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

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

Lawyer takes to St. Charles County area road protecting landowner interests.
May 2, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon The public meeting room walls were lined with maps showing planned improvements and displaying instructions as to how scheduled work would specifically impact property owners along the nearly two mile route of St. Peters...

Minneapolis-based Dolan Media acquires news service in Arizona.
May 2, 2005... Byline: Dolan Media Corporate Staff Dolan Media Co. said Friday it had acquired Arizona News Service, a multimedia electronic and print publisher specializing in coverage of Arizona state government. The sellers were Ned and Diana...

US District Court for E. District of MO hosts students for Law Day event.
May 3, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri welcomed 38 students from New Haven High School on Friday for the court's annual Law Day event. While the students were enjoying doughnuts and orange...

St. Joseph's Church in Clayton to celebrate its annual Law Day Mass on Friday.
May 3, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter St. Joseph's Church in Clayton will celebrate its annual Law Day Mass at noon on Friday. The Law Day Mass, which was formerly known as the Red Mass for Law Day, has been a tradition at St. Joseph's for the past 15...

Commentary: Bankruptcy banal? Not these 8th Circuit cases.
May 3, 2005... Byline: Marshall H. Tanick The imminent and sweeping changes in bankruptcy law as a result of the new federal legislation passed by Congress and signed in mid-April by President Bush are likely to change the nature and practice of that...

St. Charles-based Aerospace Filtration Systems shows off new facility in Research Park.
May 3, 2005... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady Made up of sand, dirt and talcum powder-fine dust, desert air is not only hard to endure, it can disable helicopters and other large equipment used by the military during combat operations. But innovative air...

Combination taxing tools to help fund Ameristar Casino St. Charles expansion.
May 3, 2005... Byline: James Monahan Ameristar Casino St. Charles will use funding from both a transportation development district and a community improvement district to help pay for major road enhancements and a new garage on casino property near the...

St. Charles Business Briefs: May 3, 2005.
May 3, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask During the 1990s, St. Charles County officials touted Highway 40 as a high-tech corridor. That enthusiasm became more muted after the tech bubble burst in 2000, but the county is beginning to see renewed interest in the...

Commentary: An appellate court insider's tips on oral arguments.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Amany Ragab Hacking As a law clerk, I have had the opportunity to watch numerous oral arguments and witnessed many faux paus made by both newer and more seasoned lawyers. Similarly, in private practice, I have seen attorneys engage...

Western District Court of Appeals rules use of credit card implies acceptance of agreement.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, issued an edict in a breach of contract claim that has one attorney sort of scratching his head. In the case, the appellate court dismissed notions that other...

Lake St. Louis traffic study looks ahead.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Rachel Brown Lake Saint Louis was thinking ahead when it requested Horner & Shifrin to do a traffic study on existing and potential traffic along Highway 40. The city of Lake Saint Louis recently hired Horner & Shifrin, an...

St. Charles credit unions team up to help out Family Support Services.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Amy Amour Eight local credit unions have teamed up to lend support and drive dollars to help fund a new 22,000-square-foot building for Family Support Services, a nonprofit agency that offers support for individuals with...

MO Gov. Matt Blunt appoints two to St. Charles County terms in office.
May 4, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff As expected, Gov. Matt Blunt has appointed St. Charles businessman Thomas N. Wapelhorst to a three-year term on the St. Charles County Convention and Sports Facility Authority. Walters owns Walters...

Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos declares 2-for-1 stock split.
May 4, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Ameristar Casinos Inc. announced on Monday that its board of directors has declared a 2-for-1 split of the company's common stock, effective at the close of business on June 6. One additional share...

Boeing reports quarterly dividend.
May 4, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Boeing President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer James Bell reported that a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share was declared by the board of directors at its meeting on...

Washington Univ. law professor traces roots of international criminal court.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Washington University law professor Leila Nadya Sadat traced the roots of the international criminal court to the historic Nuremberg trials held to try the Nazis for war crimes after World War II at a luncheon seminar...

