Editing Hamilton, Missouri (section)

== Businesses==
[[Missouri Star Quilt Company]] was founded by the Doan siblings in support of their mother [[Jenny Doan]]'s dream, and in tribute to her talent as a quilter on [[YouTube]]. It has grown into a $20,000,000 per year business that owns 26 buildings in Hamilton and is part owner of three restaurants.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/your-money/philanthropy-town-makeover.html|title=When Your Fixer-Upper Is Your Hometown|work=The New York Times |date=13 April 2018 |access-date=2018-11-29|language=en|last1=Sullivan |first1=Paul }}</ref> The business brings as many as 8,000 quilters to Hamilton in a month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/cross-border/missouri-star-quilt-co-the-disneyland-of-quilting/50373/1|title=Missouri Star Quilt Co: The Disneyland of quilting {{!}} Forbes India|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref>  Missouri Star has become the largest employer in Caldwell County, with 450 employees.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> The Doan siblings were named the Missouri Small Business Persons of the Year in 2015,<ref>[https://ithinkbigger.com/missouri-star-quilt-co-named-mo-small-business-year/ Missouri award. Accessed 16 October 2016.]</ref> and were named by the federal government's [[Small Business Administration]] as the national Small Business Persons of the Year.<ref>[https://www.sba.gov/blogs/missouri-siblings-named-2015-small-business-persons-year US Small Business Administration. Accessed 16 October 2015.]</ref><ref>[http://www.inc.com/diana-ransom/missouri-star-quilt-company-sba-small-business-of-year-2015.html Inc.com Accessed 16 October 2016.]</ref>

[[File:Jc-penny-home.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|J.C. Penney's boyhood home]]