Dwain Hahs
OpinionJuly 16
Hahs: SEMORedi pursuing a strategy for economic growth, job creation in Southeast MissouriSEMORedi, formerly Cape Area MAGNET, unveils a new strategy to boost economic growth and job creation in Southeast Missouri. Key initiatives include a regional industrial feasibility study and hiring a new CEO.
OpinionDecember 30, 2023
A look at the 2024 budget for the City of JacksonAs part of the December Jackson Board of Aldermen regular meeting, a public hearing was held on the 2024 City of Jackson budget. After the hearing, the board approved next year's budget. The 2024 budget is a solid budget built on realistic revenue projections and a...
OpinionNovember 14, 2023
Uptown Jackson plays key role in promotion of cityJackson is unique in that our historic business district is referred to as "Uptown". Most cities have a downtown or Main Street area but not too many have the designation of "Uptown". As its centerpiece, our historic uptown area has the Cape Girardeau County Courth...
OpinionJuly 25, 2023
A 2023 Jackson priorities progress updateAs we reach the halfway point of 2023, it is important to review the City of Jackson's progress toward annual goals. These goals were initially compiled by the Board of Aldermen last fall and have since been refined, included and approved in the 2023 budget...
OpinionMay 16, 2023
Jackson will host music in the park all summerMany events in a small city are organized by citizens who have a passion to serve the community. This especially happens when those involved are enthusiastic about an event or organization. In many cases, the event starts small and grows over several years...
OpinionApril 20, 2023
State of the City of Jackson — 2023Many mayors give a state of the city address at the beginning of their new terms. I would like to provide a few state of Jackson comments. During the last eight years I have been mayor, the Board of Aldermen and city staff have accomplished a lot, continuing our hi...
OpinionJanuary 3, 2023
Priorities for Jackson in 2023As we begin 2023, it is important that we set priority goals for the City of Jackson for the upcoming year. These goals were initially compiled by the Board of Aldermen last fall and have since been refined, included and approved in the 2023 budget...OpinionSeptember 1, 2022
Jackson bridge projects will have several benefitsA few week ago the City of Jackson held a ribbon cutting for our newest bridge in Jackson. I wanted to provide a few thoughts on this park project.
First, I was pleased the Park Board decided the name would stay the same as the previous low water bridge, “Hubble F...
BusinessSeptember 6, 2021
Book Review: Jim Collins’ ‘Great by Choice’ a primer on how to manage through chaosThe bestselling business book “Good To Great” by Jim Collins is my favorite business book. I have referred to its principles many times during my career of leading organizations. I have found it relates to leading and building teams around the world whether in Asia...OpinionAugust 24, 2021
Census results reflect well on JacksonThe initial results of the U.S. Census have been released. Jackson's population grew 12.5% to 15,451 since 2010. Cape Girardeau County and Cape Girardeau grew as well. I am very pleased with the population growth Jackson has experienced. These results show Jackson...Advertisement
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