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June 2007

Donated device simplifies injections at Children’s Hospital

Columbia Business Times Archive, What's New

The gifts from Pascale’s Pals to Children’s Hospital at University of Missouri Healthcare are getting more sophisticated. The latest contribution from the non-profit children’s health care organization is a $25,000 device called VeinViewer that reduces young patients’ chances of pain from imprecise or multiple injections. The VeinViewer uses near-infrared light to display a “roadmap” of […]

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Planned intergenerational day care center under way

Columbia Business Times Archive, What's New

Columbia’s oldest and youngest residents soon could be sharing space. Fund-raising goals have neared the halfway point for Missouri’s first intergenerational daycare center, a planned 21,000-square-foot structure that will serve seniors and young children at the same facility. Construction of the center is planned to begin on the north side of the Boone Hospital Center

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Growing wellness industry good for our bodies, businesses

Columbia Business Times Archive, What's New

The health care we enjoy today helps us live longer. But a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania reveals that we aren’t feeling particularly great. And the largest decline in self-reported health status was in people ages 25 to 54—not the elderly. What accounts for the disparity? Researchers indicate that although we’re living longer,

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Menu myth debunked

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For years, textbooks and restaurant consultants have contended that menu item placement directly influenced how frequently customers chose certain dishes. Not so, according to two independent studies by a pair of University of Missouri-Columbia hotel and restaurant management students in two Columbia restaurants. “While it appears in textbooks, there are very few studies to validate

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Cooper’s Landing negotiates space with the raging river

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To Mike Cooper, a riverside resident since 1981, the muddy Missouri River means business. As the owner of Cooper’s Landing—full-service marina, campgrounds, lodge, country store and live-music venue—his service sinks with the river’s rage. On Tuesday, May 8, floodwaters reached the road to Cooper’s Landing, limiting public access. In this situation, the only dry detour

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Robuck retires, Littlefield takes over Central Bank leadership

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Central Bank ended months of speculation about its leadership when the parent company’s chairman, Sam Cook, announced that Kenneth Littlefield would take over as president when Bob Robuck retired May 29. Littlefield, executive vice president of Central Bancompany, whick owns Columbia’s largest bank, Boone County National Bank, was one of five finalists for the leadership

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California at a Crossroads

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Manufacturing-friendly town adapts to change At first glance, California appears to be a typical small town in the rural Midwest. It has one stoplight, a central square with a courthouse, and a few mom-and-pop grocery stores. Downtown highlights include antique gaslight fixtures, each purchased by a community member in honor of a loved one, and

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