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Compiled by Lauri Johnson.
OLIN CUP COMPETITION ADDS NEW CATEGORY
The 2005 Olin Cup Entrepreneur Competition at Washington University will include a new student-team category that will offer a $5,000 cash prize to the winning team. The new cash prize will be awarded in addition to the investment prize of $70,000 that is given to the overall winners. The Olin Cup is a business formation competition that provides start-up money to the best competitors.
This year’s competition will also feature expanded student opportunities in the form of a business plan review competition. Developed last year by the Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Club, the business plan competition will parallel the Olin Cup judging process. The winning team will be invited to join the Olin Cup program as official judges, in addition to claiming a $500 prize. St. Louis Commerce Magazine is a Gold sponsor of the
Olin Cup. www.olincup.wustl.edu
PARIC REPORTED NO
LOST-TIME INJURIES IN 2004
Paric Corp. experienced a record year for safety in 2004 with no lost-time injuries to report. The company has worked more than 500,000 man-hours since its last lost-time injury, and 2004 was the ninth consecutive year that the company’s recordable and lost-time rates surpassed the national average. Recordable rates are standard performance measures that represent safety incidents per 200,000 hours of work, and lost-time incidents are injuries or occupational illnesses that result in an employee missing work.
| From Baby Bell To Global Bell – SBC Communications Inc., Chairman & CEO Ed Whitacre addressed
a standing room only crowd at a recent Business Dean’s Speaker Series at Webster University. Whitacre spoke about SBC’s expansion into the ever-changing, competitive telecommunications landscape. Pictured above are (from left): Dr. Benjamin Akande, dean, School of Business & Technology-Webster University;
Dr. Richard Meyers, president, Webster University; Ed Whitacre; Cindy Brinkley, president of SBC-Missouri and Kent Hance, former U.S. Congressman (Texas). |
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BUCKINGHAM WEB SITE
WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Buckingham Asset Management Inc. has received the iNOVA 2004 Award for Excellence in Corporate Web Sites. INOVA is the first international competition dedicated to honoring excellence in corporate web sites. More than 300 entries from around the world were judged on design, originality of execution, content and functional performance. The web site, designed by Stan Gellman Graphic Design, can be found at www.bamservices.com.
VIETTI HONORED BY
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE OF ST. LOUIS
 Academy of Science President H. Gerard Schwartz Jr., Ph.D. presents Dr. Teresa Vietti with the Peter H. Raven Lifetime Award. |
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Dr. Teresa J. Vietti was honored with the Peter H. Raven Lifetime Award by the Academy of Science of St. Louis at the 11th annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards dinner on April 13. Vietti is a pediatric oncologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and professor emeritus of pediatrics and radiology at Washington University School of Medicine. She is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the clinical investigation of pediatric hematology and oncology.
The Peter H. Raven Lifetime Award is presented to an established St. Louis scientist with a distinguished career of service in science and/or engineering. The academy also presented the following awards:
TRUSTEES' AWARD: Charles R. Granger, professor of biology and education at University of Missouri at St. Louis
FELLOWS' AWARD: Dr. Alexander Patterson, Joseph Bancroft professor of surgery and chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, and Robert T. Fraley, executive vice president and chief technology
officer at Monsanto
JAMES B. EADS AWARD: Krishnan Sankaran, senior technical fellow in the Phantom Works unit of The Boeing Company
SCIENCE EDUCATOR AWARD: Robert A. Williams, professor emeritus at Southern Illinois University
INNOVATION AWARD: Shelley Minteer, professor of chemistry at Saint Louis University
| Dr. Alexander Patterson receives the Fellows’ award as does Robert Fraley shown in photo at right. |
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BARNES-JEWISH ST. PETERS
HOSPITAL NAMED BENEFICIARY OF
DOVE FOUNDATION FUND-RAISER
| The 2004 Dove Designer Showhouse raised over $100,000 for two non-profits in St. Charles County. |
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The Dove Foundation has chosen Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospi-tal as one of two local non-profit organizations that will benefit from funds raised during the second annual Dove Designers’ Showhouse & Gardens of St. Charles County project. Another yet-to-be-determined non-profit organization will also benefit from the fund-raiser.
