Growing Wild: From Invasive to Native
How to identify invasive plants and restore a natural habitat.
Carrie Hargrove & Billy Polansky
Carrie Hargrove and Billy Polansky talk about how they met, their love of gardening, and more.
Small Business of the Year finalist: Kilgore’s Respiratory Services
Licensed respiratory therapist Kelly Bietsch always knew she needed more from her career than working for someone else. So when the opportunity arose in 2003 for Kelly and her husband, Fred Bietsch, to open a respiratory center, they jumped at the chance. They started in the Chapel Hill location of Kilgore’s Pharmacy, which is owned […]
Small Business of the Year finalist: Plaza Dental Group
In the seven years since it opened at 303 N. Keene St., Plaza Dental Group has grown from only having one general dentist to hosting 35 employees including doctors and serving 105 to 120 patients a day. Dr. Walt Pfitzinger and Dr. Kyle Lisenby, who both provide services at the office, own the dental practice. […]
Small Business of the Year finalist: Buchroeder’s Jewelers
Although Buchroeder’s Fine Jewelers has been around since 1896, the company is anything but vintage. Buchroeder’s has remained one of the top jewelers in the city by consistently providing jewelry that sparkles and stuns. It was recently named one of five Small Business of the Year finalists. Founded in 1896 by Otto Buchroeder, the business […]
Small Business of the Year finalist: Manor Roofing and Restoration
Manor Roofing and Restoration doesn’t want customers coming back for more. They want to use products that will last a long time. Sustainability is the focus of the business, and it’s earned Manor a finalist spot for Small Business of the Year. “The highest percentage of our customers have been through at least one other […]
Small Business of the Year finalist: TrueSon Exteriors
Five years ago, TrueSon Exteriors founder Barry Roewe decided he wanted to go into business for himself. After consulting his wife and receiving the support he needed, the couple took the money they’d saved and started TrueSon Exteriors out of their Ashland home for three and a half years before moving to their current located […]
LaunchCode to hold information session at Columbia College
LaunchCode, a St. Louis based non-profit, will be holding an information session Monday, May 4, at Columbia College. LaunchCode works to pair unemployed individuals who want to work in the technology industry with companies in need of individuals with IT skills. After candidates perform an aptitude test and an interview where they tell LaunchCode employees […]
ACME Constructors to open a Columbia location
ACME Constructors, a St. Louis-based company, will be expanding its reach to open a Columbia branch. The new office will be run by Columbia resident Jason Backues. He will be assisted by Bryan Jennings. “Together with Bryan Jennings, we are extremely excited about how we can benefit the economy and the people of a part […]
Sinquefields donate $10 million to MU Music
Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, prominent Missouri activists and philanthropists, gave MU a $10 million dollar gift to help fund a proposed new music building. The building is part of a larger plan to renovate the school of fine arts. This donation follows a $1 million dollar gift that the Sinquefields gave in 2009 to help […]
What If…? MU plans to spark campus curiosity
What If…? MU, an MU student-led conference, will be occurring Saturday, April 11. With the goal of stimulating conversation, collaboration and creative change, 10 ‘questioners’ will be asking “what if…?” in a series of short presentations. Students at the Trulaske School of Business and the Truman School of Public Affairs at MU have teamed up […]
Forget the competition
Whether the City of Columbia decides to — or is allowed to — lease some of its optical fiber lines to third parties reminds me of incidents during the 20-year struggle to bring cable television to Columbia that followed a languorous pace until July 22, 1977, the day the system finally went into operation. Cable […]