The University of Missouri System’s endowment had an 18 percent rate of return in fiscal 2007 and produced a $38.9 payout, up $4.2 million from the previous year, according to Nikki Krawitz, the system’s vice president of finance and administration. More than half of the annual endowment payout goes to the Columbia campus. The 18 […]
University gets big endowment fund yield, but downturn on horizon Read More »
*Business Profile: MU Testing Services*MU’s center offers business certification exams.
University Testing center offers services to local businesses Read More »
*Hospice*Clearing up misconceptions about end-of-life care services.
Hospice care on the rise, but misconceptions persist Read More »
In an earlier article I discussed the neighborhood considerations for abandoning the idea of upgrading the east-side Highway WW to an arterial road. I suggested an organizing principle of placing elementary schools, parks and other neighborhood facilities in the interior of the neighborhood protected from through traffic carried on arterial roads. This avoids the wholly
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Leaders of three small businesses in Columbia- Alan McClure, president of Patric Chocolate; Keeshab Gangopadhyay and Shubra Gangopadhyay, co-presidents of NEMS/MEMS WORKS LLC; and Hao Li, founder and head of Nanova-were honored by members of the Missouri General Assembly on Jan. 30 McClure, the Gangopadhyays and Li were among representatives of 18 small businesses recognized
Coordinators of the 2008 Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Conference & Showcase had one objective in mind when they arranged this year’s seminars: Give the members what they want. “We asked the Columbia Chamber members what they wanted to get out of their Business Conference & Showcase, and the hot topics were sales and marketing,
Business Conference & Showcase features wideranging seminars Read More »
Of the nearly 2.8 million construction companies operating in the United States, 12 percent are owned soley by women, while 10 percent are equally co-owned by men and women. The numbers are only expected to grow. Recent research by the Center for Women’s Business Research found the top reason women start businesses in a non-traditional
Female business owners build place for themselves in construction industry Read More »
*ABC Labs*New headquarters building nearly finished at Discovery Ridge.
ARCO completing ABC Labs’ headquarters building next month Read More »