For the project, three luxury villas will be constructed in the new Ellington Place subdivision located near Cave Springs North between Highway 70 and Highway 370.
Tom Johnson of Tom Johnson Construction/TJC Development has agreed to build the villas, and many metro-area interior designers will also participate in the project. Each villa will have its own design theme. The Dove showhouses and gardens will be open to the public from Sept. 3 through Sept. 29, Mondays through Sundays. Tickets are $12. For more information, call (636) 946-4234.
The Dove Foundation’s mission is to raise funds for the working poor and less fortunate in St. Charles County, and last year the organization raised over $100,000 for two non-profits in St. Charles County.
SSM HEALTH CARE HONORED FOR WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
SSM Health Care received the Workplace Diversity Award from the Anti-Defamation League’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute at an annual award dinner in March. The award honors organizations that show exceptional commitment to diversity.
SSM Health Care celebrates being honored with the Anti-Defamation League’s A WORLD OF
DIFFERENCE® Workplace Diversity Award. Pictured front row from left: Steve Barney, SSMHC
senior vice president-Human Resources; Carol Rose, SSMHC executive assistant and special events coordinator; Ron Levy, SSMHC-St. Louis president/CEO; Inder Singh, SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood Medical Technologist; Yvonne Tisdel, SSMHC corporate vice president-Human Resources
and System Diversity. Back row from left: Robert Smith, SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood environmental services director; and Bill Schoenhard, SSMHC executive vice president/COO. |
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The institute recognized SSM Health Care for its focused commitment to diversity at all levels of the organization; its emphasis on diversity among the professional, managerial and executive ranks; and its use of minority vendors.
“I am very proud that SSM Health Care is being honored with such a prestigious award,” states Sr. Mary Jean Ryan, president and CEO of SSM Health Care. “Diversity is not merely a slogan or a program at SSMHC; it is part of a tradition of respect for the uniqueness of every person that began in 1872 when our first sisters arrived in St. Louis.”
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
RECEIVES RESEARCH GRANT
Big Brothers Big Sisters has received a $1.29 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to fund
a major impact study on its school-based mentoring programs in ten cities. The independent study will examine the impact that Big Brothers and Big Sisters have on middle school children who are enrolled in the organization’s school-based program. The research team will also compare the grades and behavior of students who meet with a Big Brother or a Big Sister in schools with those of students who do not.
The 10 cities involved in the study are St. Louis, Mo.; Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Dalton, Ga.; Denver, Colo.; Ellsworth, Maine; Oak Harbor, Wash.; Show Low, Ariz.; and Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Public/Private Ventures, a Philadelphia-based research group, is conducting the study.
PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF DESIGNS NEW MIDDLE SCHOOLs FOR HAZELWOOD DISTRICT
Parsons Brinckerhoff has been awarded a contract to design four new middle schools for the Hazelwood School District in Florissant, Mo. The firm will work in conjunction with architectural firms TRi and Bond-Wolfe on a $54 million program that includes four 115,000-square-foot facilities designed to serve 900 students in grades six through nine.
The schools will feature three grade-level “houses,” each comprised of two teaching teams, a state-of-the-art learning resource center, classrooms/labs, a performance gym, and administrative and support spaces. All four facilities will be functionally identical so that students and school personnel will enjoy the same amenities regardless of the location. Creating similar facilities will also allow the district to lower its construction and
overall maintenance costs. The schools are expected to be ready for the fall 2006 term.
"PEACE AND SECURITY THROUGH AGRICULTURE"
THE THEME OF 4TH WORLD AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS
Over 300 leaders from virtually every aspect of the agricultural chain --- including government, academia, corporations, foundations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) --- met at the Chase Park Plaza in May for the 4th Annual World Agricultural Congress of the World Agricultural Forum, headquartered here in St. Louis.
