As technology advances, the associated learning curve gets steeper and more abrupt. If you don’t believe us, check out this photo history of cell phones: notice how the last 10 years brought more innovation than the previous 20? In television, the next curve ahead is 4K. 4K television, also called ultra-high definition, is the biggest […]
Sales manager of Zimmer Radio and Marketing Group and public address announcer for Mizzou Men’s Basketball Name: Aric Bremer Title and company/organization: Sales manager of Zimmer Radio and Marketing Group and public address announcer for Mizzou Men’s Basketball Age: 34 Job description: As a sales manager, I work with numerous local businesses to put together comprehensive
On Saturdays in the fall, the flood of football fans around Memorial Stadium creates a world apart from normal life: an RV is more enviable than a sports car, a can of cheap beer is tradable currency, the best furniture is foldable, the attire is uniformly some shade of yellow and hoots and hollers are
How has the sport of wrestling changed since you were an athlete? Both good and bad, young wrestlers — like a lot of athletes today — commit to one sport early. This definitely makes for more technically advanced younger wrestlers coming up, but I also feel more injuries occur because of overuse of the body. Nutrition
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One of Columbia’s top salespeople is Sarah Hill. Her ability to tell compelling and entertaining stories has helped sell a lot of mortgages for Veterans United. With her new venture, Story-Up360, Hill will tell stories using virtual reality tools, worldwide connectivity and components of gaming to make her stories even more compelling. Although you
I’ve heard many leaders lament the fact that it’s really hard to keep good people. That makes sense because good employees have options. So when people discover that Woodcrest regularly celebrates 20th anniversaries with its employees (one this year, one next year and my own last year), they often ask why. I wish I had
A season for traveling and seeing other places leaves us wondering how our own region stacks up to passersby. A recent visitor left us with some rather negative first-time impressions that we were able to correct only somewhat after a whirlwind tour across the verdant rolling hills of Boone County. It’s a fact that on
For many who work at the Missouri Department of Conservation, it’s not just a way to make a paycheck; it’s a way to live out a passion for preserving outdoor resources. And it just so happens that these employees are able to preserve the outdoors and while maintaining a budget that runs so well, it’s
Although Stankowski Field is used today for MizzouRec programming, it began as the place for University of Missouri Football in the late 1800s. In 1891 the space was set aside for Mizzou Athletics, but it wasn’t until 1895 that money was appropriated to complete the football field. When $1,300 proved to be insufficient, James Sidney
