St. Louis Business Journal articles from August 1993

St. Louis Business Journal archives from August 1993

Nurse practitioners' authority clarified under new law. (Money & Medicine)
August 30, 1993... Missouri becomes a fertile employment ground this week for nurse practitioners, who previously feared their work would generate reprisals from state regulators. A new health care law that permits nurse practitioners to prescribe...

Carl Icahn to rake in $1 billion by refinancing ACF. (former Trans World Airlines Inc. chairman; ACF Industries Inc.)
August 30, 1993... Carl Icahn expects to reap more than $1 billion in cash, securities and other benefits by refinancing his ACF Industries Inc. in Earth City. As part of the plan, Icahn, former chairman of Trans World Airlines Inc., plans to refinance what...

$50 million Cardinal Glennon plan. (Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital)
August 30, 1993... Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital plans to spend more than $50 million during the next 12 years on a facelift and expansion of its facilities. The three-phase master plan includes relocating Park Avenue to create a contiguous campus,...

Metro East residents defy skeptics, riding the rails.
August 30, 1993... Diane Scott, a claims processor at Kirke-Van Orsdel Inc. in St. Louis, muses about rush hour traffic as she glides east across the Eads Bridge on a MetroLink train. "The traffic on the bridges is just awful," said the Belleville...

Mike Roberts wants in on gambling action. (St. Louis businessman)
August 30, 1993... St. Louis businessman Mike Roberts wants to have his hand on a riverboat gambling operation on Laclede's Landing. Roberts and his brother, Steve, represent several companies in the regional riverboat scene. Steve Roberts is listed as...

Councilman calls for criminal probe of developers' escrow. (St. Louis County councilman Kurt Odenwald; Community Title Co.)
August 30, 1993... A St. Louis County councilman is calling for a criminal investigation into the county's escrow accounts. Fifth District Councilman Kurt Odenwald of Shrewsbury wants a county criminal investigation to determine if fraud is involved in the...

Magna Group Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
August 30, 1993... Magna Group is the third-largest bank holding company in St. Louis with 85 locations in Missouri and Illinois. For Magna, 1992 was the first full year of operation following a size-doubling acquisition of Landmark Bancshares. Magna with...

Hazardous waste surfaces in flood's aftermath. (flood in St. Louis, Missouri) (Focus: Environment)
August 30, 1993... As St. Louis recovers from the flood, it will an enormous waste problem. Garbage and debris of all sorts is being disposed of or washed downstream. To handle the new flood of debris, municipalities have suspended or relaxed rules...

Lenders scrutinize property for potential contamination. (Focus: Environment)
August 30, 1993... Loan officers these days are doing more than examining prospective borrower's books. On top of identifying financial risks, lenders now are keeping their eyes open for potential environmental hazards on properties they finance directly...

Texas businessman puts Northland back on its feet. (Stanley Spigel; Northland Shopping Center)
August 30, 1993... Like community shopping centers around the country, Northland Shopping Center was gasping for air as regional malls and neighborhood power centers threatened to choke it. A year after a Texas businessman bought the site, the north St....

Illinois bill would relax storage tank regulations. (Focus: Environment)
August 30, 1993... Stricter laws make a cleaning up contamination from underground storage tanks in Illinois more expensive than in Missouri. But a bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly this past session would ease the restrictions on some cleanups...

Environmental law attracts growing salaries, prestige. (Focus: Environment)
August 30, 1993... Corporations seek out legal representation in wake of tougher federal prosecutions One Christmas Eve 1989, a ruptured oil pipeline along the Gasconade River resulted in the worst inland oil spill in the nation's history. Shell Oil,...

Area firms join movement toward on-site child care. (companies in St. Louis, Missouri) (Focus: Family & The Workplace)
August 30, 1993... McDonnell, Monsanto, Ralston offer services For most working parent - particularly the nearly 70 percent of working mothers with preschool-age children - the task of finding child care falls squarely on their own burdened shoulders. ...

Agencies provide food, fun, friendship for elderly. (Focus: Family & The Workplace)
August 30, 1993... Adult care fills gap for workers concerned about aging relatives One-third of the employed work force will have the responsibility, at one time or another, of caring for an aging relative. The average person will be caring for their...

