Money, Medicine & Meeting Demand
As new models of care emerge and the market expands, local hospitals and companies seek to simplify and supply.
April 2014
Innovating for the Animal Kingdom
Where academia meets business, innovations result. Some instructors at MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine have caught the entrepreneurial bug.
The Faulty State of Fulton State
Amid crumbling walls and outdated facilities, Fulton State Hospital sits in desperate need of a massive structural overhaul, and the quest for funding is bringing together lawmakers and legislatures on both sides of the aisle
Everything Is Bad for You
Caution: Reading this may be hazardous to your health. I have recently come to the conclusion that everything is bad for you. And I do mean everything. It turns out that even the things you thought were good for you are bad for you. Exercise, water, sleep, organic fruits and vegetables, yoga, multivitamins… If these
Who is Elise James?
Name: Elise James Age: 26 Years lived in Columbia: 17 Original hometown: Montello, Wis. Community involvement: Chamber of Commerce, Miracle Marathon, Show-Me Response Family: My husband, Brian, whom I am lucky enough to work with every day at the gym, and my son, Landon, who is currently in third grade. Relationship status: Married My go-to
Spring into the Housing Market
Jason Thornhill of Weichert Realtors- First Tier reminds sellers that paying attention to detail can improve the offer price. [Pictured above: 3900 Frontenac Place Columbia, MO 65203, Single-family Home, 5 bedrooms/3.5 baths] A lot is made of neutralizing and de-personalizing a home when it goes on the market. To an extent this is true, but
Sarah Smith
We relocated from: Chicago What brought you here to Columbia? Well, the short story is my husband’s job, but the longer story is that we both went to Mizzou. We met here and fell in love here. We’ve moved around but came back and got married in the alumni center. We wanted to come
Business of Buying
When should I start the loan process? After you decide you are personally ready to buy a new home, making sure that you are qualified is possibly the most important and first step you should take in the home-buying process. Realtors are more comfortable about showing you new homes if you have gone through the
Not Defined by Diagnosis
Three powerful stories of inspiration, survival and beating the odds Stories by Vicki Hodder, Kristi McCann and Nancy Yang Fear can define what we do and who we are. When fear is present, we can either choose to avoid what we were going after or battle it head on knowing that an easy road does