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Chance Whitehead Appointed as Project Manager for DILLE POLLARD Architecture
Poplar Bluff, MO – August 25, 2022 – DILLE POLLARD ARCHITECTURE announces the appointment of Chance Whitehead as Project Manager. Chance brings over 19 years of experience as a financial and administrative professional with a working knowledge of accounting, auditing, and construction management experience. He believes that the ability to effectively communicate with clients, contractors,…
Risk Management Firm Ranks MRV Banks No. 5
Ste. Genevieve, MO (August 28, 2023) CB Resource, Inc. a risk management firm, has ranked MRV Banks fifth on its CB Top Ten™ list of community banks with assets between $500 million and $1 billion. The firm identifies the top ten percent of community banks throughout the nation and provides industry insights to promote and…
Send a Child Home with Hope – Volunteers Needed
During the school year, Southeast Missouri Food Bank provides 1,200 students with a bag of nutritious food for the weekend. We need volunteers — individuals or groups — to pack our Backpacks for Friday bags in our Jackson location. If you want to send a child home with hope for the weekend, sign up for…
Schlosser Earns Prestigious Banking Diploma from Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. – Jeremy Schlosser, Senior Vice President of Private Banking of MRV Banks, has graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado’s state-of-the-art graduate school of banking program. Schlosser was among 166 graduates of the class of 2023 honored during a ceremony on July 27, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. Graduate School of Banking…
Powering through Challenges
Last Thursday the 2023 NFL Season kicked off in Primetime with the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs playing host to the upstart Detroit Lions. As a lifelong Chiefs fan, I was certainly hoping for a better outcome, and while the “Monday Morning Quarterbacking” started on Friday I still think there is something businesses…
Labor Day and Workforce
On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland singed Senate Bill 730 formally establishing Labor Day as a Federal Holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. “Labor” is a key part of our regional economy and critical for business success, today is a great day to reflect on that. Historically Labor Day started as a…
Recognition for work can boost business!
The end of summer and the start of the school year brought with it a fast and furious return to activities, meetings, and projects at the Cape Chamber. As I was reflecting on the variety of events, planning, and programs that our staff and volunteers work to coordinate I realized I needed to take some…
Understanding Economic Development Tools – What is a CID?
Last week the Cape Girardeau City Council held a public hearing for the creation of River City Centre Community Improvement District (CID). If approved, this would be the sixth CID created in Cape Girardeau to support development activity and growth. Understanding how and why to use various financing and incentive tools is a key to…
Return of the School Year Means New Customers and Opportunity
Next week school will resume throughout the region as the fall semester begins. For a college town like Cape Girardeau, the addition of hundreds of new students to the community creates a nice buzz, and an opportunity for business to make a first and hopefully lasting impression. It can sometimes be easy to gloss over…
Cape Chamber Introduces New Monthly Publication
The Cape Chamber is thrilled to announce a brand new publication for our members: Cape Engage. Distributed on the fourth Wednesday of each month, Cape Engage is a brand new publication created by the Cape Chamber to share information and promote opportunities for members to plan for and engage with activity and special events in…