October 2022

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Money 101

Whether you’re a college student, working parent, or recent retiree, everyone can benefit from a little help with their finances. Since June 2019, Central Bank’s ProsperU program has offered practical financial assistance and information to individuals and businesses. ProsperU offers 1-on-1 consultations and in-person classes on rotating topics such as “College Planning 101” and “Tackling […]

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Live On Air

One evening on your drive home, try turning off your Spotify playlist and tuning into the radio.  If you’re lucky, you’ll land on 89.5 FM and hear anything from reggaetón, to jazz standards, to an impassioned tangent from a caller explaining the social implications of recent events while doing an obviously fake British accent.  It’s

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Styled Strands

You don’t have to look far to see the ever-growing trend of hair braiding. Though hair braiding can often be found trending online or in pretty much every show on television, the history of hair braiding is rich and deep.  The oldest evidence of hair braiding goes back about 30,000 years: The Venus of Willendorf,

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PYSK: Brad Roling

Job description My job is to help Mid America Bank strategically expand its presence in this community. My main focus now is continuing to grow our commercial loan portfolio in this market. As we grow in COMO, I will add to our team and help formulate our plan to help and give back to our

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Learn, move, and then pivot.

What to say about finances in the financial issue? This year…everything! It’s crazy to me that during COVID, our business (Columbia Marketing Group and COMO Magazine) actually thrived. It wasn’t until this year that we experienced any serious financial impact from COVID. Partnerships changed. Banking partners changed. Paper prices (if you can even get it)

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Movers & Shakers

Dustin Thomas  University of Missouri Health Care has named Dustin Thomas chief financial officer. Dustin joined the institution in September from the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he served as chief analytics officer and health system chief financial officer. He began his career with Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City and served in finance

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Movers & Shakers

Dustin Thomas  University of Missouri Health Care has named Dustin Thomas chief financial officer. Dustin joined the institution in September from the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he served as chief analytics officer and health system chief financial officer. He began his career with Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City and served in finance

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