NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE: SANTIE OIL PURCHASE LAND IN SIX THIRTY INDUSTRIAL PARK

Santie Wholesale Oil Company Inc., a Sikeston-based oil company, has purchased four acres of property at Corporate Circle and Southern Expressway in the Six Thirty Industrial Park in Cape Girardeau, for a warehouse and fueling facility.

Santie, which caters to business and commercial users, provides a line of lubricants, petroleum fuels, propane and related products. Product lines include Amoco, Mobil, Citgo and Oil Dry.

Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place Ltd., handled the transaction here.

Bruce Barnes, president of the 56-year-old company which has facilities at Sikeston and Malden, said the operation is unique to this area. Businesses and commercial users can purchase fuel from their facility 24 hours a day, through a computer card dispensing and billing system.

"We already have a number of customers in the Cape Girardeau area," said Barnes.