St. Charles County Business Record, MO articles from February 2005

St. Charles County Business Record, MO archives from February 2005

Affirmative defense amendment was not timely filed, MO Supreme Court finds.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Timing is everything. A defendant doctor and his attorney found that out the hard way after the Missouri Supreme Court overturned for the second time a trial court's decision to reduce the amount of the damages...

MO Court of Appeals says worker injured doing contract labor not entitled to workers' compensation.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Mitchum Murphy An employee was injured while performing work that was not the usual business of his company and was therefore not entitled to workers' compensation benefits as a statutory employee, the Missouri Court of...

Commentary: Police 'qualify' for immunity in recent 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cases.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Marshall H. Tanick (This article originally ran in Minnesota Lawyer, Minneapolis, MN, another Dolan Media publication). The police have a difficult job. Recognizing the problems that law enforcement personnel face, the courts...

Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University join Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady When Don Young was first diagnosed with cancer, he was terrified. His first thought was he was going to die. The doctors gave him six months to live. . . . That was many years ago. Young credited the doctors...

Missouri's lowered academic goals impact businesses.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Lack of good communication skills is one of the biggest complaints against businesses today, and a plan by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to lower expectations and testing requirements for...

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report shows entrepreneurial trends worldwide.
February 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The sixth edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report finds more than 73 million people are somehow involved in entrepreneurial activity worldwide. One overall theme of this year's report...

Firsthand experience demonstrates need for law firms, lawyers network.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Jane Pribek Everything happens for a reason. But no one wants to hear that when the bad news hits. For example, Minneapolis business lawyer Leon Steinberg was not looking forward to a client meeting back in the late 1980s when he...

MO Court of Appeals says homeowner gets another chance to collect damages over faulty repairs.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter A couple who spent $9,000 to have a sun room built on their Sunrise Beach, Mo., home and then spent another $7,000 to have the leaky windows replaced have a chance to recoup some of their money. Although a Camden...

New St. Peters-based company helps customers take care of day-to-day errands.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Rachel Brown In today's jam-packed, overworked, overscheduled society, it's often impossible to fit it all in - work, household chores, time with the family, "me time." Yet, with the advent of affordable, on-demand errand-service...

MO-based Quilogy consultant appears on MSDN TV show.
February 2, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Quilogy consultant Chris Roozen appeared on the MSDN TV television show run by Microsoft during its latest feature episode. Roozen talked about the Information Bridge Framework. Roozen discussed...

GM Corp. declares dividend.
February 2, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff General Motors Corp. announced a first-quarter dividend of $0.50 per share on GM common stock. The dividend is payable March 10, 2005, to holders of record as of Feb. 11, 2005. The dividend rate is...

SSM St. Joseph Medical Park in St. Peters receives PET/CT approval.
February 2, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff SSM St. Joseph Medical Park in St. Peters was given unanimous approval for a $2 million Positron Emission Topography/Computed Tomography scanner from the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee...

St. Charles County Univ. of MO Extension offers QuickBooks workshop.
February 2, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff A one-day "Introduction to QuickBooks" computer workshop will be offered in St. Peters at the St. Charles County University of Missouri Extension office from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8....

Former SW MO State Univ. student becomes lawyer after life-changing injury.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Mark Hodapp Eric Westacott had been an active pre-med student at Southwest Missouri State University. He was holding down 18 hours in classes and working 20 hours a week teaching at baseball camps. He also was serving a term as...

Constitutional challenge to sexually violent predator law transferred to Missouri Supreme Court.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, transferred a convicted rapist's constitutional challenges to the state's sexually violent predator statutes to the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying it lacked...

St. Charles Community College coordinator for school, biz partnerships to retire.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Mary Pat Sueme In her retirement from St. Charles Community College, Liz Clemenson plans to spend most of her time like many retirees these days . . . relaxing on sandy beaches and praying for healthy grandchildren. Although this...