The 2005 World Congress examined
critical issues in agriculture and its role in economic development and human welfare. The World Congress builds on St. Louis’ strengths as the center of U.S. agricultural production and as a leader in cutting edge research & development in agriculture, biotechnology, and plant and medical sciences.
More than 50 speakers and presenters from around the world participated in this event. A sample of the speakers included: Nestlé Corporate Director of Agriculture Hans Johr; former Italian Minister of Agriculture Paolo de Castro; Kellogg Foundation Vice President Richard Foster; and UN World Food Program Director John Powell; as well as presidents and CEOs of such companies as Dow, Kraft Foods, and Cargill.
The World Agricultural Congress has been meeting every two years in St. Louis since 1999; the World Agricultural Forum itself is a non-profit organization serving as the only neutral forum for global dialog on critical issues involving food, water, fuel, health and fiber. Housed at the RCGA, the World Agricultural Forum was established
in 1997, and has been led since that time
by former Monsanto senior executive
Dr. Leonard Guarraia.
LAMBERT AIRPORT RECEIVES GRANT TO REDUCE NOISE
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta has announced that Lambert Airport and other Missouri airports will receive a total of nearly $68.8 million in federal grants designated to reduce the impact of noise on surrounding communities.
| Rubber tracks scoop up soil near Old Natural Bridge Rd. adjacent to the existing airfield complex. |
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Lambert Airport’s share of the funds will include $24.7 million to soundproof approximately 300 homes near the airport and to acquire land in areas around the airport to minimize the impact of noise. The airport will also receive a grant of $7 million to complete a 10-year, $191.4 million federal investment in the construction of runway 11/29W, which is slated for completion in April 2006. Another $622,500 will allow the airport to purchase an aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Other airports slated to receive grants are Kansas City International Airport ($12.1 million), Springfield-Branson Regional Airport ($5.4 million) and Joplin Regional Airport
($3.5 million). The state of Missouri also received $15.5 million for development projects at non-primary airports.
NEWBERRY NAMED MISSOURI’S
SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Brenda Newberry
president & CEO,
The Newberry Group Inc. |
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Brenda Newberry, president and CEO of The Newberry Group Inc., has been named
the Small Business Person of the Year for Missouri by the U.S. Small Business Administra-tion. Newberry is among winners selected from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam who will be eligible to win the National Small Business Person of the Year title.
Newberry founded the company in August 1996. The company grew from two employees to more than 105 employees. Sales volumes have grown from less than $50,000 in 1996 to over $6 million in 2002, $13.5 million in 2003 with projected sales of $18 million in 2004.
The Newberry Group was founded with $1,000 in personal funds. The Group specializes in information technology, systems consulting and project management services, serving clients in the Midwest region, Columbus, Oh., Stroudsburg, Penn., Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Mo., and the country of Bahrain within the financial, chemical, medical manufacturing industries as well as the federal government. The Newberry Group Inc., is a minority female, veteran owned firm and is a certified 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged company by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The Newberry Group has built its reputation by partnering with customers to provide responsive, flexible and efficient support services. They enhance their performance by developing, implementing and managing people, technology and processes effectively. They succeed because they have established a culture of winning based on individual worth and teamwork and they consider customer satisfaction of utmost importance.
USF HOLLAND BUILDS FREIGHT TERMINAL AT
GATEWAY COMMERCE CENTER
Freight carrier USF Holland Inc., based in Holland, Mich., is building a $9.2 million freight terminal at Gateway Commerce Center in Madison County, Ill., that is scheduled to open later this year. Once finished, the 102-door freight terminal is expected to employ 230 people and will be the largest operating at Gateway, a 2,300-acre distribution park located at the intersection of Interstate 270 and Interstate 255.
