Chamber recognizes Crocket Engineering as Small Business of the Year
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce named Crockett Engineering the 2012 Small Business of the Year during a luncheon Friday, May …
Articles by Brian McNeill
May 2012
Joe Machens Dealerships obtains Fiat franchise
Gary Drewing, president and owner of Joe Machens Dealerships, has recently acquired a Fiat franchise. Fiat will be located in …
CBT Power Lunch brings EEZ opponents together
Columbia’s proposed Enhanced Enterprise Zone has been praised for potentially creating jobs and boosting the local economy. It also has …
March 2012
Sports team merchandise store to replace Cool Stuff
Cool Stuff owner Arnie Fagan announced March 16 that a sports team merchandise store to be named Rally House will …
January 2012
CBT Power Lunch
Series ends year with focus on excellence
Food bank expands to meet growing needs for Columbia-area residents
Peggy Kirkpatrick says her greatest wish is for her organization to close its doors because there’s no need for its …
December 2011
Boys & Girls Club to build youth center
The Boys & Girls Club of the Columbia Area has launched a capital campaign to raise $800,000 to create a …
Missouri Health Connection president and CEO resigns
Raul Recarey has announced his resignation as president and CEO of the Missouri Health Connection (MHC) after serving eight months …
October 2011
The Man Behind Machens
Gary Drewing has been leading Joe Machens dealerships since 1983. Next spring, Joe Machens will build three new facilities and re-introduce Volkswagen to Columbia.
September 2011
Weathering stormy finances, USPS delivers steady service
By 8 a.m. every weekday — when most of us are just getting to work — activity in the U.S. Postal Service workroom in downtown Columbia is beginning to wind down. Since 2 a.m. trucks full of mail have been arriving from the USPS Processing and Distribution Facility, known to postal workers as “the plant.”
Editor’s Welcome
One evening last week I happened to see my next-door neighbor as we were both getting home from work. We …
Youth Empowerment Zone targets employment for at-risk teens
Purvis Hunt III sat in his cluttered office for a few minutes before the after-school rush of teenagers coming to the Youth Empowerment Zone office on Rogers Street. He looked for printouts of statistics showing how in the past seven years the local organization has helped more than 200 at-risk youth get their lives on track and find jobs in Columbia.
Columbia businesses rally around ‘green’ efforts | Power Lunch
Jim Oakley of O2Geothermal does a lot of traveling throughout Missouri, and he said that, in terms of sustainability, he …
August 2011
Missouri Foundation for Medical Research: Helping VA and MU researchers’ fight against cancer
Inside the main floor of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital on a typical afternoon, there’s a constant flow of patients — military veterans of all ages — and their families. Some are entering the hospital, and some are leaving after brief or extended stays. Hospital staff members, most wearing white coats, are part of the ebb and flow.
Editor’s Welcome
A few weeks ago Laura Lucas, director of Annual Giving at the University of Missouri, visited the Columbia-South Rotary to …
How not to create a home office | Editor’s Welcome
Home offices are more popular than ever, so in this issue we’re offering some dos and don’ts for working from …
July 2011
Visitor attractions focus of Tourism Development Forum
Tourism Forum
Dinner train rides the rails between Columbia and Centralia
A few generations ago, dining in style while traveling meant stepping into a luxury dining railroad car and sitting down …