The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce continues to partner with local businesses, schools and the city to impact the growth of Jackson. A variety of programs have been designed for members to encourage growth in their business. The Business Leadership Series is designed to deliver pertinent, powerful information that affects members’ businesses. This is a diverse program, offering exciting, educational programs relevant to today’s business environment...

Throughout its history, SoutheastHEALTH has proven to be a uniquely resilient organization. After a challenging two years, the health system celebrates the strength and vitality that carried the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic and has positioned it on the brink of an exceptionally promising future...

Midwest Sterilization Corporation (MSC) is a privately held contract sterilizer with locations in Jackson, Missouri and Laredo, Texas. As a woman-owned business with more than 200 employees, MSC sterilizes more than 40% of the nation’s sterile procedure trays in addition to many medical components such as pacemakers, catheters and implantable devices...

Bryan Kiefer Gym junkie, Boy Dad, Pharmacist, Business Owner Jones Drug Store, Twin City Pharmacy, Chaffee Drug Store Tell me about Jones Drug Store “The original owners of Jones Drug Store are believed to have opened on or around October 21st, 1871. ...

Even though most businesses have reopened following the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have found it difficult to find employees. Increasing wages has not been enough to bring back the workforce. Those who can also offer a competitive benefits package stand out in the marketplace; however, some businesses are challenged with offering health benefits at a price point that fits their budget...

Since joining Thrivent in 2014, Jonathan Bremer’s clients in the Southeast Missouri area have raised more than $2 million and volunteered over 100,000 hours for local charities. “These numbers demonstrate the real difference we can make in our communities when we join together,” Thrivent financial associate Jonathan Bremer said. “Our clients’ passion for generosity is one of the great things about this organization.”...

Established in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri, Stifel Nicolaus has proven itself as one of the nation’s leading brokerage and investment banking firms. With more than 320 offices throughout 44 states and the District of Columbia, Stifel’s philosophy on investing is grounded on a more than century-old tradition of trust, understanding, and solid, studied advice...

Notre Dame Regional High School had many successes in 2021, with students excelling in and out of the classroom. Notre Dame had a National Merit Scholarship winner in 2021, and had a student qualify for the FBLA National Leadership Conference. The Music Department continued its history of success by receiving high marks at the MSHSAA Music Festival...

Your commercial building is most likely your livelihood. If not, it is an investment, and maintaining that investment is paramount to the end profits. Either way, a leaky roof is something you can’t ignore. You want the most experienced company to protect your business and investment...

Innovative Supply, a local janitorial and industrial supply company, is celebrating the opening of their new storefront in Jackson this spring. The business started in 1994 as a supplier of industrial cleaning supplies to businesses in Southeast Missouri and the surrounding areas...

Since 1963, Plaza Tire Service has been a fixture in the Cape Girardeau community. From its early days as a combination car wash/tire shop to its current focus on tires and maintenance, the company has grown to become a leader in its industry. “It’s been almost 59 years since we started business in Cape Girardeau,” said Mark Rhodes of Plaza Tire Service. ...

Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners have tons of tractors. SNP says they have what their customers need even with the current equipment shortage. “Just because you may not see it sitting at our Scott City location, we can probably get it for you at one of our other 26 locations,” said Jeff Dunlap, retail manager at the Scott City dealership...

Saxony Lutheran High School is located on a beautiful 40-acre campus outside of Jackson. Since opening its doors in 1999, the school is proud to celebrate over 22 years of academic and athletic success with more than 800 graduates. Saxony Lutheran High School offers a well-rounded high school experience for its student Crusaders. Students are encouraged to participate in the competitive academic program, athletics, along with many clubs and organizations — including FFA and an Esports club...

When making decisions about investments it’s important to know someone with professional expertise and a large network. And when it comes to real estate, Stephen Schott of The Schott Group is the best kind of someone to know. “Buying or selling a home, whether it is your first, 10th or last, is more than a financial decision, it’s an emotional one and can be a challenging and stressful time,” Schott said...

On May 7 and 8, Robinson Farms NxtGen celebrated the grand opening of three newly renovated venues for family and business events. The three venues — The Elle House, The 806 and The Sunset Cottage — are nestled in Cape Girardeau County on 95 acres of scenic hillside views and offers an elegant stay for families, weddings, events and corporate meetings...

LaCroix Village, a half block of tiny French-style buildings, is the new home of Busch Pet Products. Next door to their sister business, Deer Creek Doggie Day Camp, their new space added over 2,500 square feet, which means over 4,400 square feet for more dog wash tubs, expanded dog and cat departments and a room for special events, seminars and birthday parties...

