Executive Director, Columbia Art League AGE: 29 with 12 years of experience JOB DESCRIPTION: Executive director running all of the Columbia Art League’s art, education and community programs, plus Art in the Park. YEARS LIVED IN COLUMBIA: 18 months ORIGINAL HOMETOWN: Preston, Lancashire, England EDUCATION: Degree in Swedish and linguistics from the University of East […]
Many mid-Missouri natives have grown up hearing the Sydenstricker name. Eddie Sydenstricker, whose father, Ralph, started the agricultural equipment business in 1944, owns the largest John Deere scraper dealership in North America. What started in Paris, Mo., as an International Harvester dealership eventually evolved into the first Sydenstricker Implement store, which was opened in 1966
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According to Mr. Shorr, the bill currently before the Missouri General Assembly to provide a buffer around State Parks and Historic Sites prohibiting Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) is nothing more than an artfully drafted piece of legislation by wealthy patrons to protect the small town of Arrow Rock from small farmers who want nothing
Whether in Washington, D.C., or Jefferson City, these are dynamic times for research and how it will steer America’s economy in the years ahead. As happens periodically in history, there is more to the issue than funding alone. The ethics and value-laden implications of research also are in question. Climate change, regenerative medicine and energy
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Don’t ever rely on my prognostications in regard to election outcomes. With the exception of Laura Nauser, the Columbia City Council is now dominated with single-issue office holders. We are in receipt of the leadership we deserve. Business advocates have long abandoned civic participation at the governmental level. An overly intrusive press, unappreciative constituents and
As a business person, you know that it’s critical to stay state-of-the-art in your industry and with customers. One unfortunate transaction or missed opportunity can affect you for a long time, even when you have a record of good products and service. It’s not fair to your customers, your employees, your organization or your shareholders
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After 40 years, it’s time for the City of Columbia to relinquish control of its problematic airport and let a new regional operating authority controlled by the area’s cities and counties take over. Let’s bring the University of Missouri and maybe the state on board. The regional airport is simply too important to leave under
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Temporary staffing has come a long way since the days of calling up an agency for a “girl” to fill in behind a typewriter. But over the years some aspects of the local temp industry have remained constant. Among them is C&S Business Services, founded by Carolyn and Scott Thompson 30 years ago as the
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The University of Missouri-Columbia Career Center expanded its recruitment program last month with the first all-campus HireMizzouGrads.com Career Fair, which attracted more than 125 local and national employers. Amanda Nell, director of employer relations at the Career Center, said the fair is intended to complement the HireMizzouGrads.com Web site, which allows employers to post jobs,
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It’s one of the most important functions in an organization, and it’s also one of the most time-consuming. Which is why more and more companies outsource it. Employee recruitment. Finding the right person for the job. Executive search. Headhunting. Whatever you call it, it’s a growing industry that’s only going to get bigger as baby
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