Firms, workers still unsure of Family Leave Act effect. (Focus: Family & The Workplace) (Directory)
August 30, 1993... The jury is still out on the case of the Family and Medical Leave Act vs. the employers of America. The new law went into effect Aug. 5. In a nutshell, the FMLA and its 50 pages of regulation requires companies with 50 or more employees...

Costas possible investor in effort to get tennis team. (sportscaster Bob Costas)
August 30, 1993... Two local businessmen want to bring professional tennis back to St. Louis. Tom O'Neil and Jack Levitt are spearheading an effort to bring a World Team Tennis franchise to town through Tennis Event Management in Clayton. Sportcaster...

Congressmen's coffers fill with election year away. (St. Louis congressmen)
August 30, 1993... Four St. Louis congressmen collectively raised $670,323 in the first six months of this year even though none of them is up for re-election until 1994. House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, re-elected in November, hauled in the most...

TCI says amnesty program to thwart theft worked. (TCI Cablevision Inc.) (Industry Overview)
August 30, 1993... Almost a month after TCI Cablevision's "Come on Down" cable amnesty program ended, the city of St. Louis' sole cable provider is claiming victory - but is not providing statistics. When asked how many people illegally receiving cable...

Building owners hesitant as TWA looks for space. (Trans World Airlines Inc. )
August 30, 1993... As Trans World Airlines searches for a building to house its new headquarters here, commercial brokers are worried that TWA - winging its way out of Chapter 11 - may not be the ideal tenant. Complicating any deal is the city of St. Louis'...

Contemporary sues former employees over 'expertise.' (Mike Campbell and Donna Meier; Contemporary Productions Inc.)
August 30, 1993... A unit of Contemporary Productions is suing two former employees - hoping to bar them from using their expertise for a smaller competitor. Meanwhile, the pair - the husband-and-wife creative team of Mike Campbell and Donna Meier - now...

Koplar notching Tribune deal. (KPLR-TV Channel 11 owner Ted Koplar; Tribune Broadcasting Co.)
August 23, 1993... Tribune Broadcasting Co. will close a deal to acquire Ted Koplar's KPLR-TV Channel 11 by the end of August, sources close to the negotiations said. The sale price for KPLR, estimated at $80 million, will include Sacramento's KRBK-TV,...

County set to sue more developers; officials seek $1 million from escrow accounts. (St. Louis County)
August 23, 1993... St. Louis County is about to sue troubled Community Title Co. and 21 developers over $1.1 million earmarked for common-area improvements in 31 subdivisions and commercial developments that may not be completed. The impending lawsuits mark the...

City can take TWA gates if flights dip. (St. Louis; Trans World Airlines)
August 23, 1993... The city of St. Louis can take back Trans World Airlines gates at the airport if the carrier's departures fall by as few as 21 flights daily. Under the deal struck Aug. 12, TWA will have the sole right to use all 57 of its gates at...

Dillard nixes expansion plans at two malls. (Dillard Department Stores Inc.)
August 23, 1993... Dillard Department Stores, based in Little Rock, Ark., has canceled all plans to expand or remodel its stores at Chesterfield and Jamestown malls. "It's off," said Ralph Stewart, Dillard's director of store planning. "We're not planning...

Pyzyk's $25,000 apartment bet pays dividends. (Jon Pyzyk of Kohner Properties) (St. Louis CEO) (Interview)
August 23, 1993... Things were going good for Jon Pyzyk. He was young. He had a secure sales job with Bacardi International, a few investments. But when he got into full-time real estate, things got much better. In 1981, when Pyzyk purchased the two-person...

Lurie could be forced out of building's ownership; up to $1.3 million at stake over Smurfit Centre. (former Popkin & Stern lawyer Ronald Lurie may lose investment in Clayton office building)
August 23, 1993... Ronald Lurie and other former Popkin & Stern lawyers could lose up to $1.3 million invested in a Clayton office building, pending a ruling by a judge in St. Louis County Circuit Court. Twenty-two former Popkin partners in two limited...

Embattled Carron target of ouster try by investors. (Warren Oaks Partners managing director Robert W. Carron)
August 23, 1993... Robert W. Carron's real estate empire is under attack. Investors from another of his partnerships are seeking to oust him from his post as managing partner. Investors in a New Jersey office building partnership have initiated a proxy war to...

