St. Charles County Business Record, MO articles from August 2008

St. Charles County Business Record, MO archives from August 2008

Three women nominated for St. Louis judge spot.
August 1, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter For the first time in four years, three women have been nominated to fill a judicial vacancy. The 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission sent to Gov. Matt Blunt the names of St. Louis Associate Circuit Judge Paula Perkins...

After five months, Missouri Supreme Court passes on tobacco appeal.
August 1, 2008... Byline: Scott Lauck A $20 million verdict linking smoking to a woman's death likely will head back to Jackson County court after a lengthy appeal ended without comment. The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday retransferred the case against...

8th Circuit tosses $1.4 million verdict against St. Peters.
August 1, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter The corporation that owned a St. Peters bar and grill isn't entitled to the nearly $1.4 million verdict a federal jury awarded it two years ago in a case alleging St Peters city officials retaliated against the bar for...

Missouri Supreme Court: Commitment allowed for prior SVP offenses.
August 1, 2008... Byline: Kelly Wiese A divided Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a man's commitment as a sexually violent predator, even though the sentence he was completing did not qualify as a sexually violent crime. The court heard arguments in...

Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Sr. to join Armstrong Teasdale.
August 1, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter The federal court's loss will be Armstrong Teasdale's gain. Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Sr. will join the firm in September in an of counsel capacity, he said Thursday. Telephone messages left at the...

Democratic candidate for Missouri attorney general, Molly Williams, breaks silence on Web.(Website overview)
August 1, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick Just days away from the primary election, Democratic attorney general candidate Molly Williams is finally coming out of the shadows. A new Web site -- www.mollywilliams.info -- recently popped up on the Internet,...

Former Engineered Support Systems execs plead guilty in federal court in Missouri.
August 1, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley Former Engineered Support Systems executives have pled guilty to one of 12 charges relating to backdating stock options at the company in federal court. In July 2007, three Engineered Support Systems' executives were...

Most applicants for vacant seat on Missouri Supreme Court are white, male.
August 1, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Report Of the 23 who have applied to sit on the state Supreme Court, most are white and male, according to demographic information released Thursday. Those looking to succeed Judge Stephen N....

Homes in St. Charles County maintaining their value.
August 4, 2008... Byline: Mike Trask Property owners throughout the country may be sweating about the values of their houses, but homeowners in St. Charles County have little to worry about in that regard. During the first six months of this year, the...

Funding advances Page, Salt River projects in St. Charles County.
August 4, 2008... Byline: Mike Trask The work to extend Page Avenue to Highway 40 in Dardenne Prairie continues, albeit slowly. There still is much work to do and very little money with which to do it, but the project got a boost last week when the...

Commentary: Are you effectively using your network?
August 4, 2008... Byline: Ed Mayuga I often hear that small businesses rely on referrals as an initial revenue stream because of a lack of advertising funds. Often an entrepreneur will break off from a more established business, hang his own shingle, and...

Demand for building permits remains slow in St. Charles County.
August 4, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff The demand for building permits in St. Charles County continues to remain weak. A total of 112 permits for the construction of single-family homes were issued throughout the county in June,...

Ribbon-cuttings held in St. Charles County.
August 4, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff The following businesses recently held ribbon-cutting ceremonies: * Personal Finance Co. LLC, located at 16 Wentzville Marketplace in Wentzville; * Knit & Caboodle, located at 330 S. Main...

St. Charles-based Youth In Need gets almost $50k.
August 4, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff The Children's Trust Fund has awarded St. Charles-based Youth In Need $49,876 to go toward work aimed at preventing child abuse. The CTF is a Missouri foundation that works to prevent child...

City of O'Fallon hikes trash fees.
August 4, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff O'Fallon city officials have instituted a fuel surcharge on residents' trash service. The monthly fuel surcharge of $1 will appear as a $3 charge on each quarterly bill. The surcharge is...

Historic St. Charles County Circuit Court files now online.
August 4, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff More than 2,500 St. Charles County Circuit Court case files from Missouri's territorial and early statehood period can now be accessed online, according to Secretary of State Robin Carnahan....

Dr. J. Matthew Conoyer joins father's practice in St. Peters.
August 4, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff Dr. J. Matthew Conoyer has joined Midwest ENT Centre PC in St. Peters, where his father, Dr. Michael Conoyer and doctors Robert MacDonald, Karen Boone and Martin Willman have offices. Matthew...

