PYSK: Jodie Asel, Circuit Judge of the 13th District
Name: Jodie Asel Title and company/organization: Circuit Judge of the 13th Circuit, Division 4 (Boone and Callaway counties) Age: 64 Job description: Circuit judges preside over felony criminal cases and all types of civil cases including lawsuits in which the amount of dispute is more than $25,000. Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: 47 Original hometown: Chaffee, […]
February: A Closer Look
Columbia Culinary Tours LLC Kerri Linder wants tourists and Columbia natives alike to experience the flavors of Columbia. She’s the owner of Columbia Culinary Tours, a food and social tour experience where participants visit five to seven restaurants and food specialty shops. At the restaurants, participants meet the owners and try the cuisine. While walking […]
D Sport Takes a Team Approach
For the Leipards and the Christals, taking over D Sport on 1034 E. Walnut St. is a family affair. Sisters Carmen Christal and Connie Leipard and their husbands, Shawn and Mike, will be running the more than 40-year-old screen-printing, embroidery, engraving and promotional product business effective Jan. 1. Although taking over a business together as […]
PYSK: Timothy Fete, University of Missouri Children’s Hospital Medical Director
Job description: I’m responsible for the clinical, educational, research and advocacy missions of the MU Department of Child Health and MU Children’s Hospital. Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: Six Original hometown: St. Louis Education: B.A. in chemistry (1974), University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio; M.D. (1977), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; M.P.H. (1998), Saint Louis […]
February: Briefly in the News
$20 million Blinkx, an Internet media company that connects consumers and brands through premium content online, has acquired Columbia-based AdKarma as of Dec. 19, 2014. Blinkx and AdKarma entered into an agreement for an initial consideration of $15 million in cash and an additional $5 million in cash or stock, payable in one year. AdKarma, […]
Boone Hospital in Growth Mode
After being listed as one of the top four hospitals in Missouri by U.S. News & World Report, breaking ground on a new campus and completing a $2 million renovation to the main campus, Boone Hospital experienced 2014 as whirlwind year. However, according to Boone Hospital Center President Jim Sinek, he and his staff have […]
February: Movers and Shakers
Boone County National Bank Boone County National Bank announced several promotions at the end of 2014. Dawn Shellabarger has been promoted to vice president of commercial lending from assistant vice president of commercial lending, a position she held since 2009. Additionally, Hilary Babcock has been promoted to a residential underwriter III; Jeffrey McLaren, customer service […]
Onshore Outsourcing brings jobs back to rural America
Shane Mayes started Onshore Outsourcing in Macon out of necessity, grew to love it and is now working to rid the city of poverty. Onshore Outsourcing is an information technology services company that strives to keep jobs in the United States. According to Mayes, corporate America doesn’t have to look offshore to find an effective […]
January: Briefly in the News
Knorr Marketing Communications Knorr Marketing Communications, a locally owned marketing communications and event-planning agency, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in business this year. Callaway Physicians University of Missouri Health Care is celebrating 40 years of providing health care at its University Physicians-Callaway Physicians clinic in Fulton. The clinic opened in 1974. Today, its specialists […]
January: Movers & Shakers
David Townsend Townsend, president and CEO of Agents National Title Insurance Co., was appointed to a three-year term on the American Land Title Association’s Title Insurance Underwriters Section Executive Committee. He also joined Commerce Bank’s local advisory board of directors. MidwayUSA MidwayUSA promoted Shawn Henninger to merchandising team application development manager […]
Columbia’s SBDC earns outstanding review
The Small Business Development Center, a nationwide program that has centers in 27 cities and towns across Missouri, was created with two purposes in mind: to create jobs and to help entrepreneurs succeed. Columbia’s SBDC, located downtown, has helped business owners big and small thrive throughout the years. Past clients include local favorites Hot Box […]
PYSK: Bill Turpin, CEO, Missouri Innovation Center
Name: Bill Turpin Title and company/organization: President and CEO at Missouri Innovation Center Age: 58 Job description: I work with faculty and students from the University of Missouri and local entrepreneurs to start and grow technology-based companies. MIC also operates the MU Life Sciences Incubator with more than 20 clients commercializing new technologies in areas […]