Working from home offers many advantages, both in convenience and economic terms, but it also can make you vulnerable. According to the FBI, a violent crime is committed every 16 seconds. A theft occurs every four seconds, a burglary every 12 seconds, a vehicle theft every 20 seconds, an aggravated assault every 28 seconds, a […]
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*inSights*Brad Eiken provides insight about furniture purchases.
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*People You Should Know*Bridgid Miller creates entertainment systems and a mean margarita.
Staffers at Missouri Mowing rely on trucks to haul mowers and other machines and equipment for groundskeeping and landscaping—and to haul soil, mulch and rocks. But while the landscapers need larger vehicles for hauling, they wanted to find ways to be more environmentally friendly and to trim fuel costs when making sales calls and other
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*Customer Service*Lili Vianello offers tips on negotiating with contractors
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Missouri legislators and state officials wondered aloud this year whether the national economic downturn would hinder the state’s ability to fund schools, health care and other necessities. In May, the general unease gave way to open worries. The Missouri Office of Administration announced that state general revenues—the main source of support for schools, universities and
*Our Favorite Vehicles*Second annual ranking shows high-gas-mileage cars gaining ground.
City Manager Bill Watkins has added the task of finding a new police chief to the already-crowded items on his plate. It came as no surprise, since the possible departure was leaked to the press weeks ago. Chief Randy Boehm decided to step down as the department’s chief, effective in July, and he will join
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University of Missouri enrollment is on track to reach a record high again this fall. The number of freshmen who have been admitted and paid an initial enrollment deposit as of May 1 has increased by more than 26 percent from the same time last year. MU officials attribute the increase to a
Memphis will replace Kansas City as Columbia’s federally subsidized commercial flight connection. The U.S. Department of Transportation notified the city on Monday afternoon that it will allocate $2.2 million annually to Mesaba to provide three daily flights from the Columbia airport to Memphis International Airport and three daily flights from Memphis to Columbia.
