St. Louis Business Journal articles from October 2001

St. Louis Business Journal archives from October 2001

'Super Mario' bullish on St. Louis.(Mario Gabelli invests in Unigraphics Solutions, Purina Mills)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... Mario Gabelli is stocking up on St. Louis companies. The savvy New York investor, known as "Super Mario" by his investment peers, invested $27 million in a pair of local businesses in the midst of buyouts - Unigraphics Solutions and Purina...

Economic engine stalls.(Lambert-St. Louis International Airport slow could cost region $33 million)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Slowdown at airport could cost region $33 million over six months The St. Louis region stands to lose $33 million unless business picks up at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Bryan Bezold, chief economist at the St. Louis...

41% of airport expansion contracts go to minorities.(Lambert-St. Louis International Airport)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... George John and Dennice Kowelman are two of many beneficiaries of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport's aggressive hiring of minority contractors. They head two of the 30 minority- and women-owned firms that have received 41 percent of...

Layoffs spred, 7 more slash staffs.(companies forced to lay off employees)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Bob Buschman knew the recruiting industry was in trouble, but he never expected to lose his job. The former president of Geoffrey Morgan, McKinsey & Co.'s information technology services group found himself out of work Sept. 25, joining...

The A list.
October 5, 2001... The Busch name is absent from this year's Forbes 4O0, the annual list of richest people in America in the magazine's Oct. 8 issue, after Forbes decided not to include families this year. Last year, Forbes estimated the Busch family's wealth at...

Trust fund baby.(Forbes to profile St. Louis businessman)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Forbes' Oct. 8 issue also profiles the career of B. Douglas-Morriss, founder of Kinexus, a wealth management firm here. Morriss, the son of Barbara and Reuben Morriss III, the former president and director of Boatmen's Trust, is described by...

Checking in.(Marriott International Inc. hires Brad Robinette)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Marriott International Inc. has brought in 25-year veteran Brad Robinette to manage the city's convention hotel complex, the Renaissance Grand Hotel and Renaissance St. Louis Suites Hotel. Robinette previously was a Marriott vice president in...

Defensive move.(Engineered Support Systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... With the price of military contractor Engineered Support Systems' stock soaring after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Shanahan Sr. told the. SEC on Sept. 19 he would sell 200,000 shares for about $8 million....

Stepping up.(Cole Haan opens first St. Louis store)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Cole Haan, a national chain featuring men's and women's shoes, opened its first store in St. Louis Sept. 28 at Plaza Frontenac, followed by Montblanc, a pen store that opened at the shopping mall Oct 2.

In charge.(Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services hires top business banking specialist)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services has hired John Meek as its top business banking specialist here. Meek is former president of Paramount Environment and a veteran commercial lender.

New duties.(Jeffrey Zornes hired at Trammell Crow Co.)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... A reorganization at Trammell Crow Co. has brought Jeffrey Zornes to the real estate firm. Zornes, the founder of Foreman Zornes Inc., was named area director of global services, overseeing property, facility, brokerage and project management...

Cheers.(Mount Pleasant Winery introduces Dressel Cellar's Timepiece)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Mount Pleasant Winery has launched Dressel Cellar's Timepiece, a new line of chardonnay, merlot and cabernet sauvignon wines -- varieties generally not produced by regional wineries, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture The wines...

Team players.
October 5, 2001... The largest annual sports-medicine gathering in the United States, set for next spring in St. Louis, could get bigger. The American College of Sports Medicine, which is organizing the four-day meeting, wants to add the International Olympic...

On hold.
October 5, 2001... It's a no-go for the April 13 gala to raise $1 million for the Siteman Cancer Center. W. Frank Elston, vice president of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation, said the gala was postponed because of the terrorist attacks. The organizing...

Hotels hope post-season baseball boosts numbers.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... The prospect of post-season baseball has yet to sink in for downtown St. Louis hotels. "We're getting a lot of inquiries over the playoff dates. However, since the dates are not definitively set, it's hard to be specific with people," said...

Kent's final day at Charter a winner for area charities.(Jerald Kent od Charter Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... Christmas came early to the Magic House, thanks to Jerald Kent, the departed president and chief executive at Charter Communications. The hands-on children's museum in Kirkwood received $200,000 from Charter Communications, earmarked for...

Pace partners on project across from the Galleria to land Crate & Barrel.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Things are moving on a long-planned new retail center along Brentwood Boulevard across from the Saint Louis Galleria. The three-acre site, bordered by Brentwood Boulevard, Galleria Park-way, Darst Court and Interstate 170, is home to St....

