BusinessMay 6, 2019
Business Notebook: Go on the hunt for bargains, enjoy smoked meat with a bit of bourbon soon in Cape
Several new businesses highlight this week's commercial landscape in Cape Girardeau, including the announcement of the second tenant in the vacant Kmart building (you may remember we announced April 28 that Orscheln Farm & Home would occupy two-thirds of the building)...
Several new businesses highlight this week's commercial landscape in Cape Girardeau, including the announcement of the second tenant in the vacant Kmart building (you may remember we announced April 28 that Orscheln Farm & Home would occupy two-thirds of the building).
We also have an update in this week's Business Notebook about a new restaurant on Broadway that promises a unique menu and dining experience in a building that was once a dry-cleaning operation. We're also happy to acknowledge a number of honors, recognitions and People on the Move in our business notes.
Bargain Hunt coming to Cape Girardeau
Missouri's first Bargain Hunt store will open in Cape Girardeau in late August, according to a spokesperson of the retail chain operation based in Nashville, Tennessee. The store will be the 91st Bargain Hunt and will occupy approximately 30,000 square feet of the former Kmart building at 11 S. Kingshighway.
Bargain Hunt will share the building with Orscheln Farm & Home. It was announced last month Orscheln will relocate its Cape Girardeau store from Christine Street to the South Kingshighway location and will also open in late summer or early fall.
Bargain Hunt stores feature name-brand apparel, shoes, home decor, grocery items, furniture and appliances at deep discounts, according to company marketing manager Andrea Jacobs.
In addition to an ever-changing assortment of merchandise, Bargain Hunt prices items at 30% to 90% below retail and continues marking down prices every 30 days, she said.
Founded in 2000, Bargain Hunt is described as an "extreme value retail chain" specializing in reverse logistics and closeouts.
Bargain Hunt's existing 90 stores are in 10 states, mostly in the southeastern U.S. The nearest Bargain Hunt outlet is in Paducah, Kentucky.
New Mary Jane looks to open soon
Although an exact opening date for the new Mary Jane restaurant in Cape Girardeau hasn't been set, owner and creator Carisa Stark said she hopes to open the doors to Mary Jane bourbon + smokehouse within a few weeks.
Located at 1107 Broadway in a building formerly occupied by Courtesy Cleaners, the new dining establishment is being completely remodeled and promises to be a unique restaurants in the region.
Stark, who also owns and operates Mary Jane Burgers & Brew and several other business ventures in Perryville, Missouri, said her new restaurant here will offer "fast casual" dining during the day and a full-service dining experience at night. And although the restaurant's name is similar to her establishment in Perryville, the menu and dining experience will be significantly different, Stark said. The made-from-scratch menu in Cape Girardeau will be built around smoked meats and bourbon-infused sides.
"I'm also striving to have the largest bourbon collection in Southeast Missouri here," she added.
The restaurant's decor can be described as "industrial chic" with exposed metals and dark woods. The restaurant's main entrance is being moved to the west side of the building and there will no longer be an entrance facing Broadway. The second floor of the two-story structure has been redesigned to feature a balcony that will overlook a stylish bar area that will be one of the restaurant's main focal points.
Stark estimates the restaurant will have a seating capacity of about 225.
Hiring for the new eatery has been underway for the past couple of weeks. In the meantime, the menu has been finalized and staff training has begun.
Watch for more information about Mary Jane bourbon + smokehouse once an opening date is announced.
The Beauty Room open
The Beauty Room, a new hair salon, has opened at 1720 Kingsway Drive, Suite 101, in Cape Girardeau.
The business is owned by Amanda Holzum who also provides stylist services. Her staff includes Tiffany Mahnken and Jamie Kramer, who are also stylists, and Monica Foltz, who handles marketing for the business.
Walk-ins and appointments are accepted. For hours and appointment times, call (573) 803-0474.
A ribbon cutting is scheduled for May 17.
Awards and recognitions
Saint Francis Healthcare System hosted its annual Auxiliary and Volunteer luncheon last month, honoring more than 100 volunteers who serve Saint Francis and its patients.
Wilma Heisserer was recognized at the luncheon as Auxilian of the Year for her years of volunteer service and the Saint Francis Auxiliary presented the Saint Francis Foundation with a check for $73,000, which will be used to fund scholarships for students entering the health care field and other community projects.
