September 2010

Standing with his three children in the parking lot of his Domino’s Pizza outlet on South Ninth Street, Greg Neichter seemed oblivious to the scorching afternoon sun that caused sweat to pour down his face and his eyes to squint.
The traffic at the intersection of the MU campus and downtown made it hard to hear, so Neichter just talked rapid-fire at the top of his lungs.
This, after all, is a subject he’s passionate about — pizza, or more specifically, how the business has changed since he opened a Domino’s in the tiny building behind him on Aug. 18, 1980.

My Secret Garden is moving from Ninth Street, a half block north of Broadway, to the former location of Vespa at 823 E. Broadway. Ruth Lahue opened My Secret Garden about 21 years ago. The retail shop sells flowers, floral arrangements and a variety of gift products. Her husband, Steve LaHue,  is remodeling the new

Students, community members, faculty and staff commemorated the opening of the new Columbia Higher Education Center of Moberly Area Community College in the Parkade Center with a ceremony on Sept. 2. Enrollment has grown significantly since MACC opened a branch campus in Columbia in 1999. Students, faculty and staff had been taking shuttles to various

Ninety-two percent of Missouri small businesses may be eligible to receive the federal Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit, according to a study by a pair of nonprofit organizations. Small businesses can qualify to receive up to 35 percent of health premiums paid by employers. The study by Families USA and Small Business Majority found

Marathon Building Environments has purchased August Systems, a home electronics company, from Bridgid Miller. Marathon owners Frank Sovich and Greg Wolff said Miller will operate the business under the same name as a division of Marathon. Miller, who co-founded the company 14 years ago, said she and her three employees will move out of the

Our world is built on systems. To stay in good working order, everything successful has a predefined process that creates an effective and efficient methodology for a desired outcome. Everything from open-heart surgery to paying your taxes is based on a system. Failure to adhere causes problems ranging from death to jail time. Systems offer

Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pastas opened this month in the Broadway Bluffs commercial center at the intersection of East Broadway and Trimble Road, just off US Highway 63. Randy Russell owns and operates the Columbia franchise and said he plans to add two more Mr. Goodcents restaurants in the city during the next six to

When economists and industrial recruiters talk about Columbia, they invariably point out that the local economy is less likely to be affected seriously by economic downturns than other cities because the primary employers are in stable sectors: education, health care and insurance. In the latest list of Boone County’s biggest employers, two insurance companies are