Raising bees and harvesting their honey has become a tough business in mid-Missouri, as well as the rest of the country.
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Janice Dawson-Threat is a certified workforce development professional for the Missouri Career Center. The Columbia Business Times talked to Dawson-Threat about her role in helping people find employment, change careers and the importance of continuing education for professionals. Here’s what she had to say. CBT: What do you do for the Missouri Career Center? Dawson-Threat:
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*Smart Thinking:* Cathy Atkins on sales team management
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Scott Wright has enjoyed the Brentwood forest behind his property since he moved to the Woodridge neighborhood four years ago. He is glad the neighborhood will be able to save a portion of the forest. The neighbors call it Berrywood Little Forest, an 11-acre oasis in the shadow of Columbia Regional Hospital and a few
Urban Forestry: Council pondering new tree preservation policies Read More »
*Business Profile: Carpet One*Carpet One owner looks to adapt to customers’ changing needs
Brian Tracy’s book Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time outlines a very practical recipe for success at work. Tracy compares the most onerous, critical task of the day, which hinders our productivity and success, to an ugly frog that is avoided as long as possible.
*Special Section:*MACC and William Woods offer adults a closer option for higher education
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Business Development Associate for Boone Hospital Center AGE: 34 JOB DESCRIPTION: As a member of the Boone Hospital Center team, I work with various departments to promote all aspects of BHC and our wellness program, WELLAWARE. WELLAWARE helps to develop health awareness for both community and corporate audiences. I meet with employers, community leaders and
You can tell the summer driving season has begun because the nightly closings to repave portions of Interstate 70 have begun. Two westbound lanes of this splendid thoroughfare are now down to single file in the evening between Stadium Boulevard and the Missouri River Bridge while MoDOT performs its umpteenth surgery on the nearly half-century
From the Roundtable: Summer driving highlights traffic issues around Columbia Read More »
