For the past five years, Inc. magazine and its companion website Inc.com have ranked 5,000 businesses from around the country that are growing the fastest and broadening the landscape of the privately owned business world. This year, three Columbia businesses held spots on the list; two of them reached Inc.’s top 500. Entrepreneur Brent Beshore’s company AdVentures […]
Their creed is filled with positive advice: “Speak of health, happiness and prosperity to everyone you meet. Think only the best; expect only the best. Forgive the past, and press on to the future. Look on the sunny side of everything.” Since the Columbia Downtown Optimist Club’s first days in 1936, members of the club
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Cool Stuff owner Arnie Fagan has reached a personal and professional milestone, and the city of Columbia celebrated it with a proclamation from Mayor Bob McDavid. “I’m 46 this year, and I’ve been in business 23 years, so that means that half of my life has been spent operating this store,” Fagan said. In honor
Dave Griggs’ Flooring America adds a sustainability element to flooring by offering customers and installers an opportunity to recycle used materials. It also offers several flooring options for those who are looking for environmentally conscious flooring. The Columbia store has been recycling carpet cushion for approximately 10 years. “These bales are about 800 pounds a
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As debate proceeds about the upcoming city budget, Mayor Bob McDavid, to his credit, brooks no reluctance to work on ways to clot the flow of red ink incurred by the municipal transportation system. The latest proposal calls for a cutback of $2.7 million for bus replacement and operations at the same time it’s reported
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Providence Bank’s executives are using iPads to save a few trees. The bank’s executives and board of directors switched over to iPads during the month of August to cut down on paper use. President and CEO Brett Burri said Providence instituted the iPads primarily to increase efficiency in reviewing and distributing reports. “It was suggested
