A century of commerce (Part 2, 1990-2000)

1990

* LaBamba Mexican Restaurant opened on Main Street.

* Wolohan Lumber Co. purchased Riverside Building Supply and Home Centers.

* Finney's Drug Store on Broadway closed.

* Suedekum Hardware became Meyer Supply.

* KYRX-FM, Y-105, started operating in West Park Mall.

* The state granted a charter to AmeriFirst Bank.

* First Federal Savings and Loan Association became Cape County Bank. Later in the year, it changed its name to Capital Bank.

* Mercantile Bancorporation secured Colonial Federal Savings and Loan.

* Dana Corp. plant opened.

* Mildenberger & Willing plant went into production.

1991

* Shop 'n' Save opened.

* Chrisman Art Gallery returned to downtown Cape Girardeau.

* AmeriFirst Bank moved into its new building at 3060 William St.

* Kagmo Industrial Supply Co. was founded at 2355 Rust Avenue.

* First National Bank of Sikeston purchased Colonial Federal Savings & Loan Association, 2027 Broadway.

* Cape Central Airways was sold to Mark Spatz by Reggie Hopwell.

* Farm & Home Savings Association relocated from 440 Broadway to 211 Silver Springs Road.

* El Chico's restaurant opened at 202 S. Mt. Auburn Road.

* A second Taco Bell opened at 3039 William.

* CyberTel Cellular Telephone Co. moved into its new building at Kingshighway and Broadway.

* M.J.'s on Main opened at 108 N. Main.

* First National Bank opened in the former Colonial Savings & Loan Association building.

* Everything's $1 opened in West Park Mall.

* Applebee's restaurant opened at 202 S. Broadview St.

1992

* Paul Schnare purchased Sunny Hill Garden Center Inc. from Bill and Ramona Brinkopf.

* Wal-Mart Supercenter opened at 3439 William St.

* Big Al's Nightclub opened at 619 S. Kingshighway.

* Storey's Food Giant, 201 S. Broadview St., closed.

* Broadway Theater reopened.

* J. Riggins, men's wear store, opened in West Park Mall.

* Toys "R" Us opened on Silver Springs Road.

* Heilig-Meyers Furniture Store opened on Silver Springs Road.

* My Daddy's Cheesecake opened at 111 N. Main St.

* Rust & Martin opened its new building at Mid City Business Center.

* Lowell's Jewelers & Distributors, Kingshighway and Bloomfield Road, closed.

* Commerce Bank of Poplar Bluff, Mo., purchased First Exchange Bank.

* Catfish Castle opened at 2145 Independence St.

* Gallery St. Avit opened at Independence and South Spanish St.

* Sunny Hill Garden Center moved to 206 N. Kingshighway.

* Wal-Mart Stores Inc. purchased an 18.67-acre tract just south of the Wal-Mart Supercenter, with plans to build a Sam's Wholesale Club.

* Mike Mathes and Richard Kirkpatrick established Cape Girardeau Motors Inc., 1754 Independence St.

* Subway Sandwich Shop opened at 252 Silver Springs Road.

* Sprigg Street Medical Center was established at 24 N. Sprigg St.

* Cape Large Animal Services was established by Dr. David Burgermeister at 853 S. Kingshighway.

* Unlimited Sports and Athletics was opened by Gary J. Schmidt at 1844 N. Kingshighway.

* United Electric Supply Co.-Cape started at 470 S. Kingshighway.

* ShowBiz Pizza became Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, 250 S. Silver Springs Road.

* Gary G. Stanley bought Dean Taylor Cadillac-Oldsmobile and changed the name to Crown Cadillac-Oldsmobile.

1993

* Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurant opened near Interstate 55.

* Delta Companies and Southern Illinois Companies were puchased by Colas SA of Paris, France.

* Captain China Liu Restaurant opened at 2123 Broadway.

* Cora Lee and Doyle Sample opened Pop's Pizza at 409 N. Clark Ave.

* Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association began operating out of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce building.

* Silo Inc., which entered the Cape Girardeau market in 1988, closed its retail store.

* Jill Wilferth opened Write Service, a computerized printing service.

* All-Pet Grooming started operations at 125 S. Broadview Plaza, Suite 3.

* Weight Watchers of Greater Missouri and Southern Illinois moved to a new location at 250 Silver Springs Road.

* A web press formerly used at the Southeast Missourian was dismantled and shipped to a newspaper in Romania.

* Michael and Merrie Busby opened Helping Hands Computer Service.

* Cape Girardeau Produce and Repackers Inc. opened in a 18,000-square-foot building near Perryville Road and Route W.

* Unique Brides opened at 17 N. Main St.

* Hobby Lobby Creative Centers opened at 207-A S. Kingshighway.

* American Lending Group Inc. opened a branch office at 125 S. Broadview St., Suite 2.

* Cape Girardeau Airport Manager Mark Seesing resigned his position to become operations manager for Cape Central Airways, Inc.

* Ratliff Nursing Home moved into new quarters at 717 N. Sprigg St.

* James Farrar opened SEMO Hardwood Floor Sanding Co.

* 1st Tire and Wheel Inc., opened at 99 S. Louisiana Ave.

* Bob Myrick, an agent in the Country Companies Pulaski-Alexander-Massey Agency, opened the new agency at 1200 N. Kingsighway.

* M.E. Leming Lumber Co. ceased operation, ending almost a century of a family-owned-and-operated business in Cape Girardeau.

* CenterMark Properties Inc. purchased full interest in West Park Mall from an affiliate of Drury Industries.

* River City Coins moved to 713 Broadway.

* Sanders Enterprises Inc. opened its plastic recycling business on Nash Road.

* Babbage's, a computer software operation, opened at West Park Mall.

* Mr. Bulky Treats and Gifts opened at West Park Mall.

* The first Burger King restaurant in Cape Girardeau, 2346 Broadway, was remodeled and expanded.

* Reed's Restaurant was opened by Russ Reed at the Town House Inn.

* The Briar Patch, an arts and crafts shop, moved to West Park Mall.

* Sibley's Bargain Books, owned by Allen and Sharon Sibley, opened at 33 N. Main St.

* A.E. Birk & Son Plumbing & Heating Inc. closed after 69 years of service.

* Roosevelt Bank of St. Louis bought all 17 branches of Home Savings of America in eastern Missouri, including facilities at Cape Girardeau.

* American Superstores opened at 201 S. Broadview St., in the former Storey's Food Giant store.

* Patsy's Family Hair Care opened at 234 S. Sprigg St.

* Victorian Holidays became Victorian Memories and moved to West Park Mall.

* Superior Windows, headquartered in Centralia, Ill., opened a facility in Cape Girardeau.

* Jess Bolen Plumbing and Heating opened in Cape Girardeau.

* Juan and Daniel Alverez and Pablo Santillan opened El Torero restaurant in the Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* The Fireplace Center and River City Masonry, 1028 N. Kingshighway, expanded its showroom.

* Central Hardware Co. filed for bankruptcy.

* A fire that broke out in a warehouse at 2143 Independence St. extensively damaged the building and its contents. The building was leased by several businesses.

* Elma and Ron Staten opened Whitfield's Fine Dining at 220 Independence St.

* Ponderosa restaurant moved into the building at 45 S. Kingshighway, formerly the home of Bonanza restaurant.