The Cape Chamber of Commerce had a busy 2021. They started Speed Networking rounds where Chamber members can meet each other at a local restaurant for an hourlong structured networking session. They also provided support to see through the passing of the use tax...

Keith Holloway is one of the newest members to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. The founder and owner of regional pallet brokerage Professional Packaging Inc., which he established in 1992, was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to serve on the board as the representative from the Eighth District. His nomination was confirmed by the state Senate earlier this year...

Need a pan to bake a cake for your mom’s birthday? How about a telescope to view the next lunar eclipse? Or maybe you need to get your passport renewed so you can fly to Paris where you want to play a ukulele while proposing to your girlfriend? Believe it or not, you can get all these things — yes, even the ukulele — at the library...

From the billions in broadcasting rights paid for NCAA national championships to the new bugaboo of “NIL” (Name, Image and Likeness licensing), college sports is big business. Making sense of the dollars is a big part of what athletic directors do, and Southeast Missouri State University’s Brady Barke — who helped bring the 2020-2021 Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Cup, recognizing the university with the most athletic success to SEMO — is among those keeping a keen eye on revenue and expenses.. ...

Perry County Memorial Hospital board chooses Mercy The Perry County Memorial Hospital board of trustees has chosen Mercy Health Care System over SoutheastHEALTH for a potential partnership. In a March 23 release, PCMH’s board directs hospital officials to begin negotiations for a non-binding letter of intent with Mercy as both parties work toward a final agreement. Mercy and SoutheastHEALTH emerged as the final two contenders for a partnership with the Perryville, Missouri, hospital...

Farmers are receiving more for their row crops than in recent years, but that fact is not directly leading to more money in their pockets for a number of reasons. From 2014 through 2020, agriculture commodity prices — what a farmer receives for cotton, soybeans, corn and other crops — tanked. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures:...

Why are you a community banker? The answer to that question is unanimous at The Bank of Missouri. It’s the relationships. “When you think about a community banker, you envision images of attending Little League games, walking in a parade, The Bank of Missouri logo on a T-shirt supporting a charity,” Dawn Dauer, chief banking officer at The Bank of Missouri, explained. ...

This is our annual Progress Edition for B Magazine — a look at what’s working, what construction projects are popping up, profiles on visionary leaders and other business stories of advancement in Southeast Missouri. As I sit here in my hotel room in Orlando, Florida, where I’ve been the last few days for a newspaper conference, the fact is not lost on me that one bit of progress is business travel is beginning to return. ...

After more than 40 years serving as a pilot and engineer then president and director of Drury Southwest, Dennis Vollink is set to retire. In 1981, Bob Drury was looking for a pilot to fly team members to the states where Drury had construction projects and hotels under development. At the same time, he also needed an engineer. When he found Dennis Vollink, he knew he’d found two men in one...

It has been a huge year for Hudson Chiropractic. They were recognized with the 2021 Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award. For the seventh consecutive year, the practice was voted the No. 1 Chiropractic Clinic in the Southeast Missourian’s People’s Choice Awards...

Unlike the Manhattan grid, the lines of my life’s trajectory have never been straight. How does a New Yorker even end up here? “God draws straight with crooked lines,” states a centuries-old aphorism.

The new president and CEO of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce is familiar with the connotation others make when they learn his surname. Robert “Rob” Gilligan, who began his tenure as the Cape Chamber leader this month, knows about “Gilligan’s Island,” the 1960s TV situation comedy which continues to live on eternally in syndication...

In 2021, Tyler Cuba was recognized in the “Top Advisors Under 40” by Cetera Financial Group. This year, Cuba Financial Group broke ground on their new Cape Girardeau office at the corner of Mount Auburn and Independence. “Our new office will allow us to expand and continue to provide our clients with the best client experience and cutting-edge technology.” Cuba said...

Recognizing the need for healthy eating choices now more than ever, Fresh Healthy Café owners, Rick Hetzel and Cheryl Mothes have announced plans to expand to a second location in Cape Girardeau and their first location in the St Louis market. Fresh Healthy Café plans to open its second location in the recently developed Mount Auburn Center located at 1707 North Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. ...

The diverging diamond interchange constructed off mile marker 99 between Jackson and Cape Girardeau was completed ahead of schedule, but not without creating some setback for local businesses during construction. Its opening has now led to an upswing, say some business owners...

