St. Charles County Business Record, MO articles from June 2004

St. Charles County Business Record, MO archives from June 2004

Lorna Frahm enjoys her job as an attorney.
June 1, 2004... Byline: Wm. Stage Lorna Frahm enjoys her job as an attorney In solo practice since 2001, Lorna Frahm specializes in estate planning, fiduciary litigation, real estate and general corporate and municipal law. She received her law degree...

Citigroup to gain $760 million in sale of shares.
June 1, 2004... Byline: staff Citigroup announced Thursday that it has reached agreement to sell its 20 percent stake in Samba Financial Group, formerly known as the Saudi American Bank, to the Public Investment Fund, a Saudi public entity. Citigroup will...

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital gets new stent system.
June 1, 2004... Byline: staff Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital announces its vascular interventional center recently began using a new coronary stent system made by Boston Scientific Corp. The new stents, which are used to keep blood vessels open after...

RideFinders wins environmental award.
June 1, 2004... Byline: staff RideFinders, the St. Louis regional ride-share program, was presented with the Environmental Excellence Award last week at a ceremony hosted by Choose Environmental Excellence-Gateway Region held at the Missouri History...

Small businesses can save thousands in sales tax.
June 1, 2004... Byline: James Monahan Many St. Charles County business owners could become more profitable and competitive by becoming more familiar with the various statutes and regulations that govern the application of state sales taxes. That...

Logan College expands in St. Charles County.
June 2, 2004... Byline: Rachel Brown A second Logan College of Chiropractic opened in St. Charles County last fall because of an increase in student population. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new building took place last week. The new...

Jobless rate points to improving economy: State to launch job-matching Web site.
June 2, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask St. Charles County's unemployment rate in April fell to its lowest level in more than two years, according to figures recently released by the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The county's jobless rate...

Business owners get chance to be on camera.
June 2, 2004... Byline: staff Dick Sacks, owner of The Sacks Group and host of the monthly small-business program on St. Charles cable Channel 20 "Mind Your Business," is soliciting questions from local proprietors who have business issues, questions and...

Rep. Akin hosts SBA visit in St. Louis.
June 2, 2004... Byline: staff U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., will host a visit by Small Business Administrator Hector Barreto at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 4, at Schaffner Machine Co., 6250 Hancock Ave., east of Lambert International Airport-St. Louis. Akin...

Governor Holden seeks environmental leaders.
June 2, 2004... Byline: staff Missouri Gov. Bob Holden, the Department of Natural Resources, Bridging the Gap and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce are seeking businesses, municipalities and institutions that could be nominated for the Governor's...

Stegton Center to celebrate 11 years in St. Charles.
June 3, 2004... Byline: James Monahan Susie and Eric Stegemann believe in commitment. To their business. To their customers. And to each other. This year the owners of the Stegton Regency Banquet and Conference Center mark 11 years at their 1450 Wall...

E-waste recycling is specialized business in St. Peters.
June 3, 2004... Byline: Rachel Brown The age of electronics has seeped into many aspects of our lives - even our trash. A new recycling center in St. Peters, for example, processes old computers, peripheral devices, fax machines, cellular phones and other...

Ameristar Casinos announces acquisition, dividend.
June 3, 2004... Byline: staff Ameristar Casinos Inc. announced Tuesday that it signed an agreement with Windsor Woodmont Black Hawk Resorts Corp. to acquire Mountain High Casino in Black Hawk, Colo., for $115 million, plus the assumption of Windsor...

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital earns patient satisfaction award.
June 3, 2004... Byline: staff Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital received the 2004 Professional Research Consultants' Patient Satisfaction Achievement Award in the OB/GYN category for its new "Dining on Demand" food service. Dining on Demand allows new...

Workplace wellness seminar to be held at St. Charles County Economic Development Center.
June 3, 2004... Byline: staff The St. Charles County Economic Development Center will hold a "Workplace Wellness Information" seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, at 5988 Mid Rivers Mall Drive. This free seminar will give information on...

Commentary: Season signals employers to commence educating grads.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Mike Nixon Class of 2004, friends, employers and distinguished readers. This past week has marked the annual tradition of scholars across the nation donning caps and gowns and joining with their peers to receive documentation of...

Richmond joins Brown Smith Wallace.
June 4, 2004... Byline: staff Ron Richmond has joined Brown Smith Wallace L.L.C. as a principal in the tax and account services group practice. He is responsible for advising clients on tax and business aspects of acquisitions, divestitures and...

