Socket Telecom’s executives and Gov. Jay Nixon last week outlined the impact of the broadband Internet installation project in Callaway County that Socket will undertake, thanks to an award of nearly $24 million in federal stimulus funds. The Columbia-based company will deploy a fiber optic network that will directly connect more than 3,000 homes and […]
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After spending decades laying the foundation for the business leaders of tomorrow, MU’s outgoing business school dean plans to devote more of his time leveraging university resources to lure their companies to Missouri.
During Bruce Walker’s 20-year tenure as dean, the Trulaske College of Business expanded enrollment, gained a national reputation, nurtured relationships with the city and alumni and moved into a new $30 million building, Cornell Hall.
More than 85 percent of the college’s current faculty and staff members were hired during Walker’s watch.
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The Columbia Public Schools Board approved bids on Aug. 2 for the $75 million construction of a new high school on St. Charles Road in northeast Columbia. The board followed the recommendations of JE Dunn Construction, the project manager, to bring the project within its budget by planting grass seed rather than sod and eliminating proposed tennis courts, a softball field, culinary arts equipment, theatrical rigging and visitor-side bleachers. The winning bids* were: Site Concrete………………………….. George J. Shaw, Kansas City ……………………………………. $5,550,000 Precast…………………………………… Coreslab Structures, Marshall …………………………………… $1,282,044 Masonry…………………………………. Heitkamp Masonry, Ellisville …………………………………….. $7,987,680 Steel………………………………………. Doing Steel, Springfield …………………………………………… $4,727,000 Carpentry……………………………….. Enterprise Interiors, Blue Springs …………………………….. $3,343,400 Waterproofing………………………… DH Restoration, Pleasant Hill ………………………………………. $808,146 Metal Wall Panels…………………… IWR Building Systems, St. Louis………………………………… $1,911,487 Fireproofing…………………………… Rolling Plains, Tulsa, OK…………………………………………….. $559,000 Firestopping………………………….. Firestoppers, Belleville, IL……………………………………………… $99,882 Coiling Doors………………………… Overhead Door Company, Kansas City …………………………. $79,400 Fire Doors……………………………… Won-Door, Westwood, KS…………………………………………… $156,425 Aluminum Framing………………….. Central Missouri Glass and More, Boonville ………………… $890,000 Tile & Terrazzo……………………….. Interior Surfaces, Olathe, KS………………………………………… $169,334 Wood Flooring………………………. Sportscon, St. Louis ……………………………………………………. $197,490 Carpet Flooring……………………… Flooring Systems Inc., St. Louis ……………………………….. $1,095,515 Resinous Flooring…………………. Missouri Terrazzo, St. Louis…………………………………………. $260,000 Painting…………………………………. Cass County Coatings, Kansas City ……………………………. $627,950 Finish Carpentry…………………….. Springfield Builders Inc., Springfield…………………………. $2,041,352
On July 30, 1953, the Small Business Administration was founded and has since helped millions of American small-business owners find the loans and information they need to be successful. Today, the SBA estimates there are more than 100,000 small businesses in Missouri with fewer than 20 employees. These are the mom-and-pop shops such as hardware
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*The Villager*Downtown bridal shop makes big changes as mom prepares for daughter to take the reins.
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Similar to many mothers of brides going back three generations, Pam Massey turned to Pen Point Paperie when she needed stationery for her daughter Sarah’s wedding in 2008. But last week, after 64 years of providing such niceties as wedding invitations, thank-you cards and high-quality pens for graduates, the downtown retail icon closed, and Massey
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*Research Parks Director*Greg Williams to manage research parks for UM System, calls Discovery Ridge a development model
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*New Business*Former MU football players team up to open Galactic Fun Zone, with laser tag, arcades games and more.
*Vinyl Revival*Old school records give the music industry a boost with the sweet sounds of nostalgia.
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Could Columbia become a pipeline through which local child actors make their way to Hollywood or Broadway?
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