Parkade Center becomes a hub for education. There’s only one place in Columbia to access five higher education entities under one roof. It was a natural evolution for these institutions to gather at Parkade Center, says managing director Benjamin Gakinya. And Parkade’s new identity as an educational hub has helped occupancy rates reach 95 percent. […]
A life sciences business incubator at a major research institution is nothing new, Bill Turpin says. But one area where MU stands out is variety — the university has all the major sciences on one campus. The combination of medical and veterinary sciences is becoming a huge advantage for life sciences companies, Turpin says.
Building Columbia’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. Chad Haney says there are two kinds of developers — those who want a stable job in an established company with a guaranteed salary and benefits and those who are willing to trade security to work on new, exciting ideas. Haney and his business partner Anna Swacker started Tin Can
Job description: As the executive director, I am responsible for securing and investing community resources to support specific agency programs that provide direct social services to our community in need. I also support our agency partners in building capacity so they can continue being successful, and I serve as a community convener in raising awareness
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The April 5 municipal election confirms Columbia’s continued drift to the political left and, like the county it is a part of, the overwhelming dominance by what, in the city, could become a single party political machine. A “non-partisan” absurdity that eschews conventional labels, Columbia’s seven-member city council now includes six liberals (Democrats) and a
Is the youth of today so different from the youth of past generations? Each group of youngsters has considered themselves rebels, striving for change and pushing for their ideal world. Now, marketers everywhere are trying to tap into the up-and-coming buying power of the Millennials. Here are some things to keep in mind when determining
In the course of developing decision-making skills, we often find ourselves making comparisons. Should I choose this or that? Developing self-awareness of our emotions and of our biases helps us to be more effective in the workplace and more consistent and fair in evaluations. When we employ “this or that” thinking, we trigger something called
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I find meeting and getting to know new people to be one of the best perks of my job. In the startup world, you feel like you are constantly playing the conversation-starting game. To get the conversation going, you ask questions like, “Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi?” or “Do you prefer Netflix or Hulu?”
