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Black Friday, Home Depot, Deer Creek: Top Business Stories of 2012

Check out the top business-related articles, January to December.

 

It's been quite a year, business-wise, in Maplewood and Brentwood.

Here's the lineup of each month's best-read business-related articles, in order of popularity.

Wondering what the tops for the year have been? Number one was November's article about Black Friday deals, the Frontenac man who exposed himself at Home Depot was number two, and Deer Creek Retailers Revealed followed in third.

December

  1. 5 Deer Creek Center Retailers Revealed
  2. Jumpin Jupiter Patrons Leave When Maplewood Police Arrive Sunday Night
  3. Maplewood Sam's Club Employee Stole $22,000 in Fraud Scheme
  4. William K Busch Co. Applies For License to Brew Beer in Brentwood
  5. QuikTrip Referendum Process Begins, Here's How it Works

November

  1. Sneak Peek at Walmart Black Friday Deals
  2. Owner is a No Show at Jumpin' Jupiter License Revocation Hearing
  3. QuikTrip Passes, But Citizen Referendum Looms
  4. Proposed Promenade Redevelopment Requires Shane Co. Demolition
  5. Jumpin Jupiter Performers on Stage Wednesday Night Rehearsing for Final Show?

October

  1. Brentwood Shane Co. to Move to Olivette, Promenade Expansion in the Works
  2. Brentwood Business Opens, Offers Mid-Century and Contemporary Furniture
  3. Suspected Scammer Confronted by Sugarfire Smokehouse Owner
  4. Brentwood Company Owners Charged with Avoiding $2 Million in Taxes
  5. 2 Maplewood Businesses Collaborate on Coffee

September

August

  1. Christopher Frank, St. Louis Business Owner, Board Member Charged with Sexual Misconduct
  2. QuikTrip Public Comments Heavily Against Relocation
  3. Walmart to Host Hunger Games DVD Release Party
  4. Two Retailers Coming to Downtown Maplewood
  5. Armed Robbery Moves Police Chief to Ask Brentwood Businesses for Help

July

  1. Free Starbucks July 4 Coffee to Create Jobs
  2. QuikTrip Gains Preliminary Approval Amid Residential Opposition
  3. QuikTrip Move Opponent Creates Online Petition
  4. Study Assesses Traffic Volume and Pedestrian Safety at Proposed QuikTrip
  5. Owner of MRH Family Dentistry Home Moves Ahead–Expensively

June

  1. Jumpin Jupiter's Sidewalk Advertising Offends, Owner Jim Callahan Responds
  2. Jumpin Jupiter Owner to Sue Lola Van Ella for Libel
  3. Jumpin' Jupiter Accused of Passing Bad Checks: Old Performers Gone, New Crew at Saturday's Show
  4. Pie Bakery Coming Soon to Maplewood: Nothing Canned, Nothing Frozen
  5. Unpaid Taxes to Close Jumpin' Jupiter Doors on Friday, Would Lose Business License

May

  1. QuikTrip Lease Signed for Move to Manchester and Big Bend
  2. Brentwood High Graduate to Open City Diner Near Maplewood
  3. Pinball, Skeeball Lounge to Open Thursday – Or Friday
  4. Deer Creek Development Getting Closer
  5. CVS to Open in October, Nothing Else Certain for Manchester-Big Bend Intersection

April

  1. Sports Attic Burns in Early Morning Fire in Brentwood
  2. Sports Attic Owner Wants to Rebuild
  3. Sports Attic Building Was Full of History
  4. Coin Roll Scam More Widespread in Maplewood
  5. Lightning Turns Saratoga Lanes Chimney into Pile of Bricks: Eyewitness Photos

March

  1. 50 Best Buy Stores on the Chopping Block
  2. Skeeball and Pinball Lounge Coming Soon to Maplewood
  3. MRH School Board Protests QuikTrip Move
  4. Costco and Menards Proposals Heard by Council
  5. After Old Tank Is Removed, a New State Farm Agency

February

  1. Monarch Restaurant to Close Soon in Maplewood
  2. Food Trucks in Maplewood? Officials Debate the Idea
  3. As Monarch Restaurant Gets Ready to Close its Doors, Staff and Community Members Reflect
  4. Purse Nabbed, Suspect Cuffed in Brentwood Promenade Business
  5. Boogaloo's New Owner Might Expand Menu, Outdoor Seating

January

  1. McDonald's Moving to Downtown Maplewood?
  2. New Flower and Jewelry Shop Opening in Maplewood
  3. Deer Creek Center Plan Draws Scrutiny From St. Louis County
  4. Food Fight: Time to Vote in the Pizza Poll
  5. Drury Asks for Tax Breaks to Build Brentwood Hotel
Related Topics: Brentwood Businesses, Business, and maplewood businesses

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