St. Louis Business Journal articles from July 2001

St. Louis Business Journal archives from July 2001

Beracha's slice of Earthgrains: $49 million.(Barry Beracha, chairman and chief executive)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Barry Beracha, chairman and chief executive of The Earth grains Co., is in line for $49.1 million, after Sara Lee Corp. acquires Earthgrains in a $2.8 billion deal. Sara Lee will pay $40.25 for each Earthgrains share, including the more...

Gaddis out at CoreExpress.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... CoreExpress Inc. founder Michael Gaddis has resigned as chief executive. Gaddis, who raised $550 million to start the company in 1999, declined comment other than: "The company is going through a lot of changes right now, and I don't need...

Clayton, Richmond Heights, Maplewood explore merging services, municipalities.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Clayton, Maplewood and Richmond Heights are exploring a merger -- or at least sharing services. In a joint resolution adopted June 27, the three municipalities agreed to study "all opportunities to cooperate, share, partner and combine...

On the block.(West Port Plaza in St. Louis)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Goldman Sachs partnership puts $68 million price tag on West Port Plaza After spending $6 million refurbishing West Port Plaza, WHWPP Real Estate LP is looking to sell the office and entertainment complex for more than $68 million. ...

Bank on it.(Tom Hagar lining up investors for a new bank)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Tom Hagar, a former executive with Centennial Bank, is lining up investors for a new bank. He declined to comment on his plans, but people familiar with the proposal said the bank would be in the Crestwood area. Hagar was senior lender and...

Special honors.(Charmaine Chapman, president and CEO of the United Way of Greater St. Louis)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Charmaine Chapman's name will stay on at United Way of Greater St. Louis long after she retires as president and chief executive at the end of this year. Top donors -- those who contribute, $50,000 or more -- will be named to the newly created...

Moving.(Allegiant Bancorp headquarters returns to Clayton)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Allegiant Bancorp's corporate headquarters has returned to Clayton. President and Chief Executive Shaun Hayes and other executives -- including vice presidents Tom Daiber, Jeff Schatz and Paul Glarner -- moved their offices June 30 to 7801...

On the air.(Discovery Channel plans spcial on notorious S. Louis area serial killer)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The Discovery Channel plans to air a two-hour special on Glennon Engleman, a dentist who became one of the area's most notorious serial killers. Jim Hackett, executive vice president of Hackett Securities Inc. and former chief of detectives at...

Ready to rumble.(Trendmasters' Rumble Robot selling well)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Six weeks after Trendmasters Inc. launched its Rumble Robot, the $30 electronic boxing toy is selling at a pace to produce $100 million in sales this year, company executives said. That would increase sales by 53 percent at Trendmasters, which...

Power sales.(Emerson Electric's California sales)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... California's energy crisis is a boon for Emerson. Spokesman Walt Sharp said ceiling fans are flying off the shelves in California. In addition, sales of Emerson's programmable thermostats have increased 25 percent in the Golden State. The...

Pin up guys.(Inventors of "ultimate cubicle wall fastener")(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Michael Prugger and James Beale are set to become minor heroes among office workers who have trouble fastening things to cubicle walls. Prugger and Beale, who are geodesists at the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, have invented what they...

Builders Resurce Park sprouting up in cornfield.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Almost a year after Greg Rhomberg stood in a cornfield in Wentzville and imagined a one-stop shopping area for building contractors, his dream has become a reality. Rhomberg, general manager of Nu Way Inc., and four partners spent nearly...

MidAmerica Airport banks acres for future expansion.(Two million paid for 4,500 acres of farmland)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Two runways are part of plan that eventually would help relieve land-locked Lambert St. Clair County has paid $2 million for 4,500 acres of farmland since 1999 as part of a long-range plan to ensure future expansion at MidAmerica Airport....

Correction.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... G.J. Grewe Inc. G.J. Grewe Inc. was inadvertently omitted from the Largest Commercial Developers list published in the June 15 issue. The company should have been ranked No. 8 with 446,185 in total square feet of commercial space developed...

Bryan Cave earns $486,104 from Bridge bankruptcy.(Bridge Information Systems Inc. )(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Bryan Cave has billed Bridge Information Systems Inc. for more than a half-million dollars work as co-counsel in Bridge's bankruptcy. The St. Louis law firm was among nine accounting, consulting and legal firms that submitted a total of...

Comet sale would have local impact.(Procter and Gamble Co.'s division sale affects employees)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The July 2 announcement that Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble was seeking a buyer for its Comet brand hit home with employees at the company's plant, 169 E. Grand in north St. Louis. "The only place in the U.S. that manufactures Comet is...