Charter pulls the plug on Kent's 7 million stock options.(Jerry Kent, president and chief executive quits)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Charter Communications Inc. cancelled more than 7 million stock options for Jerry Kent, after Kent quit as president and chief executive of the cable TV company The options were canceled Sept. 24, the day Kent resigned, according to an...

Corrections.
October 5, 2001... R. Stephen Holekamp R. Stephen Holekamp's name should have been included with Andrea Lawrence's name as a top local executive at Prudential Alliance Realtors in the Largest Residential Real Estate Agencies list in the. Sept. 28 issue....

Haystack on life support, needs cash to stay alive.(Haystack Toys Inc., Dan Lauer)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... Dan Lauer's Haystack Toys Inc. is living on borrowed time. "If six good things happen in the next 60 days, we pull through," said Lauer, creator of the successful Waterbabies. "If six bad things happen, we don't." Lauer has cut six...

Falcon slump cushioned by training tables, McDonald's.(Falcon Products Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... With competitors and major customers reporting double-digit sales declines, it would seem that commercial furniture maker Falcon Products Inc. should have nothing but bad news fonts shareholders when its fiscal year ends Oct. 31. But the...

Union Financial Group Ltd.(merger with First Banks Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Shareholders of Union Financial Group Ltd. have approved a merger with First Banks Inc. Pending regulatory approvals, the banks anticipate the merger closing by the end of the year. Union Financial's Chairman Ralph Korte wrote a letter...

Amount casinos keep from slot machines up 14 percent.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... By slightly decreasing the odds on slot machines, area casinos have increased revenue by $28 million during the last 12 months. Since August 2000, the slot hold -- the amount of money a casino keeps on each dollar played -- has increased by...

Swiss bank buys P&G building at Gateway Center for $23.1 million.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... TRiSTAR Business Communities has sold the 806,400-square-foot distribution center it developed at Gateway Commerce Center for Procter & Gamble to an institutional investor for $23.1 million. United Bank of Switzerland, based in Hartford,...

SSM St. Joseph wins quality award for elder care.
October 5, 2001... SSM St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles has won the first MissouriPRO Quality Award, designed to measure hospitals' performance in treating conditions that primarily affect the elderly. SSM St. Joseph followed standard clinical guidelines in...

Medical people.(appointments, promotions)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Robert Hazel, executive vice president of the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation in St. Louis, was elected president-elect of the National Society of Dental Foundation Executives. Dr. Stacey Clancy, an...

Cohens put their money where their mouthwash is.(Triumph Pharmaceuticals Inc., TriOral mouthwash)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Drs. Marvin Cohen and Susanne Southworth don't think their product Will replace Listerine. But the father-daughter team at Triumph Pharmaceuticals Inc. already is selling hundreds of thousands of units of their TriOral mouthwash, a product...

PEOPLE.(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Accounting Mark Mersmann of Brown Smith Wallace Advisors and Accountants has been elected to serve as chair of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants for the year 2001--2002. Alice Hickey has joined the staff of Brown Smith...

Positive attitude is about your response to adversity.(advice from Jeffrey Gitomer, author of "The Sales Bible" and "Customer Satisfaction is Worthless, Customer Loyalty is Priceless,")(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... "It was the best of times it was the worst of times." Charles Dickens wrote those ominous words 150 years ago. All of a sudden, those small troubles you had Sept. 10 seem as insignificant as Gary Condit. Everyone has a story about...

ENGINEERED GROWTH.(McClure Engineering Associates Inc. management)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... * McClure's diversity helps avoid pitfalls during slow economy Business activity: While the sluggish economy has hurt many businesses, McClure Engineering Associates is having a good year and anticipates revenue to grow by more than...

NAM pushes 3 tax cuts to aid manufacturing firms.(National Association of Manufacturers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... One of the hardest-hit segments of the economy this year has been manufacturing. The National Association of Manufacturers is calling on the Bush Administration and Congress to move more aggressively on a series of tax measures that it...

Small Business Administration.
October 5, 2001... The St. Louis district office of the Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for Small Business awards to be presented during Small Business Week next year. Any individual or organization that supports small business,...

Renau Bozarth.(opened Gift Basket Brigade in Ladue)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Renau Bozarth, who worked for more than 20 years in the 'health-care industry, has opened Gift Basket Brigade in Ladue. The gift baskets are customized using gourmet foods and gift items and vary in size. They are priced from. $25 to $150...

