St. Charles County Business Record, MO articles from April 2002

St. Charles County Business Record, MO archives from April 2002

Bank launches small biz online service.
April 1, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey The U.S. Bank Small Business Center, at www.usbank.com/smallbusinesscenter, was launched March 25 as a new online service to aid small businesses with many of their daily needs via a 24-hour Internet site. "We...

New biz focuses on health for mind, body, spirit.
April 1, 2002... Byline: Diane Plattner Increased pressures in today's society cause an increased need for health and wellness businesses. While many of these businesses focus on one aspect of health, one new business in St. Charles offers services that...

Semiconductor manufacturer reports drop in sales.
April 2, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey MEMC reported a decrease in sales and an increase in losses in the fourth quarter of 2001, the company reported in a news release last week. The company attributes the losses to the slumping economy and the...

Committee addresses telecommunications issues in the county.
April 2, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady Telecommunications? Tell me about it. Or tell the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce's Telecommunications/Technology Committee. The committee tries to identify the telecommunications and technology needs for St. Charles...

Publishing industry can be difficult to break into.
April 3, 2002... Byline: Amy Armour "If you want to make money, don't write a book," said Eugene Arnold, local author and publisher of "The Sword of Principle." Arnold, who writes under the pen name Brian Carriger, will sign his book at Main Street Books...

MDI rejects plans to drop terrorist coverage for auto, home policies.
April 3, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey The Missouri Department of Insurance released a statement last week announcing that it will not allow insurance companies to exclude terrorist-related damages from home, auto and other personal-property coverage...

Annual Small Business Week to focus on networking.
April 4, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey Networking, networking and more networking will be the focus of the 38th Annual Small Business Week in May. The U.S. Small Business Administration sponsors the weeklong event that honors small businesses throughout...

Senior citizens among hardest hit by recession.
April 4, 2002... Byline: Diane Plattner In a struggling economy, among those hardest hit are senior citizens who try to stay employed in the increasingly competitive job market. These older adults, many on fixed incomes, aim to keep expenses down, which is...

Boeing's plans to increase bomb-kit output sparks protests here.
April 5, 2002... Byline: Diane Plattner Boeing Co. has recently been awarded a contract to increase production of guided bombs, which company representatives say are highly effective in the war on terrorism. But a recent protest at the St. Charles Boeing...

Smart-card technology proposal sparks security vs. privacy debate.
April 5, 2002... Byline: Mike Nixon When St. Louis area police and federal law enforcement officials had an informant pose as an individual supposedly helping 10 of the FBI's most wanted fugitives obtain counterfeit identification cards, they did far more...

St. Peters Board of Aldermen supports anti-terrorism bill.
April 5, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey The St. Peters Board of Aldermen passed a resolution last week to support the Terrorism Prevention Act proposed by Sen. Chuck Gross, R-St. Charles County. The resolution is an attempt by the city to encourage the...

Rotary clubs raise money for youth organizations.
April 8, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey The St. Peters, St. Charles Sunrise, St. Charles Noonday and Cottleville rotary clubs raised more than $45,000 at an auction held Feb. 19 at The Columns Banquet & Conference Center in St. Charles to benefit local...

Seminar on effective ad development planned.
April 8, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey "The reason to advertise is the mindset that you are coming to the table with when you are sitting down and being creative," Carl E. Harris, president of Easy Chair Marketing & Advertising Strategies, said...

Online tax registration provides businesses with `one-stop shop'.
April 9, 2002... Byline: Donna Walter New Missouri businesses may now register for taxes online. The Department of Revenue and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Employment Security, have teamed up to provide an online tax...

Ground broken on Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Nature Center.
April 9, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey In 1995, Glennon Bishop founded the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles with a dream to educate the people of St. Charles County and beyond about the journey of Lewis and Clark. Men and women from St. Charles and...

