Nothing jolts us back to reality quite like the low-fuel light on the dashboard, when heart rate inversely reflects the gas gauge plummeting towards empty. Easy now. You can travel another 35 or 40 miles, and there are at least two exits between here and stranded-on-the-side-of-the-road. Deep breath. Now imagine replacing your gas problems with […]
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One evening in 1972, Lorene Trickey was flipping through the newspaper. She was 40 at the time, married with kids, and kept a busy volunteer schedule through her church, mostly working with homebound seniors. She felt fulfilled. She wasn’t looking to add much to her life. “I came across a sheet that said ‘Volunteers,’” Trickey
Give us an idea of what your daily job entails. I work on the product chemistry team where we conduct scientific studies to answer questions about chemicals that will be used in a variety of applications such as pharmaceuticals and agricultural and household chemicals. My two primary roles are team leader and study director, and
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Innovation is driving the way we live daily, from the way we monitor our health with activity bands to how our children learn using educational apps on smartphones and tablets to the way our homes are powered and controlled over the internet. Those who embrace new technology will benefit from it. Likewise, cities, counties, and
This appeared in print as part of “Not Quite Flying Cars.” Columbia has limited charging options for electric vehicles. Here’s where to plug in. Joe Machens Nissan 201 Nebraska Avenue The Tiger Hotel 23 S. Eighth St. Holiday Inn (Tesla) 915 Port Way Gerbes Supermarket 1729 Broadway Boulder Springs of
Boone Hospital Center has been at a similar juncture before. In the 1980s, looking for a way to improve the hospital’s offerings and also secure a little more cover for their strategic planning processes, the trustees explored an agreement to lease their medical center to a larger health care system. On September 1, 1988, Boone
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Ben Seidel, president and founder of Igniting Business, wanted to open the company’s second office in Lee’s Summit in 2014 to better serve their clients in that area. So he became his company’s first remote worker. During this time, he says, communication between himself and the Columbia office was the priority. Making sure he had
When we get promoted to positions of authority, it’s exciting. It’s a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. Then that day finally comes when, as a manager, we have to dismiss someone from his or her job. Making this decision can feel overwhelming and daunting. It can even be paralyzing. We can stay in that place of
Oh the times, they are indeed a-changin’, and the cubicle walls in today’s workplace are coming down (with the option of popping right back up, if needed). Employers and employees alike are enjoying the trends. “In the past, all you needed to do to lure top talent to a company was to offer a good
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“Innovation” and “commercial real estate” are said in the same sentence quite often these days. However, in our field of work, those conversations fall into two relatively broad, yet different, categories: How innovation is changing the look and feel (and corresponding use) of commercial real estate. How innovation will change the nature of the real
