Executive Manager, McLarty Automotive Group; Joe Machens Ford Lincoln, Columbia and Jefferson City Age: 48 Job description: I oversee daily operations of the Joe Machens Ford Lincoln dealerships in Columbia and Jefferson City. Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: 18. I left mid-Missouri in 1985 and returned in February of this year. Original hometown: Middletown, Missouri. Education: Graduated […]
Enshrined under Article XI of the Columbia City Charter, the makeup of the city’s planning and zoning commission has seen service from hundreds of volunteers on what has arguably been and will continue to be the most important of the city’s advisory boards. The recent departure of retired television executive Andy Lee, who was piqued
Mac Daddy Lyfts Mac Daddy Lyfts is a golf cart shuttle service that takes people through downtown Columbia, MU’s campus and parts of East Campus for free. Mac Daddy Lyfts operates on Wednesday through Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. and on mornings before MU home football games. The shuttle can also be booked
How does Enviteme Events maintain high standards of quality and customer service? We send out surveys and ask for feedback. If we hear of a concern, we work to resolve the issue immediately. For example: during the hottest summer months, we had a wedding party comment that the air conditioning wasn’t cold. During the wedding,
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April Melvin spends most of her day on hold. Eight hours straight is her personal record. As an insurance broker at The Insurance Shop, she works on other accounts while she waits to speak with a customer service agent at the health insurance marketplace, established from the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Melvin’s job is
On June 5, 1917, Gov. Frederick Gardner declared a holiday. Two months and one day earlier, America entered World War I. June 5 was Registration Day. Around 5,000 men registered in Boone County, 1,129 of them in Columbia — the Daily Missourian declared there were “no slackers here.” The mayor held a patriotic celebration at
It’s rare to stay with one organization throughout the course of a career. Carol Heim, Jim Stock and Phyllis Grant have each worked for their organizations for 31 to 45 years. During that time, they’ve seen changes in landscape, technology and company size. They have grown and advanced alongside their companies. But what hasn’t changed
Throughout Columbia, there are people whose passion for adventure infuses their work with energy and vision. They’re at their best when jumping out of a plane from 13,000 feet or swimming with great white sharks — but they also thrive in the workplace. When you peel back the layers, you’ll find what makes them tick:
The day is progressing like any other: meetings with staff, lunch with a client, emails to return and paperwork to complete. You’re busy with activities for the fall, tying up year-end projects and planning for new initiatives. Then the phone rings. You answer casually, only to feel your heart race and your blood pressure rise.
Every morning, long before the sun rises, I wearily make my way downstairs. And before I can prepare lunch for the boys and before I make my wife her coffee, I must first weave my way through a labyrinth of Legos and game pieces. We all have morning rituals, and this one is mine. Just
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