Seminar educates community on unemployment appeals.
April 10, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey The St. Charles County Missouri Employer Committee sponsored an "Unemployment Appeals Hearing Process" seminar Tuesday at the Stegton Regency Banquet & Conference Center in St. Charles. The seminar's leader,...

Building permits increase for the month of March.
April 11, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey The St. Charles County Building Department recently released residential building permit figures for the month of March, and the figures show an increase of 39.5 percent from February's numbers. A total of 438...

MEMC Electronic announces retirement of CEO.
April 11, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady On Wednesday, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. announced both the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Klaus von Horde and the appointment of his replacement, Nabeel Gareeb. Both von Horde and Gareeb were out of...

Agreement with convention center hotelier approved by City Council.
April 12, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady On Tuesday, the St. Charles City Council gave the Oversight Committee for the St. Charles Convention Center its blessing to enter into contract agreements with John Q. Hammons Inc. to build a 266-room, full-service...

SBA extends filing deadline for disaster loans.
April 12, 2002... Byline: Diane Plattner The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that caused economic injury to small businesses nationwide prompted the U.S. Small Business Administration to offer a disaster loan program nationwide. Due to great demand for the...

Buying American proves challenging with global market.
April 12, 2002... Byline: Mike Nixon When Wal-Mart Stores Inc. secured the top spot of Fortune magazine's coveted 500 list last week, it officially claimed its position as the largest company in not only the nation, but the world. Sam Walton's humble...

St. Peters launches new transportation service.
April 15, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey The city of St. Peters will begin to service its low- and moderate-income households with transportation services in St. Charles County beginning Monday. St. Peters Mayor Tom Brown said he is very excited about...

Securities, Exchange Commission considers reform.
April 15, 2002... Byline: Kathy Ioannou-Bouckaert The need for investment security seems to be more compelling than ever as more and more individuals put funds into the stock market as a means for retirement income, sending children to college and paying off...

WorldCom Inc. announces U.S. staff cuts.
April 17, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady On April 3, WorldCom Inc. announced it is reducing its U.S.-based staff by 3,700. The job cut will equal 6 percent of WorldCom group's work force or four percent of WorldCom Inc.'s overall work force. Only...

State recreational trails receive $1.18 million.
April 17, 2002... Byline: Amy Armour During the first week of April, Gov. Bob Holden announced that 20 trail projects throughout Missouri have been approved for $1.18 million in grants from the Missouri Recreational Trails Program. "The Recreational...

Enron disaster encourages House passage of Pension Security Act.
April 17, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pension Security Act, House Bill 3762, a bill that will help employees secure their 401(k)s and avoid disasters such as the Enron scandal. The Pension...

St. Charles County Council extends construction moratorium.
April 18, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey In an effort to establish more stringent rules on wastewater treatment for unincorporated parts of St. Charles County, the St. Charles County Council has extended the moratorium for the Peruque Creek Watershed...

Bill allows all qualified doctors to participate in HMO networks.
April 18, 2002... Byline: Amy Armour If proposed Missouri Senate Bill 651 passes, it will change the way patients look at health maintenance organizations. "This bill is rather simple in concept," said Sen. Marvin Singleton, R-Seneca, the bill's sponsor...

Dale Carnegie volunteers teach Junior Achievement courses.
April 19, 2002... Byline: Diane Plattner Dale Carnegie St. Louis is providing volunteer instructors to teach classes in the Junior Achievement program. Dale Carnegie participants say volunteering in the program enables the company to contribute to the...

Indictments question clarifying attorney-client privilege.
April 19, 2002... Byline: Mike Nixon "Prove it. Prove it," demanded New York civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart publicly after she and three other people were indicted by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly assisting convicted Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman...

Tornatore's Ristorante closes doors at Promise Center.
April 19, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady Last week Tornatore's Ristorante closed its doors at 3891 Mid Rivers Mall Drive after about five years in business at the strip mall, known as the Promise Center. The reasons behind the closing are still a...

