Harley dealer rides out ominous beginning, growing pains Most Americans remember exactly what they were doing when the news of the Sept. 11 destruction of New York’s Twin Towers stunned the country. Steve Tuchschmidt was sitting in the Milwaukee, Wis., corporate headquarters of Harley-Davidson, preparing to sign the paperwork to seal a business deal he’d […]
“Never say never” has forever been a phrase I’ve taken to heart when it comes to considering anything electronic. Who would have thought as recently as a decade ago that you’d be watching television on huge screens, automatically recording programs for retrieval at a later date (sans commercials or tapes) or relying on the Internet
The recent improvement in Missouri’s financial picture has led to substantial discussion regarding the use of an expected revenue surplus. Should this surplus become a reality at the end of this fiscal year (June 30, 2007), there will be many ways the state can put this welcome revenue gain to good use, bringing much-needed relief
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The Missouri 2007 legislative session convenes Jan. 3, and the state’s leading business organizations have set their agendas for the coming year. Some highlights: Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry The agenda of Missouri’s largest statewide employer organization includes: Protecting employers from litigation involving asbestos claims; seat belt law violations; third-party liability; employer references; wrongful
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It doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict that both the opportunities and the pressures created by today’s global economy will continue into the next year and beyond. The economic landscape shifts dramatically nearly every month as a result of changes in the workforce, access to capital and the availability of new information. In the
Online, where ranchers, industry keep in touch When it comes to blogging, John Kleiboeker, head of the Missouri Beef Industry Council, faces a tough audience: cattlemen who like to get information without fuss or muss. Yet changes Kleiboeker made after taking over three months ago as executive director of the Columbia-based organization have lead to
Here we are in late December, the pinnacle of the retailing year, and every retail entrepreneur we talk to bemoans the same problem: “How do I compete against these big guys, particularly at this time of year?” I can see their point. The parking lots at the big box stores have been packed from dawn
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With the new year upon us, it’s time to set goals, make plans and expand our horizons. In some cases, this includes a move—maybe to an office across the hall or to that new house across town. If you’re like me, the idea of packing everything, including the stuff you should have thrown away four
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Typically when a high-profile community leader announces his/her departure, there are factions of the population who celebrate the news. This doesn’t seem to be the case with Elson Floyd. By all accounts, Floyd’s leagues of admirers appear to be unified in their collective opinion that he will be hard to replace. In mid-December, Floyd made
It’s no surprise that the University of Missouri’s head football and basketball coaches and the director of athletics have the highest salaries on the Columbia campus. But President Elson Floyd, who manages the entire UM System, barely cracks the top 10 and chancellor Brady Deaton fails to make it into the top 20. Gary Pinkel