Reliance Bank in St. Peters announces staffing changes: June 4, 2004.
June 4, 2004... Byline: staff M. Todd Smith, Mary M. McElroy and Michael W. Pollard have been appointed to various positions at Reliance Bank in St. Peter. Smith was appointed senior vice president. He will be responsible for the St. Peters Banking Center...

St. Louis-based Clark Properties names Cook VP of warehouse, logistic services.
June 4, 2004... Byline: staff Clark Properties, a full-service real estate development and property management company headquartered in St. Louis, has named Lake Saint Louis resident Michael J. Cook vice president of warehouse and logistic services for...

St. Charles Community College dean receives award.
June 4, 2004... Byline: staff Pat Porterfield, St. Charles Community College dean of math, science and health, was the recipient of the 2003-2004 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award at the annual University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Education...

O'Fallon and St. Peters Chambers of Commerce hold ribbon cutting ceremonies.
June 4, 2004... Byline: staff On Wednesday, April 21, the O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce and city officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for CarQuest Auto Parts of O'Fallon, at 971 W. Terra Lane. Scott Winkle is the manager. On Wednesday, April 28,...

T. R. Hughes Inc. hires Illinois director.
June 4, 2004... Byline: staff T.R. Hughes Inc. named Mike Egelhoff as director of Illinois operations. Hughes created the position as part of its expansion into the southern Illinois market with the construction of the Summit Springs subdivision in...

Missouri Riverboat Gaming Association celebrates 10 years.
June 4, 2004... Byline: staff The Missouri Riverboat Gaming Association published a book commemorating 10 years of gaming in Missouri. Missouri voters approved a referendum in favor of riverboat gaming in 1992, and during Memorial Day weekend in 1994, the...

Harrahs St. Louis Casino & Hotel prints 2003 report.
June 4, 2004... Byline: staff Last week Harrahs St. Louis Casino & Hotel published its 2003 report. Among the year's highlights, the casino reported it paid $76.6 million in total state taxes in 2003, $48 million in total direct payroll and benefits to...

Lindenwood University to receive $3 million software gift.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady Lindenwood University seems to be on a roll. Each month for the past three months, Lindenwood has made some favorable announcements. In addition to its economic impact study, released in April, and its 10-year...

Economic Development Council of St. Charles County brings in consultant.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask Kevin McCarthy doesn't think of himself as a consultant, even though he operates a consulting firm called On-Purpose Partners, based in southern Florida. "I am a businessman," he said Wednesday to the several dozen...

ERSI celebrates expansion of regional office.
June 7, 2004... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady ERSI, the world's largest developer of geographical information software, mapped out a little more of its own space on Main Street in historic St. Charles. It celebrated the opening of its 5,000-square-foot...

McNames takes wheel at Missouri CareerCenters.
June 7, 2004... Byline: James Monahan Say you're an individual without a job or searching for a better one. Or you're an employer looking for someone with a specific set of skills. Where should you turn for help? If you're in or near St. Charles...

St. Charles Real Estate Briefs June 7, 2004.
June 7, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask A venerable institution in St. Louis County may soon expand to St. Charles City. Chuck-A-Burger is looking at buying a 3-acre site near the intersection of Elm Street and Highway 370. "It's a 99 percent done deal,"...

Interview with founder of O'Fallon Brewery.
June 8, 2004... Byline: Wm. Stage Tony and Fran Caradonna started O'Fallon Brewery in May 2000 with $500,000 and a 6,500-square foot building. Now their label is sold in more than 200 locations that include supermarkets, liquor stores, taverns, bars and...

Development Dynamics knows TIF, TDD tools.
June 8, 2004... Byline: Amy Amour Starting a new project and you don't know the difference between a TIF or a TDD? Tax-increment financing and transportation development districts are two government-approved taxing tools that can assist developers in...

Boeing shows off new missile response team.
June 8, 2004... Byline: staff The Boeing Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response team recently traveled to California to demonstrate its new retargeting capability. SLAM-ER weapons, manufactured in St. Charles, function as anti-ship and land-target...

SSM St. Joseph Hospital in top 100 list.
June 8, 2004... Byline: staff SSM St. Joseph Hospital West has been designated one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the country by Solucient, the leading source of health care business intelligence. This award is based on the 11th annual "100 Top Hospitals:...