Business today can help managers with inadequate interpersonal skills.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Rachel Brown Managers have an enormous impact on the success of the organizations they represent. However, a staggering percentage of them are not effectively fulfilling their role. Nearly one-third of managers and executives...

MEMC Electronic Materials sees sales increase in its fourth quarter.
February 3, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.'s 2004 fourth-quarter report showed double-digit increases in net sales and operating cash flow compared to a year ago. MEMC attributed much of this increase to the...

National Venture Capital Assn. releases VC investment figures.
February 3, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The latest figures on venture capital investment have been released, and the news continues to be good. According to the National Venture Capital Association, overall venture capital investments in...

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Auxiliary to give out five scholarships.
February 3, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Auxiliary is now accepting applications for five $1,000 scholarships for nursing students and five $1,000 scholarships for college students seeking careers in...

Midwest BankCentre-St. Charles adds to board of directors.
February 3, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The board of directors of Midwest BankCentre-St. Charles recently elected Jim Trenary, president of Jim Trenary Automotive Group, and Brad Goss, principal of the Law Office of Brad Goss, to its...

SSM St. Charles Clinic Medical Group employee receives master's degree in physician asst. studies.
February 3, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff SSM St. Charles Clinic Medical Group is pleased to announce that Denise Geisler, PA-C, was recently awarded a master's degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska. Geisler...

Brown Smith Wallace L.L.C. in St. Louis announces promotions.
February 3, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Brown Smith Wallace L.L.C. in St. Louis has promoted Lisa Boyd to supervisor in the tax and accounting services group, Linda Rohlman to senior in the tax and accounting services group and Jonathan...

Dr. Jamie Puckett expands OB/GYN services to O'Fallon area.
February 3, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital announced Dr. Jamie Puckett, BJSPH chief of obstetrics and gynecology, has expanded his practice. After six years in St. Charles City, Puckett has expanded his...

City of O'Fallon, chamber of commerce hold ribbon cutting ceremonies.
February 3, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff On Thursday, Jan. 3, the city of O'Fallon and its chamber of commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Factory Card & Party Outlet, located at 2235 Highway K in O'Fallon. On Thursday, Jan. 6,...

Association of Minority Contractors of St. Louis celebrates renewal under new charter.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Jennifer Anast By On. Jan. 18, the new Association of Minority Contractors of St. Louis became chartered at the Royal Vagabonds' clubhouse. The AMC of St. Louis provides a centralized support system for the development and advocacy...

Developers locking in loans as interest rates inch higher.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Mark Anderson This article originally ran in Finance and Commerce, Minneapolis, MN, another Dolan Media publication. With short-term interest rates finishing a 12-month, 150-basis-point ascent and long-term rates likely to start a...

Jeremey Lay joins St. Louis office of Horner & Shifrin Inc.
February 4, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Horner & Shifrin Inc., engineers/architects/planners, announces that Jeremey Lay, P.E., has joined its St. Louis office as environmental project manager. Lay's experience in both water and...

St. Louis electrical training center opens doors.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess U.S. Congressman William "Lacy" Clay recently shone a spotlight on the St. Louis Electrical Industry Training Center, highlighting its reputation as one of the nation's top high-tech learning laboratories for electrical...

St. Louis-based Alberici Constructors completes installation of wind turbine at its headquarters.
February 4, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff On Monday, Jan. 17, Alberici Constructors assembled and placed a three-blade rotor, which spans 52 feet in diameter, atop a monopole that rises 124-feet above the landscape to complete the installation...

MO Dept. of Natural Resources offers water pollution prevention grants.
February 4, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for project funding that will protect Missouri's waters from nonpoint source pollution. Grant awards typically range from $5,000 to...

Clayco hires Otto Nichols III as project engineer.
February 4, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Otto Nichols III has joined Clayco as a project engineer. In his new position, Nichols assists the project manager in all design coordination, construction management, preconstruction and post...