In this issue of B Magazine we interviewed six not-for-profit board members to learn why they dedicate their time to volunteering, what they look for when serving and how each person feels connected to the missions they represent. Hear what these individuals, with wide ranging professional backgrounds, had to say about encouraging positive change and maximizing impact.

Momentum is building to increase adoption of light-duty passenger electric vehicles (EVs) and make traditional vehicles — with an internal combustion engine — go the way of the horse and cart. Sales of plug-in passenger cars achieved a 9% global market share of new car sales in 2021, up from 4.6% in 2020 and 2.5% in 2019...

After announcing plans to expand its Caruthersville, Missouri, location, Century Casino has even more developments in the works.

It’s that time of year. Temperatures have gradually warmed, birds are singing in the morning. While these tell-tale signs may signal the start of spring, they also signify the start of a different time — tax season — and with tax season comes the task of figuring out ramifications of charitable giving.

Enter the words “election integrity” in an internet search engine of your choice and a raft of results will appear on your screen. Perhaps not in our lifetimes has the validity of election results been questioned as often as witnessed in the past six years...

Southeast Council on Philanthropy (SECOP) was established in 1998 and is a professional organization consisting of Southeast Missouri community members who work for or serve on not-for-profit boards for the betterment of the area. The individuals involved with SECOP become members of the organization to coordinate activities and events to share information about opportunities to serve those in need...

I suppose there are always those things in a person’s life that mark a major shift in the way the world of tomorrow will function moving forward. I recall my grandmother reminiscing about seeing her first talking motion picture as a child and my mother recalling the installation of their first television set in their home. I suppose I can tell my future grandchildren about the first mobile bag phone I carried that was the size of a small suitcase...

Search process for next Cape chamber leader in late stages On March 1, the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is expected to select a successor to John Mehner, who retired last year after 28 years as chamber president and CEO...

For the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Missouri, COVID-19 was like a big wind that blew away much of what they had worked so hard to build. Rebuilding has been the goal for the last year. “It’s really like a start over,” said director Allen Treece. “Before we had to shut down in March of 2020, we had about 150 kids a day in our After-School Program.”...

Hospital fundraisers talk virtual, hybrid fundraising strategiesFor decades, not-for-profit organizations have looked to auctions for some of their largest fundraising events. Often these auctions take place in the form of grand gala events, offering attendees a night to dress to the nines, mingle and enjoy delicious food and first-class entertainment.

In January, I attended the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner hosted by Southeast Missouri State University. It was an excellent event, and I wrote a column about it in the Southeast Missourian. One of the many messages that stuck with me from this year’s keynote speaker, Judge Brian S. ...

Mehner, Payne, Ford, Hudson and Gautier recognized at Chamber dinner John Mehner, outgoing president and CEO of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, was recognized Oct. 21 with the chamber’s top honor, the Rush H. Limbaugh Award. The Drury Family Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award went to Walter “Joe” Doc Ford, past president of Ford and Sons Funeral Home, who began his work in the industry in 1949...

The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on your business’ progress over the past year and plan how you want it to develop in the year ahead. Whether you’re looking to grow your business, increase your community impact or simply want to get more involved in the area, these five Cape Chamber membership benefits are designed to help you do just that!

Know your options Wages on demand, or daily pay, by ZayZoon Result in 20% reduction in Employee turnover Does your company have an attraction and retention problem? If so, you’re not alone. Employers today are spending more time and money than ever on tackling the ongoing challenge that comes from attracting and retaining top talent...

If we’ve learned nothing else from the last year-plus, it’s that change and adaptability are vital in today’s marketplace. When COVID-19 hit, offices that never considered remote work were forced to make it work. For many, the remote environment worked well. So well, in fact, that it’s changing the workplace of the future. Remote work or hybrid options are more common, and for many individuals and companies this is a good solution...

One of the big business challenges of the last year can be summed up in two words: supply chain. Defined as the network between a supplier and business before it reaches a customer, supply chains impact everything from retail items at the local grocery store to parts for manufacturers and numerous areas in between...

B Magazine sat down with professionals from the banking, financial and legal industries to learn about their biggest successes and what drives them to help others. Relationships breed relationships. Buying a home, preparing for retirement, or finding yourself in a courtroom. Meet them here.

There are many labels pinned to the age group of today’s 25- to 40-year-olds — the infamous generation known as “millennials.” Broke, indebted and living off their parents, this “lost generation” gets a bad rap for being financially unstable. But for those in this age group who are planning for the future, investing may look a bit different from previous generations...

