Insurance Group a Columbia mainstay
*Business Profile: The Insurance Group*Longevity helps company understand Columbia commerce
June 12, 2009
Boone County delegation makes nice
*General Assembly*Boone County legislative delegation gets along for a change
Local automotive market in turmoil
Car and truck sales at Columbia’s dealerships plummeted in the first quarter of this year. The 11 dealerships sold less than 4,000 new and used vehicles, according to Missouri Department of Revenue data, about 40 percent less than the first three months of 2008. And that was before Chrysler and General Motors declared bankruptcy, Larry
New Business Update: Carpe Diem
807 Locust St., Owner: Alex Inneco, 573-268-5989 Alex Inneco, the music director for the Missouri United Methodist Church, hopes the cultural center he’s opened downtown called Carpe Diem (Seize the Day) will bring together artists and develop the local cultural community. Inneco, a Brazilian native, completed his master’s degree in conducting at the University of
Newly Opened Businesses
Sweetooth Bakery, LLC Grand opening: June 15 Renae Nicholes 573-474-0781 5695 Clark Lane., Ste. A Bakery Taxi Terry’s Date opened: April 21 (Grand opening June 16) Angie Nickerson 573-441-1414 275 E Daniel St. Taxi, transportation Parkside Skateshop Date opened: March 1 (grand opening June 20) Chris Bailey 573-447-5283 1614 Business Loop 70 Retail, skateboards
New Business Update: Belle
*New Business Update*Belle, a women’s clothing store downtown, is one of many recent local business additions
From the Roundtable: True gains of HDTV conversion may take years to sort out
Several hundred million analog television transmitters are now little more than scrap material. Television station engineers hit the “plate off” button last Friday, severing high voltage for the last time to powerful vacuum tubes what were part of the mysterious process bringing television into our homes. Every TV station across the land is supposed to
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City View: Budget balancing act: saving money, sustaining services and planning
*State of the City*Bill Watkins explains Columbia’s budget dilemma
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PYSK: Mike Haggas
Director of Development, MU’s Robert J. Trulaske Sr. College of Business JOB DESCRIPTION: As Director of Development, I work closely with our alumni and constituents to keep them engaged with MU and the Trulaske College of Business. These relationships are the foundation that allows us to secure financial support and address the needs of our