Gary W. Thompson President and CEO, Columbia Insurance Group age: 51 years here: 22 original hometown: Nevada, Mo. job description Chief servant, strategic thought leader, cheerleader and part-time janitor. education Bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri, MBA from Walden University, chartered property casualty underwriter (CPCU) and certified insurance counselor (CIC) community involvement Heart of […]
Many of us were surprised a few weeks ago when Mayor Bob McDavid blew the warning trumpet about the future of service at Columbia Regional Airport. If we had been paying attention to the airport, we wouldn’t have been surprised at McDavid’s statement. By now you’ve heard plenty about its inadequacies and how scheduled airline
There are approximately 840 miles of roads that Boone County must maintain. This daunting task, funded by a sales tax initiative, consumes a large percentage of the county’s budget. One difficult question to answer is how to use these funds as effectively as possible to protect our transportation network. There are five different surface types
