The passage of Proposition A on the August primary ballot would have included Missouri in the list of states with a right-to-work law. The proposition, however, was doomed from the moment petition bearers began spreading out in force across Missouri a year ago trying to get signatures. Their spiels to the public were confusing but […]
Many firsts happened In 1923. The Yankees played their first home game at the original Yankee Stadium. Time magazine published their first issue. And Norris Sampson founded Norris Sampson Insurance Agency, now known as Kasmann Insurance Agency. Sampson’s grandchildren, brother-and-sister duo Bill and Shannon Kasmann, run the agency together. The independent insurance agency provides the
Rollie Bartels Tiger Express Car Wash By Jennifer Truesdale To say that Tiger Express Wash has been successful in expanding to multiple locations would be an understatement. Since Rollie Bartels opened his first car wash on Nebraska Avenue in Columbia in 2006, he has opened two more locations in Columbia and seven locations south of
Job description: I lead the SOA team in enhancing how our community lives, learns, works, heals, and plays. Many of my daily responsibilities are much more mundane and tedious than that strategic statement, but I’m really focused on building long-standing community relations and participating in projects that are meaningful to Columbia, so I pretty much
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1. What’s your background? My degree from MU is in journalism. I worked with Dave Baugher and Al Germond for almost 20 years in the broadcasting business. [Editor’s note: Baugher and Germond are partners in The Business Times Company.] For about the last 15 years, my wife, Vicki, and I have been buying, redeveloping, leasing,
Ian Chang Ian Chang was promoted to mortgage banking officer at Providence Bank Mortgage Center. Chang will be responsible for originating residential mortgage loans in Columbia and the Mid-Missouri area. Chang has over three years of mortgage lending experience and has served as a loan officer assistant and junior loan officer. Tracy Lane Tracy Lane
Making beer and playing music in Tyson Hunt’s garage ignited the idea of opening a brewery with his best friends, Judson Ball and Andrew Sharp. “The beer was definitely better than the music, and we thought, ‘Well, maybe we want to do something with this,’” Hunt says. Hunt, Ball, and Sharp co-founded Logboat Brewing Co.
What are your family values and how do they contribute to your business success? Don Helmreich, Downtown Appliance Home Center We’ve tried to remain true to my parents’ values that they impressed upon me when they started Downtown Appliance Home Center over 50 years ago. These include treating your customer like you would expect to
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