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, […]
Movers and Shakers: September
Carrie Gartner Executive Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs Harold Williamson Jr. announced that Gartner will join the University of Missouri Health System as director of communications and public relations. Gartner has served as an adjunct faculty member at Stephens College. She received a Ph.D. in communications from the University of Utah. Kris Bezenek The […]
Movers and Shakers: August
Barbara Garrett Garrett, a professor at William Woods University in Fulton, was recognized by Ingram’s magazine as one of 2014’s 50 Missourians You Should Know. Garrett is the program director and professor of the American Sign Language Studies and Interpreting Program, and her distinction references her work in elevating the quality of the program in […]