Dr. Jerad Miller joins Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital staff.
August 4, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff Dr. Jerad Miller, a colorectal surgeon, has joined Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital's medical staff. He also is joining Benrus Surgical Associates Inc. in St. Peters, where doctors Daniel...

St. Charles Community College board promotes Edie Kirk, Heather McDorman.
August 4, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff The St. Charles Community College Board of Trustees has approved the promotions of Edie Kirk to associate vice president for Foundation and alumni relations, and Heather McDorman to associate...

St. Louis barge litigation may keep on rolling.
August 5, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter On his last day of work last week, Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh issued his final order in a massive 10-year-old case over the property damage that occurred when a group of barges hit the Admiral. But...

Federal judge will rule on whether family must move to Israel.
August 5, 2008... Byline: Kelly Wiese A federal appeals court has ruled that a federal judge must consider a divorced father's suit under an international standard seeking to have his children sent to Israel. The man and woman were married in Israel but...

Power line injury heads to trial in Jackson County.
August 5, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick A Jackson County jury will soon start hearing evidence in the case of a Buckner man who suffered crippling injuries in a deadly crane accident. Stanley Rorrer, an employee for the city of Independence, sustained...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District rules on moot measure.
August 6, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick Months after a deadline passed to submit ballot signatures, a court ruling on Tuesday officially ended a controversial initiative aimed to stop affirmative action programs in Missouri. The Missouri Court of Appeals...

New law called a victory for gay rights in Missouri.
August 6, 2008... Byline: Kelly Wiese It's a minor section of the law, but it's one that can make a big difference to some couples at the end of their lives. The Legislature this year passed a law that allows gay partners and others not legally married to...

Missouri Supreme Court rules med mal theory OK for expert explanation.
August 6, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley Plaintiffs can now bring medical malpractice cases that involve common medical knowledge that needs a medical expert's testimony to explain, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled. The legal theory of res ipsa loquitur --...

Recount potential looms in attorney general, other races in Missouri.
August 7, 2008... Byline: Kelly Wiese It has been more than 24 hours since the polls closed and the ballots were counted, yet margins of victory are so close in the primary race for attorney general and some others that they may get tallied all over again....

Restraining order request dropped over St. Stanislaus in St. Louis Circuit Court.
August 7, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley It was standing room only at motion hearing for a temporary restraining order against St. Stanislaus Kostka Church on Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court. But, in the end, the request was dropped because the defense...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District says old statute now is pointless.
August 7, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick For the second time in 20 years, the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has questioned the necessity of a state statute that dates back to the early 1900s. In an opinion handed down on Tuesday, the court...

St. Louis Attorney: 'Take the first bite'.
August 8, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley Three weeks ago, a tractor trailer crashed into stopped cars on Highway 40 injuring 15 and killing three people. Just five days after the accident, the first lawsuit was filed. Two additional suits have followed and...

St. Louis Circuit Court awards K.C. rail worker $1.43 million.
August 8, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley A former switchman for Union Pacific Railroad, who can no longer work due to osteoarthritis, was awarded $1.43 million in a personal injury lawsuit against the railroad on Tuesday in St. Louis Circuit Court. A jury...

Eminent domain measure invalid in Missouri; lawsuit planned.
August 8, 2008... Byline: Kelly Wiese A group that proposed two measures restricting use of eminent domain plans a legal challenge to the secretary of state's determination that the measures lacked enough signatures to make the November ballot. Meanwhile,...

Eat pizza, then you can work it off.
August 9, 2008... Byline: Mike Trask Voters in St. Charles City on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $30 million bond issue to help finance the construction of a community center in the 2600 block of Veterans Memorial Parkway. But the vote doesn't necessary...

ContinentalAFA closes St. Peters plant.
August 11, 2008... Byline: Mike Trask The closure of ContinentalAFA in St. Peters last week came as a surprise to local officials. It has been known since February of last year that the company was looking at consolidating its operations, but it was thought...

Missouri wineries rebound from spring cold.
August 11, 2008... Byline: Sarah Wienke Last year's late spring frost may have decimated Missouri vineyards, but it hasn't halted wine production or crippled the wine industry. On the contrary, the seemingly devastating frost turned out to be a relatively...

