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The future of Cape Girardeau’s hotel industry (3/16/24)By Jay Wolz ~ Special to B MagazineCape Girardeau will be one of the best places on Earth to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, but any out-of-towners who haven’t booked a hotel room for the event by now are finding...
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Stop and Hear the Music: A look at live music venues in Cape Girardeau (3/16/24)By Jasmine Jones ~ B MagazineThird place. It is a term in sociology to represent those environments outside of the home and workplace. Third places can be coffee shops, libraries, parks, churches, bookstores, bars, music venues...
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Outside the Office: Baking with Dr. Toni Alexander (3/13/24)By Jasmine Jones ~ B MagazineAs a professor and chairperson of the History and Anthropology Department at Southeast Missouri State University, Dr. Toni Alexander says much of her day-to-day work does not end with something...
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Parks and Recreation Department drives economy, contributes to talent retention (3/12/24)By Mia Pohlman ~ B MagazineWhen Jennifer Wilson graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in the early 2000s, she decided she wanted to stay in Cape Girardeau and make her life here. Wanting to connect with others in...
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Quality of life, a focus for our region (3/9/24)Lucas PressonThere’s a new buzzword these days among economic developers: quality of life. What amenities does a community have that contribute to a good quality of life: education, public safety, restaurants,...
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Businesses plan eclipse parties (3/9/24)BmagazineThe solar eclipse is cause enough for celebration, but experiencing one twice in seven years is something special. Different businesses are rolling out the red carpet to prepare for the event and to...
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What is Quality of Life? Local chamber leaders discuss quality of life in their cities (3/9/24)By Jasmine Jones ~ B MagazineQuality of life. It’s a term heard in chamber meetings, in business discussions, in city governments and city council meetings. Everyone seems to be talking about it. But what exactly does quality of...
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Business Briefs (3/9/24)BmagazineOn Friday, Dec. 29, Cal-Maine Foods of Ridgeland, Mississippi, announced the acquisition of a shuttered Tyson Foods chicken processing plant in Dexter. Cal-Maine, the country's largest egg producer,...
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Sponsored: New Ranken facility creates opportunities for Perryville workforce (3/8/24)B MagazineAs the foremost technical college in the Midwest, Ranken Technical College has a long history of equipping students across Missouri to take on industry-critical jobs in the trades. In response to the...
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Sponsored: The Riverview: Hotel honors the past, creates the future of downtown Cape (3/7/24)BmagazineLyle Randolph, vice president and general manager of Century Casino Cape Girardeau, says when he moved to the city in 2013, there hadn’t been a hotel downtown for almost 50 years. Since then, the...
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Area economic development leaders collaborate on lobbying lawmakers (3/2/24)Lucas PressonHow well does Southeast Missouri advocate for itself with state lawmakers? More specifically, how does the area stack up with the rest of the state? While Southeast Missouri chambers of commerce and...
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Sponsored: Lynwood Christian Academy celebrates growth, plans for building expansion (3/2/24)BmagazineLynwood Christian Academy, a private non-denominational Christian school opened in August 2020 in Cape Girardeau. Since then, the school has experienced immense growth, with plans for building a new...