Celox officials say third round of financing is near.(Celox Networks Inc. )(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Internet switch maker won't name latest investors, shuts down India operations One year after landing $68 million in venture capital, Celox Networks Inc. said it is closing in on a third round of funding that exceeds the $75 million total...

Scotts Co. uproots distribution site in Wentzville; heads to Gateway center.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Scotts Co., a lawn and garden care company, is negotiating to move its distribution center in Wentzville to 284,000 square feet of space at Gateway Commerce Center near Edwardsville. "They are in the market, but there is no deal yet. My...

Quilogy continues layoffs, closes Colorado office.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Quilogy, a St. Charles technology consulting firm, has pared back its work force 18 percent during the past eight months in the face of lower demand for its services. Last month, the company laid off five members of its corporate staff and...

Pace spins off Pace/CRESA tenant rep business into separate firm.(CRESA Partners L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Pace Properties, the local shopping center development firm, is shedding its corporate real estate services unit. The independent corporate real estate unit has merged with CRESA Partners, a Portland, Ore.-based international corporate real...

BancStar, Pacific BancStar plan to merge operations.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Pacific BancStar Inc. would get financial. backing to expand its operations following a proposed merger between the Pacific, Mo.-based bank organization and a sister company. BancStar Inc., a St. Louis company with three banks in rural...

Factory 2-U opens stores in Overland and Ferguson.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Factory 2-U Stores Inc., a San-Diego chain which operates off-price retail stores, is entering the St. Louis market with two locations this summer and eventually up to 15 area stores. Stores open in late July at The Crossing at Halls Ferry...

Bethesda Health Group bond offering to raise $60 million.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Bethesda Health Group expects to issue up to $60 million in bonds later this summer, with most of the proceeds used to refinance debt, said John Rowe, president and chief executive. As a result, Bethesda would save an estimated $500,000 to...

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.(sells Canyon Creek apartments)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. said it sold Canyon Creek apartments for $15.6 million. Canyon Creek is a 320-unit community in south St. Louis County. It was purchased by a St. Louis-based partnership made up of Canyon Apartments...

BKD LLP.(forms)(BKD Technologies)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The St. Louis office of BKD LLP has formed BKD Technologies, a consulting organization that will work with middle-market companies on their information technology needs. Michael Burlew was named partner in charge of BKD Technologies.

Earthgrains Co.(to be bought by Sara Lee Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... St. Louis-based Earthgrains Co. has agreed to be acquired by Sara Lee Corp. Sara Lee, a food and consumer goods conglomerate said it would buy Earthgrains for about $1.7 billion in cash in a deal that will more than quadruple its annual bakery...

Charter Communications.(deal with AT&T Broadband)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Charter Communications picked up 563,000 customers in the St. Louis area, after closing a previously announced deal with AT&T Broadband. Charter also picked up customers in areas of Auburn, Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma, Ala.; and the...

Robert Paul.(new director of Boeing Shared Services Group-World Headquarters)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Robert Paul, director of operations at the Boeing Center for Leadership and Learning in St. Louis, was named director of Boeing Shared Services Group-World Headquarters. Paul will lead the group that will provide computing and information...

Meritek Travel Co.(bought by Navigant International Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Meritek Travel Co. has been acquired by Navigant International Inc. of Englewood, Colo. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Meritek Travel had been a division of St. Louis-based Meridian Enterprises. The company will begin doing...

Whittaker Homes.(acquired by Whittaker Builders Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Whittaker Homes, the St. Louis-based division of The Fortress Group, was sold for $51.4 million to Whittaker Builders Inc. Whittaker Builders is owned by Gregory Whittaker, a former owner of Whittaker Homes. Fortress, based in McLean, Va.,...

Ramsey Hamadi.(new chief financial officer, Pulaski Financial Corp)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Ramsey Hamadi has been named chief financial officer of Pulaski Financial Corp. Hamadi succeeds Thomas Hack, who is retiring but will remain a consultant arid a director. Hamadi has been controller of the company since June 2000.

East St. Louis riverfront study to get funding support.(St. Louis, Missouri)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... In the last 20 years, East St. Louis has had three studies and lots of promises about a riverfront revival that never happened. Now, Mayor Debra Powell is touting a new riverfront revitalization effort and saying this time it will work. ...

Nearly two-thirds of leaders plan more than two weeks of vacation.(no layoffs planned by business executives, St. Louis, Missouri)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Despite shaky times on Wall Street, the majority of St. Louis leaders seem confident enough in the economy to increase or maintain the size of their work force in the next six months. In addition, 96 percent of them said they would take two or...

