Jim Obert
BusinessDecember 18, 2006
Company Christmas parties in full holiday swingIt's time for the company Christmas party again -- an event most employers hope will boost morale and foster camaraderie. Company Christmas parties tend to start soon after Thanksgiving and continue into the week before Christmas. Smaller companies often have Chris...
BusinessDecember 18, 2006
Farmington airport to lengthen runway, build new terminalImprovements at Farmington Regional Airport are taking off after having been stalled for a number of years. On Nov. 13, city officials and business representatives gathered at the airport to break ground for the second phase of an improvement and expansion project ...
BusinessDecember 18, 2006
Retailers ready at West Park Mall"We are totally decorated and music can be heard throughout the mall. All the retailers are very optimistic about a busy shopping season," said Lindsey Church, marketing director at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. The centralized Holiday Court, accentuated by a c...
BusinessDecember 18, 2006
Holiday shopping: Retail outlook expected to be better than last yearLocal retailers, chambers of commerce officials and others in the know say the retail climate for the holiday season is healthy, but the final figure on money spent won't be known until next year. Dr. Bruce Domazlicky, director of Southeast Missouri State Universit...
BusinessNovember 21, 2006
The delight in dining: Cape restaurants have their plates fullRestaurants not only serve your favorite food, they also put plenty of economic sauce on the business dish. By enticing customers to frequent them, restaurants create many jobs and generate tax revenue. A recent National Restaurant Association report says one out o...
BusinessNovember 21, 2006
Contracts awarded for construction of $900 million cement plantSTE. GENEVIEVE -- When Holcim (US) Inc. in 1999 announced its plans to build the country's largest cement plant along the Mississippi River at Lee Island in northern Ste. Genevieve County, the projected cost was $600 million, and company officials said the plant co...
BusinessNovember 21, 2006
Inspectors, eateries work to keep restaurant's facilities flawlessThe list is long -- local restaurants, taverns, school cafeterias, grocery stores, daycare centers, lodging establishments, VFW posts, snack bars at golf courses, and kitchens at churches and jails. But you'll be glad once you know why. If food is prepared there, t...NewsOctober 24, 2006
Huge shopping complex planned for Farmington; cost estimated $81 millionFARMINGTON -- Farmington Crossing, a 90-plus acre, $81 million shopping complex, is slated to be built just west of Highway 67. The Farmington City Council in mid-September approved a redevelopment plan submitted by Clayton, Mo.-based Koman Properties Inc...NewsOctober 24, 2006
Women narrowing gap with men at voting boothsBY JIM OBERT Business Today Want to know which candidate a woman is likely to support for president? Look at her ring finger. It may sound like the start of a bad joke, but most married women voted for President Bush in 2004. By nearly 2-to-1, unmarried women suppo...NewsOctober 24, 2006
The Federal Medical Leave Act -- Employers alert employees to benefitsThe Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 can be of assistance to employees if they need to take time off from work because of family responsibilities or personal problems such as illness. According to the Department of Labor, the FMLA applies to all public a...Advertisement
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