Last fall, I was running around trying to get the house ready for a short trip. I was attempting to quickly follow my stepdaughter out the car, so I could instruct her on how to load things appropriately. I say attempting because on the way out the door, I missed the step and landed sideways […]
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the ice business is booming, but the real success stories of the industry are those that keep product moving even when temperatures start to cool.
A retrospective of the forbearers who laid the foundations of the Columbia we know today
It’s somewhat amazing that it’s taken more than 30 years to replace the parking lot at the northeast corner of 10th and Broadway with a four-story apartment house that’s now under construction. Almost as startling is the underutilization of the half city block on Locust Street between Seventh and Eighth streets, the most recent nexus
The 32-year-old Chinese food fixture gets new owner from the same family.
N.H. Scheppers Distributing Co.’s commitment to quality services remains unchanged after 60 years in business.
Name: Jay Curry Title and company/organization: Owner/partner, Spicewine Ironworks; owner/partner Columbia Welding & Machine Age: 57 Job description: We build custom barbecue meat smokers and have a line of 11 barbecue-related sauces and spices. All are distributed worldwide. We also sell welding and industrial supplies and hardware. Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: 54. I did a
