Cool Product Idea! Now What? (Part I) Lessons learned on product development
*Bright Idea*How to launch a cool product
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March 2008
Callaway Bank’s legacy in limbo
Callaway Bank President Bruce Harris knew there would be concerns about the bank’s future and worries about him once word got around that he had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, with no heir apparent.
From the Round Table: An ode to easy listening
The following is a personal topic inspired by a 25-year anniversary: It was a dream come true for me on Feb. 23, 1983, when my tiny radio station in Columbia signed on after some four years of planning and petitioning. Filling the vacant 101.7 MHz spot on area FM dials; KARO offered a mixture of
The biggest local show for business returns
The 2008 Business Conference & Showcase (BC&S) will take place Tuesday, March 18, at the Holiday Inn Select Executive and Expo Centers. This year’s event, titled “A Day for Everyone,” will feature five seminars and more than 100 exhibitors, with an expected attendance of more than 2,000 people. “This is a great opportunity for
Consortium helps companies boost energy efficiency
A joint effort among the University of Missouri and state and federal government agencies aims to help local businesses cope with rising energy costs. The university’s Industrial Assessment Center (IAC), Missouri Enterprise and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Energy Center are involved in a partnership to help companies make their operations more energy
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City plugs proposed storm water upgrades: Pipeline for public utility projects clogged already, costs of new storm water ordinance uncertain
*Storm Water System Upgrade* City putting off proposal to raise storm water rates.
Business Profile: Purple Tree Technologies
*All Ears*Purple Tree Technologies modernizes emergency alerts.
True/False Film Festival
The True/False film festival, held Feb.28-March 2, featured more than 100 documentary films as well as workshops, panel discussions, concerts, parties and revelry. Director Owen Lowery has movie-goers say ‘Hi’ to his mom on his cell phone before the screening of “An Alternative to Slitting Your Wrists.” Ragtag employee John Westoff checks the projector in
Smart Thinking: Like quilting, networking is about making connections
My grandmother was a quilter. She met with a group of other ladies on a regular basis in the quilting room at church, where they stitched together pieces of cloth. The blankets they created were connected pieces of fabric, bits of other people’s lives sewn together with each piece having its own story. I now
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A conference of one’s own: Second-annual In Good Company event covers everything from emotional investment to practical business resources for entrepreneurial women
*In Good Company* Women’s entrepreneurship conference a networking extravaganza.