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

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

Active alumnus, appeals court Judge Crahan passes away.
September 1, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Judge Lawrence G. Crahan died Aug. 29, at St. Luke's Hospital from complications after heart surgery. The St. Louis native was 55 years old. "It's really hard to put into...

Trial consultants' role challenged as their influence grows.
September 1, 2005... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, another Dolan Media publication). In the decade since the O.J. Simpson trial brought trial consultants to national prominence, their role has continued to...

MEMC Electronics expands production in Taiwan.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. plans to increase production of its 300 millimeter wafers by establishing the product at its Taisil facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The Taiwan facility began...

Woman's Council of Realtors holds meetings.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Woman's Council of Realtors will hold Business Expo '05 on Thursday, Sept. 15. The expo begins at 1:30 p.m. Held for the third straight year at Harrah's Casino in Maryland Heights, this year's...

Assn. of Home-Based Women Entrepreneurs to hold meeting.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The Association of Home-Based Women Entrepreneurs monthly dinner meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Spazios Westport. This month's meeting will feature guest speaker Lethia...

The Newberry Group takes on new marketing strategy, new facility.
September 1, 2005... Byline: Amy Amour Brenda Newberry has had a lot of people make rude comments to her about being a woman and a minority business owner. "Aren't most women business owners hairdressers?" or "Well, you're not like the rest of them...

Ann Zerr joins Partners for Progress as executive director.
September 1, 2005... Byline: James Monahan Ann Zerr became executive director of Partners for Progress in May, and she said every step in her career path has helped prepare her for the new position. She also said it's a great position to be in. In 2001, a...

Attorney joins Midwest BankCentre board.
September 1, 2005... Byline: James Monahan Frank J. Vatterott, an attorney with Vatterott, Shaffar and Dolan P.C., has been appointed to the board of directors of Midwest BankCentre's St. Charles bank. In addition to his legal practice, Vatterott is a judge...

Triad Development completes construction of AAA Storage.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Triad Development, a commercial developer in St. Charles County, has completed construction of its most recent project, AAA Storage at Spencer Road. This new development is located in St. Peters on...

St. Louis Chapter of International Assn. of Administrative Professionals elects board members.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The St. Louis Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professionals elected the following board of directors for 2005-2006 at its regular chapter meeting on May 5: Elizabeth "Liz"...

TIP Hospice and Palliative Care hires community relations exec.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff TIP Hospice and Palliative Care announced that Vickie Boedeker, RN, MSN, has joined the agency as community relations executive and registered nurse case manager. She will work in Wentzville,...

Rebecca Kinsella joins Health Center as director of registration.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff O'Fallon resident Rebecca Kinsella recently was named director of registration at SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles. As director of registration, Kinsella is responsible for overseeing the...

SSM St. Joseph Health Center in becomes one of the first to use new carotid artery stent.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles this week became the first hospital in St. Charles County, and one of only a few hospitals in Missouri, to perform Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty...

Dr. Reed Luikaart establishes medical practice at Crossroads Regional Medical Center.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Dr. Reed Luikaart, DPM, will be opening his medical practice on Sept. 6. His office, located at 1601 Wentzville Parkway, Suite 109, is located on the campus of Crossroads Regional Medical Center in...

O'Fallon, St. Charles County receive Savvy awards.
September 1, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Both the city of O'Fallon and the St. Charles County government received Savvy Awards at the 17th annual Savvy Awards Conference held on Thursday, Aug. 25. The Savvy is a national competition held...

Bill Knopf to take over as executive VP/CEO of St. Louis Assn. of Realtors.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Cathy Kingsley St. Louis native Bill Knopf will take over as executive vice president/CEO of the St. Louis Association of Realtors[R] on Sept. 15. He will accept the reins from the current Executive Officer Jack Goldman, who will...

Missouri Homeowner's Bill of Rights now in effect.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Leah G. Rothschild Missouri homeowners now have new legal rights to service as promised when they list their homes for sale. Supporters of a law that went into effect Sunday, Aug. 28, say it protects homeowners and enhances...