Tragedies add perspective to planning for college.(St. Louis, Missouri colleges react to September 11 terrorist attack)(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
October 5, 2001... A student arrived for an appointment on September 12 saying, "Sorry I'm a few minutes late. I was waiting in line all day with friends to donate blood." Another student sent me e-mail on September 15: "I turned 18 this week and got my...

Focus on differences and avoid group prejudices.(plea for treating groups of people with respect, after the September 11 terrorist attack)(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
October 5, 2001... There are lots of people who constantly use such expressions as "Let's be practical" or "I always call a spade a spade." These statements usually make people see red. I think that's mostly because it implies that no one but the speaker...

LARGEST ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE GROUPS.(list of top 25 insurance companies in the Missouri area, with contact information)
October 5, 2001... LARGEST ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE GROUPS (RANKED BY 2000 MISSOURI MARKET SHARE [1]) Group name [2] Address Phone/Main fax, 2000 Missouri Web site (rank last year) market share ...

Outsourcing can make running a business easier.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Do more with less. It's an easy edict for small business owners to issue to their staff. And while a surprising amount can be done with fewer people and dollars, it can strain your daily operations. Outsourcing some of your company's activities...

LARGEST HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.(list of the top 10 HMOs in the Missouri area, with contact information)
October 5, 2001... LARGEST HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (RANKED BY ST. LOUIS ENROLLMENT MARKET SHARE) St. Louis MSA [1] St. Louis Company/HMO Product(s) enrollment enrollment address ...

LARGEST PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS.(list of top health care providers in the Missouri area, with contact information)
October 5, 2001... LARGEST PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS (RANKED BY TOTAL ENROLLMENT) Company (rank last year) PPO product(s) Total Number of address ...

Employee recognition is all about presentation.(overview of business methodology regarding employees)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... A lot of otherwise exceptional recognition opportunities come undone at the point of delivery. Organizations devote time, money and effort to recognizing employee achievement, yet when it comes to presenting the award, the potential to add...

$100 M.(Illinois MetroLink extension )(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Illinois MetroLink extension brings nearly $100 million in development to region The economic impact of the Illinois MetroLink extension is taking shape just six months after the light rail line opened. Since the 17.4-mile extension...

German utility buys American Water Works for $7.6 billion.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... The parent company of Missouri-American Water Co. and Illinois-American Water Co. has been bought by German RWE AG, a German utility company, for $7.6 billion in cash. Voorhees, N.J.-based American Water Works Co. Inc. is the largest...

MidAmerica Airport competes for Pan Am expansion.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... County Chairman Baricevic working to determine feasibility At a time when the airline industry is struggling to survive, Pan Am Airways may expand its route service at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill. John Nadolny, senior vice...

Growing pains.(Mariner's Village at Carlyle Lake)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Motels, conference center, restaurants open in newly developed Mariner's Village at Carlyle Lake The tourism coattails of the St. Louis area gradually have stretched east and now extend almost 50 miles to Carlyle Lake, the largest man-made...

Lutheran Senior Services acquires retirement center.(Meridian Village Retirement Community)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Lutheran Senior Services has acquired the Meridian Village Retirement Community in Glen Carbon, Ill., from Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois. Meridian Village is the first retirement community owned by Lutheran Senior Services...

Interpretive center to bring visitors, dollars to Hartford.(Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... Within five years, center could attract more than 500,000 visitors per year The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center currently under construction in Hartford, Ill., promises to attract lots of visitors -- and dollars -- to the region. ...

Visual arts indoors and out at Schmidt Art Center.
October 5, 2001... Former Wash U Associate Dean Libby Reuter to head [dollar]2 million center Skylights, high-tech amenities and a windowed view of a courtyard and water sculpture will invite business visitors to stay for a day. Outdoors, a curved path and...

Giving Council helps those who give, receive.(Southern Illinois Charitable Giving Council)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Thanks to the Southern Illinois Charitable Giving Council, more donors and organizations in the metro area are benefiting from both giving and receiving. James Maher, a financial consultant with Merrill Lynch, was researching ways in which...

Biotech corridor crosses river into Southwest Illinois.(Southern Illinois University Corn to Ethanol Research Center)
October 5, 2001... Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at SIUE centerpiece of expansion efforts The Research Triangle in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area has become known as a center of technological expertise in the United States. Leaders in southwestern Illinois...

Ascension Health.(company profile)(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... Douglas French President and chief executive Ascension Health (www.ascensionhealth.org) is a Catholic health ministry dedicated to improving access and delivering quality care particularly for those who are poor and vulnerable. This...

