Commerce News

The Missouri Tourism Commission set up a potential battle over its independent status Friday by voting to stick by its support of the Tour of Missouri bicycle race and by verbally challenging Gov.

After nearly 11 years of conducting business in Cape Girardeau, Steve Majeed has sold SEMO Gas and Stevie's Steakburger.

If you've ever looked at the Cape Girardeau street map on Google, you may have noticed a large green blob near Bloomfield Road and Interstate 55 labeled as Mount Tabor Park .

The Cape Girardeau County Court turns down a request from Drury Development that the county appropriate $735,000 for a new multipurpose building in Cape Girardeau.

Melissa Ann Langston and Matthew Lee Stewart exchanged wedding vows May 23, 2009, at Bollinger Mill State Historic Site in Burfordville.

Although Gov. Jay Nixon didn't veto $31.2 million in funding for a new Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia, he has decided to withhold it for now.

Post-Graduation Plans: I plan to attend Southeast Missouri State University this fall to pursue a four-year undergraduate degree in business.

Luke Lutheran Church at Worland, Wyo.; one of a class of 130 who graduated from Concordia Seminary in St.

Since 1985, participants in the Leadership Cape Girardeau classes each year have presented project ideas developed during the seven-month program that provides information about city operations and needs.

Kimberly Renee Davis and Jeremy Aloysious Walter were married Feb. 13, 2009, at the Stoddard County Courthouse in Bloomfield, Mo.

Firefighters apply water to the fire between the collapsed living room and the garage of a home on County Highway 213 near Kelso, Mo.

The king has lost his crown, but the "Muffler Rack-Off" title will remain in the same family.

On Monday the Cape Girardeau City Council voted unanimously to opt out of a statewide sales tax holiday during the first weekend in August for the first time since the statute was enacted in 2005.

The Town Pump Restaurant, 120 N. Main St., has been purchased by Evelyn Newcomer of Perryville, Mo., from Mr.

A former Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce executive and former Poplar Bluff mayor appeared in court Tuesday in Cape Girardeau County and paid the $1,500 fine on his forgery convictions, but he is contesting the additional costs he has been ordered to pay.

's Board of Directors adopted a strategic plan. Executive Director Marla Mills tells KZIM/KSIM this was the first step towards final adoption.

As discussions continue over whether to establish a community college in the Cape Girardeau area, a Springfield, Mo.-based private university has been quietly reviewing whether to bring its adult education programs to the area.

The starting line for the 11th annual 100-Mile Yard Sale was marked in Jackson by a flashing billboard with the words: "CAUTION YARDSALE TRAFFIC -- NEXT 100 MILES." From Jackson to Kennett, the length of Highway 25 became a market for vendors looking to sell new and used items of all kinds and draw anyone looking for a good deal on a great find.

The response coordinated by Cape Girardeau city leaders in opposition to a proposed homeless shelter was delivered to three federal agencies Friday, U.S. Rep.

Drury University will hold an open house May 26 to determine if enough interest exists to establish a satellite campus in Jackson, according to a news release Tuesday from the Jackson Chamber of Commerce.