Homegrown title expert addresses new law, housing market and his company David A. Townsend, president and CEO of Farmers National Title Insurance Co. in Columbia, was named this month to the state’s Title Insurance Advisory Committee. The 12 committee members will advise Missouri’s Department of Insurance on how to implement and administer a new insurance […]
Hy-Vee spokesman Chris Friesleben says it’s not personal. Last year, Wal-Mart opened a Supercenter with a grocery right across the street from Hy-Vee grocery on West Broadway. Last week, Hy-Vee confirmed that it will build two new grocery stores in Columbia, one in a shopping center occupied a Wal-Mart Supercenter and Sam’s Club and the
The cost of energy and fuel was by far the greatest leading concern of small transportation businesses during the second quarter of 2007, according to the latest Small Business Research Board study. Owners of transportation businesses responding to the nationwide poll said health care costs, the general state of the economy, cost of materials and
For some consumers, purified tap water just doesn’t cut it. That’s why Culligan Water of Columbia purchased Mountain Valley of the Ozarks last month. The move allows the local Culligan franchise to distribute not only Culligan’s purified water, but also the brands Mountain Valley Spring Water, Diamond Spring Water and Clear Mountain Spring Water. Each
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Business by day, Rock after dark Barkelew’s musical life: Business whiz is back in the band Every Tuesday after work, the members of rock and blues cover band Primitive Soul amble into Bruce Barkelew’s spacious home in southeast Columbia. The first to arrive at Mansion Studio is singer Dan “Jake” Jacobs, a graphic artist with