For what it's worth.(real estate transactions in St. Louis)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Highlighting some of the most recent commercial real estate transactions in the St. Louis area. LOCATION: 2501 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield DATE SOLD: May 14, 2001 NEW OWNER: Allegiant Bank AGENT: None FORMER OWNER: IPX...

Curtain call.(arts in the wake of September 11 attacks)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... In the aftermath of the tragic events of Sept. 11, what is the role of the arts, and how will the arts change in response to the new circumstances in which we live? Directors from four St. Louis arts organizations share their thoughts. The...

COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC.(financial assets)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... David W. Kemper Chairman, president and chief executive officer Commerce Bancshares Inc. is a bank holding company for Commerce Bank, which operates 341 branches in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas, as well as a credit card bank in Nebraska....

St. Louis Stocks.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... St. Louis Stocks Close Close Company Symbol Exchange 9/26/01 10/3/01 A.G. Edwards AGE N $33.19 $36.90 Allegiant Bancorp ...

Peabody Energy Corp.(stock analysis)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Sept. 27, $23.85 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. Buy. Peabody Energy has raised its guidance for the quarter ending Sept. 30. EBITDA is expected to be $90 million to $95 million, up from previous projections of $80 million to $85 million....

Panera Bread Co.(stock analysis)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Sept. 24, $30.86 Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. Outperform. We are initiating coverage with a target price of $40. Based on its strong returns, Panera Bread has attracted considerable development interest. Development is projected at a 25...

Engineered Support Systems Inc.(stock analysis)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Sept. 26, $48.30 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. Accumulate. We are reducing our opinion on Engineered Support Systems Inc. to Accumulate from Buy solely on price appreciation. Since Sept. 10, the price has increased 50 percent as...

McCarthy finishes $13 million job on Wash. U. arts center.(McCarthy Building Cos.)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has completed work on the $13 million Visual Arts & Design Center at Washington University. The project was completed in 11 weeks, during the university's summer break, to ensure art and architecture students had...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
October 5, 2001... High-speed rail would offer an alternative to flying Editor: The events of September 11th are a sobering reminder of our dependence on airline and auto travel. Local television reporters interviewed stranded travelers at Lambert...

United Way drive makes us all winners.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Progress toward the finish line in any race is made one step at a time. In the same way, the United Way of Greater St. Louis' fund-raising campaign has its best foot forward, moving toward its destination -- raising a record $64 million in...

Downtown Partnership looks to Tampa for leadership.(James Cloar may join Downtown Saint Louis Partnership Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... James Cloar, a seasoned urban planner who currently heads Tampa's Downtown Partnership, is a front-runner for the top position at The Downtown Saint Louis Partnership Inc. The nonprofit organization, whose primary mission is to promote and...

People Project runs deficit; looks to raise money for final exhibition.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... The People Project was $50,000 in the hole. as of Sept. 18. "We had some promised in-kind contributions fall through and that kind of messed things up," said Porter Arneill, director of the People Project. "That meant we had to pay for some...

Arts deserve second look.
October 5, 2001... The Regional Arts Commission's decision to purchase or lease-to-own its own building is more than a real estate matter. The commission, which is funded primarily through the hotel/motel tax, was established by legislation as a funding...

The most important asset.(resiliency)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... If there is one quality or trait that is perhaps the most significant in leading a healthy and constructive life, it is -- resiliency. Certainly there are long descriptions of issues and maladies and processes and cures in the textbooks of...

Freedom protects our rights as individuals.(Philip Deitch and his attitudes on pushing the federal hate crimes act, especially after the September 11 attacks)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... This is a time of great sadness for us all. While the loss will continue to be felt, the shock will wear off and we will find the proper ways to heal and to go on. A message we are often hearing is that this is a time for unity. Unity will help...

Letters to the editor.
October 5, 2001... Important airport developments Editor: The St. Louis Business Journal is absolutely correct in its assessment that the successful redevelopment of hundreds of acres surrounding Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is critically...

SLU Care revenue up 12% erasing most of net loss.(performance data for fiscal 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... SLUCare, the group practice made up of physicians who teach at Saint Louis University, has healed most of its financial woes, posting a $10.7 million improvement in operating performance for fiscal 2001. SLUCare reported a $1.9 million net...

Solutia Inc.(third-quarter earnings forecast)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... St. Louis-based Solutia Inc. said it is reducing its third-quarter earnings projection to 6 cents to 9 cents per share, less than the projected consensus of 10 cents. The company said the reduction was a direct result of slowing demand...