Saint Francis Healthcare has approximately 125 active volunteers, according to Saint Francis volunteer coordinator Teresa Lukefahr.
"Every volunteer here is very dedicated. They come in every week to do their job," she said. "They are the most unselfish people."
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More information about volunteering at Saint Francis is available by calling (573) 331-5166 or emailing volunteer@sfmc.net.
Several Southeast Missouri State University's students recently competed in the 2019 Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference and Competition in Orlando, Florida. Five Southeast students attained top-10 finalist status in the following categories:
- Event Planning: Madison Francis of Farmington, Missouri, and Hannah Gordon of Englewood, Colorado
- Entrepreneurship/Starting a Business: Alicia Merry of St. Charles, Missouri, and David Rook of St. Louis
- Restaurant and Food Service Management: Lindsey Myers of Oreana, Illinois
The Southeast students competed against a field of more than 1,000 undergraduate students representing colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
Sponsored by Southeast's Donald L. Harrison College of Business and Computing, the Southeast Collegiate DECA chapter has more than 35 student members and is the largest in Missouri.
Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial adviser with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was named Life Application Leader in the Missouri East Region for April.
Darby has been with Modern Woodmen since November 2010.
Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, founded in 1883, provides life insurance, annuity and security products to nearly 770,000 members nationwide.
Cape Girardeau County floodplain manager Ken Eftink recently was named Missouri Floodplain Manager of the Year by the Missouri Floodplain & Stormwater Managers Association.
Eftink received the award during the association's annual conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri.
Shawn Guiling and Marcy Ball, academic and professional advisers, respectively, at Southeast Missouri State University, will be honored this fall by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) for outstanding academic advising.
Guiling will be named the NACADA's national faculty adviser for 2019 while Ball will receive the organization's award for Outstanding New Professional Advisor-Primary Advising Role.
The NACADA's outstanding advising awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students or outstanding academic advising administration. The awards will be presented at NACADA's annual conference in October in Louisville, Kentucky.
Guiling is an instructor of psychology at Southeast while Ball is an adviser with Southeast's Center for Academic Advising.
People on the Move
MRV Banks president and CEO Doug Watson announced the hiring of Neil Winking as MRV Banks' new IT systems and security manager and will be in charge of overseeing and maintaining the information technology infrastructure and security for all MRV Bank branches. Watson said this is a new position that was created as a result of MRV's continued growth.
"We are very proud of the growth MRV Banks has seen over the last few years and that has made us recognize the need to bring all of our IT functions in house and gain even more direct control over our bank's security," Watson said in a news release. "Privacy and security are two vital aspects of banking which we take very seriously and we're excited to have Winking's expertise on our team."
Winking comes to MRV Banks with 15 years of IT security experience. He lives in Jackson with his wife and 6-year-old son.
Scott County School District superintendent Fara Jones, who in 2018 announced her resignation as superintendent effective at the end of next month, will become assistant superintendent of personnel in the Poplar Bluff School District. The Poplar Bluff Board of Education approved the move at a meeting last month.
Jones has been in the Scott County School District for 23 years, starting as an art instructor in 1996. She was promoted to elementary principal in 2000 and in 2013 became the Scott County district superintendent. She is working on a doctoral degree through William Woods University. In addition, she holds a master's degree and specialists degree, also from William Woods.
Modern Woodmen of America representative Kelli L. James of Cape Girardeau has completed a five-day training program at the organization's home office in Rock Island, Illinois.
The program focused on helping families reach their financial goals. Speakers covered topics including technology, fraternalism, underwriting and several other areas.
Business licenses
Paul Pfeiffer of Cape Girardeau has filed a business license application to operate Cardinal Biologicals at 813 Southern Expressway in Cape Girardeau. The business, which is a supplier of raw human materials to the academic, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and biogenetic industries, was purchased from George Wrape Jr. of Cape Girardeau and James Kouki of Tyler, Texas, who continue to have an interest in the business.
Gilbert Moyers of Marble Hill, Missouri, has filed a business license application to operate Hose Mart of SEMO at 1204 Meadowbrook Drive, Unit 1, in Cape Girardeau. The business offers mobile hydraulic hose sales and service and was scheduled to open May 1.
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