So much for the small talk. When I finally got to sit down with Jeff MacLellan for an interview, I casually mentioned that for someone recently retired, he’d been pretty hard to catch. Had he been out of town?
No, he answered. He had prostate cancer, and he’d been in the hospital having his prostrate removed.
That’s Jeff MacLellan: straightforward, honest, not one to mince words.
*New Business Update*AQ Beauty moves to a new location, offers wigs, hair products, make-up and more.
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Columbia attorney Craig Van Matre recently wrote a letter to city officials criticizing the Planning & Zoning Commission’s decision to reject Red Oak Investment Company’s application to rezone property on the south side of Grindstone Parkway, across from the Walmart Supercenter, to Planned Commercial. Van Matre represents THF Red Oak Development, which owns the site
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*Anatomy of a Bank*A look at the leadership of Boone County National Bank, one of Columbia’s largest private companies.
So you think bankers are boring? Check out Landmark Bank’s rap videos on YouTube, and think again. After all, more than 3,000 viewers can’t be wrong. That’s how many viewers have watched Landmark’s first rap video, which was posted to YouTube on May 20, 2009. Rhiannon Trask, vice president of marketing at Landmark, said the
*Breast Cancer Debate:*Interpreting the new USPSTF recommendations for breast-cancer screening
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*Premier Sale*First State Community Bank acquires Premier Bank’s three local branches, makes Columbia its largest market.
*People You Should Know:*Darin Preis, executive director of Central Missouri Community Action
It’s an interesting exercise to review Columbia’s hits and misses in the economic development contest. The hits include: landing and retaining the University of Missouri and adjuncts, including the sprawling medical complex, a $1.8 billion enterprise with about 13,150 employees overall; landing and retaining the regional insurance companies State Farm and Shelter, with their extensive
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