PEOPLE.(multiple St. Louis, Missouri area business and industry appointment briefs)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Architecutre/engineering Gray Design Group has promoted Mike Ratliff to director of architecture. Robert Boland has joined Burns & McDonnell as manager of business development. Engineering Dynamics International has added Jeff...

Campbell pushes Kennedy Capital toward $3 billion.(Kennedy Capital Management Inc, president Gary Campbell)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Gary Campbell, the newly named president and chief investment officer at Kennedy Capital Management Inc., wants to nearly double the $1.8 billion in assets now under management within five years. Kennedy, an investment management firm in...

$25 million River's Edge will offer 102 units for retirement.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Paric Corp. will start construction soon on the $25 million River's Edge retirement community in St. Charles County. The 182-unit, 11-acre complex on Friedens Road, is scheduled to open next summer. The project, designed by Chiodini &...

King of commercial leasing.(King Commercial)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... King Commercial grows toward $20 million in revenue Business activity: There always have been advantages for companies to lease, rather than buy, their equipment -- conserving capital for use in other areas, fixed payments, deductible...

Group raises awareness of government loan programs.(Eastern Missouri Association of Guaranteed Government Lenders)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... A new nonprofit corporation, whose purpose is stimulating the regional economy by creating greater awareness of government guaranteed loan products, recently was formally introduced to lenders at a kickoff luncheon at the Junior League. ...

Career Resource Center.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Four executives with a total of 100 years of experience in executive search and human resource consulting have formed Career Resource Center, with a focus on assisting professionals who want to continue their careers in the St. Louis area. ...

A MATTER OF DEGREES.(college dropouts succeed at St. Louis PreSort Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Jeromy Fritz, Mark Schaetzel traded college for the mailroom Jeromy Fritz is vice president and operating partner of a $16 million local company. He's also a college dropout. "I tried to go to college three times," Fritz says. "I...

WHEN MY CAREER TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TURN.(Kim Hakin, president of Data Connectors)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... KIM HAKIM, 36 President Data Connectors khakim@dataconnectors.com BACKGROUND: After finishing college, I worked for Allnet/Frontier, a telecommunications company, for six years. I then went on to work for MCI selling...

LARGEST BANKS.(ranked by deposits in local charters)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... LARGEST BANKS (RANKED BY DEPOSITS IN LOCAL CHARTERS) Bank charter (rank last year) Address Phone/fax, Web site 1 Firstar Bank N.A.1 (1) 721 Locust St., St. Louis,...

LARGEST SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LENDERS.(ranked by amount of small business administration money loaned in fiscal 2000)(Illustration)
July 6, 2001... LARGEST SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LENDERS (RANKED BY AMOUNT OF SBA MONEY LOANED IN FISCAL 2000 1) Company (rank last year) Address Phone/fax, Web site 1 CIT Small Business Lending Corp. ...

CompreHealth, First Call help ease nurse shortage.(CompreHealth Inc., First Call Team Total Healthcare Staffing)(Industry Overview)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Nurses, especially in hospitals, are in such short supply that hundreds of jobs go unfilled at area hospitals. Barnes-Jewish Hospital alone has some 270 nursing vacancies. It projects another 275 vacancies when Siteman Cancer Center and the...

St. Mary's extends hours for women's health care.(St. Mary's Health Center, Women's Pavilion)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... St. Louis Children's Hospital also offers extended hours for non-emergencies Everybody's in a hurry. That's the reason behind new extended hours programs at the Women's Pavilion, an OB/GYN department at SSM St. Mary's Health Center that's...

Inside look.(The Center for Early Detection)
July 6, 2001... Full body scans check for abnormalities, but patients must pay full cost Nothing was ailing Dr. Charles Kilo when he decided to get a full body scan. "I just want the peace of mind that when I have a headache, I now know it isn't a...

Peter M. Burgers.(grants and awards to researchers at Washington University)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... The following grants and awards were given to researchers at Washington University: Peter M. Burgers, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, has received a three-year $254,913 grant from the National Institute of General...

Edgewood Children's Center.(grants, Agency of the Year Award)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Edgewood Children's Center received grants totaling nearly $85,000 between Feb. 1 and May 1. Edgewood also received the Agency of the Year award from the University of Missouri-St. Louis Department of Social Work Alumni Association.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America-St. Louis Chapter.(receives grant from Episcopal-Presbyterian Charitable Health and Medical Trust)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America-St. Louis Chapter received a $25,000 grant from the Episcopal-Presbyterian Charitable Health and Medical Trust for its Project Concern program.

