If you've been dreaming of launching your own business in Southeast Missouri, now is an exciting time to take the leap.

As we head into summer 2025, U.S. consumer confidence is showing mixed signals.

Last Friday, the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced an award of over $2.9 million out of Federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds to Codefi and Missouri State University’s efactory.

Last week, I had the opportunity to join 150 “Young Professionals” at the 7th Annual YPC Summit hosted by the Cape Chamber.

For businesses or organizations, the opportunity to support a variety of groups, programs or activities can often be overwhelming.

As trade tensions between the United States and China intensify, businesses across the Midwest are bracing for economic repercussions that could ripple through key sectors of the region’s economy.

One of the data points related to a region’s stability or growth that is easy to track is census data.

If you have been watching the news in Cape Girardeau lately, it almost feels like someone was planting seeds of entrepreneurship for food establishments as several have been popping up lately.

The first few months of 2025 have been a bit of a whirlwind with lots of activity, changes, and uncertainty in the air.

Daylight savings kicked in on Sunday morning, and that means we all lost an hour of time and maybe even an hour of sleep.