* Bill C. Zellmer opened Cool Beans, The Coffee Cafe, at West Park Mall.

* Teleco Cellular opened at 320 N. Kingshighway.

* Former Assistant Attorney General Allen Moss opened a private practice in the Sunset Towers Building at 1020 N. Kingshighway.

* Daniel L. Overbey was named the executive director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority.

* Seven Seas Imports moved to 109 Independence St.

* Cape Garden Supply opened in the Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* A Party and Flower Shop was opened at 2141 Independence St. by Robin Farrow and Darlene Williams.

* Lorimont Place, a retail-professional office complex and corporate home to Health Services Corporation of America, opened at 840 S. Mount Auburn Road.

* A new reception hall developed by Electronic Information and Communications opened at 101 Tower Circle Drive.

* The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority entered into an agreement with Cape Fleeting Inc. that leases water frontage along the slackwater harbor for barge fleeting.

* Main Street Antiques and Paper Moon Antiques opened at 31 N. Main St., replacing the Madder Rose.

* Heartland Antiques moved to the corner of Spanish and Indpendence St.

* Step-By-Step Shoes, owned by Andy and Dorothy Lui, opened at 105 Independence St.

* D. Mitch Robinson was named the executive director of the Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association.

* The Sandwich Shop in Doctors' Park reopened under the new ownership of Carol Dougan-Stephenson.

* Leslie Martin and Cathy Clark purchased A Small World Pre-School.

* Crown Cadillac Oldsmobile acquired Nissan franchise and relocated to 607 S. Kingshighway.

* Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Randy Holdman was named the new manager of the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport.

* After 21 years as president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce, Bob Hendrix retired.

* The Fastenal Co. opened a branch at 2228 Bloomfield Road.

* Tom Leggett and Charlie Westrich recently purchased Lemmon Oil Co. at 103 N. Kingshighway.

* General Sign Co. of Cape Girardeau and Universal Sign Co. of St. Louis entered into a sales agreement that allowed the local firm to put about 60 employees back to work.

* The Boyd Group of Las Vegas, Nev., pledged to make a $37.5 million capital investment in Cape Girardeau, subject to the approval of riverboat gambling in the city.

* Advanced Business Systems formed an additional corporation, RCOMCO Inc., to purchase the assets of the MicroAge Computer Store in Cape Girardeau.

* Medical Documentation Services Ltd., a medical records transcription company, opened in Cape Girardeau.

* Resume Works opened at 121 S. Broadview St., Suite 7.

* Pinnacle Sales and Marketing moved into new, larger quarters at 353 Christine St.

* The former Last Chance saloon on Broadway became the High Water Cafe, a tea and coffee shop.

* Cliff Simmons opened Cliff's Rent to Own at 416 Morgan Oak St.

* Central Hardware, 271 S. Broadview St., closed.

* Cape Insurance Agency Inc. and Giddens & Johnson Agency Insurance Service merged operations and became Capital Insurance & Associates.

* Petals & Bows moved to 127 N. Main St.

* Moborcycle enthusiasts Dave Hutson, Jeff Hutson, Chris Hutson and Dave Zimmer opened Grass Roots BMW at 28 S. Spanish St.

* A branch of Floor Coverings International (FCI) was opened in Cape Girardeau by Dave Phelps.

* Dumplins restaurant returned to Cape Girardeau, opening in Lorimont Place.

* Bare Necessities by Carlene opened in downtown Cape Girardeau.

* John Mehner was selected to lead the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce.

* Several businesses in Perry and Cape Girardeau counties fell victim to the flood of 1993. Two of the hardest hit were Sabreliner and Gilster-Mary Lee in Perryville, Mo. In Cape Girardeau 12 businesses were affected by floodwaters to some extent.

* The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority sustained an estimated $150,000 to $175,000 in damage to its physical facilities due to Mississippi River flooding.

* Huck's convenience store chain of Illinois purchased Spanky's Convenience Store at 353 S. Kingshighway.

* Mollies Restaurant, owned by John and Jerrianne Wyman, opened in its new location in the Alliance Building near the intersection of Spanish and Independence streets.

* Zimmer Broadcasting Co. announced the acquisition of WKBQ/KASP from Evergreen Media Corp. in the St. Louis area.

* Jeannie's Boutique opened in Lorimont Place, 840 S. Mount Auburn Road.

* R.V. Production Inc., a screen printing and embroidery design company, opened at 1606 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau.

* Niswonger Auto Body Inc. moved into a new building at 135 LaSalle St.

* Hobart Sales and Services tripled its space when it moved from 231 S. Ellis St. to 711 Good Hope St.

* The Runway Restaurant and Lounge reopened after being closed for over a year because of terminal renovation at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport.

* Cape Chimney Sweeps expanded its business, adding the Stove Shop at 6 N. Sprigg St.

* Gary & Company, the beauty salon at 105 Broadway for 25 years, moved to 1017 Harmony St.

* Class Act Gymnastics opened in its new facility at 2109 Boulder Crest.

* Margie's Pie and Cake Factory moved to 946 W. Cape Rock Drive.

* Margaret Edmundson sold her interest in Professional Fashion Uniform, 46 Plaza Way, to business partner Gerri Stone.

* The Sewing Basket opened at West Park Village.

* Blockbuster Video opened in West Park Village.

* Sonnie Lam opened Kowloon Chinese Buffet at 2146 William St.

* Direct Maytag Home Appliance Center opened at 1407 N. Kingshighway.

* Ye Olde House Collectibles and Gift Shoppe opened in the 100 block of Broadway.

* Step-by-Step Shoes and Body Shoppe relocated to Main Street.

* Servpro, a professional cleaning service, opened at 166 LaSalle St.

* Prudential Insurance Co. of America tentatively agreed to sell 19 shopping centers in six states, including West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau and three in the St. Louis area, to a group of investors in the U.S. and Australia.

* Cape Girardeau voters elected to allow a riverboat gambling operation to locate here.

* Capital Supply, which provided musical instruments, amplifiers and other electronic music equipment, opened in Nash Road Industrial Park.

* Seifert's Store reopened in West Park Mall. James Seifert came out of retirement to revive the ailing specialty store chain.

* Alan and Louise Getts opened Image Creators Inc.

* Rust Communications Inc., a new media company, was founded by Gary Rust of Cape Girardeau.

1994

* Cape Girardeau Airport Manager Randy Holdman resigned to take a position with Drury Southwest Inc. of Cape Girardeau.

* Abbey Home Healthcare opened its newest facility at the Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* Drury Suites opened in Cape West Business Park.

* Plaza Gifts and Office Supplies closed both its Town Plaza location and its branch store at Sikeston.

* Living Water Books and Gifts, 1416 N. Kingsway in Cape Girardeau, expanded.

* Hobby Lobby Creative Center, 207 S. Kingshighway, added about 10,000 square feet of retail space.

* A structure was demolished near the intersection of Independence and Kingshighway to make room for a new Walgreen's Drug Store.

* Federal Express Corporation moved to 2078 Southern Expressway.

* Tri-Con Industries Ltd. workers voted to be represented by the Amalgamated Clothing and Textiles Workers Union.

* Five area hospitals and a number of doctors formed the region's first physician hospital organization - MedAmerica HealthNet Inc.