U.S. Congressman Todd Akin talks energy with O'Fallon constituents.
August 11, 2008... Byline: Sarah Wienke If U.S. Congressman Todd Akin needed any confirmation that high gas prices are a concern of his constituents, he got it last week when he visited an O'Fallon gas station. His stop at U-Gas was part of a daylong energy...

St. Charles Business Briefs: August 11, 2008.
August 11, 2008... Byline: Mike Trask Voters in St. Charles City on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $30 million bond issue to help finance the construction of a community center in the 2600 block of Veterans Memorial Parkway. But the vote doesn't necessary...

St. Charles County Business Record News Digest: August 11, 2008.
August 11, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Synergetics CEO resigns Gregg D. Scheller has resigned as Synergetics USA Inc.'s president, CEO and chairman of the board. The company announced the resignation on Wednesday and said it was...

Missourians in the News: August 11, 2008.
August 11, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Lindgren tabbed influential woman An industry publication has named Shura Lindgren, Global Spectrum's general manager at the St. Charles Convention Center, as one of its 2008 Women of Influence....

Auto theft not a violent crime, 8th Circuit says.
August 12, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter A federal appeals court said Monday it would no longer consider auto tampering and most types of auto theft to be crimes of violence. Just one type of auto theft -- by coercion -- has an inherent threat of violence and...

Auto theft not a violent crime, 8th Circuit says.
August 12, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter A federal appeals court said Monday it would no longer consider auto tampering and most types of auto theft to be crimes of violence. Just one type of auto theft -- by coercion -- has oan inherent threat of violenceo...

8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals OKs dismissal of K.C. housing suits.
August 13, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of class action lawsuits alleging black residents in Kansas City were charged higher homeowner insurance rates than white residents. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

St. Louis courthouses empty for judicial college.
August 13, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley The hallways of local courthouses will feel quite empty this week, and the business attire of many employees will be replaced by jeans and Cardinals shirts. Business at the courts has slowed because most judges in St....

Saint-Gobain loses appeal on injuries in Missouri Court of Appeals Western District.
August 13, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick Two men will keep nearly $1.5 million they received for burn injuries sustained while working as contractors for Saint-Gobain Calmer, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday. In two separate opinions, the Missouri Court...

St. Louis Circuit Clerk Thompson elected president-elect of National Bar Association.
August 13, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley Local attorney and former St. Louis Circuit Clerk Mavis Thompson has been elected president-elect of the National Bar Association. As the elected president of the nation's oldest and largest black legal organization,...

Ex-St. Louis fire chief to fight demotion in court.
August 14, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley The St. Louis City Civil Service Commission denied an ex-St. Louis fire chief's appeal of his demotion, but he and his attorney are prepared to fight the decision in court. The City Civil Service Commission issued a...

St. Louis lawyers speak at conference in Chicago: E-discovery expensive.(Conference news)
August 14, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter St. Louis lawyers Dan Nelson and Steve Sherman gave federal lawyers and judges a peek under the hood in the e-discovery seminar Wednesday afternoon at the 8th Circuit Judicial Conference. The annual conference is being...

Prosecutors defend charges against Lori Drew from O'Fallon.
August 14, 2008... Byline: Sarah Wienke The federal government is defending its use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to prosecute Lori Drew, the O'Fallon woman accused of harassing a teen by creating a fake online identity on MySpace. On Monday, Assistant...

Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission to meet regarding Limbaugh vacancy.
August 14, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff The Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission announced Wednesday that it will meet at noon Thursday, Aug. 21 at the Supreme Court of Missouri in Jefferson City, to select three nominees for the...

Kansas City hospital faces rights suit.
August 14, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick Behind a locked door at Children's Mercy Hospital, Lisa Herron showed a group of supportive female co-workers the scars left behind from a double mastectomy. But that moment, which Herron called a celebration of my...

Nixon files pair of suits in K.C., St. Louis.
August 14, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed two unrelated lawsuits on Tuesday -- one each in Kansas City and St. Louis. In Jackson County Circuit Court, a South Carolina company was accused of not providing promised...

