Business notebook: Innovative Orthodontics opens Jackson location

Innovative Orthodontics has opened its new Jackson location at 404 S. Hope St.

It was at 430 W. Independence St.

The company also has locations at 2103 Broadway in Cape Girardeau and at 334 N. Main St. in Perryville.

Port Authority to meet today

The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority is scheduled to meet at 1:30 p.m. today at the Port Office, 10 Bill Bess Drive in Scott City.

Agenda items include a chairman's report and reports from the finance, construction, maintenance and marketing committees.

The next meeting will be June 8 at the port office.

Horizon garners excellence award

Horizons Enrichment Center at 2100 Themis St. in Cape Girardeau has received the 2015 Award of Excellence from the Missouri Adult Day Services Association, which represents more than 120 such centers in Missouri.

Horizons helps adults with mental and developmental disabilities and is sponsored by the College of Health and Human Services through the Department of Environmental Studies at Southeast Missouri State University.

State's general revenue rises

Net general revenue collections this year in Missouri have increased by 7.7 percent year-to-date, State budget director Linda Luebbering announced.

Collections went from $6.7 billion last year to $7.2 billion this year, according to a statewide report.

Net general revenue collections for April rose by 11.9 percent compared to the previous April, going from more than $1.1 billion to almost $1.3 billion.

These are gross collections by tax type:

• Individual income tax collections: 8.5 percent increase for the year; 15.4 percent for the month.
• Sales and use tax collections: up 2.4 percent for the year; down 9.7 percent for the month.
• Corporate income/franchise tax collections: 2 percent increase/year; 8.7 decrease/month.
• All other collections: up 7.2 percent/year; up 2.8 percent/month.
• Refunds: up .85 percent/year; down 3.8 percent/month.

Jackson chamber to hold teacher banquet

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce is planning its 2015 Educator Appreciation Banquet on Thursday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jackson.

It will begin with a social time from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., with the program to follow.

Educators will be honored with the Marybeth Williams Educator of the Year Award and resolutions from the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives.

The 2015 Educators of the Year are Dee Wren, elementary; Jay Spurgeon, middle and junior high school; Becky Bockelman, high school; Chris Crawford, specialty; and Larry Cleair, private. The teachers will receive gift baskets.

Reservations are being accepted. The event is still looking for gold- and silver-level sponsors, at $250 and $100, respectively. Contact Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Brian Gerau for more information.

Ribbon-cutting held at Delmonico's

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday, May 6, at Delmonico's, 2951 Old Orchard Road in Jackson. The restaurant is celebrating 30 years in business.

Center offers small- business training

The Southeast Missouri State University Small Business and Thechnology Development Center will offer free training on small business development during May, June and August.

The classes are How to Start a Business, How to Write a Business Plan and Developing Cash Flow Parts 1 and 2 and will run from 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 9 p.m.

How to Start a Business will be offered from June 2 and Aug. 4. How to Write a Business Plan will be offered from June 9 and Aug. 11. Developing Cash Flow Part 1 will be May 18, June 15 and Aug. 17; Part 2 of the course will be May 28, June 25 and Aug. 27.

The classes will be in the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at 920 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. To register, call Glenna Ervin at 651-2929 or email gervin@semo.edu.

Business licenses

• Fair Claims Contracting Inc., 2128 William St., Suite 207, is owned by Damian McGrath. Its anticipated opening date was April 5.
• Drop Dead Gorgeous, 113 Independence St., is owned by Seth Elliot Keith. Its anticipated opening was April 15.
• Hair Loft Salon, 245 S. Broadview, is owned by Fred and Jeanette Green its anticipated opening date was Friday.
• Just Kidding LLC, 101 N. Main St., is owned by Brian and Erica Anderson. Its anticipated opening date is June 1.

Reporters Katherine Webster and Tyler Graef contributed to this report.