November 14, 2008

From the Roundtable: The lines in the battle of West Broadway are drawn once more

The word libraried may not be in the dictionary, but that’s the term one KFRU caller came up with the other day to sum up his thoughts about the next stage of the contentious West Broadway “improvement” project. With Columbia poised to spend $105,000 on the design phase of the project, the caller and others […]

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Hot Jobs list helps students find career path

Missourians now have access to a resource that identifies which Missouri jobs are expected to be hot through 2016. The Missouri’s Hot Jobs report, available at www.MissouriConnections.org, provides information on hundreds of occupations with bright outlooks. “While the economy will have its ups and downs, it is important for students to look at the long-term

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Customer Service – When budgeting for advertising basics, look back before moving forward

With the onset of the fourth quarter, many businesses find themselves in the midst of reviewing the previous nine months and budgeting for the coming year. Where did the money go? Which tactics worked, and which ones didn’t? Obviously, the goal of the budgeting process is to look ahead, but a valuable tool for doing

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Surviving amid turbulent market: Local travel agencies consolidate, specialize

Barbara Davis is sitting behind her desk at Great Southern Tiger Travel checking the roundtrip fares for Northwest flights on her computer when she suddenly becomes excited: prices have dropped dramatically. Davis, the manager of the agency’s downtown branch, is purchasing tickets for an eight-person group of University of Missouri administrators planning to fly from

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