June 13, 2008

Generosity helps Food Bank meet rising need amid escalating costs for groceries and fuel

On a single day in early June, 190 people picked up their groceries at the Central Missouri Food Bank’s pantry on Indiana Street in Columbia. Traffic in the aisles of cereal, apples and other staples usually peaks at the start of each month, when customer allotments are renewed. But there is nothing usual about the […]

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Customer Service: FTC advertising guidelines: a matter of law, ethics and trust

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*Customer Service:*Vianello’s advice about seeking legal advice.

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How good is the word of the City Council? The test comes Monday

Columbia Business Times Archive, What's New

Life has a knack for handing us our own comeuppance. A road construction project included in the last Capital Improvements Sales Tax extension, approved by voters, is in jeopardy when it comes up for a vote in the City Council on Monday, June 16. Since the inception of The Concorde Industrial Park along the parallel

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Chamber of Commerce Meeting

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*Chamber*Annual Meeting Teresa Maledy wins Outstanding Citizen Award.

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What small business owners need to know when legal questions arise

Columbia Business Times Archive, What's New

Our center was contacted the other day by a potential client asking about hiring a small business attorney. In reality, he didn’t need an attorney, but the inquiry raised a good question. When do you need to engage the services of an attorney for your small business? In the same way you might not call

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Cigar Party

Columbia Business Times Archive, What's New

ABOVE: Dave Dunafon, left, toasts with a friend in the hazy smoking lounge. Above: Party goers enjoy drinks and a presentation on cigar smoking etiquette at Grand Cru’s smoking lounge. Mariel Liggett, Robbie Price, Dave Dunafon & Larry Schuster

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What’s your frequency, CMDC?

Community, Voices

When it comes to growth and development in and around Columbia, try using an imaginary radio dial to sort out the players and the groups they represent. Since each group is really just a little radio station with thoughts and ideas on individual “frequencies,” it’s an interesting exercise to see where each one is situated

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PYSK: Sarah J. Read

PYSK, Working

President, The Communications Center Inc. Owner, Law Offices of S. J. Read AGE: 52 JOB DESCRIPTION: Whether working as a facilitator, mediator, attorney or consultant, I’m helping individuals and organizations work through difficult issues. YEARS LIVED IN COLUMBIA: 12 ORIGINAL HOMETOWN: New York City EDUCATION: Yale, B.A. in British Studies, 1978; University of Wisconsin Law

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