Bruce J. Brophy named to national advisory board.
February 4, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Bruce J. Brophy, CCIM, RPA, of Coldwell Banker Commercial CRA L.L.C. has been named a member of the Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisory Board. Brophy brings more than 25 years of commercial real...

St. Louis lawyer Michael E. Kaemmerer honored as one of nation's top attorneys.
February 4, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff For the 10th consecutive year, St. Louis lawyer Michael E. Kaemmerer, Esq., has been honored as one of the nation's top attorneys. Kaemmerer is a partner with the Chesterfield law firm McCarthy,...

Wehrenberg Theatres opens St. Louis area's largest screen, auditorium.
February 4, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Motorists on Highway 40 can clearly see something "big" has arrived at Chesterfield Commons in Chesterfield, Mo. It is the largest movie screen and auditorium in the St. Louis area at Wehrenberg...

Associated Builders and Contractors objects to proposed OSHA rule.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough National officials from the Associated Builders and Contractors recently announced they have submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration challenging the agency's Notice of Proposed...

Online construction guidelines more popular than expected.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Michelle Madison Twenty years ago, Dan O'Brien says he had little input in the jobs his electrical contracting business landed. "We used to be a very adversarial business - we were directed and demanded to do a job in a certain...

U.S. Congress renews Realtor act.
February 4, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Legislation that permanently prohibits big banking conglomerates from entering real estate brokerage or property management was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate, the National Association of Realtors...

Is workers' compensation in need of repair in Missouri?
February 5, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask After years of debate, it appears likely the Missouri General Assembly will amend the workers' compensation insurance statute. Whether that is a good thing depends on who you talk to. Republicans now not only control...

Rising cost of workers' compensation cuts into profits for some St. Louis-area businesses.
February 5, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask The rising cost of workers' compensation insurance is hurting the bottom line, some area businesses say. Jeff Hansen, who operates Hansen's Tree Service & Environmental Wood Resources, has seen double-digit increases...

Option of straight party selection provokes ballot debate in Missouri legislature.
February 5, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Making one mark to indicate favor for all candidates of a given political party has became a control issue. Republicans in the Missouri legislature have introduced two nearly identical bills this session which would...

Law firm of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin elects eight new partners.
February 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The law firm of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin has elected eight new partners. Practicing in the firm's St. Louis office are: Saraann S. Parker, who joined the corporate department in 2001 in the...

Work Center opens its eighth facility in South St. Louis County.
February 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Work Center is expanding its reach to South St. Louis County with its eighth facility, which opened on Jan.17. The South County facility is a 3,600-square-foot, full-service industrial rehabilitation...

Bryan Groh joins international law firm of Bryan Cave as counsel in its St. Louis office.
February 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Bryan Groh has joined the international law firm of Bryan Cave L.L.P. as counsel in its St. Louis office. Groh concentrates his practice in civil litigation. Representing clients in contract disputes,...

Gregory Upchurch is appointed to Missouri's Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
February 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gregory Upchurch is the newest member appointed to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, nominated by Gov. Matt Blunt earlier this month and confirmed by the Missouri Senate. Upchurch practices in...

Missouri Court of Appeals Summaries of Opinions: February 5, 2005.
February 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Civil Law Constitution; sexually violent predator law Albert Bernat appeals from the trial court's judgment, after a jury trial, finding that he was a sexually violent predator pursuant to...

Jefferson County sheriff sees service as resource for lawyers, courts.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Glenn Boyer is living the life many men dreamed of in their childhood. As sheriff of Jefferson County during the past 12 years, Boyer said that his law enforcement career, which just crossed over the 30-year mark, is the...

Court rules on taxation of contingency fees.
February 7, 2005... Byline: John Finerty Contingency fee agreements in most cases allow an attorney or law firm to obtain compensation for legal services by taking a portion of an award or settlement. How to treat the contingency fee portion of an award or...

Merger helps O'Fallon-based Winning Technologies expand.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Mary Pat Sueme As a child, Scott Lewis discovered the joy of taking apart various electrical systems in his parent's garage to figure out how they worked. As a young adult, he went to work for General Electric Corp., International...