* Craftsman Office Supply Company, Inc., 835 Broadway, affiliated with American Loose Leaf/Business Products, Inc.

* The Esquire Theater was sold again to be used for retail space.

* Lauri Swain opened Pampered Pets, 125 S. Broadview.

* McDonald's Restaurant opened inside Wal-Mart at Cape Girardeau.

* Cable Busters opened at 1320 W. Cape Rock.

* Wanda Verhines and Donna Dodd purchased D.J.'s Beauty Mart, 1020 N. Kingshighway.

* Bloomin' Baloons moved to the United Building, 101 N. Kingshighway.

* Bommarito Cellular Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems moved into The Crossroads at Independence and Kingshighway.

* Ultimate Automotive opened at 1634 N. Kingshighway.

* LaCroix Pet Hospital moved from 2008 N. Kingshighway to 2984 County Road 620.

* At Your Service Commercial and Residential Service Inc., moved to 40 N. Main.

* Red Lobster opened a 200-seat seafood restaurant in front of Victorian Inn.

* Bel Aire Bar and Grill opened at 24 S. Spanish.

* Papa Bear's Daiquiris and Grill opened near Main and Independence.

* Bare Necessities by Carlene closed.

* Dana Evans opened Adoption Search Assistance.

* Tractor Supply Co., moved across the street to its new store at 501 S. Kingshighway.

* AmeriSpec Home Inspection Service opened at 891 N. Kingshighway.

* Thrifty Inn became Pear Tree In by Drury.

* Cape La Croix Nursing Home was purchased by Health Facilities Management Corporation of Sikeston.

* New Hope Counseling opened at 1221 Kingsway.

* Al and Celeste Hanke moved to Cape Girardeau from Barnhart and opened Somethin' Special at 105 Independence.

* Donna Essner opened Dona Flora, a green house, on County Road 621.

* Capital Bancorporation Inc., headquartered at Cape Girardeau, and the Bank of South County in St. Louis merged into a subsidiary of Capital Bancorporation.

* Cape Girardeau City Council chose Boyd Gaming Corp. to endorse for licensure by the Missouri Gaming Commission.

* Lowe's Home Center opened a 115,000-square-foot home center.

* The old Shakeys Pizza building on Broadway was torn down, to be used for a parking lot for the Broadway Theater

* OFMCO, headquartered at Sikeston, opened a retail operation in downtown Cape Girardeau.

* Steve Langston opened Heartland Professional Alarms in Cape Girardeau.

* D&V Merchandise opened at 709-711 Broadway.

* DBE Inc., an environmental consulting firm, moved its operating headquarters to Cape Girardeau.

* Schneider Equipment Co., Inc., was acquired by Baker Implement Co.

* Flori Sales & Service moved into the former Maxwell Service Co., building at 101 William.

* David and Lynn Moll moved Gulliver's Travel Agency Inc. to 2424 Kingsway.

* Eggimann Fed and Seed, 514 Independence, closed.

* Complete Health Care opened at 1707 Mt. Auburn Road.

* Cape Girardeau Prosthetic Lab Inc., 44 Doctors' Park, purchased Griffith Orthotics Inc., 91 S. Plaza Way.

* A 50,000-square-foot building that served as a warehouse for concrete klinkers at Lone Star Industries collapsed under the weight of an 8-inch snow.

* SEMO Alliance For Disability Independence, Inc. (SADI), opened an office at 1020 N. Kingshighway, Suite C.

* Fleet Mortgage Corp., opened an office at 237 N. Ellis.

* Sisco's Barber and Hairstyling moved off Broadway, to 211 N. Sprigg.

* Consolidated Grain & Barge Co., signed a lease with the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority for 16 acres to build a grain elevator and barge facility.

* Mark and Tonya Merritt purchased A Step At A Time preschool, 1003 Perryville Road.

* Walgreens Co. opened a new 13,000-square-foot store at Independence and Kingshighway.

* Brad and Pam Eggimann of Cape Girardeau purchased The Sweet Stop bakery at 2000 William Street, renaming it the Sweet Shop.

* Kirby Company of SEMO moved to 2119 William, more than doubling its space.

* Horticulturist Anne Foust opened Green Gardens.

* A new McDonald's Restaurant opened at 3419 William.

* Pre Miere Clothing Co. opened at 19 N. Main.

* Melissa Ware opened Picture Video in Cape Girardeau.

* Shoney's Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., purchased four Shoney's Restaurants previously operated by DeJoys Inc., headquartered in Cape Girardeau, including the Cape Girardeau restaurant.

* Great Financial Mortgage acquired Fleet Mortgage.

* Antique Furniture & Craft Mall opened at 18 N. Sprigg.

* Janetta Sachse-Ervin opened Downtown Pawn at 38 N. Spanish.

* Steve and Debbie Hartwig opened Ivy Antiques Etc., 1027 Broadway.

* Rainbow Cleaning Systems Sales and Service opened , at 837 N. Kingshighway.

* The former Last Chance Saloon ran out of chances. The historic building at the corner of Broadway and Pacific was torn down.

* Rogers Jewelers opened its 40th retail store in West Park Mall.

* Jason Brown opened Ziebart Tidy Car Center.

* Brangus Feed Lot Family Steakhouse opened at 2123 Broadway.

* Marcy's Shoes moved to 211 S. Plaza Way.

* Plaza Copy & Printing Center moved into larger quarters at 68 S. Plaza Way.

* Southwestern Bell Corp., holding company for the Southwestern Bell telephone company, changed its name to SBC Communications Inc.

* Services Unlimited, providing party planning, holiday decorating, personal shopping, housesitting and residential and commercial cleaning, opened in Cape Girardeau.

* Al Stoverink purchased Flori Sales & Services, 101 William, from Ralph Flori.

* Sleepy Hollow Furniture Center moved back to 1809 N. Kingshighway. The company had operrated at 360 S. Kingsighway for more than a year, following a fire that heavily damaged the North Kingshighway location.

* Wanda Cooper opened Cooper's Collectibles II at 225 N. Sprigg.

* A pizza-cutting ceremony officially opened the new Pizza Inn across from St. Francis Medical Center.

* Office 1 Superstore opened between Toys R Us and Heilig-Meyers Furniture.

* The new Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Center opened in a 4,600-square-foot facility in front of St. Francis Medical Center.

* A Sonic Drive-In opened at 2126 Broadway.

* Sylvan Learning Centers opened at 1020 N. Kingshighway.

1995

* Jeremiah's, 127 N. Water in Cape Girardeau, reopened.

* Mike Sams closed LaBamba, a Mexican restaurant at 123 N. Main.

* ABC Home Health Services Inc., changed its name to First American Health Care.

* HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center of Cape Girardeau moved both of its previous locations to Lorimont Place, 240-250 S. Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau.

* Mildenberger & Willing (M&W) Packaging U.S. Inc., acquired Saueressig U.S., the company which provides engraved cylinders for the M&W rotogravure presses.

* TCI Cablevison of Missouri Inc., moved to 1620 N. Kingshighway.

* National Del-Farm Food Store, at William and Sprigg streets, was sold to Schnucks Markets Inc., along with 50 other National Super Markets Inc. operations.

* Dan Beussink purchased Macke Farm Equipment from Weldon Macke. He changed the name to Macke Equipment Co., and moved it from its Gordonville location to Nash Road.