Amdocs.(plans to acquire Clarify)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Amdocs plans to acquire Clarify, a customer relationship management (CRM) software firm, for about $200 million in cash. Clarify is a subsidiary of Brampton, Canada-based Nortel Networks. It is expected to be integrated within Amdocs as...

Procter & Gamble.(Comet brand sold)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Procter & Gamble's Comet brand, based in St. Louis, has been sold to Prestige Brands International Inc., based in Bonita Springs, Fla. Financial terms were not disclosed. However, Reuters speculated when the unit was put up for sale in...

Mitch Murch's Maintenance Management Co.(to buy Mid-America Pro Clean)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2001... Mitch Murch's Maintenance Management Co. has bought Raytown, Mo.-based Mid-America Pro Clean for an undisclosed amount MMMM has retained MAPC's 97 employees, MMMM President Tim Murch said. The acquisition includes all of MAPC's ongoing...

The Talx Corp.(to lay off employees, second-quarter earnings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... The Talx Corp. will lay off about 17 percent of its workers as a result of a weak second quarter, the company announced Monday. Talx, an application service provider, will take a one-time charge of $2.8 million for inventory write-downs,...

MEMC Electronic Materials.(Texas Pacific Group to buy MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 2001... Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a private investment firm, has agreed to buy MEMC Electronic Materials from German company E.ON AG. Bloomberg News reported that TPG bought E.ON's 72-percent stake in MEMC for a "symbolic price" of $1, but the...

Stock Transactions.(at CPI Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 5, 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...

Gundaker, 2 others bid up price for CBC.(Gundaker Commercial Group Inc. to bid for 9-acres owned by Christian Brothers College)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2001... Gundaker Commercial Group Inc. is the latest entrant in the bid for CBC High School's Clayton campus. Meanwhile, the price on the nine-acre property is climbing. Christian Brothers College High School's board decided to put the...

Alton Memorial income up 580%, leads 11 gainers.(Alton Memorial Hospital is one of eleven St Louis area hospitals to boost income in 2000)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 12, 2001... The closure last year of Wood River Township Hospital boosted the fortunes of Alton Memorial Hospital. Alton Memorial's income increased nearly 580 percent in 2000 compared to the previous year, more than any other hospital on the St....

The lawyer who took on the brewery and won.(Willie Gary wins decision against Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.)
October 12, 2001... Willie Gary's courtroom oratory not only won the Maris family a $50 million jury verdict, it's also resulted in calls from other distributors who feel jilted by Anheuser-Busch. "We have others knocking at our doors," said Gary, who is...

Hayes' scramble to pull off Southside acquisition.(Allegiant Bancorp. chief Shaun Hayes manages to close deal for Southside Bancshares Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2001... On Sept. 11, Allegiant Bancorp's Shaun Hayes and Tom Daiber were on their way to financing Allegiant's acquisition of Southside Bancshares Corp. Hayes, Allegiant's president and chief executive, and Daiber, chief financial officer, were...

Stepping down.(Southern Illinois University's school of business dean)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2001... Several surprises greeted the audience at Southern Illinois University. Edwardsville's Family Business of the Year Award dinner Oct. 11. Robert Carver, dean of the school of business and a 30-year veteran of the university, announced his...

School daze.(Washington University named by The Wall Street Journal as a 'hot' school)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2001... Washington University made The Wall Street Journal's Oct. 5 list, of "This Fall's Hot Schools." The newspaper said the slow economy and safety' concerns after the Sept. 11' terrorist attacks have students and their parents taking a new look at...

Head of the class.(former St. Louis police chief is teaching at Southern Illinois University)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2001... Former St. Louis Mayor arid Police Chief' Clarence Harmon has gone back to school, teaching courses on municipal government and American policing at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Harmon commutes from St. Louis and is on campus three...

Shuttered.(Tricorp Enterprises closes Fitz's in Chesterfield)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2001... Just a couple of months after Tricorp Enterprises took over management of Fitz's Soda Bar & Grill restaurants, the Fitz's in Chesterfield has closed. Steve Bell, president of Tricorp, said the company closed the' two-year-old restaurant in...

Pink slips.(Correctional Medical Services Inc. cuts 30 positions)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2001... Correctional Medical Services, the St. Louis-based provider of healthcare services in prisons across the United States, cut about 30 positions from its .6,600-person work force nationwide the week of Oct. 1, after determining those jobs were...

On his own.(Patrick Cacchione forms lobbying firm)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2001... Patrick Cacchione, the longtime lobbyist for Carondelet Health System and an unsuccessful challenger to former Congressman William Clay in 1996, has left the system to start'his own company, Advocacy Strategies. The St. Louis-based firm will...