Welcome to 2016! Most people make resolutions when a new year rolls around. We vow to eat better, lose weight, exercise more or give up something like smoking. Most of these promises last, at best, to Valentine’s Day. Around six weeks, the pain of change becomes too intense, and we succumb to old habits and […]
After 144 Years, how did Boone County National Bank transition to Central Bank of Boone County in only 45 days? Each year, more than 2.3 million couples exchange vows across the country. Plans are made, dresses are purchased, and guests are invited. Yet the work doesn’t stop after the couple says “I do.” Once
After 144 Years, how did Boone County National Bank transition to Central Bank of Boone County in only 45 days? Each year, more than 2.3 million couples exchange vows across the country. Plans are made, dresses are purchased, and guests are invited. Yet the work doesn’t stop after the couple says “I do.” Once
With approximately $900 million in assets today, Columbia’s Providence Bank expects nothing but continual growth. The company, under LINCO Bancshares Inc., finalized their merger with Community First Bancorp’s Community First Bank in July 2015, achieving their goal of expansion beyond their markets in Missouri and Texas, acquiring $211 million in assets in the process. The
In 2013, a study produced by the Institute for Communication Technology Management at the USC Marshall School of Business said that, by 2015, 15.5 hours of the average person’s day will be spent absorbing media. In Columbia, the full-service marketing firm Caledon Virtual aims to utilize every minute, armed with a new office space specifically
Age: 50 Job description: The county treasurer is an elected official responsible for receiving, disbursing and investing all funds for the county and ensuring that monies are correctly segregated into separate funds as required by law. Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: 35. Original hometown: I was born in Northfield, Minnesota and moved to Columbia when I
The Business Loop CID set out to improve a worn-down retail area. Instead, it created a national scandal. What’s next? In 1949, the Griggs family moved from a home on West Broadway, in Columbia, out to the country. They bought a bigger piece of land and lived on the outskirts of town. Not that
When the American Red Cross comes to mind, most people think of blood donations. But the Red Cross is more than just blood drives; they offer assistance in four other critical areas: health and safety, armed forces, international services and disaster relief. Today, the American Red Cross offers many services that help people across the