23 Chesterfield businesses to move; many undecided. (Chesterfield Valley)
August 23, 1993... At least 23 businesses flooded in the Chesterfield Valley plan to relocate, but nearly 100 of those answering a survey say they will clean up and stay put. Of the 292 businesses flooded, about two-thirds responded to the survey. Of those,...

Festival officials want to learn from this year's glitches. (1993 US Olympic Festival)
August 23, 1993... Figure skating at the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival in San Antonio drew record attendance. Communication among event officials, however, was impeded because of garbled transmissions and few cellular phones. Officials of the 1994 U.S. Olympic...

Sports group seizes last piece of land for stadium. (St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority)
August 23, 1993... The St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority has taken possession of the last parcel of land it needs for a $250 million domed stadium and convention facility. The price, however, is still up in the air. The authority...

Sonntag aims at $350,000 debt at Dance St. Louis. (Frank Sonntag)
August 23, 1993... The good news for Dance St. Louis is that last week the board hired what appears to be an adept manager of the arts, Frank Sonntag, a 31-year-old arts programmer from Louisville. In his six-year stint at the Kentucky Center for the Arts,...

Fascination with Fitz's fills fellow's fantasy. (Fitz's Bottling Co.)
August 23, 1993... Tom Cohen remembers his first truckload of Fitz's Root Beer bottles from a new supplier. "I went out to inspect the shipment and the whole load was embossed with 'Dads.'" "I told the driver, 'I can't accept this.'" "He said, 'What's...

Silver lining; Prudential Asset Management Group takes team approach to retirement financial plans. (Prudential Securities Asset Management Group) (Focus: Investment Strategies)
August 23, 1993... Prudential Securities Asset Management Group is giving away silver. The Asset Management Group consists of a team of specialists who work with clients in the areas of personal financial planning, retirement planning, insurance services and...

Reverse mortgage program begun for area seniors. (Reverse Mortgage Co.) (Focus: Investment Strategies)
August 23, 1993... A Georgia company specializing in helping older homeowners tap into a government-sponsored "reverse mortgage" program has moved into the St. Louis market. The program allows people 62 and over to receive income secured by the equity in their...

Mall expansions were crucial to areas' economic future. (Chesterfield and Jamestown malls)
August 23, 1993... Chesterfield and Jamestown malls were counting on the malls' owner and department stores to expand. They needed that retail injection. Northland Shopping Center needed the expansion plan nixed at Jamestown Mall. Northland won a reprieve....

Group pushes nursing home at Homer Phillips; $18 million project led by Louis Berra. (Homer G. Phillips Hospital)
August 16, 1993... A group of local developers is trying to gain federal financing to revive the former Homer G. Phillips Hospital site as a long-term care facility for low-income residents. W.A.T. Dignity Corp. plans to spend $18 million to convert the former...

Bulldozers set to roll soon on '60s nightspot. (Gaslight Square)
August 16, 1993... A favorite '60s nightspot will be demolished in about a month if preservationists don't come up with about $2 million to save it. Gaslight Square, at one time a world-renowned entertainment district east of the Central West End, is now a...

Ralston ripe for further shake-up, analysts say. (Ralston Purina Co.)
August 16, 1993... After spinning off part of its Continental Baking unit, investment analysts expect Ralston Purina to cook up a plan for further changes. Some of the options suggested range from additional sales or spinoffs of businesses such as its Eveready...

HUD sells University Club with loss of $4.18 million. (Department of Housing and Urban Development)
August 16, 1993... The old University Club building, which HUD paid $4.5 million for in 1989, has been sold by the agency for $320,000. The Aug. 2 sale, to a partnership controlled by the Technical Assistance Corp., means the Department of Housing and Urban...

Scoreboard reads: $600,000 saved with group purchase. (Kiel Center Partners)
August 16, 1993... Kiel Center Partners saved roughly $600,000 on the purchase of its scoreboard system through a group-purchase agreement. The developers of the downtown Kiel Center arena teamed with four new arenas around the country to negotiate a volume...

Tetra Plastics fights flooding, keeps pumping Nike Airsoles. (Tetra Plastics Inc.)
August 16, 1993... Paul Mitchell is under a lot of pressure from Nike shoe company to keep the bubble in its athletic shoes from bursting. Mitchell is president and chief executive of Tetra Plastics Inc., a Nike Inc. subsidiary and sole manufacturer of much of...