Law professors debate constitutional analysis at 8th Circuit Judicial Conference.(Conference news)
August 15, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter Judges and lawyers attending the 8th Circuit Judicial Conference in Chicago this week were treated to a lively debate about constitutional interpretation. Law professors Steven G. Calabresi, of Northwestern Law, and...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District asked to reinstate $17M award.
August 15, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick Attorneys for a class of plaintiffs want an appellate court to reinstate a $17.3 million verdict wiped out by a trial court judge. In arguments before the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Thursday, a...

8th Circuit reverses its lengthened sentence.
August 15, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley The U.S. Supreme Court declared in June that a federal appeals court may not order a defendant's sentence to be increased without an appeal or cross appeal from the government. Dutifully, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of...

Ballot measure on casino cap in MIssouri subject of suit.
August 15, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick A lawsuit filed Thursday is challenging a ballot measure that would prevent any new casinos from being built in Missouri. The proposal, titled The Schools First Elementary and Secondary Education Funding Initiative,...

Gross helps county government hit all the right notes.
August 16, 2008... Byline: Wm. Stage If the St. Charles County government were an orchestra, Chuck Gross would be the conductor. For the last year, the energetic St. Charles native has assumed the herculean task of overseeing the day-to-day operations of 26...

St. Charles County's Partners for Progress hopes robotics draws more students to math, science.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Mike Trask For Randy Schilling, the numbers weren't adding up. Schilling, founder, president and CEO of St. Charles-based Quilogy Inc., has hired hundreds of employees since starting the IT professional services and training firm...

Crider Center breaks ground in Wentzville on new community health center.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Sarah Wienke U.S. Sen. Kit Bond joined state and local officials last week in breaking ground for the Crider Health Center's new community health facility in Wentzville. The existing Wentzville center will be tripled in size to...

Q&A with Chuck Gross of St. Charles County.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Wm. Stage If the St. Charles County government were an orchestra, Chuck Gross would be the conductor. For the last year, the energetic St. Charles native has assumed the herculean task of overseeing the day-to-day operations of 26...

Family reaches $1M settlement in St. Charles County personal injury lawsuit.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Sarah Wienke The mother of a Defiance girl permanently disabled in a bike accident settled a St. Charles County personal injury suit for $700,000 against the developer of her subdivision and another $300,000 against its board of...

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital hires Janet Moore.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital has hired Janet Moore as its new manager for health information management. The hospital said Moore has worked in the health information arena for more than 20 years. Moore has...

William "Dale" Finke named to St. Charles County Convention panel.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff Gov. Matt Blunt has named William Dale Finke, 69, to the St. Charles County Convention and Sports Facilities Authority. Finke, of Lake Saint Louis, is a former director of the state's Department of Insurance,...

Wamhoff Financial Planning in St. Charles hires Libby Oliver.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff Wamhoff Financial Planning & Accounting Services has hired Libby Oliver as an executive assistant. Oliver will work from the firm's new St. Charles office, located at 400 S. Fifth Street in St. Charles....

SSM St. Joseph-Wentzville Foundation, Auxiliary award scholarships.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff The SSM St. Joseph-Wentzville Foundation and Auxiliary have awarded 12, $1,000 scholarships to local students planning to pursue careers in the medical field. For the past 22 years the foundation and auxiliary...

Rolwes Homes Inc. adds sales manager for New Town properties.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff Rolwes Homes Inc. has added Janet St. John as sales manager for its properties in the New Town development in St. Charles. The homebuilder said St. John's duties will include showing and selling new homes,...

Continuing education programs offer flexibility for working adults in St. Charles County.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Sarah Wienke Continuing education programs can help working adults train for a new career or make further advances in their current field. There are several options for adults interested in returning to school in St. Charles...

Construction to start on senior apartments in Dardenne Prairie.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff Cardinal Ritter Senior Services will hold a groundbreaking ceremony later this month for its St. William Apartments in Dardenne Prairie. The development will feature 40 one-bedroom apartments that will include...

KemperSports to manage WingHaven Country Club in O'Fallon.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff WingHaven Country Club in O'Fallon has selected KemperSports to manage the club. NorthBrook, Ill.-based KemperSports will assume operation of the private, membership club on Aug. 15, marking its first foray...

