PYSK: Jason Gavan
Name: Jason Gavan Title and company/organization: Agent, House of Brokers Commercial Realty Age: 42 Job description: I provide buyers, sellers, owners and tenants with the solutions to achieve their commercial real estate goals. Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: Four Original hometown: Piedmont, Missouri Education: B.A. in history/political science, Culver-Stockton College; J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City School […]
June: Movers and Shakers
David Kurpis Kurpis was hired as the next dean of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, replacing Dean Mills, who will retire in August. Kurpis was selected from four finalists for the position. He is coming to Columbia from Louisiana State University, where he is vice chancellor for enrollment management and a professor in […]
June: A Closer Look
Black and Gold Ice Cream Residents of Columbia will be seeing a new food truck cruising the streets beginning in early June. Black and Gold Ice Cream will offer ice cream, chips and other snacks to the public. Owner Johnathan Brown established the business because he wanted to support the community while connecting with other […]
Dave Griggs’ Flooring America Celebrates 40 Years
Dave Griggs’ Flooring America celebrates 40 years in business, under the leadership of Dave Griggs.
Columbia Housing Authority’s Big Plans
The lobby of the Columbia Housing Authority has floor-to-ceiling windows on the front and back. The front gives a view of the waterslides and basketball courts at Douglass Park on the other side of Providence Road; the back windows show a concrete walkway with a well-kept lawn that leads from the main office to Providence […]
June: Briefly in the News
Hastings+Chivetta Hastings+Chivetta, a St. Louis firm that provides architectural planning and design services, opened its first office in Columbia in the historic Hamilton-Brown Shoe Factory building on Wilkes Boulevard. Trep Takeover Columbia College business administration student Adam Smith took first place in this year’s Fishman Entrepreneur of the Year pitch competition with his idea, Solar […]
The Missouri Theatre, a Columbia tradition
The Missouri Theatre has greatly expanded the type and style of shows and events put on in its humble stomping grounds since it opened in 1928 and has added even more variety after being purchased by the University of Missouri last summer. The theater was previously owned by the Missouri Symphony Society, which bought the […]
PYSK: Tron Jordheim
Name: Tron Jordheim Title and company/organization: Head of marketing at StorageMart and director of its subsidiaries: the PhoneSmart Call Center and the 7Methods sales and customer service consultancy Age: Let’s just say Johnny Horton’s “Battle of New Orleans” was the No. 1 hit song on the Billboard charts the day I was born. So, ancient. […]
Restoration Eye Care will soon be moving!
Last June, golden spades broke ground in a vacant lot on Forum Katy Parkway. Pictures were taken, a speech was given, and bottles of champagne were popped. This June, the lot on Forum Katy, and the new medical building constructed there, will become the permanent home of Restoration Eye Care. At the groundbreaking ceremony last […]
May: Movers and Shakers
Angela Scott Daniel Boone Regional Library appointed Scott as the regional technical services manager. Scott will manage much of the online operation of the library, including its extensive online catalog and interlibrary loan system. Previously, Scott worked at DBRL as a children’s librarian and cataloger. Kristi Shinn Shinn will replace current Derby Ridge Elementary […]
May: Briefly in the News
Women in Transition The Assistance League of Mid-Missouri announced that True North, its service program that helps women who survive domestic abuse and assault, is now called Women in Transition. Phyllis Stoecklein, vice president of philanthropic services, says Women in Transition is a better name for the program, which focuses on “assisting women as they transition from […]
May: A Closer Look
Broil Scott Cleeton, owner of CiCi’s City Broiler, recently opened another restaurant, Broil, which he defines as a tapas-style steakhouse. The menu is influenced by the flavors and style of CiCi’s but is more affordable, and guests are encouraged to order and share several smaller plates among the table. “I’m from California, and my parents […]