Layoffs no obstacle for home sales in north county. (St. Louis County) (Focus: North County)
August 16, 1993... When a nasty round of corporate cutbacks began to hit the area a few years ago, few parts of St. Louis County were as badly affected as the north. Despite the economic problems, north county residential home builders and sellers are still...

Crane takes global view of vending machine sales; Bridgeton firm seeks markets in Japan, Korea. (Crane Co.) (Focus: North County )
August 16, 1993... National Vendors, a manufacturer of vending machines, has doubled its revenue since 1985 and plans to double it again in the next five years. The company's plan is to generate more sales outside the United States and to be more...

UMSL master plan calls for housing, technology. (University of Missouri-St. Louis) (Focus: North County)
August 16, 1993... The University of Missouri-St. Louis has adopted a long-range master plan that calls for the acquisition of three major pieces of property. Included in the property are acreage owned by the Beffa family and the site of the former Deaconess...

Emerson project spawns Ferguson improvements. (Emerson Electric Co.; Ferguson City, Missouri) (Focus: North County)
August 16, 1993... A Ferguson neighborhood now has five concrete streets -- where it once had gravel and dirt roads -- and Emerson Electric Co. has a revamped back entrance to its world headquarters the result of a TIF, or tax increment financing district. The...

Chesterfield Valley's river of woe. (Missouri)
August 9, 1993... Failed levee built to minimal federal standards to cut costs The ruptured Chesterfield Valley levee was built to meet only minimal federal standards to save money, a levee district official said. Since floodwater broke through the levee...

Former mayor Fawcett, others vent anguish. (former Chesterfield, Missouri mayor Charlie Fawcett, Jr.)
August 9, 1993... In his dank, darkened office, Charlie Fawcett Jr. squishes over the brown, water-logged carpet and points to an air vent on the floor. "The water just bubbled up. It looked like a creature from the black lagoon," he said. Fawcett, a former...

Investors want investigation of North Port Golf finances. (North Port National Golf Club at the Lake of the Ozarks in St. Louis, Missouri)
August 9, 1993... Two investors in the sprawling Arnold Palmer golf course at the Lake of the Ozarks are attempting to launch an investigation into the facility's financial management. If what they suspect about the $8 million facility is true, North Port...

Olin Corp. restructures; brings new biz for Husch. (legal department restructuring to benefit law firm of Husch Eppenberger Donohue Cornfeld and Jenkins)
August 9, 1993... A major restructuring in the legal department at the chemical giant Olin Corp. should bring more than $1 million a year in new legal work to the Husch & Eppenberger law firm here. "They have come out very well under this plan," said Johnnie...

Utilities cope with flood. (area utilities in St. Louis, Missouri)
August 9, 1993... Area utilities have been struggling to maintain services during the flood. Establishing normal operations has been a difficult -- and costly -- venture. Metropolitan Sewer District In rough estimates prepared for the Federal Emergency...

Coping: Sabreliner hesitates to return to offices. (Sabreliner Corp.)
August 9, 1993... Businesses in Chesterfield valley know they've been flooded -- they just don't yet know how long or how much it is going to cost them. In the meantime, they are relocating and trying to conduct business as usual. In many cases, executives of...

Chesterfield flood opens door for other office parks. (Missouri)
August 9, 1993... The flooding in Chesterfield Valley is opening opportunities for building owners, developers and leasing agents to win over tenants to other office and industrial parks. Some think the competition's foot in the door will come from the...

Flooded firms scramble to keep in touch with customers. (Chesterfield Valley, Missouri)
August 9, 1993... Sachs, National Pager fight to keep image afloat Gary and Mary Brake scrambled to save their National Pager Services business and jobs for their staff of 12 July 30. As successful as they were in making an exit from Chesterfield Valley,...

Some downtown Alton businesses open, but few know it. (Missouri)
August 9, 1993... 75 shops are affected by flood; threat to Christmas sales seen Since the flood began, Alton antique shop owner Bill Connell said he's had about six to eight buying customers each day. "We normally have over 100 per day this time of year,"...

Bell Yellow Pages fights lookalike directories. (Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages Inc.)
August 9, 1993... Telephone directory publishers are fighting to protect the information contained in their books. Publishers of yellow pages directories have had more success than those who publish white pages, according to industry executives. The...

