I recently had major heart surgery. I now have more bypasses than the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is one of those experiences that makes you reflect back on your life and question the direction you are going in the future. Several weeks after my surgery, my physician sat me down and asked, “Mr. Shorr, […]
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While the vast majority of employees in this country will work hard for their employers this week, others will steal more than $1 billion in inventory, money, parts, components, supplies, information and customers. The American Management Association estimates that 95 percent of all businesses will experience employee theft this year. The really unfortunate part of
*Business Profile* Key Largo Fitness & Tanning pumps up its business
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*HR at MU* Betsy Rodriguez named University system’s new human resources director
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This time of year, our thoughts turn to spring cleaning. Whether at home or at the office, it is satisfying to spruce up our surroundings. What about sprucing up an entire community? It might sound like a big task, but that is exactly what Columbia did by participating in the America in Bloom program. America
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There may be a thousand and one reasons why the Columbia school levy failed so miserably a fortnight ago, but there’s no question the matter was talked to death. After more than a hundred appearances before every forum imaginable, the superintendent and members of the Columbia Board of Education were clearly at the point of
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