* Cape Picture Perfect opened at 1091 Broadway.

* The Clubhouse grill and pub opened in Plaza Galleria.

* Klaus & Associates architectural firm opened in Cape Girardeau.

* Croxton's Antiques Mall, in search of more room, moved from 612 Broadway to 111 N. Sprigg St.

* McCombs Funeral Home Inc., a Jackson institution for almost 90 years, broke ground for a second funeral home at 1425 Kurre Lane in Cape Girardeau.

* KLLM Transport Services Inc. of Jackson, Miss., opened a terminal in Cape Girardeau.

* Manpower Inc., moved from Farrar Drive to 1909 Beaver Creek Drive.

* Mike Mathes sold his interest in Cape Girardeau Motors.

* West Park Motors Inc. opened in Cape West Business Park.

* All-American Home Center opened at 1930 Southern Expressway.

* Marcon, an advertising promotional company purchased by Horizon Screen Printing in 1990, became Horizon Promotional Products.

* Rich Loomis, operator of Candy Cane Cleaners, purchased Bill Evans Cleaners, 722 Good Hope, renaming it Candy Cane Number Two.

* Mid-America Mobile Systems opened at 320 N. Kingshighway.

* The Runway Restaurant snack bar opened in the lounge area of the restaurant at Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport.

* Ryan's Steak House opened at I-55 and Route K.

* Kids Wear...Again moved from 114 N. Main to 118 N. Main.

* Instant Replays, a men's clothing and sporting goods consignment shop, opened at 114 N. Main.

* Hansen's Collectibles moved to 709 William.

* Campster School Antiques opened at 3892 Bloomfield Road.

* Keele & Huggins, certified public accountants, expanded to a larger office at 217 N. West End Blvd.

* The Saint Louis Bread Co. opened in West Park Mall.

* Soap 'N Suds Laundry opened at 501 N. Silver Springs Road.

* Max Television Co., a multi-station radio and TV broadcast company headquartered in Virginia Beach, Va., purchased KBSI-TV, the Fox Network affiliate in Cape Girardeau.

* Payless Optical opened at 75 Plaza Way.

* Jungle Gemm, a pet and pet supply store, opened in West Park Mall

* Tom Neumeyer relocated Neumeyer Photography to his home at 25 S. Lorimier.

* Judith Anne's gift store opened at 130 N. Main.

* Baseball Cards Unlimited moved to 353-1 Christine St.

* A.F. Enterprises II Fairfax opened at 625A Broadway.

* Educational Services Inc. opened in downtown Cape Girardeau.

* M.A.B. Paint Store moved to 1802 Broadway.

* Paul and Debbie Seesing reopened a bar in the Central Inn building, calling it the Corner Pub.

* Room Mates and Sign Master relocated to 360 S. Kingshighway.

* River City Loan Co. opened at 111 Independence.

* Martha Hamilton became the new owner of Coldwell Banker Blanchard & Associates, renaming the real estate firm Coldwell Banker Hamilton Realty.

* Blimpie International Inc., opened a submarine-sandwich shop at Broadway and Harmony.

* Witness Designs opened at 31B N. Main.

* LaCroix Center, which formerly housed Lowell's and Silo, reopened as the home of five businesses: Carpet Connections, Hancock Fabrics, Plaza Gifts & Office Supplies, Room Mates and Sign Master.

* Famous Footwear opened at West Park Mall.

* The Riverport Trade Center opened at 5 N. Main.

* Workers at Tri-Con Industries Ltd. ratified their first union contract after almost 10 months of negotiations. Workers affiliated with Amalgamated Clothing and Textiles Workers Union.

* Hampton Inn at Interstate 55 and Route K opened.

* Schnucks Midtown opened at 121 S. Sprigg.

* Cauble and Field Fruits opened the Corner Produce Market, 501 Morgan Oak.

* Cable Busters moved from Cape Girardeau to East Cape Girardeau, Ill.

* Lorberg Funeral Home purchased the former First Christian Church building at 829 N. West End Blvd., and moved its operation there.

* Capital Bancorporation Inc., agreed to sell to Union Planters Corp. of Memphis, Tenn.

* Riverfront Hotdogs, a two-wheel hotdog car, opened in downtown Cape Girardeau.

* Another Time, Another Place antique shop opened at 714 Broadway.

* Play It Again Sports opened at 2140 Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* Alliance Siding Co. opened a new office at 400 Broadway, Suite 521.

* Purified Air Products opened at 1108 Perry Ave.

* The Stalls, a marketplace for indoor and outdoor vendors, open at 221 Independence.

* French Village was purchased by George E. Bockhorst, who changed the name of the property to Broadway Court.

* Mailboxes & Parcel Depot Inc. opened at 2148 Broadway.

* Metal Cutters opened at 803 Enterprise.

* Humana Health Care Plans opened at 2137 William St.

* Hair Force beauty salon moved to 559 N. Sping.

* Target Store opened at 202 Siemers Drive.

* Arby's Roast Beef Restaurant closed its doors 204 N. Kingshighway.

* The structure at 2109 William, which formerly housed Godfather's Pizza, was razed to make way for a new Rhodes 101 Service Center.

* Phoenicia Restuarant, 1000 N. Sprigg, was remodeled and expanded.

* Todd and Melody Anderson purchased Fleece Inc., 616 Broadway, and renamed the business Fleece Shoppe.

* Sunshine Corner Herb Shop opened at 117 Themis.

* Smothers Antiques & Gordonville Antique Mall opened its new retail business about five miles from Interstate 55, west of Route K.

* A & W Root Beer reopened in Cape Girardeau at 204 N. Kingshighway, the former location of Arby's Roast Beef Restaurant.

* Carol's Hallmark Store opened in the Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* Clarklift of Cape was renamed Forklift of Cape.

* Mortgage Universal of Rockford, Ill., opened a branch office at 980 N. Kingshighway.

* Auto Haven Inc., an automobile detailing business, opened at 1 S. Main.

* Southern Sports, a facility for motorcycle, water craft and ATV repair, opened at 701 Southern Expressway.

* Hutson's Fine Furniture added 10,000 square feet to its South Main Street quarters.

* As part of efforts to dispose of First Exchange Corp. properties, two parcels in Cape Girardeau County were sold during a Resolution Trust Corporation sale at Kansas City. Properties sold at the auction included a truck stop-convenience store at 14840 Highway 177 and two 216,400-square-foot corrugated metal warehouse buildings at 14916 State Highway 177, both north of Cape Girardeau.

* John and Jerrianne Wyman of Merriwether Investments Inc. purchased the Royal N'Orleans Restaurant at Broadway and Lorimier.

* A third Dollar General store opened in Cape Girardeau, the newest one at 1142 N. Kingshighway.

* Renew Auto Care opened at 1502 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau.

* Ruby Tuesday Restaurant opened in Auburn Park.

* St. Francis Medical Center opened its Center for Health and Rehabilitation at 28 S. Mount Auburn Road.

* Barnes & Noble Inc., opened its new, 22,000-square-foot bookstore on the perimeter of the West Park Mall at 3035 William.

* LeGrand Bros. Transmission, owned and operated by Dave LeGrand and Darryl LeGrand, opened a new shop at 4340 State Highway W.

