May 5, 2007

The Jefferson City Council welcomed four new members—and possibly a sea change in municipal government— April 16. In many ways, the new council looks more like its neighbor to the north—Columbia—than the long-conservative state capital. This council contains a member with a doctorate, a former Peace Corps volunteer, a former mental health worker/social worker who

The Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City has had a long and colorful history since it housed its first prisoner in 1836, when Andrew Jackson was president. On May 15 the Missouri Department of Natural Resources will present an exhibit that includes images, oral accounts and artifacts representing the history of the Missouri State Penitentiary

Shubhra Gangopadhyay has big plans for turning the University of Missouri’s tiniest research projects into local jobs. Gangopadhyay heads the International Center for Nano/Microsystems and Nanotechnology and supervises projects that received $10 million in funding from the Department of Defense last month and about $4 million from the DOD last year. “The goal is to

Equinosis Principals: Kevin G. Keegan, associate professor of equine surgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia; Missouri Innovation Center; Incubation Factory, St. Louis Current status: Prototype. Filed for preliminary patents. Currently fund-raising. Product launch planned for December 2007. Profile: Equinosis’s Lameness Locator system makes it possible for a veterinarian to evaluate the source and severity of

Immvac Inc. is a $50 million-plus veterinary pharmaceutical company with more than 40 employees doing business around the world, an inspiring example of what can happen when academia goes corporate. But driving up gravel-covered Bass Lane to Immvac’s the 650-acre ranch southeast of Columbia, visitors receive no indication of the company’s stature. There is no

Some people say it’s bad to mix business with your personal life. For Dean Jones, owner of Jones Beltone Hearing Centers, nothing could be further from the truth. His hearing loss, which has been present most of his life, has actually improved his business. “In high school my speech teacher noticed my hearing loss and

Several bills that could have an impact on Columbia’s economic development were still alive with two weeks left in the legislative session: • House Bill 741 passed the House and was awaiting debate in the Senate. It allows for regional economic development districts and voluntary financing arrangements for initial development of property. • House Bill