March: Briefly in the News
COMMUNITY 143-home Habitat for Humanity Subdivision Welcomes First Family with Help of Shelter Insurance Keneshia and her 13-year-old son, Kendred, celebrated the completion of their very own Habitat for Humanity home, which was sponsored by Shelter Insurance. This is the first of 143 Habitat homes to be built in the brand-new Habitat subdivision off Brown […]
February: Briefly in the News
GIVING BACK UScellular Delivers Gifts to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri for Holiday Party To celebrate the holiday season and the meaningful value of community, UScellular donated an assortment of holiday gifts to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri. In order to bring locally grown joy to Columbia, UScellular worked with their […]
January: Briefly in the News
Education Partnership Between MU and Local Community Mental Health Center Under a new agreement between one of Missouri’s largest community mental health centers and the state’s largest institution of higher education, Burrell Behavioral Health and MU will partner to provide educational opportunities for Burrell employees seeking a Master of Social Work degree from MU’s School […]
December: Briefly in the News
COMMUNITY Watlow Seeks Additional Team Members Watlow, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of complete thermal systems, announced that its facility in Columbia is currently hiring new operator technicians due to increased demand. The transformation of Watlow’s Columbia plant into one of the company’s Manufacturing Centers of Excellence, which began in 2019, now […]
November: Briefly in the News
Celebrations Monarch Title Company Celebrates 20 Years in Business Members of the community gathered to celebrate Monarch Title Company’s 20 years in business at the downtown Columbia office. The event kicked off with a ribbon cutting celebrating the recent change in ownership; Chuck and Pam Bowman became owners in January 2020. Following the ribbon cutting, […]
October: Briefly in the News
Education Gift to M.U. College of Business Will Improve Access through Scholarships and Support A combined commitment of $5 million from Pinney Allen and family to the MU Trulaske College of Business will establish the Allen Access Program, which will provide scholarships and programs to support under-resourced and under-represented students in the business school. The […]
September: Briefly in the News
Celebrations Missouri Women’s Business Center Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary The Missouri Women’s Business Center celebrated five years of helping female entrepreneurs and businesses in Mid-Missouri. More than 50 businesses that the Missouri Women’s Business Center supports participated in a ribbon-cutting celebration at The Atrium on Tenth. The nonprofit is dedicated to providing small business development […]
August: Briefly in the News
Education Columbia College Announces New Partnership with MidwayUSA Columbia College will offer MidwayUSA’s 725 employees a 15% discount on tuition for online and evening classes. The newly announced partnership strengthens MidwayUSA’s current tuition reimbursement program, which offers employees up to $1,500 per year in tuition reimbursement. Students who complete classes through the college’s online or […]
July: Briefly in the News
Giving Back Columbia Public Schools Foundation Donates 100,000 Masks A $14,000 donation by the Columbia Public Schools Foundation allowed Columbia Public Schools to purchase 100,000 child-size masks for students. The donation allowed CPS to distribute the masks to students throughout the entire district. Superintendent Peter Stiepleman said the Columbia Public Schools Foundation had been amazing […]
May: Briefly in the News
Medical Boone Health Officially Goes Independent Boone Health has officially become an independent health care provider. The organization separated from the BJC HealthCare system on April 1, 2021, after 32 years. Boone Health is now an umbrella organization that manages Boone Hospital Center, Boone Home Care and Hospice, and Boone Medical Center, among others. The […]
April: Briefly in the News
Music The Blue Note Opens Doors for First Live Show Since November The Blue Note is back in business. The popular music venue welcomed a small crowd into its venue to hear MK Ultra in February. The Blue Note, which has events scheduled for the rest of the year, is taking precautions amid the COVID-19 […]
March: Briefly in the News
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