Dr George Washington Chase started the Chase Candy Company in 1876 when he had difficulty of raising a family on a doctor's meager wage. His son persuaded him to hire two expert candy makers and worked the idea into the Chase fine confections, working on the second floor of the store.
In St. Louis, Mr. Busch was brewing his first batch of beer and Alexander Graham Bell was making his famous telephone call.
Chase Candy became known throughout the Midwest in a few years for the hand dipped chocolate candies.
Cherry Mash became one of (2 comments)
prudential summers realtors st joseph mo: Kansas City Chiefs Football Training Camp One Step Closer to St Joseph Missouri
- 01/05/09 03:08 PM
This is a win for the people of Missouri by bringing the Kansas City Chiefs training camp to the teams home state. Senator Charlie Shields has worked for several years to bring the current Wisconsin based training camp to Missouri. The Missouri Development Finance Board approved tax credits that are a vital step in securing St Joseph and Missouri Western State University as the new home of the Kansas City training camp. The board approved $25 million in tax credits for improvements to Arrowhead Stadium, a publicly owned facility, where the Chiefs professional football team plays. Part of the credits would (4 comments)
Buchanan County Agri-Business Expo Center~Proposed Buchanan County is proposing to showcase our agricultural heritage. The facility would sit on 43 Acres in Buchanan County at the intersection of I-29 and Highway 169 North. The facility would provide a venue to display and educate the public on past, present and future agricultural activities. The center would be one structure that would include several components. Total square footage would be 249,400 under one roof. (1) The Expo Center would include a Expo floor, class rooms, lobbies, offices and kitchen, with a combined space of 52,000 square feet. (2) The Arena would (4 comments)