Roy Booker, program director of SEMO Preparatory School, started his basketball career in Portageville, Missouri, but by the time he finished his career, his skills had taken him around the world. He recently reflected on his overseas career. B Magazine: Where all did you play?...

On Christmas Day, one of the most recognizable sports venues in the United States changed its name. The Staples Center in Los Angeles, opened in 1999 and now home to two National Basketball Association teams plus another in the National Hockey League, became crypto.com Arena...

What started as a part-time gig to keep herself afloat in college soon turned into a life-long career for Brittney Lee. Lee, now chief financial officer at First Missouri State Bank, first entered banking as a teller at Bank of America as a student at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO)...

Attorney and former circuit judge John Grimm was elected president of The Missouri Bar in September, the organization which represents 30,000 attorneys across the Show Me State. Grimm, 58, is only the fifth individual whose practice was based in Cape Girardeau to be elected president of the organization and the first in 39 years to ascend to the position. ...

When Roy Booker was shooting a thousand shots a day on his way to becoming Southeast Missouri State University’s single-season scoring leader, he knew hard work was his path to success...

When the Industrial Development Authority, or IDA, of Cape Girardeau County authorized revenue bonds totaling more than $147 million for Cape Girardeau’s two health care systems in March and April this year, it pushed the total amount of bonds issued by the entity to more than $1.1 billion since its inception in 1979...

Financial literacy has been part of The Bank of Missouri’s culture for many years. But the organization is now partnering with college athletes to bring an educational program to local schools. Aaron Panton, regional bank president, told B Magazine that The Bank of Missouri has offered a free online tutorial for several years. It’s a simple, self-guided tutorial that allows all users to learn the basics of money...

With the holidays quickly approaching, you have probably begun thinking about fulfilling those holiday shopping lists and the importance of shopping local when it comes to retail. By choosing to spend your dollars locally, you are not just supporting a local business. You are supporting local community members that give generously throughout the year to various causes and organizations...

In this edition of B Magazine, we take a look at life in the Midwest. Though certainly not exclusive to this area of the country, small, family-owned businesses play a vital role in the Southeast Missouri marketplace. In this Q/A, seven local business leaders share their insight on the importance of family-owned businesses, what it takes to be successful and how they’ve charted their own paths.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Missouri plan to spread holiday cheer to children and adults in the region — and raise some much needed funds — with its upcoming holiday events. The fundraiser will consist of two separate holiday-themed gatherings on Dec. 11 at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau...

Construction begins on new assisted-living facility Newbridge Management LLC conducted groundbreaking ceremonies Oct. 7 for a new assisted-living and memory care facility at 1205 S. Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. The 95-bed facility is tentatively slated to open in December 2022...

The November 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review reported on a longitudinal study of family-operated businesses. The magazine’s results showed that during good economic times, family-run companies don’t earn as much money as companies with a more dispersed ownership structure. When the economy slumps, however, family firms far outshine their peers. When HBR looked across business cycles from 1997 to 2009, it found the average long-term financial performance was higher for family businesses than for nonfamily businesses. The simple conclusion HBR reached is that family businesses focus on resilience more than performance. They forgo the excess returns available during good times in order to increase their odds of survival during bad times. The dynamics of three local families in generational businesses were interviewed by B Magazine: Roy White, Robin White and Amber White Timberlake of Roy’s Tire & Auto in Jackson; Walter Joe, Kevin and Josh Ford of Ford & Sons Funeral Homes headquartered in Cape Girardeau; and Bob Fox and Jim Fox of Cape Girardeau’s Fox Family Dental.

Even before he could drive a tractor, Scott Jahn knew he wanted to be a farmer. Jahn, 32, runs a 1,300 row crop farm in Jackson that has passed through his family — farmers for six straight generations — for three generations at the same location.

Willie Redmond was headed for a job in corporate America, potentially climbing the ranks via Wall Street or through corporate law, but a course he took while pursuing an MBA at the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business changed his career trajectory...

Pithy sayings don’t hang around long unless they’re true. One example, is the one cited above, attributed to Mark Twain. Three area business owners have followed that sage advice.

Take a journey into the lives of Clint and Lynne Karnes as they share their love for travel, wine and family in their YouTube channel “Mrs. Karnes and Me.” Clint Karnes, community bank president for Wood & Huston Bank, and his wife, Lynne, a retired first grade teacher, grew up near each other in small-town Southern Illinois, became high school sweethearts and have since been married for 36 years.