American farm association head gives views on.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Janice Francis Smith (This article originally ran in The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK, another Dolan Media publication). The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation visited with Farm Bureau presidents in a "town...

Commentary: For diversification and income, seek real estate trusts.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Gary Williams (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication). For many investors, real estate investing starts and ends with the purchase of a home. Yet by investing in only...

Commentary: Labor falls victim to old ghosts.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Martin Cantor (This article originally appeared in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication). The turmoil in the U.S. organized labor movement unveiled at the recent AFL-CIO meeting in Detroit...

Outdoor workers battling the blistering summer heat.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Richard A. Webster (This article originally ran in New Orleans CityBusiness, New Orleans, LA, another Dolan Media publication). Carl Conforto sat atop a house in the hellish heat of July, laying flat roof with a blowtorch. He...

Commentary: A crew, a claim, the courts and the confession.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Candace Doyle (This article originally appeared in The Daily Reporter, Milwaukee, WI, another Dolan Media publication). I have a confession to make that may make a lot of women cringe: I'm often dismissive of sexual...

Clayco Realty Group names new vice president in St. Louis office.
September 2, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Clayco has added Howard J. Smith as a vice president with Clayco Realty Group. Smith brings more than 22 years of legal and real estate experience to Clayco Realty Group, where he handles all stages of...

Horner & Shifrin adds to staff, makes bridges safer.
September 2, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Clyde Brooks has joined Horner & Shifrin, engineers/architects/planners, as a mechanical designer/technician. Brooks has spent the last 12 years in design and drafting for HVAC systems. He has worked on...

Delmar Gardens Enterprises headquarters in Chesterfield nears completion.
September 2, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Work is progressing toward a late August completion on Phase I of the new corporate office campus for Delmar Gardens Enterprises in Chesterfield. According to Larry Milles, principal of Gray Design...

Education is the key to sustainable residential building.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Charlie Devereux (This article originally appeared in the Vancouver Business Journal, a sister publication). When it comes to talking about sustainable construction in the residential home market, mortgage specialist and...

New ads urge parents to buy the children condos.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Bob Geiger (This article originally ran in Finance & Commerce, Minneapolis, MN, another Dolan Media publication). Call it the empty nest that comes with an expensive price tag. A new advertising campaign is urging parents...

Holland Construction completes Centrue Bank in Fairview Heights.
September 2, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Holland Construction Services has completed the new Centrue Bank at the Fountains at Fairview mixed-use development in Fairview Heights, Ill. The $3.3 million, 26,000-square-foot facility, located at...

Adamson Advertising president appointed to American Assn. of Advertising Agencies board.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Norman Berger, president of Adamson Advertising, has been appointed to the national board of directors for the American Association of Advertising Agencies. He will serve as secretary/treasurer of the...

St. Louis exec. chosen to serve on National Educational Telecommunications Assn. board.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff James Baum, president and CEO of KETC/Channel 9, the St. Louis public television station, was selected to serve a two-year term as an executive committee member of the National Educational...

Movie theaters keep popping up despite slump at box office.
September 3, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask Many of the St. Louis area's residents no doubt plan to spend at least part of their Labor Day weekend taking in a movie. Just how many people patronize the numerous theaters here will depend on a number of factors, not...

University given responsibility for enticing film production to Missouri.
September 3, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask When the feature film "The Game of Their Lives" debuted a few months ago, it garnered a fair amount of publicity throughout Missouri, in part because it was shot mostly in the St. Louis area and also because it told the...

Movie fans remain loyal attendees despite new technology.
September 3, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Entertainment venues thrive on creating an experience. And many times, it is the experience itself that draws loyal attendees even more so than the promoted attraction. Anyone who has ever attended the Indianapolis...

