United Way revising charity funding model
United Way, Way to Go
December 10, 2010
Power Lunch: After Hours
To cap the Power Lunch forums held in 2010, the Columbia Business Times and sponsor The Callaway Bank hosted a happy hour for the participants. About 40 people attended the social event in the Tiger Hotel lobby on Dec. 1. At the event, Gary Meyerpeter, president of The Callaway Bank’s Columbia market, presented Tim Rich,
Power Lunch: After Hours
To cap the Power Lunch forums held in 2010, the Columbia Business Times and sponsor The Callaway Bank hosted a happy hour for the participants. About 40 people attended the social event in the Tiger Hotel lobby on Dec. 1. At the event, Gary Meyerpeter, president of The Callaway Bank’s Columbia market, presented Tim Rich,
Guest Column: Shop local. Click here.
My husband and I have been hometown merchants for more than 30 years, so buying local is a drum I’ve been beating for decades. My message to area shoppers has always been that your local purchases support your local tax base, which ensures that your community grows and prospers. Recent economic woes coupled with Internet
From the Roundtable: Drewing moves Machens into the league of industry pioneer
Every time I pass by a Joe Machens showroom, I’m reminded of what the late Ralph Reedman and his brothers began assembling in the mid-1940s. Among the first of the so-called auto malls, the Reedman Corporations came to be a collection of competitive vehicle dealerships occupying a 123-acre tract that lined US Route 1 in
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Guest Column: Americans must come together to meet national challenges
As I prepare to leave the US House of Representatives at the end of this term, I am extremely grateful to the residents of Missouri’s 4th Congressional District whose votes allowed me to serve them for 34 years. Representing the district has been a tremendous privilege, and I will always cherish my service there. Throughout
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The building is the story: A history of volunteerism at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts
On a blustery October morning, I met Marge Berchek at the entrance to Columbia’s historic Missouri Theatre. A classical music enthusiast who has been a longtime supporter of the theater, Berchek is one of a group of dedicated volunteers who maintain the opulent building. That task has taken on greater significance since the theater underwent