Residency rules for sex offenders deemed constitutional by COA.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright Residency restrictions placed upon convicted sex offenders are constitutional, a divided panel on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said last week in reaching a consensus with a number of courts that have...

St. Peters, Cottleville agree on transportation development district plan.
May 5, 2005... Byline: James Monahan New development in St. Charles County creates a need for road and infrastructure improvements to meet the demands of increased traffic. To pay for such improvements, city governments and developers often cooperate to...

Wingstop opens first restaurant in St. Charles County.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Amy Amour There may only be one core item on the menu, but hot wings served as an entree has proved to be a successful choice for a nationwide hot wings franchise that recently found a home in O'Fallon. "I think it's...

St. Charles Chamber of Commerce runs into problems with prayer breakfast.
May 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The speaker for this year's Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, organized by the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce, has ruffled some feathers. The speaker for this year's ceremony, which took place Thursday...

St. Charles Community College work force department offers leadership training.
May 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Workforce Development Department at St. Charles Community College established a new partnership with Development Dimensions International, a worldwide training company, to offer a new management...

jWeb New Media Design receives communicator award.
May 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff jWeb New Media Design has received an Award of Distinction from the Communicator Awards for its design and development of the National Children's Cancer Society Web site. The Award of Distinction is...

St. Charles banking center for Premier Bank names assistant VP and banking center manager.
May 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Richard K. Hanneken, president of the St. Charles banking center for Premier Bank, named Rex Anderson assistant vice president and banking center manager. Anderson will be responsible for the...

St. Charles Community College career consultants receive state credential.
May 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Vicki Swartzenberg and Lita M. Pener, St. Charles Community College staff members, have been awarded the Missouri Workforce Development Professional credential by the Missouri Association of...

Wentzville chamber welcomes new members.
May 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Wentzville Chamber of Commerce welcomed 12 new members to the organization in April: Jerry Coffey, Jerry Coffey Appraisals; Sandy Jones, Tradition Builders; Mary Dietz, Allstate Insurance-Mary...

O'Fallon, St. Charles Chambers of Commerce holds ribbon cutting ceremonies.
May 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff On Saturday, April 2, the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce and city officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Mower MD, located at 3685 New Town Road in St. Charles. Mower MD provides pick-up and...

Cover the Uninsured Week provides resource guide.
May 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff To help small-business owners identify and evaluate all of their health coverage options, Cover the Uninsured Week - being held May 1-8, 2005 - is offering a free, downloadable resource called the...

American Equity Mortgages sponsors "The Future Belongs to Our Daughters".
May 6, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess Someone was grilled, and explanations were given, but in American Equity Mortgage's boardroom, no one was fired. Instead, 15 girls walked away with a better understanding of the business world and their place in it at...

St. Louis metro area hit by 17.3 percent vacancy rate for nonowner-occupied buildings.
May 6, 2005... Byline: Cathy Kingsley The 17.3 percent vacancy rate for nonowner-occupied buildings of 25,000 square feet or greater in the St. Louis Metro Office Market is not necessarily an indication of a poor economy. The rate may be more a...

CB Richard Ellis launches national branding campaign.
May 6, 2005... Byline: Dawn Wotapka Hardesty (This article originally ran in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication.) Thanks to those prominent signs fronting its vast real estate portfolio, many people know CB...

FCC fax regulations interpretation may harm real estate industry.
May 6, 2005... Byline: Richard Slawsky (This article originally ran in CityBusiness North Shore Report, New Orleans, LA, another Dolan Media publication.) Hook a fax machine to your telephone line, and it will only be a matter of time before you win...

Conceller, Garber receive Mentor/Protege Award from Coldwell Banker Commercial.
May 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Carl Conceller, SIOR, principal, and Carl Garber, sales and leasing associate, both with Coldwell Banker Commercial CRA L.L.C., have received the 2004 Mentor/Protege Award from Coldwell Banker...

Labor leader Jim LaMantia named executive director of PRIDE of St. Louis.
May 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Noted St. Louis labor leader Jim LaMantia has been named executive director of PRIDE of St. Louis Inc., the nation's first and oldest voluntary construction labor-management organization. LaMantia...