The Infertility & Gynecologic Medicine Inc.'s Infertility & IVF Center in St. Louis.(accredited)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The Infertility & Gynecologic Medicine Inc.'s Infertility & IVF Center in St. Louis has been accredited by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists.

The National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse-St. Louis Area.($6,000 grant from Greater Missouri Chapter of March of Dimes)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse-St. Louis Area has received a $6,000 grant from the Greater Missouri Chapter of the March of Dimes for its Formula for Prevention program.

Melissa Jonson-Reid.(awarded three-year, nearly $700,000 grant for study of child neglect)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Melissa Jonson-Reid, assistant professor at Washington University's George Warren Brown School of Social Work, has received a three-year, nearly $700,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Education and the...

MetaPhore begins trials of cancer drug enhancer.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Overland company also prepares to launch clinical trials of compound that eases pain For people suffering from kidney and skin cancers, hope may lie in the laboratories at MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Overland. Six years after its...

New technologies take edge off dental anxiety.(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
July 6, 2001... Air abrasion, hand-size scanners, new drugs help, say Krobath and Small A trip to the dentist's office can be traumatic for some people, but technological innovations have allowed dentists to reduce patient pain and anguish. Forget...

HEALTH CARE.(St. Louis news briefs)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Jacquelynn Meeks was appointed director of the St. Louis County Department of Health. The Missouri Hospital Association presented 2001 Excellence in Governance awards to John Dubinsky, board chairman of BJC HealthCare, and to Lee Dardick,...

National Benevolent Association opens 90th facility, which offers low-income senior housing.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The National Benevolent Association opened its 90th facility, NBA Citrus Gardens, in Orlando, Fla. Citrus Gardens was funded through a $3.1 million Housing and Urban Development capital advance and $580,500 for five years in rental...

Maryville starts master's in health administration this fail.(Maryville University)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Maryville University will launch a master's in health administration program, effective with the fall semester. Dr. Larry Grieshaber, professor of health care management, was named director of the new program. Grieshaber said it is a...

Psychotherapy directory lists mental health care providers.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Psychotherapy St. Louis, a service of the American Mental Health Alliance of Missouri, has compiled a directory of mental health care providers in the St. Louis area. The directory includes individual listings of licensed counselors,...

Orthodontists' group selects everbank to provide services.(American Association of Orthodontists)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The American Association of Orthodontists has reached agreement with everbank, which will provide financial services for the 13,5000 members of the St. Louis-based association. As part of the deal, everbank has agreed to make available...

Stock Transactions.(St. Louis companies)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... The following purchases or sales of stock in St. Louis-based companies or in companies with St. Louis-based subsidiaries or divisions have been reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by officers, directors and owners of more...

A close look.(Creativeworks)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Creativeworks lives up to its name Because of the nature of my job, I receive many resumes from those seeking marketing positions. Some are creatives, some on the sales side, some just graduated from college or recently moved to St. Louis...

On board.(St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Richard Fleming, President and chief executive Money and management at nonprofit organizations St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association The St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association is the chamber of commerce and...

For what it's worth.(St. Louis real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Highlighting some of the most recent commercial real estate transactions in the St. Louis area. LOCATION: 3733-45 Lindell, St. Louis DATE SOLD: Feb. 26, 2001 NEW OWNER: New Lindell Tower LLC AGENT: Margie Silverblatt, Realty...

Proxy corner.(finances of Tripos Inc.)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Money and management at companies with publicly traded stack TRIPOS INC. John P. McAlister III President and chief executive Tripos Inc. is a research company that provides software, software consulting, chemical compound...

St. Louis Stocks.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... St. Louis Stocks Close Close Company Symbol Exchange 6/27/01 7/3/01 A.G. Edwards AGE N $43.22 $43.64 Allegiant Bancorp ...

Firstar Home Mortgage needs more space, considers move.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Executives at Firstar Home Mortgage, the largest mortgage lender in the area, are considering moving. Steve Dale, a spokesman for the bank, said the mortgage company has outgrown its space at 12680 Olive Blvd., but no decision has been made...

Burlington Coat Factory opening store at Cave Springs Square.(Missouri)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Burlington Coat Factory will open next fall in 86,250 square feet of retail space at Cave Springs Square at Interstate 70 and Cave Springs Boulevard in St. Peters. The lease brings the 116,710-square-foot shopping center's occupancy to 100...

Semantic reactions.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... We have frequently pointed out that just about the last thing we want to do is discuss the dictionary meaning of words. Nevertheless, lots of people ask what we think the meaning of certain words are, as defined by the dictionary. We...