Government e-Management Solutions names VP of tax management.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Todd Holliday has been named vice president of tax management for Government e-Management Solutions Inc. GEMS provides financial, human resources and revenue management software to governments...

MO woman awarded Certified ALS status by National Assn. for Legal Professionals.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Karen D. Kubiak of the Washington, Mo., firm Zick, Voss & Politte P.C. was recently awarded Certified ALS status by the National Association for Legal Professionals. The basic certification for legal...

U of Missouri appoints vice president for research and economic development.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff John C. Gardner has been appointed to serve as vice president for research and economic development for the University of Missouri. Gardner, who currently serves as associate dean of research and...

St. Louis Business Journal names Most Influential Business Women in St. Louis.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The St. Louis Business Journal recently recognized Barbara Pierce of Millennium Communications Inc. as one of the Most Influential Business Women in St. Louis. Pierce accepted the award at a luncheon...

Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq. honored by various regional bar assns.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff In recognition of her outstanding public service, various regional bar associations honored author Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq., a former member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, in Universal City...

Missouri State Park Advisory Board elects chairperson.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gerald P. Greiman, a partner in the law firm Spencer Fane Britt & Browne L.L.P., has been elected chairperson of the Missouri State Park Advisory Board. The board advises the Missouri Department of...

MO Film Commission approves agreement with U of Missouri-Columbia.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Missouri Film Commission has approved an agreement between the Department of Economic Development and the University of Missouri-Columbia to transfer the Missouri Film Office to the university. The...

Stinson Morrison Hecker adds to intellectual property and technology division.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Stinson Morrison Hecker L.L.P. announces the addition of Edward Stratemeier to the intellectual property and technology division. He has more than 30 years of legal experience including international...

Enterprise Bank & Trust in Sunset Hills adds to board of directors.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Roberta "Bert" Forde, president of Midwest Pool Management, has been appointed to the board of directors of Enterprise Bank & Trust in Sunset Hills. With a focus on serving the lifetime financial needs...

Ascent Power hires business development associate.
September 3, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Peg Johnston has joined Ascent Power L.L.C. as a business development associate. In her position, Johnston will market the Ingersoll-Rand product lines and associated services to businesses and...

MCI Inc. wins Telemark Gold Award.
September 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff MCI Inc. announced last week that it received Telemark Gold Award, scoring "outstanding" for secure data transfer in the latest Telemark survey benchmarking customer satisfaction. MCI took...

St. Peters Chamber of Commerce to hold meeting.
September 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The St. Peters Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly meeting starting 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Old Hickory Golf Club, No. 1 Dye Club Drive. The speaker, Terri Williams, will talk...

Atty. General Jay Nixon launches Check a Charity Web site.
September 5, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Attorney General Jay Nixon launched a new Web site called Check a Charity, at http://www.ago.mo.gov, to give Missourians a place to look up financial information on hundreds of charitable...

Commentary: Publisher's Notes: Hiring responsible employees lays foundation for success.
September 5, 2005... Byline: Lisa Blossman (This article originally ran in the CityBusiness North Shore Report, New Orleans, LA, another Dolan Media publication). One of the most important responsibilities a business owner or manager has is hiring great...

Women should drive car-buying decisions.
September 5, 2005... Byline: Natlalie Canavor (This article originally ran in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication). If you've bought a new car lately, you may have had an old-fashioned deflating experience that stays...

8th Circuit affirms drug conviction, draws dissent.
September 6, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright Guilty as charged, said the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in affirming a three-count drug-dealing conviction last Tuesday brought on as the result of a warrantless arrest. But the decision left one judge on...

With PDAs gaining popularity, will laptops be left on the desktop?
September 6, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman (This article originally ran in the Colorado Springs Business Journal, Colorado Springs, CO, another Dolan Media publication.) The personal digital assistant is gaining momentum as businesses move from the big...

MiTek Industries may move to Elm Point Business Park.
September 6, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask There is a possibility that MiTek Industries will move to the Elm Point Business Park located along Highway 370 in St. Charles, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The company's headquarters currently...

