On Thursday afternoon at about 3:45 p.m., Tracy Westbrook arrives for her shift. A bail bondsman for many years, she started driving for Taxi Terry’s in November 2012. Today, she’ll sit behind the wheel for the rest of the afternoon and into the night — for up to 12 hours — while picking up and […]
On the long gray tarmac, a handful of metallic planes glint against a white sky fifteen minutes south of Columbia. “That one belongs to a bank, and that gent owns hotels,” says Randy Clark, general manager at Central Missouri Aviation, or CMA. “These people are in sporting goods—they got a car and went to MC
On Feb. 12, minority business owners gathered with city officials to discuss problems facing minority-owned businesses in Columbia. The luncheon, sponsored by the Columbia Business Times, aimed to be yet another step in a series of efforts to address barriers to a successful business community and assess the state of local minority-owned businesses. “For me
Tiny River Brewing Co.’s Old Town Porter, Tall Grass Brewing Co.’s Buffalo Sweat and even Shocktop’s Wheat IPA have, for now, made it on Tom Bradley’s elusive list. For the organizer of the Missouri Beer Festival, playing favorites is impossible. The Shocktop was a surprise that knocked Bradley “on his keister” at last year’s festival.
When Kristi Ray boarded a 50-seat Delta plane at Columbia Regional Airport (COU), the well-connected executive vice president for the Columbia Chamber of Commerce expected to see at least some familiar faces. “When I looked around, I didn’t know anyone — and I know everyone in town,” she says, laughing. “You can’t pinpoint who’s traveling
Name: Robert Condron Title and company/organization: Chief financial officer, MFA Oil Co. Age: 58 Job description: I’m responsible for finance, accounting, credit, supply and information technology. Years lived in Columbia: I just recently started working in Columbia, and we are in the process of buying a house here. Original hometown: I was raised on a
Eric Blumberg Veterans United Home Loans announced the hiring of award-winning journalist Eric Blumberg as multimedia producer. Blumberg’s role will focus on covering stories and issues across the nation relevant to veterans. Blumberg previously worked for KOMU-TV 8, where he was a multimedia sports journalist for 10 years. “Whether it is helping during the home-buying