St. Charles-based Bredensteiner & Associates: new company with history.
February 7, 2005... Byline: James Monahan Bredensteiner & Associates P.C. is a new company in St. Charles, established in September 2004. However, the partners in the firm are not new to the accounting business, and their ties to St. Charles County extend...

St. Charles Business Briefs: February 7, 2005.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask Especially when it's a manse like the one Steve Thomas just bought. Suffice it to say that Thomas makes a pretty good living as vice president of residential development at T.R. Hughes. Thomas closed the deal in late...

MO Court of Appeals assesses penalty against Wal-Mart for not paying injured employee's medical bill.
February 8, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Wal-Mart's refusal to pay more than $20,000 in medical expenses for an injured employee means the company will now have to pay close to $60,000 as a penalty for noncompliance. Even though the employer-approved...

Survey shows more lawyers take work home.
February 8, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess Most people think homework ends with graduation, but a survey by Robert Half Legal found that attorneys said they give themselves homework assignments an average of nine days per month, or more than twice a week. ...

Kansas City jury finds cigarette maker liable for death.
February 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Mitchum Murphy A jury comprised of three smokers and several people with stated biases against smokers found a tobacco company liable for the death of a woman who smoked for 52 years. The jury awarded $2 million in...

Gateway Labor Management Conference scheduled for April 27-29 in St. Louis.
February 8, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon A second Gateway Labor Management Conference, hosted by the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, is scheduled for April 27-29 but is far from limited to business interests east of the Mississippi River. To be held...

Despite low jobs figures, Missouri's future looks better.
February 8, 2005... Byline: Christine Pearson The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 146,000 in January and that the nation's unemployment rate decreased to 5.2 percent, as opposed to a year ago...

SBA seeks more capital for small businesses.
February 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The U.S. Small Business Administration on Monday said its fiscal year 2006 budget request of $593 million would provide a record $22 billion in loan authority for the agency's flagship lending...

St. Charles-based Community Living board names 2005 officers.
February 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff St. Charles-based Community Living Inc.'s board of directors has appointed the not-for-profit's officers for 2005. They are: Matt Johannesman, chairman; Daniel G. O'Donnell, vice chairman; Jane...

MO Court of Appeals finds non-compete contract unenforceable.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Mitchum Murphy The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, found one portion of a company's non-compete clause was too broad and, therefore, unenforceable in an affirmed in part, reversed in part opinion. A...

MO Court of Appeals reverses its reversal in dispute over insurance policy proceeds.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright A little over a month ago, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, reversed a St. Charles County trial court by awarding a deceased man's $100,000 life insurance policy proceeds to his second wife, rather...

Applicants sought for vacancy on St. Louis City Circuit Court.
February 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The 22nd Judicial Circuit Commission in St. Louis City announced that it is now accepting applications for the position of associate circuit judge. The vacancy is created by the appointment of Judge...

St. Charles-based SSM St. Joseph Health Center gets funding for new library.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., visited SSM St. Joseph Health Center for a press conference on Tuesday to announce a federal appropriation of $500,000 to assist the hospital in building a new library and meeting room....

Health care costs forces St. Charles companies to get creative.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Michelle Kowalski It's not just your doctor telling you to take charge of your health anymore - it's your employer, too. A recent survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management reveals that rising health care...

Ameristar Casinos reports on financials, announces cash dividend.
February 9, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Ameristar Casinos Inc. reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter 2004 financial results showed improvement. Consolidated net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $214.7 million, an...

St. Peters announced annual fee for safe water.
February 9, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff In compliance with the Missouri Safe Water Drinking Act, an annual fee is charged to all water customers in the state. For St. Peters water customers, this state fee is added to the February/ March...

Dan Glazier looks forward to challenges as new Legal Services of Eastern MO executive director.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Legal aid lawyers love challenges, and Dan Glazier is certainly looking forward to the challenges he will face as the new executive director of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Glazier has worked for LSEM for...

