Southeast Missourian.

-- 1993: Dana Corp., Spicer Axle Division.

-- 1994: Florsheim Shoe Co.

-- 1995: Spartech Corp.

-- 1996: Thorngate.

Those eight Cape Girardeau County manufacturers provide employment to more than 3,000 people.