July 22, 2011

PYSK: Karen Crabtree

Karen Crabtree Vice president and general manager, CenturyLink in northern Missouri AGE: 45 JOB DESCRIPTION: I have end-to-end responsibility for developing a localized approach to the market, including product offerings and promotions. I’m responsible for revenue, customer experience, local installation and repair technicians, customer metrics, area retail stores and door-to-door sales, community and public relations […]

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High school students snag unusual summer jobs

Even in a tight job market, some local high school students and recent high school graduates have found interesting summer work. Perhaps the most interesting summer job opportunity available locally is driven by the unfortunate number of disasters that have wracked the southern Midwest this spring. State Farm hired 32 temporary employees this summer to

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Social media let businesses talk directly with target audiences

When entrepreneur Lily Dawson started her jewelry design business in January 2009, she launched a website and sold her handmade bracelets, necklaces and headbands at local boutique Elly’s Couture. Now the 24-year-old Columbia native has shifted gears. She gets most of her customers through her free Facebook page, which she updates almost daily to send

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Emergent Sensor Technologies moves research out of the lab

Sell-by dates on food products might soon expire, thanks to research and development company Emergent Sensor Technologies. Dr. Craig Weilbaecher and Dr. R. Cody Stringer, both University of Missouri doctoral graduates in biochemical engineering, launched a research design and development startup company in March. Emergent Sensor Technologies is an affiliate of the Center for Emerging

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Women as negotiators: When to speak up for yourself in the workplace – and why it really matters

Teresa Maledy didn’t start off as president of Commerce Bank. She didn’t even start out in banking. But if she hadn’t negotiated for herself, Maledy might still be working in the cash management division instead of heading up Commerce Bank’s Central Missouri Region as president and CEO, overseeing 150 employees. The turning point came more

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