When Boone Hospital Center needed state-of-the art communications and security for its new $89 million dollar patient tower, it called on an old friend: Tech Electronics of Columbia. The hospital’s recent addition has such state-of-the-art communications as a nurse call system so innovative that a patient bed can send messages to special nursing badges if […]
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For more than 20 years, Columbia fell under the aegis of two city managers, both of them more or less homegrown with many years of residence under belt as they worked their way up to this important position. Unlike several predecessors, Ray Beck and Bill Watkins earned the respect of the city councils they served
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One year after it launched WiMAX in Kansas City and St. Louis, Sprint quietly expanded the broadband wireless service to Columbia. Marketed as a “fourth-generation,” or 4G, technology, WiMAX has average download speeds of 3 to 6 Mbps, Sprint said, which makes it a potential competitor to some wired broadband services. Sprint hasn’t officially launched
Travelers can find plenty of opportunities on the Internet for low air fares and lodging expenses, but when it comes to traveling for work, businesses have found that a real live travel agent can’t be beat. The reason for choosing a travel agency over online travel companies is simple, said Jerry Price, Suzi Davis Travel
Joplin residents will be a beneficiary of the John Anderson Celebrity Golf Invitational, set for July 10 and 11 at the Country Club of Missouri. In addition, the Anderson Family Charitable Foundation will donate $10,000 to Joplin schools to help teachers and students restock their classrooms this fall. The celebrity event will also raise funds for
We’ve got a contest going to come up with a name for the much-aligned parking garage at Sixth and Walnut. There are no prizes of course, just the chance to have some fun for a change about a structure that really has become the talk of the town. Humor us with your suggestions. The favorite
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