MCI triples DSL coverage.
June 8, 2004... Byline: staff MCI Inc. and New Edge Networks, a national provider of multisite broadband networks, extended their strategic relationship to deliver additional digital subscriber line services to MCI business customers nationwide. Through...

Work on convention center going smoothly, manager reports.
June 9, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask Timing, as they say, is everything. "We were very lucky with the steel costs," said Wesley G. Villhard, senior project manager for Paric Corp., about the St. Charles convention center project. "We bid the steel about...

Hiring Solutions offers online tests for screening potential employees.
June 9, 2004... Byline: Amy Amour A bad hire can cost a company lots of money; that's a given. One way to reduce the risk of hiring the wrong person is through testing, said Maryanne Preston, owner of Hiring Solutions in St. Louis. Companies that...

O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce to hold 20th annual 5K.
June 9, 2004... Byline: staff The O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 20th annual Firecracker 5K Run on Saturday, July 3. The run will begin at 7 a.m. at the intersection of Tom Ginnever and T.R. Hughes Boulevard. Registration begins at 6...

NASCAR, Dodge kick off Premiere 2004.
June 9, 2004... Byline: staff NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers and St. Charles Dodge dealers are inviting more than 4 million consumers to a sneak preview of new Dodge vehicles at "Premiere 2004." Festivities begin with an invitation-only Premiere Night on June...

St. Charles Community College offering Returning Learners Workshop.
June 9, 2004... Byline: staff The St. Charles Community College will offer a free Returning Learners Workshop from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, June 28-30, in room 206 of the Student Center on campus. The workshop will help nontraditional...

eWomenNetwork to hold networking meeting.
June 10, 2004... Byline: staff eWomenNetwork will hold its accelerated networking luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, at Whitmoor Country Club, 1100 Whitmoor Country Club. Barbara Dressel, CEO and owner of the Medical Information Card, will be the...

Quilogy adds to Microsoft SharePoint program.
June 10, 2004... Byline: staff Quilogy, St. Charles-based technical consulting company, has added a feature to Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server called SharePoint Learning Solution. SharePoint is used for document management, collaboration, discussion...

Jewel to perform at Family Arena.
June 10, 2004... Byline: staff Pop signer Jewel will perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, at the St. Charles Family Arena. Tickets, which cost $43 and $33, will go on sale on Saturday, June 12, and are available at the arena box office, all MetroTix...

New task force to investigate rural calling plans.
June 10, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask A task force created by the Missouri Public Service Commission is expected to soon begin investigating whether any changes should be made to the state's metropolitan area calling plans. The PSC created the Metropolitan...

Finding great hires just a click away.
June 10, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask Hiring the right person for the job saves employers lots of money, time and energy. Finding people to fill positions is the first step. That's why the state's economic development agency made some changes to its work...

Premier Bank names senior VP of St. Charles branch.
June 11, 2004... Byline: staff Richard K. Hanneken has joined the St. Charles branch of Premier Bank as senior vice president, commercial lending officer. Hanneken will be located at 4 Richmond Center Court in St. Peters and be responsible for developing...

Missouri Assn. of Professional Archaeologists elects president.
June 11, 2004... Byline: staff Steve J. Dasovich, Ph.D., the head of the cultural resources division at St. Charles-based SCI Engineering Inc., was elected president of the Missouri Association of Professional Archaeologists. He was also elected to its...

MO Nurses Assn. names Nurse of the Year, awards scholarship.
June 11, 2004... Byline: staff At a recent meeting of the Missouri Nurses Association, District No. 15, Dianne Schmidt, RN, CPNP, was honored as the district's Nurse of the Year, and Rebecca Hardy received the MONA scholarship. Schmidt, a resident of Lake...

Cross Homes & Associates names principal.
June 11, 2004... Byline: staff Eileen Newton was named principal of St. Charles-based Cross Homes & Associates. Newton, 48, will continue in her role as chief operations manager. In that capacity, she handles day-to-day administration, construction...

Midwest BankCentre names new commercial loan officer.
June 11, 2004... Byline: staff Jodi Baldwin has been promoted to commercial loan officer for Midwest BankCentre's St. Charles region. In her new position, Baldwin serves the commercial lending needs of St. Charles area business owners. She joined Midwest...

RideFinders launches new Web site.
June 11, 2004... Byline: staff RideFinders, the regional ride-share program, recently launched its redesigned Web site, www.ridefinders.org, making it even easier for commuters and employers throughout the St. Louis region to get in the ride-sharing fast...