St. Charles Chamber seeking demolition bids from members.
April 19, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady The St. Charles Chamber of Commerce recently sent out a letter to its general membership seeking information from any current members who may have an interest in bidding any portion of the demolition, renovation and...

Community college offers class on stock market.
April 22, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady "Seasonality" and an accelerating economy will play a big part in the stock market this summer, according to a stock market update class held on Thursday at St. Charles Community College. The two-hour class at...

Annual venture capital forum planned.
April 22, 2002... Byline: Diane Plattner Regional entrepreneurs seeking venture capital for their companies will showcase their products and technologies to the country's leading venture capitalists at the third-annual InvestMidwest Capital Forum. The...

Transportation bill gets first-round OK.
April 23, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady Last week, the Missouri Senate gave first-round approval to a measure that would put a $498 million tax increase for the state's transportation programs to a vote of the people. Senate Bill 915 would let voters...

Anheuser-Busch Cos. to hold meeting in St. Charles.
April 23, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. will hold its annual shareholders meeting at the St. Charles Family Arena on Wednesday, April 24. According to JoBeth G. Brown, Anheuser-Busch vice president and secretary, A-B chose the...

Proposed bill takes pressure off of servers, bartenders.
April 24, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey With the revision of the dram shop liability statute under way, Missouri Sen. Chuck Gross, R-St. Charles County, is attempting to change the way that Missourians look at a night on the town and the decision to get...

Genetic testing of employees raises some legal questions.
April 25, 2002... Byline: Kathy Ioannou-Bouckaert The vast implications of genetic testing takes the concept from one of a major medical breakthrough to a highly controversial issue. As the new science enters the workplace arena, there may be some gray...

O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce honors people, firms.
April 25, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady The O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce held its annual Businesses and Persons' of the Year awards banquet on Tuesday at the Biltmore Banquet Center in O'Fallon. Approximately two months ago, the O'Fallon chamber sent...

Miss Missouri joins St. Charles Heart Walk.
April 26, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady Frontier Park is the place to be May 4 for fun in the sun, fund-raising for the St. Charles Heart Walk and celebrity sightings. Jennifer Ann Hover, Miss Missouri 2001, will join more than 1,500 volunteers that...

Free speech, social decency collide over license plate debate.
April 26, 2002... Byline: Mike Nixon Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to rule on banning offensive personalized license plates, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has confirmed his intention to pool state legislators and drive what many...

St. Charles County Bar Assn. elects new president.
April 26, 2002... Byline: Diane Plattner Richard Gartner has been elected president of the St. Charles County Bar Association for 2002. Gartner said he hopes he can use his newly elected position to promote a good public image for the legal profession. ...

Health care benefits increase despite rising costs.
April 29, 2002... Byline: Diane Plattner Despite rapidly rising health care costs, many employers provide generous health care benefits, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's newly released SHRM 2002 Benefits Survey. Several St....

St. Charles follows state, national rise in unemployment.
April 29, 2002... Byline: Colleen Dilthey The Missouri Department of Economic Development reported last week that unemployment was on the rise in March. According to the latest figures, the country and the state of Missouri as a whole showed a rise in...

St. Charles County tops in state population growth.
April 30, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Brady According to recent population statistics provided by the Missouri Office of Administration, St. Charles County is the fastest-growing county in the state of Missouri. The new 2001 population estimates, released...

Toll-free number answers federal questions for small businesses.
April 30, 2002... Byline: Amy Armour The FedInfo toll-free phone number has been around for 10 years, but it is still known as one of the best-kept secrets of federal information. Whether you are looking for a loan or grant for college, want to know...

Safety product manufacturer moving to O'Fallon.
April 30, 2002... Byline: Amy Armour With what seems like continuous construction in St. Charles County, a new business is moving to the area to provide all of the safety needs to both construction workers and the sitting-in-traffic drivers. Jackson...