The Census Bureau recently released the raw numbers for the 2020 count. Among other things, the data is used to determine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and determine how billions of dollars in federal funds are distributed. According to the numbers, Cape County grew by 9% and the Jackson grew by 12.5%. To learn more, we spoke with Brian Gerau, President of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Going Public: Cape County and Jackson See Growth in 2020 Census Numbers

On this episode of Going Public, we spoke with Athletic Director Brady Brady about SEMO Athletics winning its first-ever OVC Commisioner's Cup. He also discusses future plans for the Redhawks and how the university's student-athletes have been doing in the classroom. Woods : You're here to make some big announcement, there's been some really happy stuff happening down at your area. So tell us about it. Barke : Yeah, there have been it's, you know, it's been a long year. You know, coming through the COVID pandemic and out on hopefully, what is the other side of it. But, you know, we had an opportunity for almost all of our sports to be able to compete a full season this year. And at the end, when all the dust settled, we are being crowned the Ohio Valley Conference,Commissioner's Cup champions for the first time in school history, which is a huge accomplishment, a huge milestone for us. Woods : So when I asked before we taped -- this is not just, I thought was this academics and

Going Public: SEMO Athletics Wins First-Ever OVC Commissioner's Cup

Woods : This is Going Public . I'm Dan woods. We're talking today with Suzanne Hightower. She's president of the Cape Broadway Theatre. It's a nonprofit, here in Cape Girardeau. Suzanne, welcome to the program. Hightower : Thank you. I'm glad to be here. Woods : So we wanted to talk with you about your efforts and your nonprofit's efforts to restore the Broadway Theatre here in Cape Girardeau. Before we do that, though, tell us a little bit about yourself. Hightower : Um, well, I am the president of the nonprofit Cape Broadway Theatre. I also just started a company called Speakeasy Coffee Company that is going to be opened here in the next month or two. And I am a pharmacist by trade, which I work to pay for the other projects that I have that are kind of my passion projects. And I am a single mother of with four kids. Woods : Wow. So you're busy. Hightower : I am very busy. Woods : And so your interest in bringing back the Broadway Theater. Speakeasy Coffee is going to be I guess,

Going Public: Local Non-Profit Working to Revitalize Cape's Broadway Theatre

Woods : We're talking today with Robbie Pratte. He is Director of Museum Operations at the Center for French Colonial Life in Ste. Genevieve. He's here to tell us about their new exhibit titled "Saving St. Louis: The Ste. Genevieve Militia and the Battle of Fort San Carlos." Robbie, welcome to the program. Pratte : Well thanks for having me, Dan. I appreciate it. Woods : Good to have you here. Before we talk about the specific exhibit, tell us about the French Center there, the FCA and about your campus. Pratte : Well, the sort of grander name we have for our campus is very imaginative, it's the Center for French Colonial Life Museum Campus . FCA stands for French Colonial America. That is the group that owns and operates the campuses now. Originally this campus started out as The Bolduc House Museum. A lot of people know our site as that name. And originally it was just the one building that you could tour and it was originally founded by the National Society of the Colonial Themes of

Going Public: Exhibit Highlights Ste. Genevieve Militia's Ties to 1780 Battle at St. Louis Fort

SoutheastHEALTH recently announced plans for a major expansion at its west campus located on South Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. Dan Woods spoke with SoutheastHEALTH CEO Ken Bateman to learn more about the expansion. Woods : Tell us about the expansion and why you're doing it now. Bateman : Well, the expansion is a three-phase expansion. We actually started design of this expansion back in the early part of 2019, with COVID it got pushed back a little bit but it's a three-phase expansion. The first phase of the project, which was the $30 million dollar behavioral health hospital that we recently opened in the latter part of March [2021], that facility is now open and we're opening that in sections - in various units. The first unit that opened in the tail-end of March is already running consistently full, so probably sometime this summer we'll go to the second unit of that. So phase one was the behavioral health hospital; phase two includes about at $75 million dollar investment

Going Public: SoutheastHEALTH CEO Discusses $125 million Dollar Expansion

Southeast Missouri State University’s hospitality management program has produced a new green Hawk Sauce that is now available. It’s a follow-up to their red Hawk Sauce that was created in the Spring 2019 semester. I spoke with Dr. Quantella Noto from Southeast’s Department of Hospitality Management to find out about the new sauce. She began our interview by taking us back to the beginning of the project.

Going Public: Southeast Students New Limited Green Hawk Sauce

From construction, events and new business openings, there is a lot going on in Downtown Cape Girardeau. We spoke with Old Town Cape Executive Director Liz Haynes for an update. Some highlights include: - The outdoor concert series "Tunes at Twilight" kicked off on May 14. - The Cape Riverfront Market opened on May 1 and continues through the fall. - The riverboats have returned to downtown. - 21 new businesses open in 2020. - The Broadway project (between Middle and Fountain Street on the North side of the street) is projected to be completed by year end. That will be home to four retail tenants on the first floor. Those include: Speck Pizza and Street Food, Brickwood Boutique, Kenny's Flippin Burgers and Sushi by Angel). - Speakeasy Coffee will be opening in the former Pitter's Lounge building on Broadway in the next few months.

Going Public: An Update on Happenings in Downtown Cape

If you’ve ever been doing research and needed to find some old documents (old tax records or school records, for example), chances are you make a visit to the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center in Jackson. The center houses documents from every county office and according to their website, they have some of the oldest records in the State of Missouri, dating back to the late 1790s. Dan Woods spoke with Archive Center Director Marybeth Niederkorn and Assistant Lyle Johnston to learn more about the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center .

Going Public: What You Can Find In the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center

Southeast Missouri State University was recently awarded as a 2021-2022 Military Friendly Top 10 School and received a gold designation. It recognizes the university’s commitment to increase and improve policies and procedures that benefit veterans and students. Amanda Woods is the Military and Veterans Service Officer at Southeast and Dan Woods spoke with her on the television program, SE Connect to learn more.

Going Public: Southeast Awarded Military Friendly Top 10 School

Alyssa Phares, with Visit Cape , spoke with KRCU Public Radio about two events which will be held in Downtown Cape , on Sat. May 1st. The first, and inaugural event is the Muddy River Marathon, which begins with the first group of runners at 7 a.m. on Mainstreet and runs throughout the city. The second, and ongoing annual event-- now for over 10 years, is the Cape Riverfront Market . It offers fresh produce, locally raised meats, assorted baked goods, artisan crafts, and options for breakfast and lunch, and is open from 8 a.m. to Noon, every Saturday throughout the spring and summer in the parking lot at 35 South Spanish Street. The demonstration will feature a presentation by the Historic Preservation Commission and Old Town Cape . Music will be provided by Ivas John .

Going Public (Midweek): Alyssa Phares With Visit Cape Discusses May 1st Events

This week on Going Public , we spoke with Brandon Hahs, who is the co-director of the Muddy River Marathon , along with Bryan Kelpe. 2021 is the inaugural year for the Muddy River Marathon , which will take place Sat. May 1. At the time of the interview, over 700 individuals from over 15 states had registered for the event. It is a USATF-certified 26.2 mile course and also a Boston Marathon qualifier race.

Going Public: Brandon Hahs Discusses Inaugural "Muddy River Marathon" In Cape Girardeau

The Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri has many projects in the works, including the renovation of their new location at 40 South Sprigg Street , the ongoing "Hope Village" tiny home project, the Hopebuilders volunteer network, the upcoming volunteer opportunities at the Muddy River Marathon , and another upcoming event, Dancing with Show Me Stars .

Going Public: Dr. Melissa Stickel With The Community Partnership Of Southeast Missouri

Just after noon on Thurs. Apr. 22, in the City Council Chambers, the City of Cape Girardeau officially announced the new incoming Cape Girardeau city manager, after a nationwide search. Cape Girardeau's mayor, Bob Fox, introduced Dr. Kenneth Haskin , or Kenny Haskin, as he prefers to be called casually, for the first time, with city council members behind him, and several community leaders present.

Cape Girardeau Announces New Incoming City Manager: Dr. Kenneth Haskin

And now an update on a story we brought to you late last year. Dr. Jen Bengtson joined us to give us details on a cold case that she and her students in the Department of History and Anthropology at Southeast Missouri State University were working on at the time. We asked her back for an update on that case and what else they were working on. She spoke with Dan Woods on the television program, SE Connect.

Going Public: SEMO Professor and Her Students Continue Their Work to Identify Human Remains

Southeast’s Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance was recently the site for the world premiere of “Unlimited: The Music and Lyrics of Stephen Schwartz.” To learn more, we spoke with Kitt Lavoie, assistant professor of theatre and dance and director of Southeast’s production of “Unlimited” and with Mary McGough about the production and the opportunity it presented to Southeast’s conservatory students. They appeared on the television program, "SE Connect."

Going Public: World Premiere of Stephen Schwartz Musical Comes to River Campus

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