Commentary: Justice determines future from former Nazi's hidden past.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Mike Nixon It is a typical American suburban home in a more established section of St. Peters. For decades it has had a nicely kept lawn that blends in with surrounding properties. Its occupant has been a white-haired 84-year-old...

Ameristar and Harrah's continue to see gains.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask The area's two largest casinos continued to see solid gains last month in both revenues and customers, according to figures just released by the Missouri Gaming Commission. Ameristar Casino St. Charles took in a...

UMB Bank's new WingHaven branch offers family friendly features.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Rachel Brown UMB Bank broke the mold when it completed its new WingHaven branch in O'Fallon. The 5,100-square-foot facility, which opened April 8 at 9957 WingHaven Blvd., was designed as a "test facility" for the bank,...

St. Charles Historical Society receives grant.
June 11, 2004... Byline: staff The St. Charles County Historical Society received a Missouri Historical Records grant of $5,000 to hire a consultant to inventory, re-house and catalog photographic materials. The Missouri Historical Records Grant Program...

Quilogy to host InfoPath workshops.
June 11, 2004... Byline: staff Quilogy, a technical consulting company based in St. Charles, plans to host four Atomic Hands-On InfoPath workshops in Memphis and Nashville, Tenn., and St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo. The one-day workshop will give an...

St. Charles attorneys question dues increase proposal by Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel.
June 14, 2004... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady When the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel announced that it needed more money for expansion purposes, not many lawyers took kindly to the news. After all, the OCDC is the state's disciplinary system for...

Missouri alcohol, tobacco division issues keg registration.
June 14, 2004... Byline: staff The Missouri Department of Public Safety's Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control will be issuing keg tags, identification forms and tag reorder forms in compliance with the new Keg Registration Law, which takes effect July...

Commercial real estate firm, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, to serve as title sponsor of charity.
June 14, 2004... Byline: staff Colliers Turley Martin Tucker announced its plans to continue to support the St. Louis Ronald McDonald House and to serve as the title sponsor for this year's 19th annual Ronald McDonald House Invitation Golf Tournament.

Missouri consumer confidence unchanged.
June 14, 2004... Byline: staff The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index was nearly unchanged in May, increasing to 93.2, up 0.2 points from the revised 93 in April, according to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. This came in...

ESPW provides scholarships for disadvantaged women.
June 15, 2004... Byline: staff At a recent meeting for Connections to Success, ESPW members agreed to provide scholarships for 14 women who graduated from Connections' Professional Women's Group Leadership Series. The scholarships will cover the costs for...

Interview with St. Charles attorney, Daniel K. Barklage.
June 15, 2004... Byline: Wm. Stage In private practice since 1977, Barklage, 52, focuses on corporate law and civil litigation. A chief client is the John Deere Co. On Thursday evenings, he serves as a municipal judge for the city of St. Charles,...

Chamber leaders oppose proposal to restrict St. Charles board, commission membership.
June 15, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask A proposal that could drastically change the makeup of St. Charles' advisory committees has started to draw opposition from the city's business community. The City Council earlier this month gave its approval to a...

City of Warrenton gets grant to study water upgrades.
June 15, 2004... Byline: Staff The Missouri Department of Economic Development granted the city of Warrenton a $20,000 grant through the Community Development Block Grant Program to help determine the feasibility of developing a new water supply and...

Service Corps of Retired Executives names assistant district director.
June 15, 2004... Byline: Staff St. Charles County resident Herman Hamm has been appointed to assistant district director for the Eastern Missouri District of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), a start-up business consulting agency in partnership...

Study cites economic benefits of home building.
June 16, 2004... Byline: Donna Walter Home building has long been one of the major industries in St. Charles County, and local government has benefited greatly as a result, according to a new study. The study examined the amount of revenue local...

Imagine Weight Loss center serves as business model.
June 16, 2004... Byline: James Monahan Lots of people talk about the need to lose weight. Three hundred women who are clients of the Imagine Weight Loss and Fitness Center in St. Peters are doing something about it. The center, which opened in...

Economic Development Center offers three months rent free.
June 16, 2004... Byline: staff St. Charles County's Economic Development Center is offering start-up and small businesses three months of free rent at the Advanced Technology Center in St. Charles. New tenants who take advantage of the special offer will...

