Business and art

Business and art might seem strange bedfellows, but more and more businesses have discovered that art can provide them with an attractive image, something to set themselves apart.

Cape Girardeau artist Craig Thomas, who helped paint the "Mississippi River Tales" mural on the floodwall, has been commissioned to do murals in a number of Cape Girardeau businesses, including Broussard's restaurant, C.P. McGinty Jewelers and, more recently, First Missouri State Bank.

For years, other businesses and institutions have had outstanding murals depicting our important and signficant community heritage.

The River Heritage Mural Association is seeing to it that murals have added beauty to many public places in Cape Girardeau. Such community spirit can be good for business, too.