Paging explosion. (electronic paging industry in St. Louis, Missouri)
August 9, 1993... Beeper industry reaps $2.2 billion in revenues The electronic paging industry is sending a message to consumers -- carrying a beeper is more affordable than ever. Competition in the beeper industry here and nationally is robust, with more...

Despite high lease costs, 18 million rent phones. (telephone leases from American Telephone and Telegraph Co.)
August 9, 1993... Remember the days when Ma Bell forced you to rent her telephones? Remember how, in 1984, the government told her she couldn't make you do that anymore? Well, even though you can pick one up at Walgreen's for less than 10 bucks, you'd be...

Small, private pay phone firms battle the giant. (competition between large and independent telephone companies)
August 9, 1993... Call it a David and Goliath situation. Area independent pay telephone companies are struggling to be profitable with some formidable competitors -- large telephone companies. "Right now there are about 2,500 private pay phones in...

Reaching out: toll-free numbers help companies garner customer data, serve as advertising tool.
August 9, 1993... Toll-free numbers, sophisticated databases and audio advertising are gaining in popularity as companies strive to "get closer" to their customers. Companies are relying more heavily on 800 numbers to cull information from customers on a...

'On-hold' callers hear firms' advertisements. (In-House Communications Inc.)
August 9, 1993... Companies play messages instead of music "We appreciate your patience. Your call will be answered in the order it was received. Your call is important to us." No one enjoys being put "on hold." But to Daniel Skedsvold, that business...

Southwestern Bell ups fiber optic investments. (Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.)
August 9, 1993... Phone company might spend $173 million to create network linking Missouri towns Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. has enhanced its proposed rate plan by increasing the amount it would invest in its Missouri network by up to $90 million. The...

Private schools scramble to make tuition affordable. (St. Louis, Missouri)
August 9, 1993... Financial aid at private schools may sound like a contradiction in terms. But as tuitions at the area's most prestigious prep schools climb to $9,000, with books, activity fees, and other expenses adding another $300 to $900 a year, only the...

Mueller's challenge at UE: keep out other power firms. (Union Electric Pres Charles Mueller)
August 9, 1993... The greatest challenge facing Union Electric's Charles Mueller is competition, as independent electric power companies are springing up nationwide to compete with the local utility. His solution, in part, is to minimize the need for rate...

KPLR shaves offer to air Cardinals games: station bids $10 million for rights; outcome will affect sale negotiations. (St. Louis. Missouri Cardinals baseball club)
August 2, 1993... KPLR-TV Channel 11 is offering the St. Louis Cardinals $10 million, or 43 percent less, to renew a three-year broadcast contract. The offer, which is $7.5 million below the current three-year deal, has the Cardinals shopping the roughly...

HUD loses $5 million a year on apartments. (Department of Housing and Urban Development)
August 2, 1993... The federal government is losing more than $5 million a year operating 16 area apartment complexes, based on federal government records. Among the big losers are: * Laclede Town, 60 North Ewing, which cost taxpayers $1.66 million in the...

Cost of flood mounts for area cities, counties.
August 2, 1993... Local governments are taking a financial pounding as flood waters rise. Relief efforts, including salaries and overtime for city workers, as well as supplies and equipment for volunteers, are expensive. Even more expensive could be the...

Judge chastises RTC, Herzog Crebs in Germania case. (Resolution Trust Corp.; Herzog Crebs and McGhee; Germania Bank)
August 2, 1993... A federal judge is recommending sanctions against the Resolution Trust Corp. for wasting time and money in a case related to the failure of Germania Bank. At the same time, the judge criticizes local law firm Herzog Crebs and McGhee for not...

Breakaway Lincoln owners prepare sale, face lawsuit; Ford Motor Credit sues over loan default. (Breakaway Lincoln-Mercury; Ford Motor Credit Co.)
August 2, 1993... Robert G. Slonim and Greig Pratt, co-owners of Breakaway Lincoln-Mercury, are negotiating to sell the dealership back to Randy Blount. Blount previously owned the dealership at Page and Lindbergh under the name Hilltop Lincoln-Mercury....

IBM to market Advanced Optical's imaging system. (Advanced Optical Imaging)
August 2, 1993... Advanced Optical Imaging and IBM have entered into a marketing agreement, whereby IBM will market Advanced Optical's imaging system in 10 Midwestern states. Advanced Optical, 900 Walnut St., is a privately held firm that offers automated...