John Mehner thinks he was around 6 or 7 years old when he saw an episode of The Andy Griffith Show featuring “Freddy Fleet and his Band with a Beat” performing at the Mayberry Chamber of Commerce’s annual dance. “That’s the first time I ever remember hearing the phrase ‘chamber of commerce,’” he said recently as he reflected on his 28 years as president of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce...

The SEMO District Fair does much more than delight and entertain the area for eight days, it’s also a vital fundraiser for groups that make a difference in the area. Here are stories about three vendors whose products benefit those with cancer, provide support to local scouts, assist local schools, enhance amenities at local parks — and so much more.

“I jokingly tell people, ‘I’ll take care of you as much as I’ll take care of a hurt dog.’ And it’s true. And I’ve proven it,” Charlotte Craig said.

Providing a storybook moment — especially for those who need it most — is the mission of Storybook Entertainment and Tamara Holt-Roth. Holt-Roth, who co-owns the business, said her West Coast background helped her develop empathy for the less fortunate...

A registered nurse in a hospital emergency department is about as close to the front line of a pandemic as a person can get.

Whitney Quick, regional director at Better Business Bureau Cape Girardeau, is using her love of bird watching to bring people together to be “at one with nature.” Quick recently started a Facebook group for bird enthusiasts, Murder on the Mississippi, which she said is open for anyone to join, even if they have never been bird watching before...

shares ‘the bigger picture’ of history Arguably the most knowledgeable living person about the history of Southeast Missouri was born and educated elsewhere. Franklin Delano “Frank” Nickell, Ph.D., was raised on a farm in Atwood, Illinois, in the central part of the Prairie State, and received his higher education at the University of New Mexico (UNM).

The bestselling business book “Good To Great” by Jim Collins is my favorite business book. I have referred to its principles many times during my career of leading organizations. I have found it relates to leading and building teams around the world whether in Asia, Europe, Latin America or the United States. The real companies’ examples from extensive research by Collins and his team bring alive the seven characteristics that enable companies to be successful over time...

It’s hard to name an organization in Cape Girardeau that Christy Mershon hasn’t been a part of in some way. Mershon has served on the board of many local not-for-profits and organizations, including Southeastern Missouri Area Health Education Center (SEMO AHEC), Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence, Historical Association of Greater Cape Girardeau, Health in the Heartland and several others.

Wink’s Convenience Stores sold to Paducah-based company Wink’s convenience stores in the Cape Girardeau area have been sold to Acee’s Inc., based in Paducah, Kentucky. The transaction includes the Wink’s locations in Cape Girardeau — at 2017 Perryville Road and 2505 Veterans Memorial Drive — and the Wink’s near the junction of Route K and Highway 25 west of Cape Girardeau near Gordonville...

Families in the Sikeston, Missouri, area have a friend and advocate in Cooper McKelvey.

By his own admission, Danny Rees was a frustrated young man. In grade school, other kids called him “dumb” so often that he believed them. “I was the kid that made terrible grades and went to all the special classes,” he said.

A new 102-bed behavioral health hospital is now open in Cape Girardeau. Many were involved in the multi-year endeavor, but one person in particular led with a vision and strategy to get the project done: SoutheastHEALTH president and CEO Ken Bateman.

Whether you’re running a small business or a business of thousands, there’s more to payroll than just writing a check.

Finding new leadership for the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and Cape Girardeau Magnet will be a challenge and an opportunity. That’s according to Aaron Panton, 2021 chairman of the chamber’s board of directors, and Robbie Guard, chairman of the Magnet board. Both men sat down with B Magazine recently to discuss the process of selecting new leaders for Magnet and the chamber...

Russell Grammer, co-founder and co-director of Prodigy Leadership Academy in Cape Girardeau County along with his wife, Amy, boils his philosophy down to three words, in no particular order: support, relationship, God.

Codefi’s Rachel O’Loughlin manages a unique web development program. Codefi’s Full Stack Web Developer Program has been teaching web development skills and preparing students for entry-level web development employment for six years.

Cape Girardeau has a new city manager in Kenneth Haskin, a veteran city administrator with experience in economic development and senior level management for local municipalities. Haskin follows Scott Meyer, who retired in June after 12 years at the helm making him the longest serving city manager in Cape Girardeau’s history...

“This is not a labor of love. This is just love, and I get to do it every day and share it with people who love it as much as I do,” Tamara Zellars Buck said. Zellars Buck has been teaching journalism at Southeast Missouri State University for the past 20 years and serves as chair of the Department of Mass Media.

