The Junior Achievement program launched this school year in Columbia will easily reach its goal of involving 2,000 students in after-school and in-school economic education and will expand to the high schools in January, the regional coordinator said after a dedication ceremony. More than 75 people and about 150 students attended the ribbon cutting at […]
Saigon Bistro, a Vietnamese restaurant owned by veteran businesswoman Jenny Lam, is scheduled to open next week at 912 E. Broadway. Lam owned four restaurants in Texas before coming to Columbia with her husband, MU Professor Henry Nguyen, and owned Glamour Nails and Alterations Unlimited in the Shoppes at Stadium before getting back into the
Football games and formal attire don’t usually go together, but they did when the Diamond Night fundraiser took place on the same night as the Missouri Tigers game against Texas Tech. Guests watched the game on a giant projection screen after dinner and held an auction during breaks in the game on Nov. 6. Proceeds
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On Veteran’s Day, VA Mortgage Center.com employees and Habitat for Humanity volunteers were to gather for a dedication ceremony in front of the house at 901 Wrigley that the company helped fund and build for a local veteran. VAMC teamed up with Show Me Central Habitat for Humanity to select a veteran, Chris Ruff and
The walls and polished concrete floors are bare. There’s literally nothing inside the expansive building on Buttonwood Drive, which was nominated for a Striking Structure award for its architectural style when it housed an interior decorating firm. But the way Brent Beshore imagines the space, all 16,500 square feet is buzzing with employees and partners
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The financial crisis has caused the University of Missouri System and the city of Columbia to consider revamping their pension systems.
The city of Columbia and Boone County and the University of Missouri have reached a preliminary agreement with state environmental regulators on a stormwater permit for the community. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources renewed the stormwater permit in 2008, and local representatives appealed some of the permit terms, including control measures and monitoring terms.
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People my age don’t generally think about retirement. But with the University of Missouri and the city of Columbia talking about big changes to their retirement systems, I’ve had to. At issue is the traditional defined benefit plan, often referred to as a pension. Common at almost every company during the middle years of the