O'Fallon-based Hansen's Tree Service forms joint venture with Journagan Construction.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff O'Fallon-based Hansen's Tree Service has formed a joint venture with Springfield, Mo.-based Leo Journagan Construction that gives Hansen's rights to manage all green-waste recycling for three of Journagan's...

Lake Saint Louis hospital ranked high for electronic records system.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff A report from Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Analytics ranks SSM St. Joseph Hospital West ahead of 99 percent of U.S. hospitals when it comes to electronic health record deployment. The...

Ameristar St. Charles Casino sees higher revenues.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff Ameristar St. Charles Casino saw its revenues rise to more than $26.6 million in July, a 6 percent increase when compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Missouri Gaming Association. The...

United Way of Greater St. Louis sets goals.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff The United Way of Greater St. Louis last week said the goal for its 2008 fundraising campaign was $65.5 million. The Tri-County Area Division is expected to raise $3.5 million of that amount. The Tri-County...

O'Fallon seeks nominations of noteworthy citizens.
August 18, 2008... Byline: Business Record Staff The city of O'Fallon is accepting nominations for its third annual Citizens of Achievement program. The deadline to submit nominations is Sept. 2. The winners will be recognized Sept. 20 during a concert at...

Law, independent judiciary critical, Kansas City businessman says.
August 19, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter Respect for the rule of law and an independent judiciary is essential for commerce, a Kansas City businessman told a group of federal lawyers and judges Friday at the 8th Circuit Judicial Conference in Chicago. Landon...

Watching and wasting: Internet's drain on workplace productivity.
August 19, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley Workplace productivity is something that is always on employers' minds, but with recent events, they might have even more obstacles to their employees staying focused in the workplace. Nielsen Online released a study...

Missouri Bar names new members to board, YLS council.
August 19, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff Members of The Missouri Bar elected eight new members to the organization's Board of Governors and retained 12 incumbents for new terms, the bar said Monday in a press release. Also Monday,...

U.S. District Court rules Metro not subject to open records laws.
August 20, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter A federal judge in St. Louis threw out a local television station's lawsuit against Metro, the area's public transportation agency. KMOV-TV, Channel 4 on the dial, sued Metro after the agency refused to provide...

Kansas City office of Polsinelli lays off nine attorneys.
August 20, 2008... Byline: Scott Lauck Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus has joined the growing list of law firms to have laid off lawyers this year. The firm's chairman and CEO, W. Russell Welsh, said Tuesday that nine lawyers have been fired from the...

Trial of interest ends in mistrial before it begins in St. Louis Circuit Court.
August 20, 2008... Byline: Kelly Wiese A mistrial was declared Tuesday in a case being watched by lawyers from across the country. The lawsuit itself is similar to many filed around the country in recent years. The state of Missouri, through the attorney...

Missouri Supreme Court panel selection expected today.
August 21, 2008... Byline: Charles Emerick Joseph Dandurand can relate to the anxiety nearly two dozen Missouri Supreme Court applicants are feeling today. This afternoon, the Appellate Judicial Commission is expected to announce the candidates it is...

'Comprehensive' deal near in 47 priest abuse lawsuits in Jackson County.
August 21, 2008... Byline: Scott Lauck A settlement is expected as early as today in a series of 47 lawsuits in Jackson County alleging sexual abuse by priests. The size of the settlement with the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph -- $10 million -- is far...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District finds transferred property was not a gift.
August 21, 2008... Byline: Angela Riley The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District decided that a transfer of property from parents to their son was not a gift when the son paid money in consideration for the property. On Tuesday, the court reversed and...

Lawyers hold limited arguments over whether ethics opinion in Missouri can be released.
August 21, 2008... Byline: Donna Walter Lawyers showed up at federal court Wednesday morning ready to argue about whether prosecutors have the right to compel Missouri ethics counsel Sara Rittman to produce an informal advisory opinion she issued to a...

Lawyers could pad ranks in Missouri Legislature next year.
August 22, 2008... Byline: Kelly Wiese The ranks of those who have been through law school could grow when the new Legislature convenes in January. With primary elections out of the way, many state legislative seats already have been determined. Others face...

Lawyers running for the Missouri Legislature with an opponent in the November election.
August 22, 2008... Byline: St. Charles County Business Record Staff Lawyers running for the state Legislature with an opponent in the November election: Incumbents: Senate: Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville Rob Mayer, R-Dexter Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau ...