Things I Would Not Know If I Did Not Read The Springfield News-Leader This Morning

Things I would not know if I did not read the Springfield News-Leader this morning:

Buckhorn adds 80 new jobs in Springfield. Shelbyville, KY's loss is Springfield, MO's gain. Shelbyville is east of Louisville, KY on I-64, not the easiest place from which to access the east and west coast markets. Springfield, MO is centrally located on major rail and highway routes with easy access to all market and has traditionally low wages. Sounds like this move was a no-brainer. Throw in tax credits, well how sweet it is!

Speaking of tax credits, does anyone know of anyone who received tax credits for remodeling their houses? I heard yesterday that Bob Dixon received tax credits for remodeling his house, not once but twice. I am trying to track this down.

Paul Mueller idles 150-250workers.

The SN-L (you know, that brick building on the corner of B Street and C-Nut Xpressway) is reporting that the C Street sales tax proposal is on hold if Pricecutter, Janss Lumber and Askinosie Chocolate cough up ten grand. Didn't this used to be called "extortion"? Meanwhile, Eagle Sheet Metal breathes a sigh of relief.

And finally, this gem from the SN-L classified section this morning that I have copied in its entirety (lots of "shouting" in here):

Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, MO, needs 10 temporary dishwashers. CLEAN POTS,PANS, DISHES, SILVER, CHINA, GLASS AND ALL OTHER COOKWARE UTENSILS FOLLOWING PROPER PROCEDURES. KEEP WASHING AREA NEAT AND CLEAN. STORE CLEAN ITEMS IN THE PROPER LOCATION. KEEP KITCHEN AREA CLEAN AND FREE OF DEBRIS. PERFORM ASSIGNED PREP WORK. BE ABLE TO LIFT 75 LBS. ON A REGULAR BASIS. ASSIST WITH THE SORTING AND EXECUTION OF RECYCLING PROCEDURES, PERFORM OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS REQUIRED. LANGUAGE SKILLS: ABILITY TO READ A LIMITED NUMBER OF TWO AND THREE SYLLABLE WORDS AND TO RECOGNIZE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WORDS AND BETWEEN SERIES OF NUMBERS. ABILITY TO PRINT AND SPEAK SIMPLE SENTENCES. REASONING ABILITY: ABILITY TO APPLY COMMON SENSE UNDERSTANDING TO CARRY OUT DETAILED BUT UNINVOLVED WRITTEN OR ORAL INSTRUCTIONS. No minimum education or experience required, training available , 04/1/10 to 01/03/11, 40 hrs week, $7.39 per hour, 2 shifts: 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.:3:00 p.m.to 11:30 p.m., 7 day a week rotating schedule. Overtime may be available. Mail resumes to Big Cedar Lodge, Gina Dixon, 612 Devil's Pool Rd., Ridgedale, MO 65739

Mail resumes?