American Equity Mortgage sponsors St. Louis Speakers Series.
May 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Already well established as a St. Louis cultural institution after just seven seasons, the St. Louis Speakers Series has again lined up an all-star array of presenters for the upcoming 2005-2006 season....

St. Louis-based Murphy Co. Mechanical Contractors shifts management.
May 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Patrick J. Murphy Jr. has been promoted to president of Murphy Co., the St. Louis area's largest mechanical contractor and the eighth-largest mechanical specialty contracting firm in the nation. Murphy...

New home found in midtown St. Louis for growing Aquinas Institute of Theology.
May 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff A more than 100-year-old factory in midtown St. Louis is on its way to becoming home to one of the largest Catholic graduate schools of theology in the country. This winter, Aquinas Institute of Theology...

High gasoline prices starting to impact driving habits in St. Louis region.
May 7, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask Gasoline prices have been on the rise for some time, but recent weeks have seen some dramatic increases at the pump. "What drives these major price swings is not the retail side of the business. It is the wholesale...

As employers in the St. Louis region move to the suburbs, so do the people.
May 7, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask In the St. Louis metropolitan area, St. Charles County continues to lead the way in raw numbers as regards to population growth. The county grew by 36,851 residents between July 1, 2000, and July 1, 2004, according...

Commentary: Fuel cost grumblings without full perspective run empty.
May 7, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Tradition credits author and humorist Mark Twain - although historic accuracy cites editorial writer Charles Dudley Warner - with first noting: "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." ...

Law firm of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C. announces staffing changes: May 7, 2005.
May 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The law firm of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C. has announced that shareholder Daniel J. Schwartz was named to the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Governmental Entities by the U.S. Department...

David Bell appointed associate managing director at The PrivateBank.
May 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff David Bell has been appointed associate managing director at The PrivateBank, where he will be responsible for managing commercial lending services for entrepreneurs, professionals and owners of closely...

Renaissance Grand and St. Louis Suites Hotel name Timothy Grandinetti as executive chef.
May 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Renaissance Grand and St. Louis Suites Hotel have named Timothy Grandinetti as executive chef. Grandinetti arrives from the award-winning Washingtonian Center Marriott in Washington, D.C., with the...

Work Center Inc. names occupational therapist Kelly Benson to its Bridgeton facility team.
May 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Work Center Inc. has named occupational therapist Kelly Benson as the newest member of its Bridgeton facility team. Benson graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where she received her...

Global marketing firm of Kupper Parker Communications hires five new professionals.
May 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Kupper Parker Communications Inc., a global integrated marketing communications firm, has recently appointed five new professionals to handle new and current clients. Eddie Bannerman-Menson, Joe Finlay,...

Robin O'Connor promoted to director of sales at St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission.
May 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Robin O'Connor has been promoted to director of sales at the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission, where she will be responsible for directing and managing the St. Louis sales team as well as for...

Southern Illinois Univ. student, Dan Xie, receives award for excellence in marketing research.
May 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Dan Xie, master of marketing research candidate at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Ill., and a marketing research intern at Drone & Mueller and Associates, is recipient of the 2005 Frank...

Interview with owner of Fast Lane Classic Cars in St. Charles.
May 9, 2005... Byline: Wm. Stage A 1932 Ford Highboy; a 1954 Mercury Sun Valley coupe, olive green; a 1956 Chevy Bel Air two-tone hardtop, decked and shaved; a 1973 Plymouth 'cuda; a 2001 EM Cobra Roadster - all in mint condition. These beauties, among...

St. Charles County's Advanced Technology Center is 75% full.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Robin Seaton Jefferson The county's technology spring board is filling up fast after years of low occupancy. Ever since the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County opened the Advanced Technology Center incubator in...

St. Charles's Frenchtown facade improvement grant a success.
May 10, 2005... Byline: James Monahan Owners of historic buildings in St. Charles's Frenchtown can now give their property a facelift for half price. The city established the Frenchtown facade improvement grant program in 2002 as a way to encourage...

Missouri District Export Council to hold successful strategies seminar in St. Louis.
May 10, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The St. Louis Regional International Partnership is hosting a hands-on, "show-me" style business conference titled "Successful Strategies for Growth: Increasing Sales Through Global Opportunities"...

MO Department of Economic Development's Incentives Review Committee seeks comment on incentives.
May 10, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Missouri Department of Economic Development's Incentives Review Committee will begin seeking public comment on a proposed method for evaluation the state's economic incentive programs. The...

Shred and shred again to avoid identity theft.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright Get ready to shred, shred, shred, said Assistant U.S. Attorney David Rosen, telling a group gathered at an identity theft seminar they can't block circulation of their identity information, but they can lessen the...

MO Court of Appeals, Western District sanctions rules allowing cash bonds to pay fees and costs.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan It seems the law in Missouri now is certain: Criminal cash bonds can be used to pay court costs and fees, not just assure the defendant shows up for his day in court. Two attorneys decided to challenge what...

Glazier's Wholesale Distributors to leave St. Louis to set up shop in St. Charles.
May 11, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask Another company is poised to leave St. Louis to set up shop in St. Charles. Glazier's Wholesale Distributors, currently located at 6501 Hall St. in St. Louis, is scheduled to close on a deal this Monday that would...

St. Peters doubles fee charge for water and sewer tap-on.
May 11, 2005... Byline: Amy Amour The city of St. Peters announced its plans to double the rate it charges developers for water and sewer tap-on fees, citing rising costs in maintenance to plants, increasing developments and rises in fuel costs. ...

Whittaker Homes Inc. to hold a grand-opening celebration for New Town at St. Charles.
May 11, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Whittaker Homes Inc. plans to hold a grand-opening celebration for New Town on June 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the outdoor amphitheater. The amphitheater, which is nearly complete, already...

Embassy Suites Hotel in St. Charles names its meeting rooms after the Katy Trail.
May 11, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff In a nod to the historical nature of St. Charles, the new Embassy Suites Hotel in St. Charles has named its meeting rooms and hospitality suites after trail heads along the Katy Trail. Names for...

Tickets for St. Charles County Wing Ding have sold out.
May 11, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Tickets for the seventh annual St. Charles County Wing Ding have sold out. Each year, Boone Center Inc., a nonprofit agency that provides employment opportunities for disabled adults, holds a fund...

MO Court of Appeals rejects Lemon Law in favor of Uniform Commercial Code in warranty case.
May 11, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess A car dealer won't be able to turn a lemon into lemonade using the Missouri Lemon Law, as the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, rejected the Lemon Law in favor of the Uniform Commercial Code in a dispute over...

Defense calling damages experts decreases verdicts.
May 11, 2005... Byline: Bill Ibelle (This article first appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication.) Many defense lawyers fear that by calling their own damages experts at trial, they appear to be conceding liability....

Ameristar Casino St. Charles back on top.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady The first three months of 2005 have been good to Ameristar St. Charles. Ameristar Casino St. Charles is the highest earning casino of all of the casinos operated by Ameristar Casinos Inc. in the first quarter...

Advanced Technology Center incubator filling up fast.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Advanced Technology Center, one of two business incubators in St. Charles County, is now more than 90 percent full. The ATC, located at 118 N. Second St., had difficulty in past years finding...

Director of Greater Saint Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau resigns.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Steve Powell, the longtime director of the Greater Saint Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau, has tendered his resignation. The St. Charles City Council voted during a closed session Tuesday...

MO Dept. of Revenue says Harvester Motor Vehicle office to open.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Missouri Department of Revenue announced this week that the Harvester Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Contract Office is scheduled to open on Monday, May 16. The office is located at 4217-19...

St. Louis-based Clark Logistic Services names site service manager.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff David F. Stephens Jr. has been named site service manager for Clark Logistic Services, a St. Louis-based third-party warehouse management provider. As site services manager, Stephens will oversee...

O'Fallon-based True Advantage Fitness adds experienced commercial division.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff O'Fallon-based True Advantage Fitness announced on Monday that Christy Cammarata has joined the team as the director of the commercial sales division, and Kory Wilson has joined as a commercial...