* Heavenly Ham opened at 3443 William, Suite A.

* Attorneys Ted R. Osburn, Jeffrey P. Hine, Richard K. Kuntze and Jonah T. Yates formed the firm of Osburn, Hine, Kuntze, & Yates, L.L.C.

* Plaza Tire, 2301 William, expanded its operations in Cape Girardeau to include a new location at 1634 N. Kingshighway.

* TNT Dugan, a subsidiary of TNT Freightways Corp., expanded its operation in Cape Girardeau.

* R. Clifford Smith and Jeffrey G. Baer, have announced the formation of Smith & Baer, Certified Public Accountants.

* Casual Male Big & Tall opened at 3048 William in Cape Girardeau.

* The Buckle clothing store opened in West Park Mall.

* L.A. Nails opened in West Park Mall.

* The Bath & Body Works opened in West Park Mall.

* McDonald's opened a restaurant in West Park Mall.

* Patty Turner opened Friends Forever Pre-School at 1749 Independence.

* Boyd Gaming officials remained hopeful that construction on the proposed gambling project in Cape Girardeau would begin in 1986.

* Rhodes Oil Co. opened its newest Rhodes 101 Stop at 2111 Independence.

* Physical Therapy Associates, 60 Doctors' Park, became part of Southeast Missouri Hospital's Rehabilitation Services.

* American HomePatient Inc., opened at 63A Doctors' Park.

1996

* Capital Bank became Union Planters Bank.

* Tri-Con Industries Ltd. ceased its Cape Girardeau operations.

* Pet Care Plus, a professional pet-sitting business, was opened in Cape Girardeau by Nancy Simminger and Beth Callis.

* The Cape Girardeau City Council approved a gambling agreement with Boyd Gaming Corp., giving Boyd exclusive rights to riverboat gambling in the city for the next five years. In return, Boyd promised to build a $51.1 million development just north of the Broadway floodgate, provided it received a state license and the project was economically feasible.

* John Cai began operating the China Palace Restaurant, 1731 Broadway.

* Shop 'n Save Warehouse Foods Inc. closed its 60,000-square-foot store in Cape Girardeau.

* Outback Steakhouse opened at 101 Cape West Parkway.

* Merrill Lynch opened at 1371 N. Mount Auburn Road.

* Domino's Pizza moved to its new building at 1028 N. Sprigg.

* 3 R's Plus Supplies moved to the Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* Kevin Baker opened a new collection agency in Cape Girardeau.

* Golf USA opened in Heritage Square, 2117 William.

* Payless ShoeSource opened at 3437 William, moving from 350 N. Kingshighway.

* Lone Star Industries Inc., constructed three, $9.75 million clinker storage silos that measured 120 feet tall and 70 feet in diameter.

* Jamie and Susan Niswonger expanded their company, Niswonger Auto Body Inc..

* Nation Brothers Starter and Alternative Service, 2210 Broadway, added about 1,800 square feet for a full-service auto repair shop.

* Donna Essner renamed her business Dona Flora Garden and Florist Shop and expanded it, adding a garden center at 1444 Independence.

* Natural Health Organic Foods opened in West Park Village.

* William W. Kesee II and Krista K. Kesee opened Crescent Moon Indoor Advertising opened.

* Everything's a $1 closed its store at West Park Mall.

* Thomas & King of Lexington, Ky., purchased six Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants, including the one in Cape Girardeau, from Dennis Stockard of Cape Girardeau.

* The Rent Emporium opened at 2136 William.

* Footprince opened at 2007 Independence.

* Debby Dees of Scott City purchased the Bell Aire Bar and Grill at 24 S. Spanish.

* The Family Dollar Store opened at 109 S. Kingshighway.

* Nu Way Concrete Forms Southeast opened at 4788 Old Cape Road East.

* Raymond K. Whitehead purchased Cabinets Unlimited, 408 Commercial.

* Mid-America Distributing relocated to 1009 N. Kingsighway, adding retail to its previously all-wholesale operation.

* Finch, Bradshaw, Strom & Steele, L.C., 3113 Independence, changed its name to Bradshaw, Steele, Cochrane & Berens, L.C.

* John Lashley opened Keyworks at 1909 Broadway.

* Homestead Electronics opened at 3441 William.

* First Financial Planners Inc. opened a new office at 720 Forest Ave.

* Cellular World opened a branch in West Park Mall.

* The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. accepted the latest offer of $2.6 million by Cape Girardeau businessman Jerry Lipps for two giant warehouse buildings north of Cape Girardeau. They were for sale as part of the final disposition of First Exchange Corp.

* Concord Publishing House Inc. of Cape Girardeau acquired the Dyer County Tennessean.

* Jim and Deborah Winterholt of Cape Girardeau, and Jerry Harris opened the Wince Cellar at 31 N. Main.

* Santie Wholesale Oil Company Inc., a Sikeston-based oil company, 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.

* Red Letter Communications (RLC) of Cape Girardeau acquired RV Productions of Cape Girardeau.

* Mike Mathes, a founder and former partner in Cape Girardeau Motors, opened Mathes Motors II at 1001 N. Kingshighway, after purchasing Budget Motors.

* River City Motors opened at 1318 N. Kingshighway.

* The Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association's new "Speculative Shell Building" at 4901 Nash Road was completed.

* Hair Biz beauty salon, owned by Carolyn Rouveiere, opened at 42 N. Spanish.

* The Apple Creek Limited, an arts and crafts and gifts shop, opened at 350 N. Kingshighway.

* Lacey's On The Hill, a 74-seat, full-service restaurant, opened in Southeast Missouri Hospital.

* Gil.Co Systems, a search program for financial aid for colleges, opened in Cape Girardeau.

* Horrell Powder Coating (HPC) moved from Scott Horrell's home to 3527 Perryville Road.

* Auto Trim Design moved to 606 S. Kingshighway.

* American Way Mortgage Co. opened an office at 2037 Independence in Cape Girardeau.

* Kowloon Chinese Buffet Restaurant, 2146 William, closed.

* Famous Cuts opened at 2031 Independence.

* A second Blimpie Subs & Salad opened in Cape Girardeau at 3036 William Street.

* Mary Ann Roberts opened Annie Laurie Antique Mall, 536 Broadway.

* Zimmer Broadcasting completed negotiations to purchase two additional Cape Girardeau radio stations, KCGQ-99.3 FM and KGIR-1220 AM.

* KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau was among seven stations sold by AFLAC Inc., to Raycom Media Inc.

* The Monarch Center of Therapeutic Massage opened at 1749 Independence Square.

* Mary Crafton opened the Hakuna Matata Day Care Center at 833 N. Spanish.

* Wolohan's Lumber & Home Improvement Center closed its Cape Girardeau operation.

* Wes and Ann Kinsey purchased My Daddy's Cheesecake from Tom and Jane Harte and Joe and Lauchette Low.

* NationsBank Corp. and Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. agreed to mergey.

* Cape Regional Credit Union opened a new facility at 2427 Cape Center Drive.

* Doctor's ValuVision opened at 3042 William.

* Security Pacific Financial Services opened at 3441-B William.

* Chuck Reiminger purchased H&S Cash Register Systems from Harry Ivester, renaming the business Digitron.

* Workers at Dana Corp.'s axle manufacturing plant in Cape Girardeau voted against affiliating with the United Auto Workers.

