Lauren Sable Freiman

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It’s fitting that Carolyn Orbann was immersed in research about a global pandemic when COVID-19 hit Columbia in March 2020. Spurred by the 100-year anniversary of the Spanish...

It’s fitting that Carolyn Orbann was immersed in research about a global pandemic when COVID-19 hit Columbia in March 2020. Spurred by the 100-year anniversary of the Spanish...

Human trafficking, which includes both sex trafficking and labor trafficking, generates $150 billion a year globally, making it the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, second only...

The nine-square-block area north of Broadway makes up a small portion of downtown Columbia. But inside those blocks, known as the North Village Arts District, over 150 artists...

Some might say he was lucky. Or that he was at the right place at the right time, he connected with the right people, he had some good...

As he’s traveled the country with his family, Nic Parks has made a point to visit as many entertainment districts as possible. From Branson to Kansas City to...

As the co-owner of Pizza Tree, along with her husband, John Gilbreth, Amanda Rainey has a deep and personal understanding of how COVID-19 forced restaurants to pivot, adjust,...

Backed by a talented and committed team of 86 employees who work day in and day out to support Columbia’s most vulnerable residents, Randy Cole stepped up to...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic noticeably impacted the national and local labor market across all industries, the health care, construction, manufacturing, and skilled labor markets were feeling the...

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to quickly pivot and reimagine the 2020-2021 school year, Columbia’s private schools, like private schools around the country, rose to the occasion,...