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Womens clothing store opens downtown

*New Business Update*Fariha Mavrakis opens a new women’s clothing store downtown.

Medical students provide rural care

Editor’s Note: The following is an article from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.…

2009 Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ Festival

*Centerspread*CBT’s guide to the 3rd Annual Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival.

Power Lunch: Is Columbia still business friendly?

*Power Lunch: Economic Development*Government and industry leaders discuss Columbia’s business climate.

PYSK: Johanna Cox-Littrell

JOB DESCRIPTION: I opened CreativeEnergi to help businesses grow and prosper. I manage events, create…

City View: City uses federal grant to experiment with ways to ‘get about’ Columbia

*City View*Ted Curtis, Get About Columbia’s manager, outlines benefits of bike-friendly projects.

DNA lab solves crimes, changes lives

Kim Gorman checked and rechecked the test results in her Columbia lab. There was no doubt: They locked up the wrong guy. It wasn’t Johnny Briscoe who raped and robbed a woman at knifepoint in her apartment.
Cigarette butts from the crime scene, stored away and forgotten in a St. Louis Police Department crime lab, were tested for DNA. The saliva came from an acquaintance who framed Briscoe.
Twenty-three years after being wrongfully convicted of rape, after spending nearly half his life in a Missouri prison, Johnny Briscoe was set free in 2006.

PYSK: Matt H. Beckett

JOB DESCRIPTION: Provide consultation and brokerage services to businesses and individuals with regard to their…

Range Line Expansion: Paving the way for northern growth

*Range Line Widening*A CBT center spread takes a bird’s eye view of expanded northern artery.

People You Should Know: Chris Belcher

*People You Should Know*New schools chief admires Warren Buffett and loves blues music.

Business Briefs

Local company building broadband network Bluebird Media LLC announced plans to roll out a high-speed…

Business Briefs

VA Mortgage Center moving to Ice Chalet VA Mortgage Center.com has outgrown its offices near…