Seeing the glass half-full.(Barron's covers St. Louis' redevelopment)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... No less a financial authority than Barron's has devoted a page to downtown St. Louis' revitalization. "St. Louis planners and developers are betting on a new strategy: Instead of persuading people to live or frequent downtown for the sake...

It's the dog.(story about snoring)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... There is an unpleasant rumor going on about me -- and I do not like it, at all. It is being said that I snore...and that I snore loudly. I don't -- and I resent this being said about me. Here is the record as I know it to be. After...

Ballpark Village no guarantee for success.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The most ironic thing about the proposed Ballpark Village is that the people who support it the most (sports and business people) also represent the groups who demonstrate that it is not a good idea at this time. Allow me to explain. ...

Sisters of Mercy issuing $380 million in bonds.(Sisters of Mercy Health System)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 13, 2001... Faced with dwindling cash reserves, Sisters of Mercy Health System is taking advantage of low interest rates and a strong credit rating to raise $380 million by selling bonds. The St. Louis-based health-care system, which operates acute...

Influence uses funds from sale to pay Southwest.(Influence L.L.C., Southwest Bank of St. Louis)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 13, 2001... Using the money from its sale to Access US, Influence LLC has repaid more than half of the nearly $1 million it owes Southwest Bank. Access US, a local Internet service provider, paid $500,000 cash June 15 for Influence, a Web design and...

Thurman to duke it out.(Greg Thurman, president of Clayco Real Estate Group)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... Returns to St. Louis to head new Clayco unit Greg Thurman is back in St. Louis, planning to go head-to-head with his former employer, DukeWeeks Realty. Thurman, who moved last year to Duke's Atlanta office, left the real estate...

Firm linking apartments to Net closes.(Partner Communication & Services)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 13, 2001... Partner Communication & Services, a start-up tech company that linked apartments to high-speed Internet access, has ceased operations. "The downturn in the capital markets and the downturn in the economy have claimed another victim," said...

Tail of success.(Talk to Me Treat Ball by Marketing and Creative Sales Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... Debbie and Rod Herrenbruck of Chesterfield-based Marketing and Creative Sales Inc. are projecting $2 million to $3 million in sales in the next year from their Talk to Me Treat Ball, Dog owners can record a personal message to their pets with...

Unfinished business.(Medve Group plans construction completion)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... The Medve Group President Jakob Medve said his University City apartment project is under contract with a Dallas company that is expected to complete construction. Should that deal fall through, Medve says he has several other potential buyers...

Top (wine) gunn.(Glenn Bardgett joins Annie Gunn's)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... Glenn Bardgett has joined the Annie Gunn's team as director of wine. Bardgett, who studied wine at the University of Hawaii, has 30 years of experience in the wine industry, including co-owning the Wine Cellar and supervising the Brown Derby...

Spiritual growth.(Maryland Heights church)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... Anticipating a population boom in Maryland Heights, the Archdiocese of St. Louis paid $500,000 for Parkwood Christian Church, 3111 Parkwood Lane, across the street from St. Blaise Church. The newly acquired building is being used for meeting...

Scoring on the Web.(Saint Louis Rams tickets)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... The Saint Louis Rams scored big on the Internet July 9. That's when fans were offered a limited number of mini-plans -- a package of four games for $148 -- on its Web site. "The sale started at 10 a.m., and in just a few hours we were sold...

e-bikes.(Jack Schmitt automobile dealerships )(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... The Jack Schmitt automobile dealerships in Alton and O'Fallon, Ill., are the first local businesses to carry e-bikes, a regular bicycle with a battery-powered motor attached. A creation of former Chrysler Corp. executive Lee Iacocca, e-bikes...

Only four remain.(NuVox Communications Inc. staff)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... Only four of the 16 staffers at the former WebBizApps are working for the software development business now owned by NuVox Communications. The rest have taken other jobs at NuVox or left the company, like Phil Abbenhaus, who led Web BizApps...

On ice.(U.S. Ice Sports Complex for sale)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... The Douglas Group quietly has been working to sell the U.S. Ice. Sports Complex in Chesterfield. Company President Debbie Douglas confirmed that the skating complex and the 14.5 acres it sits on are on the market. Douglas declined to disclose...

S.G. Adams quits paper chase, files for bankruptcy.(S.G. Adams Printing and Stationery Co. closes)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2001... S.G. Adams, which has sold office supplies for more than 126 years, filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. S.G. Adams, also known as Comfort Cos. Inc., told the court it had assets of $6.49 million and....