Kellwood shareholders likely to get rosy picture. (Kellwood Co.)
August 2, 1993... Going into its annual shareholders meeting Tuesday, Kellwood Co. appears poised to continue its recent growth pattern, based on a company strategy of acquisitions, movement into international markets and new licensing agreements. Kellwood's...

Bedell shifts personnel to reflect focus on customers. (St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission President Robert Bedell)
August 2, 1993... Robert Bedell, president of the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, is putting his stamp on the public agency. Since his arrival three months ago, one new vice president has been named and a sales director has left. Bedell...

All-American deal: McDonald's in Wal-Mart stores. (McDonald's Corp.; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)
August 2, 1993... Wal-Mart is making a run for the border, with a happy meal and thin-crust pie with everything, hold the onions. In an attempt to order up more dollars, several of the country's largest fast-food chains are moving beyond the drive-thru and...

$2 million grant targets defense industry diversification.
August 2, 1993... A long-awaited $2.17 million federal grant is funding a program in the metropolitan St. Louis area that targets defense contractors trying to diversify and overcome the industry's recession. The grant from the U.S. Commerce Department's...

Jones fights for stock after Thrombinar deal caves. (Jones Medical Industries Inc.)
August 2, 1993... Jones Medical Industries Inc. is trying to get back some $2 million worth of shares held in escrow by Mark Twain Bank. The 90,000 preferred shares of Jones Medical stock were offered as an incentive to former shareholders of GenTrac Inc. as...

Christian, Children's docs can join Wash U network. (St. Louis Children's Hospital; Christian Health Systems; Washington University Medical School physicians network)
August 2, 1993... A potential mega-group of St. Louis doctors is forming with the expansion of the Washington University Medical School physicians network. The expansion and a new management structure will allow the addition of doctors from St. Louis...

Historic buildings face uncertain future. (St. Louis, Missouri) (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... The Ambassador Theater is designated a National Historic Landmark, but its owner, Mercantile Bank, has thought about demolishing it and converting the site into a park. A few blocks away, the Arcade Building, a designated city landmark, also...

From prices to pizza; resourceful real estate firms lure tenants with strategy to combat glut of vacancies. (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... The St. Louis commercial real estate market, although suffering through a major recession, is still a money maker for resourceful operators. "It takes some real aggressive work," said Larry Brindley, an in6dustrial real estate broker with...

Balke Properties goes against downtown trends. (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... Good morning, class. Today's real estate quiz will focus on development in downtown St. Louis. Of the four major construction projects under way downtown, three are wholly or partially financed by taxpayers. Can you identify the one project...

Tough times; weak market forces cutbacks at real estate firms. (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... The lingering recession in the local real estate market has resulted in a 12 percent drop in real estate industry employment here during the past three years. Because of slow economic growth and the sluggish market here, some regional real...

Minority participation lags at 15-20% of city projects; emphasis on subcontractors part of problem. (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... St. Louis has traveled far to increase minority- and women-owned business participation in construction projects, but the community has miles to go before it sleeps, contractors and officials say. In 1987, city policy recommended at least 17...

Loft apartment rentals revitalize Washington Avenue. (St. Louis, Missouri) (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... The urban canyons of St. Louis' former garment district are revitalizing into vast, cheap residential, commercial, retail and entertainment space. "It's a renaissance in a manufacturing neighborhood," said Kurt Matz, director of sales and...

Brinkmann takes express lane to finish Schnucks. (R.G. Brinkmann Construction Co.; Schnucks Ladue Crossing Shopping Center) (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... When R.G. Brinkmann Construction Co. was awarded the contract for Schnucks Ladue Crossing Shopping Center, the firm was asked to complete a job that would normally take eight months in five months and three weeks. Brinkmann delivered. On...

Flooding hurts some sand suppliers; contractors OK. (St. Louis, Missouri) (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... Some of the larger contractors here say all the rain and flood water has not affected their local workload yet, but suppliers and labor unions say the water has had a harsh effect on them. Rich Vandergrift, an executive from McCarthy, the...

Classic 'Rotary Jail' style first invented in St. Louis. (St. Louis, Missouri)7 (Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
August 2, 1993... The Gilded Age in America brought with it the gilded cage in St. Louis. For in the late Nineteenth Century, the Pauly Jail B Building and Manufacturing Co. was the only company of its kind in the nation. From its foundry came jails that...