Biz Blog
Amity Shedd is the business reporter for the Southeast Missourian. She grew up in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in mass communication-journalism. She was staff writer and copy editor for Southeast's news publication the Arrow, and previously freelanced and worked on the copy desk at the Missourian.
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Staxx Restaurant opening in Scott City travel center
Posted Monday, June 23, 2014, at 4:55 PM2Staxx Restaurant will open in the Rhodes 101 Travel Center at Interstate 55 and Nash Road in Scott City, according to a news release from Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place, Ltd., who handled the lease transaction. The restaurant, located where Huddle House used to be within the travel center, will serve breakfast all day, as well as lunch and dinner. Staxx will be open in about a week, according to the release... -
New businesses galore!
Posted Monday, March 17, 2014, at 10:39 AM4Plenty of business license applications have been filed with Cape Girardeau City Hall over the last few weeks, giving an exciting sneak peek of what new businesses are planning to open in the area. Check them out: n All About Hair, 3049 William St. -- Hair product sales... -
Tips for tax time
Posted Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 12:50 PMAs tax season starts and refunds begin to be distributed, the Better Business Bureau in a news release provided tips for those who choose to use a tax preparer:... -
USPS Consumer Advisory Council applications due Wednesday
Posted Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at 5:45 PMThe deadline to submit an application to be considered for the local U.S. Postal Service Consumer Advisory Council is Wednesday. Applications are available at the Cape Girardeau Post Office, 475 Kell Farm Drive, and completed applications should be submitted to the post office... -
Public invited to attend USPS Customer Advisory Council meeting
Posted Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at 11:40 AM1The public is invited by the U.S. Postal Service to attend the first meeting to establish a local Customer Advisory Council that will consist of volunteer postal service customers. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark St., according to a news release from the USPS... -
Ruler Foods of Kroger coming to Sikeston
Posted Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 2:38 PM1Kroger will open a Ruler Foods store, a no-frills subsidairy of the company, at the site of a former grocery store at 1102 S. Main St. in Sikeston, Mo., according to a news release from Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place Ltd., who handled the sale... -
Sharing the Harvest
Posted Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 12:22 PMIf deer hunters choose, they can donate this year's kill for the meat to be processed and donated to local families in need. The Share the Harvest program is administered by the Conservation Federation of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Conservation. In 2012, 6,244 hunters donated 318,115 pounds of venison in the state, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation website... -
CVS Pharmacy to open in January
Posted Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at 1:51 PMA few people approached me about whether CVS Pharmacy, being constructed at the intersection of William Street and South Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, would be opening sooner than its estimated January opening date. The pharmacy's signage is posted and hung, the parking lot is near finished, complete with landscaping, and the inside of the building seems to only be missing products and people... -
Pioneer Orchard's Market closing
Posted Friday, October 18, 2013, at 1:18 PM1A person reached by phone Friday at Pioneer Orchard's Market in Jackson confirmed that the market is closing Oct. 31. The owner of the business, Sam Beggs, is retiring, the source said. Beggs was not present and unavailable to comment, according to the source... -
Mississippi River mayors present river developments
Posted Thursday, October 17, 2013, at 12:37 PMMayors of 59 cities along the Mississippi River formed the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative in an effort to create a coordinated voice for the river. Members of the initiative, including Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger, today participated in the Mississippi River Economy Summit, hosted by the initiative, the Delta Regional Authority and the city of Memphis, Tenn... -
United Way launches blog
Posted Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at 4:03 PMThe United Way of Southeast Missouri recently announced the addition of a blog to its website as part of an initiative to increase the organization's online presence. The Live United blog "allows us to share information about the complex issues families face and allows us to tell personal stories of how the United Way of Southeast Missouri is making a difference in our communities," said executive director of the United Way of Southeast Missouri Nancy Jernigan in a news release... -
Erbert & Gerbert's coming to Cape
Posted Thursday, October 3, 2013, at 9:54 AMErbert & Gerbert's Sandwich Shop announced today in a news release that it will be opening eight to ten locations in Missouri, including one in Cape Girardeau in the next three years. The sandwich shop began in Wisconsin and has over 60 locations in the United States, with most of them in Wisconsin's surrounding states. ... -
Dynamite Coffee location opening soon
Posted Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at 11:40 AMDynamite Coffee, which can be seen in a bright red concession trailer at the Cape Girardeau Riverfront Market on Saturday mornings, announced on Facebook that it soon will open a permanent location at 206 Independence St., on the corner of Spanish Street and Independence Street... -
Awareness taking the color pink
Posted Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 12:40 PMAre you seeing pink flags, ribbons and lights decorating businesses around Cape Girardeau? The color is more than girly -- it signifies the month of October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Southeast Missourian is spreading the color and awareness. Our office on Broadway is decorated with pink lights and flags, and the front page of the paper will be adorned with a pink ribbon during the month of October. Employees also showed their support Wednesday by wearing pink attire... -
Ribbon-cutting at the Roundabout
Posted Monday, September 23, 2013, at 10:28 AMThe Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the roundabout project at Route W, Lexington Avenue and Kingsway Drive in Cape Girardeau at 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from MoDOT. The ceremony will be at the pedestrian and bike trail on the corner of Lexington Avenue and Kingsway Drive... -
Integrity Solution Services closing update
Posted Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at 10:10 AM1As of now, Sept. 10 still is the date slated for the closure of Integrity Solution Services' office at 2102 William Street in Cape Girardeau, which previously housed National Asset Recovery Solutions (NARS). Stacy Spradling, vice president of human resources for Integrity, said the call center has seen a number of employees find new employment, and the office has hosted between 15 and 20 job fairs... -
Craigslist housing scam hits Cape
Posted Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at 12:29 PM1A man posing sometimes as a pastor and other times as a surgeon has been copying photos of local homes for sale from online listings and advertising them on craigslist as homes he is renting out because his family was forced to travel to another country... -
Business Roundup
Posted Monday, August 26, 2013, at 12:06 PM1Here's an update on business happenings in the Cape Girardeau area: The construction of CVS Pharmacy, on the corner of William St. and S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, is on schedule, and the pharmacy is set to open in January 2014, according to Mike DeAngelis, director of public relations for CVS... -
Sabreliner and Teamsters negotiations ongoing
Posted Monday, August 19, 2013, at 12:29 PMLarry Tinker, president and business representative of Teamsters Local Union No. 600, said contract negotiations between Teamsters and the Sabreliner Corporation still are ongoing, and will resume Tuesday at 9 a.m. The Republic Monitor of Perryville, Mo., reported Thursday that Teamsters, which represents a large part of Sabreliner's employee base, unanimously voted "no" to Sabreliner's proposed contract terms... -
A strike on the horizon?
Posted Friday, August 16, 2013, at 5:16 PMThe Republic Monitor of Perryville, Mo., reported Thursday that the Teamsters Local Union No. 600 that represents a large part of Sabreliner Corporation's employee base unanimously voted "no" to Sabreliner's proposed contract terms. The vote came after both parties agreed to a weeklong extension of the current contract due to ongoing negotiations of a new contract...
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