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 […]
Briefly in the News: January
Virtual vets: Classes begin this month for the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s online master’s program. The biomedical sciences degree with an emphasis in veterinary medicine and surgery is a 30-hour program designed for working vets and vet technicians. The online program allows them to earn their degree without having to relocate or […]
20 Under 40
The CBT and Stephens College present the 2014 Class of 20 Under 40
Rescue Innocence strives to end human trafficking
Human trafficking has the guise of a Third World problem, concentrated only in poverty-stricken countries where freedom is easily compromised, but organizations across the globe are working to show the issue isn’t just prevalent overseas. Locally, the nonprofit Rescue Innocence, officially operating since May 2012, strives to raise awareness and promote prevention of human trafficking […]
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 […]
Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism was founded in 1908. It was the first journalism school in the world. Starting a journalism school was not easy. Opposition came from the Missouri State Senate in 1895, with the defeat of a bill that requested a chair of journalism be established. At the time, people did not […]
Movers and Shakers: December
Craig Riordan: Boone County National Bank hired Riordan as vice president of commercial landing to focus on business development and relationship management for BCNB’s business customers. Riordan has six years of previous lending experience. Dr. Jacob Quick: Quick, chief resident physician in the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s Division of General Surgery, was honored […]
Patented tech in town
How to get a patent, who can help, and who has one?