Southwest Missouri News

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City can continue center studies|ret||ret||tab|

Thirtieth Judicial Circuit Judge James Eiffert filed on Sept. 29 an order to lift a temporary restraining order that had stopped Branson and Taney County officials from further studies on a Branson convention center site in Branson Meadows. |ret||ret||tab|

The restraining order was issued Aug. 3 and was the result of a lawsuit filed by a group of business owners claiming a citizen group violated the Sunshine Law in recommending the Branson Meadows location. |ret||ret||tab|

According to the city of Branson, lifting the temporary restraining order allows both Taney County and the city to continue with the convention center project. Branson City Administrator Terry Dody said that while the court's order allows the city and county to proceed as originally planned, he will recommend to the city's board of aldermen that they hold a specially-called joint meeting with the Taney County Commission. Dody said the purpose of the joint meeting would be to allow landowners of possible convention sites to make presentations to the aldermen and commissioners.|ret||ret||tab|

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Chamber drive needs volunteers|ret||ret||tab|

The Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to help recruit new members during its membership drive on Oct. 23-27. Volunteers are needed to serve as team members and team captains, and the chamber of commerce is also soliciting sponsors for the drive.|ret||ret||tab|

The chamber of commerce's Business Before Hours will be held at 7:30 a.m., Oct. 10 at Stonebridge Village on Mo. Hwy. 76 west of Branson. Gary Groman will speak on "Internet Utilization in the Small Business." |ret||ret||tab|

The Business After Hours will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Oct. 19 at the Radisson Hotel in Branson.|ret||ret||tab|

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Hotels named as NAIA hosts|ret||ret||tab|

The NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament headquarters has announced the 10 Branson properties winning the bids for housing the teams during the playoffs scheduled for March 7-13, 2001, at the College of the Ozarks at Point Lookout. |ret||ret||tab|

Those properties are Grand Country Inn, Grand Oaks Hotel, Holiday Inn, Honeysuckle Inn, Lodge of the Ozarks, Outback Roadhouse Motel & Suites, Palace Inn & Conference Center, Residence Inn by Marriott, Settle Inn Resort & Conference and Southern Oaks Inn.|ret||ret||tab|

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Joplin|ret||ret||tab|

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Area home sales rise|ret||ret||tab|

The Joplin Board of Realtors reports that the average price of a home sold in the Joplin area in August was $88,073, up from $86,396 in July. The average price of a new home sold in August 1999 was $77,500 for the Joplin area.|ret||ret||tab|

The average number of days a home spent on the market in August was 102.|ret||ret||tab|

According to the board, there were 159 homes sold in the Joplin area in August and 983 homes actively on the market.|ret||ret||tab|

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New directory to serve area|ret||ret||tab|

McLeod USA Publishing Co. plans to publish a telephone directory for the Joplin area.|ret||ret||tab|

The McLeod USA Joplin telephone directory will be published in February, and will serve the greater Joplin area, including Carthage, Neosho and Carl Junction.|ret||ret||tab|

The directory will serve a population estimated at 273,000.|ret||ret||tab|

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Neosho|ret||ret||tab|

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New facility to create 40 jobs|ret||ret||tab|

T. G. Applegate Steel Company, Inc., has announced plans to open a production facility in Neosho.|ret||ret||tab|

On Sept. 26, the Saratoga, Ind., company signed a letter of intent to purchase the Elk River division of Sibley Industries, located in Anderson, with plans to move the operation to the Tech-Spec Building in the Neosho Industrial Park.|ret||ret||tab|

Applegate Steel manufactures and distributes more than 500 different livestock equipment products designed to feed, contain and water cattle, horses, sheep, goats, dogs and other livestock. The company offers a complete line of bunk feeders, hay feeders, tube gates, horse stalls, horse feeders and galvanize stock tanks, dog kennels and fencing accessories.|ret||ret||tab|

The company distributes its products in 44 states, Canada and Mexico.|ret||ret||tab|

The Ellis Co., a private investment group from Fort Wayne , Ind., owns Applegate Steel, which has been in business since 1955.|ret||ret||tab|

Applegate Steel operates plants in Jefferson, Iowa, and Russell Springs, Ky., as well as Saratoga, Ind.|ret||ret||tab|

The facility will be a manufacturing as well as a distribution center. Approximately 13 to 15 current employees will be coming to Neosho from the Anderson plant. Total employment at the end of the first year operation is expected to be between 35 to 40.[[In-content Ad]]