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Cardinal Biologicals to expand in Cape Girardeau, Springfield, and Joplin, investing $2.74 million and creating 6 new jobs

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Cardinal Biologicals, a locally owned producer of medical-grade biologics, announced today that it will expand in Cape Girardeau, Springfield, and Joplin, investing $2.74 million and creating 6 new jobs across the three locations. The company’s expansion includes the addition of a new water-based lab consumables production line at its Cape Girardeau headquarters

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Attorney General Hanaway fights out-of-state dark-money groups attempting to hijack Missouri’s constitutional authority

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office, representing the State of Missouri, the Missouri General Assembly, and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, has filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop out-of-state dark money groups from hijacking Missouri’s electoral process and silencing the will of Missouri’s elected representatives. Attorney

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Rep. Friess files legislation to repair the Stringtown Levee

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Representative David Friess has filed HB4146, a measure to allocate $5,000,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Commerce and EconomicOpportunity (DCEO). The funds would be granted to Monroe County to support the construction,improvements, and repairs of the Stringtown Levee. This legislation follows ongoing efforts by Rep.

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NFIB says small business optimism declines in September

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.– The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 2.0 points in September to 98.8. This was the first decline in three months, though it remains above the survey’s 52-year average of 98. The Uncertainty Index rose seven points from August to 100, the fourth-highest reading in over 51 years.   “Optimism among small business owners decreased in

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New art exhibit opens Friday evening and runs through Nov. 9

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Art Guild is again hosting the Promenade des Arts, a special exhibit honoring the legacy of the Ste. Genevieve Art Colony.   Three local artists, from three generations of the same family will be featured.  Sister Cassiana Marie (Vogt) is being honored for the first time in the long history of

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