Plans for Legal Services of Eastern MO include serving as many clients as possible.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Dan Glazier has big plans for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. On March 1, he will assume his role as executive director and begin putting those plans into action. All of those plans are client-centered and...

Commentary: China's effect on U.S. economy misunderstood.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon The U.S. economy has seen its fair share of changes, dating back to its beginnings as an agrarian society. Some believe the role China plays in America's economy today is just another one of those changes. Between...

PET/CT scanner first, only in St. Charles County.
February 10, 2005... Byline: James Monahan Beginning next month, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park in St. Peters will offer a new tool in the fight against cancer. The Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee in Jefferson City on Jan. 24 approved a...

Client Services Inc. to hold St. Charles job fair.
February 10, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Client Services Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the St. Louis metro area, announced that it will host a job fair and hold interviews from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17,...

Vision St. Charles requests survey response.
February 10, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The 2004-2005 Vision St. Charles County Leadership class are still looking for responses to its survey on the topic of public transportation. The survey, available at http://www....

Washington University surgeon joins St. Charles hospital.
February 10, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital welcomes Jennifer Etling, M.D., surgery. The Washington University School of Medicine-trained surgeon joins the Benrus Surgical Group in association with surgeons...

O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce announce 2005 board.
February 10, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce has announced its board of directors for 2005. The executive board consist of: chairman, Fran Caradonna, O'Fallon Brewery; first vice chair, Bill Mocca, Innovative...

MO Assn. of Realtors presents Life Membership Award.
February 10, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Missouri Association of Realtors awarded Cal Schneider, CCIM, GRI, the prestigious Life Membership Award at the January meeting of its board of directors in Jefferson City. The Life Membership...

St. Charles welcomes new businesses.
February 10, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The following are companies that have applied for a new business license during January 2005 in St. Charles City: Candles Fragrances & More, 24 Red Cedar Court; Corner Bar, new ownership, 571 First...

New president of St. Louis realtors assn.: building on trust, focusing on cooperation.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Leah G. Rothschild Known by his colleagues as an ever hardworking optimist, Robert "Bob" Staniforth made his mark as a commercial real estate broker in St. Louis. Staniforth was lauded for his accomplishments last month during...

Fed notices mixed results for St. Louis economic activity.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Leah G. Rothschild Local economic activity continued to expand during the latter part of 2004 and into the first weeks of 2005, according to the most recent 8th District Federal Reserve's Beige Book report. The report gave high...

National affordable housing group offers new quality certification program.
February 11, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The National Affordable Housing Management Association has announced a new certification program that recognizes the outstanding achievements of property managers and owners who provide high-quality,...

Commentary: Water-supply issues need win-win solutions.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Matt Moroney (This article originally ran in The Daily Reporter, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, another Dolan Media publication). In committees and commissions, town hall meetings and public forums, communities continue to debate how to...

Survey: Landscape architecture firms on the rise across country.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough (This article originally ran in the Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR, another Dolan Media publication). The demand for landscape architecture services is growing significantly across the country,...

Commentary: New tax rule may help speed home sales.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Gary Williams (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication). Military families and homeowners who live in their home fewer than a total of two years before selling it still...

Dominion Hospitality Group names new market sales manager for St. Louis.
February 11, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Florence Hodge has joined Dominion Hospitality Group as market sales manager for its TownePlace Suites and Fairfield Inn hotels located at the Fenton Business Park, near the intersection of I-270 and...

Old Post Office project developers to begin block fill-in of east wall.
February 11, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The developers of the Old Post Office project will soon begin a block fill-in of the east wall of the Syndicate Trust Building. The treatment is for weatherproofing purposes and in time will be concealed...

MO's Paric Corp. names new senior project engineer.
February 11, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Mike Rallo Jr. has been promoted to senior project engineer at Paric Corp. P. Joseph McKee III, president of Paric, made the announcement. Rallo will assist in the project management process. This...