U. S. Rep. Todd Akin to visit Wentzville.
June 16, 2004... Byline: staff U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., will visit Wentzville on June 30 to meet with city staff, elected officials and businesspeople regarding city projects, infrastructure and economic development. After the meeting, Akin and Mayor...

Economic Development Center in St. Charles offers incentives to market business incubator.
June 17, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask For some time now, commercial real estate developers have been offering incentives to prospective tenants to try to fill an abundance of office space still on the market. One developer here offers free secretarial...

We Card seminar trains retailers on law, safety.
June 17, 2004... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady Can I see some ID? These words may seem harmless, but given the wrong set of circumstances, and a store employee could put themselves in harms way. However, retail employees and managers still must ask...

Toyota dealer in St. Peters offers new Scion car.
June 17, 2004... Byline: staff Tom Pappas Toyota in St. Peters is one of two local car dealerships that began offering the new Scion vehicles in their showrooms June 1. Scion's target market is youthful customers that prefer cutting-edge technology and...

Ameren Community Development Corp. accepting applications for projects.
June 17, 2004... Byline: staff The nonprofit Ameren Community Development Corp. announced it will be accepting applications within its Missouri service area for economic-development and job-growth projects that can use the initial $2.7 million available...

St. Peters seeks input from residents for housing plan.
June 17, 2004... Byline: staff The city of St. Peters is seeking input from its residents on how to use the funds it receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The city needs a five-year consolidated plan for its three low-income...

St. Louis College of Pharmacy elects new trustees to board.
June 18, 2004... Byline: staff St. Charles resident Nancy A. Konieczny, director of pharmacy services at Christian Hospital NE-NW, was one of six new trustees elected to the board of St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Konieczny, a 1977 graduate of the college...

T.R. Hughes Commercial Group hires project manager.
June 18, 2004... Byline: staff Dan Harper has joined the St. Charles-based T.R. Hughes Commercial Group as project manager. In this position, he will be responsible for estimating, sales, project management and supervision. Harper brings more than 17 years...

The Paris National Bank hires vice president.
June 18, 2004... Byline: staff Don R. Haynes has joined The Paris National Bank as a vice president. Haynes will manage a loan production office in St. Charles County for The Paris National Bank. Haynes is a graduate of Millikin University, Decatur, Ill.,...

Coldwell Banker Gundaker agent receives designation.
June 18, 2004... Byline: staff Marilyn Hadley, real estate agent for the Coldwell Banker Gundaker Hwy 94 @ Mid Rivers Office, has been awarded the designation of graduate of the Realtor Institute, or GRI, by the Missouri Association of Realtors. Hadley...

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital recognizes, welcomes physicians.
June 18, 2004... Byline: staff Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital recognized the contributions of family physician Dr. Steven Radel. The hospital also welcomed family practitioner Dr. Leonard Lucas. Radel volunteers as a camp doctor at the Mike Bush Fantasy...

Salon De Christe featured in several magazines.
June 18, 2004... Byline: staff Within the past two years, St. Charles' own Salon De Christe was featured in several national magazines. In January 2003, the salon was featured for the second year in a row in the "200 Fastest Growing Salons in America"...

Commentary: Common courtesy could head off many job-related lawsuits.
June 18, 2004... Byline: Mike Nixon Discrimination lawsuits against employers have soared according to the National Center for Policy Analysis. This nonpartisan research organization recently suggested that the greatest challenge facing businesses of all...

Ez-way web connections shows businesses how to Web market.
June 18, 2004... Byline: James Monahan The coming of the Internet created new marketing opportunities for small-business owners, but now anti-spam law have created some challenges. It takes special knowledge and skills to use the technology to best...

Whittaker Homes first to use AZEK Trimboards.
June 18, 2004... Byline: staff In developing the 600-acre New Town old-fashioned mixed-use development, Whittaker Homes will be the first builder in the St. Louis region to use a cellular pvc trim product called AZEK Trimboards. According to Greg...

EDC seeks nominations for tri-county awards.
June 18, 2004... Byline: staff Nominations for the Circle of Champions-Tri-County Entrepreneur Awards are being sought from Lincoln, Warren and St. Charles counties through Aug. 1. Nominated individuals must be an active owner or senior executive of a...

St. Charles mayor says city's opportunities attract development.
June 21, 2004... Byline: Mike Trask St. Charles Mayor Patti York may have best summed up the reason several hundred developers, real estate brokers and other business professionals gathered Friday morning at The Columns Banquet and Conference Center....