Post-Bubble Burst
Commercial construction rebounds, but needs skilled workers.
March 2019
A Circle of Help and Hope
Great Circle is a Missouri nonprofit with a centuries-old history and a comprehensive goal. For Aubrey Ash, what started as a desire to foster children with the hope of one day adopting turned into six adoptions over the course of 12 years. She and her husband, Tony, adopted their first child internationally, but the high
An Empty Lot in the District Shows Promise
After a lengthy cleanup process and years of vacancy, will the City of Columbia and Ameren reach an agreement on a North Village Arts property?
Mac Lemone, Operations Manager, Little Dixie Construction
What’s your professional background? After graduating from MU with a dual major in finance and real estate, I went to work for Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis. At Anheuser-Busch, I worked for the special event team and traveled across the country promoting their products at major events. In 2006, I decided that it was time to
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Furnishing Mid-Missouri
Marathon Building Environments, a 32-year-old Columbia business based around commercial furnishings, changed ownership earlier this year when founder Greg Wolff retired. Frank Sovich, who’s worked for the company for 15 years, bought Wolff out of his shares earlier this year. “I acquired Marathon — the building, the real estate, and the shares — from Greg
Cindy Sheltmire Broker-Salesperson | Re/Max Boone Realty
Age: Must this be divulged? Job description: Realtor. Years lived in Columbia: 39 years. Original hometown: St. Louis, Missouri. Education: Lindenwood College. Favorite volunteer/community activity: The Rotary Club of Columbia, Chamber of Commerce Ambassador, and the True/False Film Fest, among others. Professional background: I’ve been a Realtor for 35 years in Columbia. A favorite recent
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Unleashed: Ava Grace and Paisley Mae
How I fell in love with a cow and her calf at MU’s dairy farm. One fall night during my first semester at MU, I met a young heifer with a heart-shaped spot on her forehead. As a freshman in the animal science program, I was encouraged to participate in Little American Royal, a student-led
Make Your List and Check It Twice
Take time to enhance your own well-being. Are you a list maker? One of those people who fills up a sheet with all the good intentions of things to complete? There’s something very satisfying about checking things off that list, isn’t there? It might be interesting to see how many of the things on your
The Blockchain Game
The meteoric rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in autumn 2017 made blockchain technology a household term. Anonymous, unchangeable, and transparent, blockchain offers potential solutions to some of today’s biggest business problems. But there is still a lot of confusion about blockchain technology and how it works. MU professor and technologist J Scott Christianson has