* The Cape Girardeau Nursing Center expanded its rehab center at 2852 Independence.

* Anthony and Susan Miller opened the Spanish Street Guitar Emporium at 38 N. Spanish.

* Shoe Carnival opened for buisness in a 12,000-square-foot facility in Cape West Business Park.

* K's Merchandise opened at 371 Broadview.

* Shipping Utilities Inc., opened a new Hysater Lift Truck Service facility in Cape Girardeau.

* Kenneth A. Albrecht opened a new law firm in Cape Girardeau.

* Cape Jewelry and Pawn Shop moved to 300 N. Kingshighway.

* Greater Cape Girardeau Development Corp. agreed to purchase 240 acres of prime industrial property adjacent to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport from Armstrong World.

* Express Cycle moved to 1407 N. Kingshighway.

* Factory Card Outlet opened at 242 Siemers.

* Staples Inc., opened at 294 Siemers.

* Curtis and Elva Session opened El Coyote Sports at 907 Broadway.

* Professional Car Cleaning Services opened at 1 S. Main.

* Bert's Barbecue opened at 517 N. Silver Springs Road.

* Bloomin' Balloons and Flowers was purchased by Mark and Tammy Hoffman.

* Ken and Deneke' Murphy purchased Mo Better Comics at 1030 Broadway, renaming the comic book store Marvels & Legends.

* Kenny Lee, Jeweler, opened at 121 S. Broadview.

* Three Cape Girardeau area restaurants closed: Mr. B's Waffles and Deli at 97 N. Kingshighway, Dumplin's HRH at 274 S. Mount Auburn Road, and Woodard's Regional Diner at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport.

* Office 1 Superstore Number 118 at 214 S. Silver Springs Road closed.

* Charlotte Wildman opened Care Bear Learning Center at 624 Commercial.

* Robert Thomas Securities Inc., opened at 351 Silver Springs Road, Suite 101.

* Three new restaurants opened in Cape Girardeau: Cafe Cape in the Crossroads Center, Brenda's Place at 602 Morgan Oak, and Betty's Restaurant at 302 Morgan Oak.

* D&K Wholesale Drugs Inc., moved its regional offices from Cairo, Ill., to 1823 Rust Ave.

* Dino's Pizza, which was founded in 1970 by Fotoula Demoupolos, was leased to Robbie and Panos Andronikos. The restaurant was renamed Cafe Alexander.

* Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp., opened a branch facility at 807 Enterprise Street.

* Auto Zone moved to new, larger quarters at the intersection of Bloomfield Road and South Kingshighway.

* Ed Dodd opened Ed's Trading Post at 625 Broadway.

1997

* Boyd Gaming Corp. closed its office in Cape Girardeau, almost three years after it was opened.

* Peddler's Corner Furniture and Stuff moved into a new building at 111 N. Sprigg.

* Vincill Specialty Feed opened in the former one-room, Juden School No. 1 building, 900 W. Cape Rock.

* Pier 1 Imports opened in a new, free-standing building at 3051 William, adjacent to Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

* Dollar Tree Stores Inc., opened in the West Park Business Park.

* Shipping Utilities Inc. of St. Louis opened at 1477 N. Kingshighway.

* Mark and Shari Eftink opened First Discount Travel at West Park Mall.

* Carpet & Floor Center, formerly Cape Wholesale Flooring, opened its new showroom at 592 Commercial.

* Wolsey Investigative Service Inc. of Chaffee purchased AA Security Inc. of Cape Girardeau.

* Holigan Family Investments Inc., a land-development and home-building organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas, committed to more than $75 million in transactions in Southeast Missouri, including the purchase of Ashland Courts Subdivision in Northwest Cape Girardeau, the purchase of Michael Annis Construction Inc., and the Development of Forest Hill Estates on North Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau.

* The 177 Truck Stop, on Route 177 north of Cape Girardeau, opened with a convenience store and restaurant.

* Jan and Donna Wasikowski opened the Town House Inn, 505 N. Kingshighway.

* Richard Kirkpatrick, a Cape Girardeau businessman, purchased the Missouri International Racepark near Benton.

* John Nall, owner of Advance Hardware & Lumber Co., purchased Contractor Supply Co., at Cape Girardeau.

* Phase I of the Saxony Village retirement apartments and duplexes was completed.

* Silk Tree Factory opened at 201 S. Broadview.

* Joe Craig Photography of Dexter opened an office in the former Lueders Studio in the 400 block of Broadway.

* Scheffer's Office Furniture and Business Machine opened at 909 Broadway.

* Dave and Sid Gerlach of Gerlach Brothers Homebuilders purchased Custom Design Homes, 1409 N. Mount Auburn Road.

* Alliance Blue Cross Blue Shield opened a new 42,000-square-foot customer service center at 471 Siemers Drive.

* Ann Swanson, manager of Gulliver's Travel Agency, 2424 Kingsway Drive, since 1990, purchased the business from Lynn and Dave Moll.

* Gary McMillan opened Antiques With An Attitude at 519 Broadway.

* J.J. Williamson Agency opened at 334 N. Frederick.

* The Bank of Perryville opened a loan production office at 1021 Kingshighway.

* Campus Auto and Tire expanded with a used-car branch operation at 836 S. Kingshighway.

* Nails by Chantel was opened by Shontel Wickware-Martin at Jay's Salon, 42 N. Main.

* Procter & Gamble Co. announced a $350 million expansion project that was expected to create more than 350 new jobs at the Cape Girardeau County facility.

* After five years in the making, Sam's Club opened in Cape Girardeau..

* Kody Newkirk, Gary and Laura Reimann, Bruce Reimann, and Jeff Hahs purchased Classic Car Wash at 1176 N. Kingshighway.

* Goody's Family Clothing store opened a 27,500-square-foot facility on Siemers Drive.

* Rental Land, 1922 Independence, purchased Englehardt Electric.

* Subway Sandwiches & Salads moved to 701 Broadway.

* Scheffer's Office Furniture and Business Machine, 909 Broadway, purchased Office Design & Interiors, 2121 William.

* American Express Financial Advisors Inc., opened an office at 2849 Independence.

* The former Golden Dragon restaurant, 217 N. Kingshighway, was razed to make room for a new Alliance Bank building. The old building was formerly the Airline and the Grogg Shop.

* Hoffman Family Fireworks expanded. Rick and MaryAnn Hoffman purchased the wholesale-retail fireworks business from E.C. Younghouse of Younghouse Distributing Co., Inc.

* Capaha Bank opened at 3168 William Street.

* Boatmen's Bank closed closed its branch office at 100 Broadway.

* Boatmen's Bank became NationsBank.

* First American Home Care became IHS Home Care-Missouri.

* Wehrenberg Theatres Inc. opened 10 of its new 14 screens at the 14-cine theater in Cape West Business Park.

* Schnucks Cape Midtown, 121 S. Sprigg, closed.

* The Bank of Missouri received approval to open a full-service bank in Cape Girardeau.

* Arena Park Golf and Putt Putt opened at 2901 Hawthorne Road.

* Sylvan Learning Center moved to 2136 William St., in the Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* Cross Trails Medical Center opened in the Medical Arts Building at 937 Broadway.

* Janet's Hair Fashions, owned by Janet Bell, moved to 2117 William.

