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DWIGHT
DAVIS TENNIS CENTER SIGNS MANAGEMENT PARTNER
Apted-Hulling Inc., a St. Louis management company, has recently
been approved by the Dwight Davis Tennis Center board of directors
to manage and operate the tennis center for the 2004 season. The
center, located in Forest Park, will continue to host the St. Louis
Aces, a professional team, as well as tennis teams for the National
Junior Tennis League, the Pylar Enrichment Program, Washington University
and others. The new management team plans to add a training facility
and to develop training programs for all ages and skill levels.
STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN WINS INCLUSION
IN THE 2004 INTERNATIONAL ASTRID AWARDS
Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. was awarded inclusion in the 14th
annual 2004 International Astrid Awards competition, honoring outstanding
achievement in design communications. A bronze award was received
for St. Louis Commerce Magazine’s 2004 January/Roster issue.
This issue of Commerce includes the “Who’s Who, What’s What in St.
Louis,” a comprehensive guide to the 12-county bistate region.
FOLLMAN BREAKS GROUND ON PERSIMMON POINTE
The new 33,800-square-foot Persimmon Pointe Market
broke ground recently at the northwest corner of highways
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The new 33,800-square-foot Persimmon Pointe Market broke ground
recently at the northwest corner of highways K and 40 in O’Fallon,
Mo. The 4.7-acre project is being developed by Follman Properties
• ONCOR International, and is 24 percent pre-leased. Two new hotels,
Stay Bridge and Country Inn & Suites, are under construction adjacent
to the site. Persimmon Pointe is also located across from the new
CitiMortgage facility, with about 5,000 employees.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY BREAKS GROUND ON NEW
ART MUSEUM
Washington University in St. Louis broke ground April 14 on the
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, formerly the Washington University
Gallery of Art. The 65,000-square-foot limestone-clad structure
is one of two new buildings designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect
Fumihiko Maki as part of the $56.8 million, five-building Sam Fox
Arts Center.
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Saligman Family Atrium, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum,
Sam Fox Arts Center |
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The new museum is made possible following a $5 million gift from
members of the Kemper family. The figure includes $1 million from
Mildred’s husband, James M. Kemper Jr., chairman emeritus of Commerce
Bancshares Inc.; $1 million from their son, David W. Kemper, chairman,
president and CEO of Commerce Bancshares and vice chairman of Washington
University’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Dotty Kemper; and
an additional $3 million by the William T. Kemper Foundation.
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans, left,
with U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., tours the St. Peters
facility of Wainwright Industries on April 15. The
previous week, Evans appointed Don Wainwright, chairman
and CEO of Wainwright Industries, to be chairman of
the federal Manufacturing Council. The Manufacturing
Council will ensure that manufacturers of all sizes
have a voice in the ongoing implementation of the
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ST. ANTHONY’S BEGINS REGISTERING EMERGENCY
PATIENTS BEDSIDE
Patients visiting St. Anthony’s Medical Center Emergency Department
will no longer have to register in the waiting room before being
admitted. Instead, patients are being taken immediately to a treatment
room, where they are registered bedside by registrars using wireless
laptop computers. The change is designed to protect patients’ privacy,
accelerate treatment, improve quality of service, and increase patient
satisfaction. The hospital, located in St. Louis County, operates
the second-largest emergency department in Missouri and serves more
than 70,000 patients annually.
FRONTIER PLANS ST. LOUIS / MEXICO SERVICE
Frontier Airlines has announced its intention to expand its service
to Cancun, Mexico, by offering non-stop flights from Lambert-St.
Louis International Airport and other destinations outside of its
Denver hub. The company has filed an application with the U.S. Department
of Transportation for authorization to serve Cancun from St. Louis,
Kansas City International Airport and Salt Lake City International
Airport. Initially, the service will be offered only on Saturdays.
If granted government approval, Frontier would begin the Cancun
service on July 3, 2004.
In related news, Frontier has relocated its operations at Lambert
from Concourse A to Concourse D. Officials say the move will provide
passengers with easier access to gates. “Frontier’s growing presence
in St. Louis is representative of the renewed interest in this market,”
says Leonard L. Griggs Jr., director of the airport. “Frontier’s
move to Concourse D will expedite the screening process at our Concourse
A security check point.”
St. Louis-Cancun
Flight Number Departs Arrives Frequency
44 2:25
p.m. 5:15 p.m. Saturday
OLIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS HOSTS IBOC
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IBOC speakers (left to right): Charles R. McManis,
professor of law, Washington University School of
Law; John Menzer, president and CEO, Wal-Mart International;
and Larry Kirschner, senior vice president, Wells
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The International Business Outlook Conference (IBOC) took place
April 16 at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center at
Washington University in St. Louis. The focus of the gathering was
to provide practical information to Midwest businesses for successfully
operating in an international environment. This year’s conference
focused primarily on conducting business in South America, the new
European Union and Asia.
VOODOO CAFÉ & LOUNGE OPENS AT HARRAH’S ST.
LOUIS
Harrah’s Entertainment has opened a $16 million VooDoo Café and
Lounge at Harrah’s St. Louis Casino & Hotel. The club features a
state-of-the-art sound system and two 32-foot-tall glass walls that
can display oversized video and digital images. The café and lounge
also offers more than 30 plasma and video screens to provide the
ultimate audio-visual experience.
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The new $16 million VooDoo Café and Lounge at Harrah’s
St. Louis Casino & Hotel. |
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“The VooDoo Café and Lounge will be unlike anything St. Louis has
ever seen,” said Bill Keena, head of Harrah’s Missouri operations.
“We’ll be offering customers a unique, high-energy entertainment
experience in an atmosphere none of our competitors can match.”
FERRIS WHEEL RETURNS TO FOREST PARK
Months after its New Year’s Eve debut, the Ferris Wheel returns
this summer to Forest Park, beginning May 26 and running through
Aug. 19. The 11-story Wheel, sponsored by Express Scripts, pays
homage to the 1904 World’s Fair, when a similar Ferris Wheel lorded
over the park. Hours of operation will be Monday through Thursday,
noon to 6 p.m., and Friday, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 9 p.m.
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