1.   Baker and Hughey bought property together in South Carolina and planned on opening a casino, according to an area businessman.

2.   Coach Jim Harrick wrote a book, appeared in a TV commercial, went to the Masters golf tournament and was honored by area businessmen.

3.   Court documents stated that Joplin area businessman Glen Garrett had agreed to buy the assets of Trism and its subsidiaries.

4.   She had told relatives that she was enlisting in a program sponsored by area businessmen who could help her get a job and high-school equivalency degree.

5.   The Poinciana diamond also was home of the West Palm Beach Invincibles, a group made up mostly of area businessmen.

6.   Tri-State continues to operate while Trism seeks to negotiate the sale of its assets to a Joplin area businessman.