* Midwest Electronic & Computer opened at 419 Broadway.

* Evelyn Boardman opened Madder Rose Antiques & Art, 1 N. Main.

* Roosevelt Banks closeed its facilities in Cape Girardeau and Dexter as a result of Roosevelt Financial Group Inc.'s merger with Mercantile Bancorporation.

* Office Furniture Manufacturing Co. of Sikeston moved into the building at 18 N. Main.

* Cleo Edward Johns closed Johns Metal-Iron and Salvage Co., 1110 S. Kingshighway.

* Little Rascals SE, a new day care center, opened at 3026 State Highway 177.

* The Fashion Bug opened at 258 Siemers Drive.

* After School Kids Club Inc. opened at 2424 Kingsway.

* Overnight Cottage, a bed and breakfast operation, opened at 605 (rear) Broadway.

* After a four-year flirtation with gambling in Cape Girardeau, Boyd Gaming Corp. began offering its downtown Cape Girardeau properties for sale.

* Debbie Naeter opened Plant Lady's Corner at 1 S. Main.

* Eddie Bauer Inc. opened a store at 134 West Park Mall.

* Occupational Health Clinic Inc., a medical facility dealing with occupational medicine, opened at 224 N. Frederick St. in Cape Girardeau.

* The Kitchen and Bath Showplace opened at 355 N. Kingshighway.

* Jenny's Ole Fashion Barbecue opened at 517 Silver Springs Road.

* Alliance Bank opened at 217 N. Kingshighway.

* Aluma-Kraft Sales & Manufacturing moved to its new facility at 2043 Rust Ave.

* Gary and Nicole Siebert opened Window Covering Specialists in Cape Girardeau.

* Bruce's Hickory Smoke Barbecue opened at 1027 Broadway.

* Closet Turn-A-Round opened at 1031 Broadway.

* Hip Hair Beauty Salon opened at 512 Broadway.

* The Travel Store opened next to Elite Travel Inc., at 354 S. Silver Springs Road.

* Great Clips opened its first salon in Southeast Missouri, in the Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* Tim White moved White Land Surveying to Cape Giardeau.

* Cooper's Collectables and Antiques moved from 225 N. Sprigg to 221 Independence.

* Zimmer Radio Group purchased the building at Mount Auburn Road and Independence that housed a NationsBank Branch. The building became the corporate headquarters for the radio group.

* Hollywood Video opened at 127 Siemers.

* Ford Groves Motor Co. opened a body shop at 1502 N. Kingshighway.

* The Budweiser Taproom opened at the Holiday Inn in Cape Girardeau.

* J.C. Coffman opened JC's Polishing & Plating Corp. in Cape Girardeau.

1998

* Union Electric Co. became AmerenUE.

* Healing Arts Pharmacy opened in the Healing Arts Center, 3250 Gordonville Road.

* Academy of Scuba Training opened a new facility at 2005 N. Kingshighway.

* Oz-Arc/Gas Equipment and Supply Inc. expanded its operation at 1021 Southern Expressway.

* Quality Trailer Sales Inc. purchased property on the Interstate 55 East Outer Road Access, across from the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, with plans to build an office, warehouse and sales lot on the site.

* Bill and Sally LeGrand purchased Mr. Muffler.

* Northern Reflections and Northern Getaway opened at West Park Mall.

* Workforce Inc., a regional full-service employment company, opened a branch at 2520 William St.

* The Meat Shop, a family business owned by Rob Osborn and his father, Bob Osborn, expanded.

* Ron and Vivian Bohnert purchased Pagliai's Pizza and Pasta, 1129 Broadway, from Mark and Judy Watson.

* Mark Anthony's Restaurant opened at Plaza Galleria.

* Commerce Bank in Cape Girardeau opened its new full-service branch -- Cape Girardeau North.

* Kid's World Kare Center opened at 2136 William St.

* Jim Keusenkothen acquired the local Furniture Medic franchise.

* The JCPenney Styling Salon inside the J.C. Penney store at West Park Mall completed its second major expansion, adding more than 700 square feet to the salon.

* Union Electric Supply Co. moved into new quarters at 606 Commercial St.

* The State Farm Insurance's agency field office moved to 268 S. Mount Auburn Road in Lorimont Place.

* Jeanne Pruitt purchased Studio Design beauty salon at 229 S. Broadview St.

* Jim Blakemore Repairs opened.

* Air Evac EMS Inc., added a fourth helicopter to its regional services, stationed at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport.

* LensCrafters opened in West Park Mall.

* A&W Root Beer reopened at 104 N. Kingshighway.

* Gene H. Patterson purchased controlling interest in River Eagle Distributing Co.

* Beneficial Missouri Inc. opened a new office at 121 S. Broadview S.t, Suite 3.

* Stereo One Inc. of Cape Girardeau purchased the assets of Planet Car-Fi in Springfield, Mo.

* Cache River Auto Sales opened at 836 S. Kingshighway.

* Spartech Corp., a St. Louis-based manufacturer with two operations in Cape Girardeau, leased a 60,000-square-foot speculation building in Nash Road Industrial Park for a warehouse.

* Venture store at West Park Mall closed.

* Ameritech Cellular Communications Center closed its retail center at 500 N. Kingshighway.

* Hickory Hills Barbecue opened at 517 N. Silver Springs Road.

* Ashvin M. Patel opened Super 8 Motel at 2011 N. Kingshighway.

* Dennis McKinley established McKinley Delivery Service Inc. at 231 S. Ellis St.

* Randy Barnhouse opened Atlantis Services, a swimming pool maintenance service.

* A new RE/MAX International Inc. real estate office opened at 1471 N. Kingshighway.

* Kyowa Food Inc. announced plans to build a $50 million plant in the Nash Road industrial area.

* Evelyn and Don Howard opened Ma and Pa's Discount Grocery at 630 Good Hope St.

* Plaza Tire Service Inc. opened its third store in Cape Girardeau at Cape West Business Park.

* Lucy Frey opened Galleria Grill at Plaza Galleria.

* Big Lots opened at 214 S. Silver Springs Road.

* Millers Outpost, a casual clothing retailer, opened at West Park Mall.

* C.J.'s Gift, Gardens and Gourmet opened at 1914 Independence St.

* Kwik Pantry moved across the street, from the southwest corner to the southeast corner of Independence Street and West End Boulevard.

* Cato's, a women's apparel specialty store, opened in the Town Plaza Shopping Center.

* Under Cover, which provided custom slip covers, opened at 911 N. Missouri Ave.

* Pizza Pro opened at 525 N. Silver Springs Road.

* Approved Mortgage and Financial opened at 1467 N. Kingshighway.

* Next Generation opened at 234 West Park Mall.

* Tammy Javier purchased Cape Gymnastics Center, 45 N. Main St., and renamed it Elite Express Gymnastics Center.

* First Discount Travel and World Travel Center merged operations.

* Craftsman Office Supply began doing business as U.S. Office Products, Midwest District, Inc.

* Miracle Supply Company Inc., a wholesale plumbing, heating and industrial supply operation, moved into the United Distributing building.

* Jade Manufacturing Products started operations in a building at Independence and Broadview streets.

* E.C. Barton & Company purchased 74 West Building Supply and Home Center.

