Familiar Faces Find the Edge
As the owners of Edge Rail & Screen, headquartered in Eldon, Nick Allen and Barry Roewe are working together to grow the business they started in 2019. But, when they first met, they were direct competitors. Nick, who started Manor Roofing in 2006, and Barry, who started TrueSon Exteriors & Interiors in 2010, first started […]
All Revved Up!
Cody Robart and Jason Fairless are automobile and motorcycle restoration experts, whose commitment to their craft and customers borrows from the ancient Greek medical oath: “First, do no harm.” “If you want to work on a hundred-thousand-dollar car, you’d better be able to prove you can do it,” says Cody, who joined forces with Jason […]
An Essential Member of the Community
Essentialz CoMo opened its downtown location in February 2021, but the journey there started many years ago. Owner Dimetrious Woods has traveled a long, challenging road to success. Now he’s motivated to give back to the community and the people that supported him. Dimetrious was born in St. Louis, but his family moved to Columbia […]
Romance blooms at La Takita
Every weekend, like clockwork, Downtown Columbia comes alive as residents march to their favorite bars and restaurants to indulge and imbibe. The District is home to bars and breweries that fit nearly every niche — sports bars, dance clubs, Irish pubs, and even a honky tonk joint — but in a college town, it can […]
OATS Transit is more than a ride
In 87 counties around Missouri, OATS Transit buses, vans and shuttles crisscross the city streets, highways and rural roads, five days each week, and 357 days per year. Last year, OATS Transit provided 1 million rides across 11 million miles. For many of the riders who depend on it, the service that OATS provides is […]
Forty Years of Fitness
If you know Columbia, you’ve heard of Wilson’s Fitness Centers. This year, Terry Wilson and his energetic team are celebrating their 40th anniversary. The key to the longevity of Wilson’s Fitness Centers may just be written in its mission statement: “Move Better, Feel Better, Simply Live Better.” Terry and crew have grown the business into […]
New MU outdoor lab provides an abundance of opportunity
Greg DeLine, chief executive officer of DeLine Holdings, donated 94 acres of land to the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture in hopes of granting students an outdoor classroom with an abundance of opportunity for research. Greg stumbled upon the land with a friend who had a desire to do more with it. “There was […]
A Financial Pillar
Since 1845, Commerce Bank has prided itself on safe lending practices and compassionate customer service. As the country transitioned into The Reconstruction Era following The Civil War, future mayor Francis Reid Long came to Kansas City with $10,000 and founded Commerce Bancshares, eventually renamed Commerce Bank. When the stock market crashed in 1929, Commerce took […]
Shining for the Community
The exterior of Accounting Plus looks like that of any other accounting firm. But upon stepping inside, you’re greeted with a bright, welcoming space. On the west side of Columbia, they have settled into a nice-sized office building which has allowed them to grow throughout the years. Come 2023, they are taking over another space […]
Combining Forces
What started as two separate entities has now merged into the largest privately owned outpatient physical therapy company in Missouri: PEAK Sport and Spine. In November 2014, Phillip Smith, Mark Dempsey, Todd Ankenman, and Shaon Fry joined their respective companies of Sport and Spine and Peak Performance Physical Therapy together to form PEAK Sport and […]
New Possibilities
A good education is a way to open doors for any child’s desired future. Unfortunately, when children don’t have access to a good education, don’t receive sufficient educational instruction, or aren’t in an environment where they can reach their full potential, problems arise. This is where the Columbia Academy for Learning and Enrichment (CALE) comes […]
A New Horizon for Sundvold Financial
Don’t call it a comeback, but after a 12-year stint in the banking industry, Eric Morrison has returned to Sundvold Financial. His return comes with a new title and host of responsibilities, as he is now president of the employee benefits advisory firm. Sundvold Financial was founded in 1997 by former MU All-American and NBA […]