NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE: ELECTRONICS COMPANY OPENS

Homestead electronics opened recently at 3441 William in Cape Girardeau.

The new electronic business, the newest agent location for Ameritech Cellular and Paging specializing in cellular telephones and pagers, is a branch of Homestead Distributing of Sikeston.

Matt Raymond, who has five years Ameritech experience, is general manager, and Nickie Bouge is sales associate.

Hours for the new store will be 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Grand opening week for the new store will be May 13-18. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. today

Homestead has five Ameritech sites in Missouri -- Homestead Distribution in Sikeston, an Ameritech agent since 1991; Homestead of Sedalia; Homestead of Warrensburg; and Homestead at Whiteman Air Force Base.