Lake Saint Louis resident designated as master instructor National Assn. of Flight Instructors.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Michael Gaffney, president of Skyline Aeronautics and a resident of Lake Saint Louis, was recently designated as a master certificated flight instructor by the National Association of Flight...

Salsman Lundgren Public Relations adds new client.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Salsman Lundgren Public Relations Inc. has added Frontenac Bank to its continually growing client roster. SLPR will be providing multifaceted public relations, marketing and advertising services for...

Prudential Alliance Realtors announces new Web site.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Prudential Alliance Realtors the area's second-largest residential real estate company, has opened a new Web site - http://www.prudentialalliance.com. The updated Web site allows users to search...

GM sponsors Wentzville Middle School water test.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff More than 250 students from the Wentzville Middle School tested the water quality of Peruque Creek as part of a new Earth Force Global Rivers Environmental Education Network program in Missouri. The...

St. Charles Community College professor published.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Kevin Patton, professor of life science at St. Charles Community College, recently published a new edition of his popular textbook "The Human Body in Health and Disease." Patton wrote the book with...

Neurologist joins Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital welcomed James S. Bonner, M.D., an established BJC affiliated neurologist. Board certified in neurology, Bonner earned his medical degree from the University of...

St. Charles-based area nurses receive awards during National Nurses' Week.
May 12, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The eighth annual Lee Oppeau Excellence in Nursing and Rookie of the Year awards were presented during the National Nurses' Week celebration, May 6-12, at SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles...

MO Court of Appeals say sheriffs allowed to question concealed-gun applicants.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter The Missouri Constitution's provision that the right to bear arms "shall not be questioned" in no way precludes a county sheriff from questioning applicants for concealed-gun permits about their past, the Missouri...

Commentary: Credentials not as important as expert's ability to teach.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Bill Ibelle (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication). Credentials or stage presence? When it comes to selecting an expert witness, deciding which quality should take...

Hands-on hard work, caring describe Construction Career Center's Gwen Crimm.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Leah G. Rothschild During a banner year in which Construction Careers Center is set to graduate its first senior class, Gwen Crimm accepted a newly created career placement position to help connect the graduates of St. Louis'...

St. Louis City declining while outlying areas prosper.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Jennifer Anast Despite a recent rebound in construction and development in the city of St. Louis, the region is continuing to decentralize. During a two-hour panel discussion titled "The Ins and Outs of Population Migration:...

Commentary: Leave repairs to professionals.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Chirs Wirken I collected baseball cards as a kid, and now that those days have passed, I find myself collecting business cards. Although they really aren't valued like a Mark McGwire rookie card, the right business card may be...

Kemp Automobile Museum at Chesterfield Village opens.
May 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff One of the largest collections of vintage Mercedes-Benz in North America is now on display at the new Kemp Automobile Museum in Chesterfield Village. The $3 million facility showcases more than 40 prize...

Pending home sales are steady despite interest rate increases.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Jen DeGregorio (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication). When it comes to real estate, sometimes no news is good news. The pending home sale index - an economic...

Coldwell Banker Commercial ranked top Missouri office.
May 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Coldwell Banker Commercial[R] has named St. Louis-based Coldwell Banker Commercial CRA L.L.C. the 2004 "Number One Office in Closed Adjusted Gross Commission Income" in the state of Missouri. George...

Clayco helps manufacturer renew commitment to St. Louis, appoints COO.
May 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Completed in just seven months, the new Packaging Concepts Inc. manufacturing facility is a success story for many reasons - perhaps the most important being that it kept 200 manufacturing jobs in the...

Grubb & Ellis honors top producers.
May 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Grubb & Ellis Co., one of the leading providers of integrated real estate services, announced that Marc Cacciarelli, SIOR, vice president; Tripp Hardin, SIOR, senior vice president; Erv Heyde, SIOR,...

Commentary: With roughly 9,000 stores, Starbucks serves it up by design.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Ed Gold (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication). For the past couple of weeks, I've been spending a lot of time in local Starbucks stores, paying $3 or more for a cup of...