Rise in corporate profitability leads LMI Aerospace to consider expansion.
September 6, 2005... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady The rise in corporate profitability in the past year has helped local aerospace parts manufacturer LMI Aerospace Inc. to consider ways of expanding and improving its St. Charles base. In its second-quarter...

Commentary: Nonprofit mergers could help more people.
September 6, 2005... Byline: Terry O'Connor (This article originally ran in CityBusiness North Shore Report, New Orleans, LA, another Dolan Media publication). Learning to operate smarter and leaner using fewer resources while working for the greater good...

Justice Rehnquist's visit to St. Louis fondly recalled.
September 7, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter A group of St. Louis women hosted a visit by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist just six years after he was named to the bench. On April 4, 1978, Rehnquist gave members of the Metropolitan St. Louis...

Missouri court rules there is no expectation of privacy in back seat of patrol car.
September 7, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, upheld a trial court's suppression of most statements and tipped off the defense attorney on ways to get the admitted statements tossed. Here's what happened...

O'Fallon assists residents with down payment.
September 7, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The public is invited to attend a free Down Payment Assistance and Fair Housing Seminar beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the multipurpose room at O'Fallon Municipal Centre, 100 N. Main....

Teachers gain business mind through St. Charles Community College.
September 7, 2005... Byline: Amy Amour School is back in session, and several local teachers are armed with new life experience and solid answers for students challenging the need for subjects like math and science. Close to 25 local teachers and...

St. Louis metro's unemployment edges down in July 2005.
September 7, 2005... Byline: Kathleen T. Brady Areas all over the St. Louis metropolitan statistical area saw a decrease in unemployment figures in July 2005 compared to the same time a year ago, according to the latest numbers released by the Missouri...

Missouri Nurses Assn. holds dinner meeting.
September 7, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Missouri Nurses Association, District No. 15, will hold a dinner meeting on Sept. 26 at Bristol's Restaurant, 2314 Technology Drive in O'Fallon. Networking begins at 6 p.m., and dinner will be...

American Bar Assn. announces effort to assist victims of Katrina.
September 8, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter The American Bar Association is coordinating efforts to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, including individuals who need pro bono legal services, lawyers who need office space and law students who need a new place...

Failure to forward jury instruction modifier results in new trial.
September 8, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan A junked jury instruction reversed a judgment in a medical malpractice case, giving the deceased woman's husband a new trial. In William Woodward vs. Research Medical Center, Elsie Woodward, 79, entered the...

Gender is factor in Web site design.
September 8, 2005... Byline: Michelle Kowalski Do you think you could tell the difference between a Web site designed by a man or a woman? Do you think you would respond better to one or the other? Believe it or not, there is new research that suggests not...

Too much bad news? Here's the 'Happy Talk'.
September 8, 2005... Byline: Mike Boyd (This article was originally published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal, another Dolan Media publication.) Vectra Bank's corporate economist Jeff Thredgold has released his semi-annual update of "Happy Talk."...

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. receives favorable ruling in SUMCO case.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a summary judgment ruling on induced infringement by a California District Court...

St. Charles County Extension Center to offer QuickBooks.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff A two-session "Introduction to QuickBooks" computer workshop will be offered at St. Charles School District Adult and Community Education, 1025 Country Club Road, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on...

St. Charles welcomes new businesses.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The following businesses received business licenses in the month of August: The A&M Group, 2248 N. Village Drive; Chuck A Burger, 3150 Elm Point Industrial Drive; Country Inn & Suites, 1190 S. Main...

Lennartz is new VP of communications at St. Charles-based ShowMe Aquatics.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Stephen Lennartz has been named vice president of communications for ShowMe Aquatics & Fitness. Lennartz will direct the strategic planning, program and service marketing, media relations and...

