Unions have been making headlines. Starbucks employees are trying to form them. Hollywood writers and actors challenge studios, networks, and streaming services from the picket lines to come up with compensation and protection solutions in step with 21st century technology. And UPS drivers want, among other things, the company to provide air conditioning in their […]
The unassuming exterior and off-the-beaten-path location might be deceiving to a Plume first-time visitor. But within this enchanting emporium of creativity, founder Kelly Gillion has carved out a niche for local, handmade goods to shine and a place for Columbia’s community to learn and connect. Gillion explains that Plume started in 2013 as an evolution
Students from throughout the state flock to Columbia to receive an education that will pave the way toward a successful career, but they’re not all studying to become journalists and geologists. The students at Luxx Beauty & Barber Institute study in a different kind of classroom, one filled with mannequin heads, salon chairs, and eventually,
Although the weather doesn’t always seem to be in agreement, fall is just around the corner. The football season is underway, the kids are back in school, and traffic in town is once again congested. There’s excitement in the air with a new season approaching and all of the activities that are associated with it.
In August, we gathered all of our nearly 3,000 employees together for the first time in decades. The intent was to provide a collective feeling of celebration as we kicked off a new school year and to begin the year with intentionality to inspire greatness in our scholars and greatness in each other. As part
I feel like every year when the kids go back to school is like a reset for all of us. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer. Mostly for pool days. But I thrive off a schedule. I love it when things have set times and people need to be in places and follow a
Founder Ray Hall and his “dream team,” made up of Karmella Wright and Eddie Pilot, nurture inspiration through Dream Tree Academy — an after-school program designed to inspire and support kids from underserved areas of Columbia. Dream Tree Academy offers kids ages 11 to 18 a unique curriculum focused on youth entrepreneurship and workforce development.
Would you be surprised to learn that the ranch-style home is the most common in America, according to American Home Shield? They were produced en masse in the mid-20th century throughout the country after building designer Cliff May made them — along with the mid-century modern homestyle — wildly popular in California after World War
Children can only learn if their basic needs are taken care of and they are in the classroom. Access to good food, safe housing, and medical care are important aspects of a child’s life that help them show up ready to learn. “If you don’t feel safe or if you are hungry, it can be
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As the back-to-school season rolls around, my mind always drifts back to my own educational journey. Those early school days feel like a chapter from an old book, filled with the memory of neighborhood kids walking together to school, teachers who taught all your family members, and the sound of kids laughing on a roughly
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