Advice from a colleague pushed Shawn Kinder out of coaching and teaching and into the administration side of education.

How do you handle the daily grind? Some people appear to have it all figured out, sans the trials and tribulations. The reality, however, is many individuals making the biggest difference have been through big challenges — but they’ve persevered and developed a resiliency vital to personal and professional success...

Tom Bolen is a difference-maker in Southeast Missouri for several reasons. While the 45-year-old is probably best known for being the manager of the Cape Girardeau Capahas baseball team, Bolen has also been heavily involved in the community through his work with the U.S. Postal Service, service on the St. Mary’s Cathedral School Board of Education and time on the Jackson Park Board, just to name a few.

Merideth Pobst has made a career of living out of the spotlight. As communications director for the Jackson R-2 School District, she spends her days shining light on what other people within the district are doing.

Do you have fatigue, mood changes, low sex drive, hot flashes, weight gain or trouble sleeping? At Reviving Wellness, MaKenzie LaRose NP said patients can “experience the difference in better health” with services such as IV vitamin infusions, weight loss programs, and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy...

Everybody wants to stay healthy, but it can be hard to keep up with a workout routine or find one that works. Simply Fitness in Jackson provides personal training, meals, supplements massage therapy, tanning and memberships, either one-on-one or via group training...

Ryan Droege Assistant jail administrator, corporal, adjunct instructor, technology dude Cape Girardeau Police Department, Southeast Missouri State University Watch: Garmin Forerunner 245 Top Sports: Cycling and running “I got my watch because of a higher yield savings account. ...

Cape Girardeau Urology is introducing a new device to aid in prostate procedures — the UroLift System. The UroLift System is the only enlarged prostate procedure that does not require heating, cutting or destruction of prostate tissue. Compared to other benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) procedures, the UroLift System treatment has a strong safety profile with minimal side effects, and can be performed at the physician’s office under local anesthesia...

It’s been more than a year since we’ve had a proper event season, and this year is roaring back with more anticipation than ever. Organizers across Southeast Missouri are planning the return of their summer events after COVID-19 restrictions forced many to cancel last year...

Neck and back pain can make day-to-day activities difficult, but many of those activities can actually cause pain. “In chiropractic care, I see a lot of patients for neck and back pain directly related to how they’re spending most of their days — for those who sit at a desk or drive in a car for long periods of time, neck and back pain are almost always going to occur at some point,” said Dr. ...

Are you living life with pain or limitation? Premier Physical Therapy provides orthopedic, spine and hand therapy. Dennis Riney, founder and CEO, said they’re the only physical therapy provider in the area that has a proven 5-Star Plan for pain. Premier Physical Therapy can play an important role in eliminating pain from various causes by restoring function in joint movement or improving the ability to walk. ...

The way we work has drastically changed from how we did business pre-pandemic. If you’re finding the phone system your business utilized before the advent of COVID-19 doesn’t fit your business’ work style as well as it once did, or if your business is growing and simply needs a new phone system solution beyond utilizing personal lines, it might be time to transition to a business phone system. A business phone system can aid your company in projecting a professional image, help your employees maintain a healthy work/life balance and ensure you retain clients’

SoutheastHEALTH has implemented a state-of-the-art rapid diagnostic technology focused on helping clinicians deliver optimal antibiotic therapies more quickly for patients suffering from serious bloodstream infections. Southeast is the pioneer in bringing this technology to the region.

Five years ago, Saint Francis Healthcare System launched its $43 million electronic medical records system, otherwise known as Epic, and its connected patient portal, MyChart. At the time, Dr. Maryann Reese, then-executive vice president and chief operating officer, told the Southeast Missourian the rollout of Epic was the largest and most exciting project Saint Francis had completed outside of a major construction project. ...

Somewhere in America, perhaps here in Missouri, someone in a hospital or nursing home just pushed a nurse call button. And no one is answering. At least not right away. It’s not because no one heard the call; it’s because staff is responding to four other calls for assistance and some calls simply have to wait. Because there aren’t enough nurses to answer the call. Unfortunately, that kind of scenario is happening regularly across the country — in large metropolitan medical centers and small community hospitals — as the nation deals with a growing shortage of nursing professionals, a shortage magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cape Girardeau County’s sales tax receipts surpassed all previous months in June and topped $800,000 for only the third time ever as the county continues its strong recovery from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...