People You Should Know: Benjamin Gakinya
*People You Should Know*Ben Gakinya, Raintree Investments.
April 2008
MU professor puts journalism in historical perspective
With the publication of two books investigating major events in the history of American journalism, University of Missouri School of Journalism Professor Steve Weinberg is creating a buzz in the Fourth Estate. Of particular local significance is Weinberg’s A Journalism of Humanity: A Candid History of the World’s First Journalism School, published by the University
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Guest Column: Tax levy will help maintain high achievement in public schools
*School Spending*Germond, Martin, Chase discuss taxing issue.
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George Pfenenger Entrepreneur of the Year
Six innovators win Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
–Adam Guy
Next Year’s Entrepreneur
–Kevin Keegan
Serial Entrepreneurs of the Year
–Brock and Brant Bukowski
Best Marketers of the Year
–Paul Sturtz & David Wilson
Career Achievement in Entrepreneurship
–Nick Peckham
True Media Celebration
True Media Staff members Steve Sweitzer and Terry Woodruff Jack Miller with members of the Gin Blossoms Jack Miller thanks customers and the media Guess Enjoying food and drink
Gehrke’s trajectory, from picking melons to analyzing moon rocks
*Senior Scientist*The life and times of ABC Labs founder/moon rock analyst Charles Gehrke.
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MFA Oil president praises ethanol’s use, rebuts critics
*Ethanol Explained*Q&A with Jerry Taylor, president of MFA Oil
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From The Roundtable: Pedantic arrogance blocking inclination toward ‘yes’ vote on tax levy
The talk on the street is that this one is going down in defeat big time on April 8. “This one”is the proposal to raise the property tax levy by a substantial amount because the ColumbiaPublic Schools system has fumbled and bumbled its way through financial operations and is now some $10 million in the
Guest Column: A Great Investment
I recently completed a 35-year career in telecommunications that took me from the main streets of many Missouri communities to the canyons of Wall Street in search of good investment opportunities. Since I assumed the presidency of the University of Missouri, I have discovered a particular investment opportunity that is unique in its breadth and