On the Street

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IS THAT LEGAL?|ret||ret||tab|

Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP will present a seminar Feb. 19 about the legal pitfalls associated with advertising and marketing products and services. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. Feb. 19, followed by the program that will finish about 9:30. The presentation will be held at The Tower Club, 901 St. Louis St. Attorney Robert Lewis, chairman of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin's marketing law practice, is the featured speaker. Lewis will discuss the responsibility of media outlets to ensure the truth of advertising, as well as how advertising on the Web is different from broadcast or print advertising. He also will address the repercussions for breaking the rules. Virginia Fry, managing partner of the firm's Springfield office, and David Agee, head of the firm's corporate department in Springfield, will be available with Lewis after the seminar for discussion. There is no charge to attend, and a continental breakfast will be served. To register, call 417-268-4160.|ret||ret||tab|

NOMINATION DEADLINE|ret||ret||tab|

The deadline for nominations for Springfield Business Journal's 2003 40 Under 40 awards is fast approaching. All nominations must be received by 3 p.m. Feb. 12 no exceptions. For information about nominations, call Debra Fickbohm, special products coordinator, at 417-831-3238. Nominations also can be made online at www.sbj.net. Finalists will be announced Feb. 25, and the awards ceremony will be held 6-9 p.m. April 24 at Wonders of Wildlife.|ret||ret||tab|

JUST IN TIME FOR CUPID|ret||ret||tab|

The CoxHealth Auxiliary is presenting a jewelry sale to benefit auxiliary programs, which include the Child Life program and the Baby Car Seat program. Shoppers will be able to select top-quality, discounted jewelry 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 11 in the main lobby at Cox North, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 12 in the west lobby of Cox Walnut Lawn, and 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 13-14 in the main lobby at Cox South. |ret||ret||tab|

SLICE OF NICE|ret||ret||tab|

With more than 40,000 pounds of aluminum cans collected in a six-month period, the Springfield Habitat for Humanity ReStore won third place against 14 other Habitats in the United States, which were competing to win a $50,000 grant to fund the construction of a new home. Grand Island, Neb., finished first and Webster, La., finished second. With the can drive, the ReStore generated $16,000 in revenue from the cans. For its efforts. Springfield will receive an additional $8,000 making the grand total earned locally more than $24,000 half the funds it needs to build a house. Habitat of Springfield now has a goal to build a house each year with cans, and local businesses and individuals are continuing to collect aluminum cans from the community. Individuals and businesses that would like to help the organization collect cans can call the ReStore at 417-829-4001.|ret||ret||tab|

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