Heart of Missouri United Way pins down results
Heart of Missouri United Way narrows focus to at-risk youth
The media landscape of 1985: an exciting ride
Many things we take for granted today simply weren’t around in 1985. Cellphones and Dick Tracy-like miniature devices, the Internet, flat-screen TVs, inexpensive computers, the social media explosion and so forth, though widely anticipated, were still the stuff of dreams in the mid-1980s. Cellular telephones arrived first a few years later, initially in your car, […]
By the Numbers: April
They say if you haven’t got your health, you haven’t got anything. Take a look at the numbers behind the industry responsible for good health and good care in Columbia.
Keeping SCORE
The Service Corps of Retired Executives boosts business in Columbia, one entrepreneur at a time.
Massage Envy expands services
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and while most people are showering their sweeties with the gift of relaxation, Pat Quinn is entering a busy time of year. That’s because for Quinn, relaxation is business. The owner of Massage Envy tapped into the world of masseuses after he had been looking to move his […]
Briefly in the News: February
Chamber Showcase 2014 Be sure to purchase booth space to participate in this year’s Chamber Showcase, presented by William Woods University, March 4 at the Holiday Inn Expo Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. As of mid-January, more than 90 percent of available booths were already sold, with only a dozen still available for […]
Charlie Graznak of McAdams’ Ltd.
1. McAdams’ Ltd. is a family business. You and your mother, Rebecca Fahrendorf, run the shop together. What is it like to work so closely with each other? We love working together. We know each other so well that we don’t have any personality conflicts or communication problems. When we do disagree, we work it […]
Money And The Web
Amidst a changing industry, alternative services spur banks to innovate
901 E. Broadway
THE NORTHEAST CORNER of Broadway and Ninth Street has a long history in the financial sector. Boone National Savings and Loan Association was established at the 901 E. Broadway location on Jan. 1, 1896. Previously, this location housed Richard Gentry’s tavern. Anne Hawkins Gentry, the second female postmistress in American history, also conducted business here […]
By the Numbers: January
Money makes the world go round, but how does money move in Columbia? How much are we making, spending and saving – and how does that compare with our neighbors nearby, around the state and across the country?
Downtown Development Pause
Some were not surprised to learn that the complex web of largely buried downtown utility infrastructures — water, electric and sewer — is about to be overwhelmed if the accelerated pace of downtown development, some of it high-rise in nature, is allowed to continue. These alarms represent the opportune time for broad reviews of citywide infrastructure amidst growth that’s both enviable and vexing. Until the recent […]