“Access to major interstate systems and zoning are important considerations to our business,” noted Steve Blubaugh, USF Holland spokesman. “Finding the combination of those two is not always easy. The site at Gateway Commerce Center met our needs in terms of the size of the tract of land needed to build our freight terminal.”
St. Louis-based TriSTAR Business Commu-nities is developing the distribution park.
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR
MISSOURI’S SMALL
BUSINESSES, ACCORDING
TO NEW “NFIB” STUDY
A new study released by the National Federation of Independent Business/Missouri has found that the state’s small-business economy is stable and will be buoyed by strong sales prospects despite an overall state business climate that could be better. The study, Missouri Small-Business Conditions, provides an overview of conditions for small businesses within Missouri and compares them to those in neighboring states.
Small employers in Missouri see economic growth ahead and are optimistic that legislative action will spur continued economic development. Conditions for small businesses in Missouri, however, appear substantially better than those in Illinois, according to the study. Forty-three percent of Missouri small employers say that business conditions are “good” compared to just 29 percent in Illinois.
Small-business owners in Missouri ranked insurance costs as their most serious business problem.
“The rising cost of insurance premiums continues to plague small business,” states Brad Jones, state director of the National Fed-eration of Independent Business/Missouri. “While health care insurance premiums continue to be the most costly, workers’ compensation insurance premiums are quickly closing the gap. Our legislature is in the midst of critical workers’ compensation reform so we are certainly hoping to see the workers’ compensation numbers go down over the next several months.”
A complete copy of the survey can be found at www.NFIB.com/object/sbcmo0305.html.
KETC/CHANNEL 9
RECEIVES TELLY AWARDS
Public television station KETC/ Channel 9 earned two bronze Telly statuettes in the 25th annual Telly Awards competition for its documentary Because of You: 50 Years of Channel 9. The program originally aired in fall 2004 and was created by KETC executive producer Patrick Murphy for the station’s 50th anniversary. It won awards in both the documentary category and the copywriting category.
The Telly Awards honor programs, videos and commercials that have not been broadcast nationally. The awards organization received more than 10,000 entries from all
50 states and several foreign countries.
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL JOINS NASDAQ
| Kevin Eichner, president and CEO,
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. |
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Enterprise Financial Services Corp., the parent company of Enterprise Bank & Trust, announced that it has met the listing requirements for the NASDAQ National Market. The company began trading shares of its common stock in February under the “EFSC” symbol.
“We are very proud to see our company’s stock listed on the NASDAQ’s national market,” states Kevin Eichner, president and CEO of Enterprise Financial. “This marks a major milestone for us on the way to positioning EFSC as a high growth performer in the small cap financial services space.”
The company’s stock previously had been traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board.
NATIONAL CITY DONATES $50,000
TO ST. ANTHONY’S MEDICAL CENTER
| National City, in conjunction with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), presented $50,000 to St. Anthony’s Medical Center to provide mammograms to women who may not be able to afford them. Pictured are, from left: Dr. Paul Oberle, a radiologist on staff at St. Anthony’s Medical Center; Carl Martinson, vice president of Marketing & Development for St. Anthony’s; Jane Kraus, director of Oncology Services at St. Anthony’s; Janelle Hail, founder and president of the National Breast Cancer Foundation; and Shaun Hayes, president and CEO of National City Bank of Missouri. |
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National City, in conjunction with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, has donated $50,000 to St. Anthony’s Medical Center to provide mammograms to women who may not be able to afford them. The donation was part of the National City Tour of Hope on February 22, a one-day tour of six cities to donate $400,000 to six hospitals
that support breast cancer prevention and education.
“We are honored to receive this donation from the National Breast Cancer Foundation and National City,” states Jane Kraus, director of oncology services at St. Anthony’s. “These funds will help hundreds of women who might not be able to afford a mammogram.”
In St. Louis, the donation will help fund free screening mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women in St. Anthony’s service area. |
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