Bruce Walker takes pride in discernment. He’s the president of the angel investing firm Centennial Investors, Columbia’s only group providing angel-level funding to Missouri-based startups. Discernment is a virtue in the startup world, which can be enamored with hype; even more so in angel investing, where the difference between success and failure is, largely, a […]
The cursive, cherry red letters of the Chris McD’s sign, placed on the green metal roof of Forum Shopping Center, offers a hint that you might find a totally different atmosphere inside — warm shades of brown and beige, the scent of steak and seafood cuisines. It’s the last thing you would expect to see
Craig Adams, walking through the offices of Columbia Public Schools’ administration building on Worley Street, is mulling over an idea that his superintendent, Peter Stiepleman, just floated out to him. Adams sits down in a chair in Stiepleman’s office and takes his clear, thick-frame glasses off. He rubs the gray stubble on his chin. Adams
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It’s late afternoon on Friday, after a week of drills, physical training, and scrimmages. The Columbia College Cougars are getting ready to review game film and amp up their communication skills. The small, square room is dark, with the exception of the soft glow of the video monitors and the blue light streaming from alien-like
Sarah Hill had an epiphany right in the middle of a mentor meeting. The former news anchor and chief storyteller at Veterans United came to a meeting of the Mizzou Venture Mentoring Service because she thought her skill set could be of use to the prospective entrepreneurs who tap the service for assistance in launching
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The University of Missouri Research Reactor, or MURR, was founded in 1966. Former UM President Elmer Ellis, the acting president during MURR’s construction and opening, hoped it would prompt greater scientific research at the university. The reactor was built on an 85-acre property originally known as the Hinkson Creek Valley. The property was later extended
The University of Missouri Research Reactor, or MURR, was founded in 1966. Former UM President Elmer Ellis, the acting president during MURR’s construction and opening, hoped it would prompt greater scientific research at the university. The reactor was built on an 85-acre property originally known as the Hinkson Creek Valley. The property was later extended
This article appeared in print as part of “Mentor & Mentee” Olivia Vann, co-founder and chief marketing officer for the 2BuyAg mobile application, had some instant feedback for fellow co-founder and CEO Kim Harrison after a recent meeting with the company’s mentors from the Mizzou Venture Mentoring Service — mainly the observation that Harrison got a
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What’s in a name? For Columbia-based food service company Fresh Ideas, quite a lot, actually. “I think our name, in itself, pushes us every day to keep it fresh and keep it different,” says co-founder Matt Clervi. Founded in 2001, Fresh Ideas works primarily with colleges and universities in the Midwest, with a few corporate
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PACE — an acronym for Performing Arts in Children’s Education — sets high expectations for its performers and crew. Sure, they’re all children. But they have a job to do. “We treat these kids the same way we would treat them if they were in a professional theater,” Angela Howard, PACE’s co-founder and co-artistic director,