* Michael Tanner Furnishings opened its new, 9,000-square-foot store at 2502 Tanner Drive, in the Rust and Martin store.

* The Finch-Temples Insurance Agency and Van Weelden-Riley Insurance formed a new corporation: Finch-Temples-Van Weelden-Riley LLC (FTVR).

* Quality Trailer Sales of Milan, Ill., opened a branch office in the Nash Road Industrial Park.

* Foutz's Fishing Shop opened at 59 Plaza Way.

* Cooper's Collectibles and Antiques moved to larger quarters at 18 N. Sprigg St.

* In The Wine Cellar, which opened at 31 N. Main St. three years ago, expanded into about 3,000 square feet next door to its former quarters.

* Gymboree opened in West Park Mall.

* Werner's CGA Supermarket, owned by Kenneth Werner, closed.

* Classic Design Beauty Spa opened in Plaza Galleria.

* Mr. K's Food Center opened at 254 S. Silver Springs Road.

* Dana Corporation's Spicer Axle Division at Cape Girardeau became Spicer Light Vehicle Axle Division.

* Mercantile Bank's Plaza Shopping Center site closed.

* The Teen Challenge Thrift Store reopened in November at 17 N. Middle St. The previous store, at 10 N. Sprigg St., was destroyed by fire earlier in the year.

* Nearly Perfect Shoes opened at 209 S. Kingshighway.

* Callinger's Beauty Salon opened in new location, at 1020 N. Kingshighway.

* Judy Milian purchased The Sewing Basket, 2504 William St.

* E-Med Claims Processing Services opened at 209 S. Broadview St.

* After 39 years in operation, Metro News Bookstore closed.

* Seifert's Store for Women, a fixture at West Park Mall since the shopping center opened in 1981, is closed.

* Mark Sprigg and Phil Brinson of Cape Girardeau Brewing Co. announced plans to establish a micro-brewery in the Buckner-Ragsdale building.

* Rosetta Jackson-White and Walter White purchased the former Ratliff's Grocery Store, 1007 S. Sprigg St., renaming it The New Store.

* Golden Sky Systems, a DirecTV service provider, opened at 205A S. Kingshighway.

* Edwards Primestar Satellite Sales and Service Provider opened a new office at 2148 Broadway.

* Bert's Barbecue Restaurant returned to Cape Girardeau. The family restaurant, which moved to the Fruitland area last year, returned to its original site, 517 N. Silver Springs Road.

* Traveler's Garage-Gas, a service station at 104 N. Sprigg St. for more than 35 years, closed its gasoline pumps and converted to a lawn and garden business.

* Thad Bullock, owner of the former Marquette Hotel at the corner of Broadway and Fountain Street, announced a purchase agreement had been signed by Bullock and Eugene Davis of Houston, Texas.

1999

* Home Computer Service L.L.C. opened in Cape Girardeau.

* H&R Block of Cape Girardeau moved to 245 S. Broadview St.

* Sharon and Sonny Bodenstein purchased Toni's Flower Shop at 41 S. Sprigg St.

* Mac's Smokehouse Airport Restaurant & Catering opened at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport.

* Tom Wall opened Tom's Barber Shop at Rhodes 101 Travel Center, Interstate 55 at the Airport Exit.

* Pat Patterson Photography Studio moved to 2700 Bloomfield Road.

* Fabick Brothers opened its new facility in Nash Road Industrial Park.

* CompreHealth Medical Center of Southeast Missouri opened at 1435 N. Mount Auburn Road.

* UniSoccer, a sports specialty store, opened in West Park Mall.

* Mr. K's Food Center, the city's largest grocery supermarket, closed its doors.

* Just Kids! Learning Development Center, a day-care operation with two locations in Jackson, established a day care in Cape Girardeau.

* Cars Etc. Inc. opened at 412 S. Kingshighway.

* McLeod USA Publishing established a Southeast Missouri operations office at Lorimont Place in Cape Girardeau.

* ShopKo Stores Inc. opened a store at West Park Mall.

* Mathes & Frey Land Development LLC opened at 1318 N. Kingshighway.

* Independent Manufacturing Development Co., a subsdiary of Zenair aircraft company, notified Cape Girardeau officials it was abandoning plans to build single-engine aircraft at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport.

* Salvation Army Thrift Shop moved to 610 Independence St.

* Rental Service Corp. (USC) located in Six Thirty Commercial and Industrial Park.

* Brauns Fashions Corp. opened a new Christopher & Banks Store in West Park Mall.

* The Welcome Wagon returned to Cape Girardeau.

* Charter Communications Inc. entered into agreements to purchase two cable companies, adding more than 1.5 million customers to its list of cable users. The purchase included Falcon Cable TV, which served Southeast Missouri.

* Cape Girardeau's two Save-A-Lot stores were consolidated into one store in the former Del Farm National Grocery and Schnucks building.

* Shawn and Stephanie Stockard opened Total Image Salon, 124 N. Main St.

* Old Town Cape Inc. applied for membership in the National Main Street program.

* Glenn and Paula Dorsey opened ERA Realty Group at 2131 William St.

* Standard Office Products of Murphysboro, Ill., opened a service center for office equipment at 38 N. Spanish St.

* Pendleton Woolen Mills opened a retail outlet at 2117 William St.

* USA Mattress Outlet opened a store at 1914-B Independence St.

* Wally Rexroad and Bill Lamberson opened The Furniture Garden at 18 N. Sprigg St.

* Certified public accountants Melvin H. Schmidt and Susan K. Frey formed an accounting partnership, Schmidt & Frey LLC, at 1930 Independence St.

* Kmart store at 11 S. Kingshighway was converted into a Big Kmart.

* Lone Star Industries Inc. was sold to Dyckerhoff AG, a cement and building materials company headquartered in Germany.

* Commercial Credit, 3441B William St., became CitiFinancial.

* Broadway Ice Cream and Sweet Shop opened at 707 Broadway.

* Weight Watchers opened in a new location in Plaza Galleria, 2001 Independence St.

* Albertson's Grocery, one of the largest grocery operations in the nation, announced plans to build a supermarket at Kingshighway and Independence Street.

* Missouri Goodwill Industries opened a retail store at 350 S. Silver Springs Road.

* VTG Corp., parent company of Rapco International, located offices at the Lorimont Development.

* First Tennessee Bank opened a First Horizon Money Center branch office at the Lorimont Place Development.

* Shoney's Restaurant, 161 West Drive in Cape Girardeau, closed.

* Circuit City opened at 164 Siemers Drive.

* Jim Wilson Inc., broke ground at 2007 Southern Expressway for a new 93,890-square-foot facility.

* KinderCare, 113 South Silver Springs Road, closed.

* John Lashly opened Burl Products at 709 William St.

* Cape Electrical Supply built a new primary location at 489 Kell Farm Drive. Its old facility became a branch location.

* Tera Marvel and Nancy Mathes opened Gift Baskets & Candles Extraordinaire at 1318 N. Kingshighway.

* The Healing Garden, offering massages and a line of herbal supplements, vitamins and minerals, opened on the second level of the House of Brides, 228 N. Pacific St.

* Home & Pet Guardian opened in Cape Girardeau.

* Florsheim Shoe Co., which once occupied a multilevel structure on North Main Street and later a modern plant at South West End Blvd. and Southern Expressway, closed.