RECEPTION SET FOR MITCH ROBINSON

A reception will be held Thursday to congratulate Mitch Robinson for his selection as Missouri Professional Economic Developer of the Year and to celebrate his fourth anniversary as executive director of the Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association.

The reception, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the chamber office, 1267 N. Mount Auburn Road.

Robinson was recognized Thursday night as the state's Professional Economic Developer of the Year by the Missouri Industrial Development Council during the MIDC spring conference at Osage Beach.