Missouri's Governor Blunt named guardian of small business.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Gov. Matt Blunt has been given NFIB's most coveted recognition, the Guardian of Small Business award, in recognition of his support and aggressive advocacy for the business community during the...

Small Business Expo at St. Charles Convention Center.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff The fourth annual St. Louis Small Business Expo, presented by Small Business Monthly, will be held this year in the St. Charles Convention Center, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4. More than...

St. Charles area teachers gain recognition.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Jerry Thornton and Heather Ryan, teachers in the Francis Howell School District, were praised for their accomplishments in a school newsletter. Thornton, a physical education and health teacher at...

Six St. Charles area locals enlist in National Guard.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff Ashley N. Paris, Kregory G. Scott, Li Pan, Angela S. Milton, Ron E. Kuester and Kasha R. Zimmerman enlisted in the Missouri Army National Guard. Paris, a St. Peters resident, enlisted as a private...

Three St. Charles County employees travel to coast to help Katrina survivors.
September 8, 2005... Byline: St. Charles Business Record Staff In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, three St. Charles County employees are putting their everyday lives on hold to volunteer in the Gulf Coast region. Eugene "Gene" Schwendemann is an emergency...

CORTEX receives silver precertification for core and shell construction.
September 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff CORTEX, the Center of Research, Technology and Entrepreneurial Expertise, has received silver precertification for CORTEX One in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating...

Nominations open for 2005 Greater St. Louis Top 50.
September 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Nominations are now being accepted for the 2005 Greater St. Louis Top 50, to be held Tuesday evening, Dec. 13, at the Gala Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis. Deloitte and the RCGA are once...

MO Dept. of Natural Resources asks for public comments about Hematite Radioactive site.
September 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Attorney General's Office recently entered into a consent decree with Westinghouse Electric Co. L.L.C. This consent decree pertains to the Hematite...

Gershman Mortgage finances renovations of Parade Park Homes in Kansas City.
September 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gershman Mortgage, one of the largest mortgage lenders in St. Louis, provided more than $11 million for renovations on Parade Park Homes in Kansas City, Mo. For more than 50 years, Gershman has provided...

Federal agency wants comments on affordable housing, historic preservation.
September 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Ten years ago, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation adopted its "Policy Statement on Affordable Housing and Historic Preservation." Since then the ACHP amended its regulations to enable federal...

Contegra Construction opens Chesterfield office.
September 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Contegra Construction Co. has opened its first satellite office at 390 S. Woods Mill Road, Suite 160, in Chesterfield, MO 63017. The office will be headed by Russ Henke, a principal of the firm. The...

Federal study criticizes Department of Energy over contracting goals.
September 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff (This article originally ran in the Journal Record Legislative Report, OKC, OK, another Dolan Media publication.) Small businesses haven't been getting their fair share of subcontracts from...

St. Louis' new center for the arts adds to Grand Center's cultural glow.
September 9, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess The Grand Center Arts & Entertainment District's rebirth is in full throes, with the recent announcement of the Arts and Education Council's renovation of the Medinah Temple, located at 3547 Olive St., an architectural...

Land surveys integral part of the property sales process.
September 9, 2005... Byline: Leah G. Rothschild Accurate land surveys are an integral part of the property sales process, and land surveyors and real estate agents in the St. Louis metropolitan area say skimping on a land survey is not in the best interest of...

Several national reports indicate July construction up from same time in 2004.
September 9, 2005... Byline: Alison Ryan (This article originally ran in the Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR, another Dolan Media publication.) Construction activity in July predicts a positive outlook for near-term residential and nonresidential...

Book looks at LEED projects' products.
September 9, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl (This article originally ran in the Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR, another Dolan Media publication.) Projects that obtain LEED certification routinely avoid the green or sustainable features that are...

Clayco launches safety initiative at every level of its operations.
September 9, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Clayco has launched an initiative to promote safety at every level of operation. The campaign, known as "Clayco Safe," takes Clayco's long-standing commitment to workplace safety to a new level by...