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Business Notebook: Independence Street work will mean changes for business owners (1/14/19)Plans by Cape Girardeau city staff to take measures to improve congestion on Independence Street will affect business owners, both in the long- and short-term. Laly Martinez, part owner of Muy Bueno... -
Bud Light debuts bigger nutrition labels (1/14/19)DETROIT -- Beer drinkers can't claim blissful ignorance for much longer. Starting next month, packages of Bud Light will have prominent labels showing the beer's calories and ingredients, as well as...
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NerdWallet: What the government shutdown means for your mortgage (1/14/19)The partial federal government shutdown is complicating the already complicated process of getting and managing a mortgage. For one thing, the political storm is like severe weather at a major... -
Strong economy did little to lift department store sales over the holidays (1/14/19)NEW YORK -- It was supposed to be a great holiday shopping season. Many investors had expected department stores to enjoy robust sales in light of a U.S. economy buoyed by low unemployment, higher... -
U.S. apparel firm cuts off Chinese factory in internment camp (1/14/19)A U.S. supplier of T-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores cut its ties Wednesday with a Chinese company that drew workers from an internment camp holding targeted members of ethnic...
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Treasure Hunting: Vintage Software curates estate sale items in online marketplace (1/9/19)“It’s a niche market,” says Micky McQuade, owner and CEO of Vintage Software in Jackson, Missouri, “so it took awhile to take off.” But for a company that started as a hobby, turned into a side gig... -
Your ideas needed: Local governments increasingly look to public-private partnerships (1/9/19)Cape Girardeau deputy city manager Molly Mehner describes public-private partnerships as integral to city services and targeted economic development in the future: “Cities have to look at different... -
In Demand: Southeast’s UAS and cybersecurity programs preparing students for tech-savvy careers (1/9/19)Southeast Missouri State University unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) major Brigham Haase is mapping the wetlands of Missouri using drone technology. He calls this a “one-of-a-kind undergraduate...
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Here's How a Hackathon Works (1/9/19)Cape Girardeau has its first hackathon happening July 19-21, 2019. At it, coders, nurses, designers — anyone with an interest in improving health care for our community — will be available to come... -
Plan. Cooperate. Train and grow. (1/9/19)We can do this. Cape and small communities are reaching out to bridge the gap between the demand for tech workers, attracting higher paying jobs and the opportunity for Missourians to train up. Those...
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Opinion: Automation and our jobs (1/9/19)What’s next in automation as Missouri minimum wage increases? Missouri’s minimum wage will increase to $8.60 per hour in January, thanks to the voter-approved Proposition B that appeared on the...
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Column: Innovation with a Lowercase T (1/9/19)Many read “Tech” and feel excluded. Today, technology seems synonymous with coder languages, apps, AI and smart gadgets. Some would-be entrepreneurs wonder if the world of innovation left them behind...
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Letter for the Publisher: Tech + Innovation (1/9/19)Too often we link the words “innovation” and “technology” as if you can’t have one without the other. But there are plenty of examples where innovation is taking place and technology has little or no...
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Business Briefs (1/9/19)Mike Marshall, Sikeston Area Regional Chamber of Commerce and Area Economic Development Corporation president and CEO, spoke Oct. 31 to the Delta Grassroots Caucus (DGC) in the Arkansas State Capitol...
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Local delivery apps changing the face of grocery and restaurant industries (1/9/19)In 1962, the future was Jane Jetson, feeding her cartoon family with her automatic — albeit, gargantuan — dinner-making machine. She tapped a few buttons and in short order, the meal appeared, hot... -
Satire: Welcome to Silicon Cape (1/9/19)Who would have thought that Cape Girardeau would become a hotbed for startup companies? This curmudgeon never saw it coming, that's for sure. Tech companies are now lining the Broadway corridor... -
What’s on your phone? (1/9/19)Think Dirty Think Dirty is the easiest way to learn about the potentially toxic ingredients in your cosmetics and personal care products. Just scan the product barcode, and Think Dirty will give you...
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Back to the Basics: Concept Agri-Tek uses bugs to renew soil and increase crop yield (1/9/19)It’s true: for thousands of years, trees have grown naturally. Without synthetic fertilizer. Without the meddling of people. Without chemicals. Instead, this is how we’ve gotten forests: leaves fall... -
Eat Local, Learn Local: Amanzi Farms utilizes hydroponics to feed local students fresh produce while re-integrating incarcerated men into society (1/9/19)More than 20 years ago, a school invited Steve Hamra in for lunch, to observe the children eating the produce he grew. It was the first time Hamra, president and founder of Amanzi Farms in Sikeston,... -
Sponsored: Keep Calm and Carry On: 4 tips for weathering through market volatility (1/9/19)No matter if you have just started saving for your future or you are preparing for retirement, market volatility is an issue that can make investors fearful. The important thing to remember, however,... -
Sponsored: Be a Bulldog: Freshman Placement Testing at Notre Dame (1/8/19)Enter to learn, leave to serve. It’s the mission at Notre Dame Regional High School, where students are viewed as whole people, and education is for the mind, body and soul. It’s this holistic... -
Sponsored: Networking: 5 Tips for Success (12/18/18)Networking is the number one unwritten rule of success in business. While some people are naturals at it, others understandably struggle. The Cape Chamber recognizes the importance of offering... -
Sponsored: Avoid Financial ‘Bah Humbug’ this Season (12/11/18)Turn on the television, search the web, talk to a co-worker, the message seems the same. Just in time for Christmas, we may be in a “Scrooge Market”. People are fearful right now, and the markets... -
Sponsored: Earn 3.01% APY with Montgomery Bank’s Gold Check Account (12/11/18)Are you tired of earning low or no interest on the money in your checking account? Are you looking for a checking account with high interest rates that will actually work for you? Look no further... -
Business Briefs (12/10/18)CENTURY 21 Ashland Realty opened a new office at 3125 E. Jackson Blvd in Jackson, Missouri, Sept. 5. CENTURY 21 Ashland Realty is an independently owned and operated franchise affiliate of CENTURY 21...
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Sponsored: Saint Francis Medical Center Achieves Best in the Nation ‘A’ Grade (12/6/18)By Maryann Reese, RN, DHA, MHA, FACHE President and Chief Executive Officer, Saint Francis Healthcare System What does a Leapfrog ‘A’ score mean to our community? An ‘A’ is hard to achieve and is... -
Sponsored: The Startup Life (12/4/18)Hojung Kim and Alex Tavares share their thoughts at Codefi’s November Meet the Member event A physical device that teaches children with vision impairments how to read independently. A meal-sharing... -
Sponsored: Talent Attraction and Retention are Key Pieces to Economic Development (12/4/18)Area Development Magazine, a national site selection publication, listed talent attraction and retention as the third most important factor in the site selection process for new businesses....
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