Sikeston Standard Democrat: Business

Sikeston J.C. Penney store makes changes (02/04/12)
SIKESTON - When Sikeston's J.C. Penney store opened its doors Wednesday it rolled out the company's effort to make shopping more predictable for customers. Sikeston Store Manager Bill Dickherber said the store's new logo - the bright red square with JCP in the corner - says it all...

Sikeston store seeks to help those in need (01/29/12)
SIKESTON - A new Sikeston business has a big mission. Leetha M. Samelton, president and CEO of Ahteel Corporation, has opened The Ahteel Shoppe at 408 S. Kingshighway, as a way to help fund community improvements. "The Ahteel's Shoppe's priority is helping families in need," said Samelton. Its mission, she continued, is to prepare the "way of community improvement by providing education and outreach, promoting partnerships and collaboration and empowering family regeneration."...

Change of venue: Two longtime New Madrid County court employees retire (01/22/12)
NEW MADRID - Those four little words she uttered were ones some New Madrid County citizens anticipated while others dreaded. "You've got jury duty," Virginia King, told countless residents through the years. On Jan. 1, that duty fell to someone else in the New Madrid County Circuit Clerk's office. After more than 30 years, King is almost bidding the office goodbye -- although retired, until April she is staying on board helping prepare court records for microfilming...

Career changes but farmers will remain priority (12/24/11)
SIKESTON - For Kenneth Vowels career of service to farmers isn't coming to end with retirement. Vowels who retired as county executive director for the Scott County Farm Service Agency Office on Nov. 30 has found another way to put his agricultural background to use. Today, he is affiliated with Pollock Realty and with American Agri Financial Services Inc. as a broker/salesman of farmland...

Embracing the new ag economy (11/27/11)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce's most recent efforts to grow the region's economy in a new direction is beginning to take root. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced recently the SACC would receive $75,000 for its Missouri Delta Ag Bioworks...

Center seeks to help local economy grow (11/06/11)
SIKESTON - A program designed to stimulate local and regional economic growth and development is now available in Sikeston. Officials from Southeast Missouri State University were in town Tuesday to promote the opening of the Business Service Center at the University's Sikeston Center. The Center will serve aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners in the area...

Former Farm Bureau leader honored by state's co-ops (10/23/11)
JEFFERSON CITY - The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives honored Charles Kruse, retired president of the Missouri Farm Bureau and a farmer from Dexter, with its "Mr. Co-op" Award during the association's annual meeting Oct. 7. "For the past several years, AMEC has presented a very special award to a select few individuals whose actions have earned them the eternal gratitude of those involved in rural electrification in this state," said Barry Hart, CEO of the association. ...

Hope Seeds puchases Mueller's Bertrand site for production and teaching facility (09/25/11)
BERTRAND - Mueller's Greenhouses has a new owner. Erich and Mike Mueller announced the sale of their retail location which faces Interstate 57, just south of Bertrand, to Hope Seeds Inc. Founded 12 years ago by Mike and Jean Mueller, Hope Seeds is a Christian Charitable organization, which sends garden seed to the poor and hungry in over 50 nations of the world...

Local student chosen for U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention internship (08/14/11)
ATLANTA - A Sikeston resident is learning first hand about the links between human health and the environment. Brandon Sauceda, who will be a senior at Southeast Missouri State University this fall, along with 11 other university students from across the United States served an internship at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health Internship Program hosted the program...

Rodeo means big business for the region's merchants (08/07/11)
SIKESTON -- Every August, the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo brings in people from all over the country. In addition to promoting entertainment and fun in the Sikeston/Miner community, the Rodeo also generates a lot of business. Cal Crader, the general chairman of the Bootheel Rodeo, said the Rodeo has an "estimated impact of five to eight million dollars a year in Southeast Missouri," with over a $1 million in revenue from the Rodeo itself...

Concert set to celebrate anniversary (07/30/11)
Staff report news@standard-democrat.com MARION -- In August, Pepsi Mid-America will celebrate 75 years of business. On Aug. 6, there will be a concert extravaganza at Rent One Park in Marion, Ill. Employees, customers and friends are invited. Set to begin at 2 p.m., the family-friendly event will feature performers Kellie Pickler, Little Big Town, Gloriana, and Francesca Battistelli, and wrap up with a fireworks show after dark...

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