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Todd Hoien, Hawthorn Bank

Poised for Growth 1. When you’re considering whether to loan to a business, what factors influence your decision? There are several factors to consider, and every business has...

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Scott Linnemeyer, Beacon Street Properties

Scott Linnemeyer, owner Beacon Street Properties Welcome to the Neighborhood Beacon Street Properties sets the pace for new-home sales 1. We saw Beacon Street Properties grow rapidly in...

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Mike Messer, Shelter Insurance

Insurance insight with Shelter Insurance’s Mike Messer. 1. What insurance do most people not have but should? Life insurance is the coverage that an alarming amount of people...

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Billy Sapp, Emery Sapp & Sons

What is the general health of the road-building business in Columbia? We have two separate roadway markets in Columbia: public improvements that are contracted by local government and...

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Paul Land, owner of Plaza Commercial Realty

What types of franchises are coming? Consumers generally think of franchises as being retailers such as McDonald’s, Subway, etc. However, franchises are not limited to retailers. In the...

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Anne Bromstedt, Co-owner of Kilgore’s Medical Pharmacy

1. Why does locally owned matter in a pharmacy? We are lucky to be in Columbia because Columbia has supported local businesses for a long time. A locally...

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Mariel Liggett, CPA and partner at Williams-Keepers LLC

1. Like a lot of Columbians, you graduated from the University of Missouri. When you were a student, why did you want to study accounting? It was love...

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6 Questions and More

  What is the staffing like for the MU Power Plant? Staffing of the MU power plant is crucial to providing MU’s campus with highly reliable utility service....

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The New Dean

Gary Myers, dean, University of Missouri School of Law What regional differences do you notice in coming to Missouri from the University of Mississippi? Missouri offers a nice...

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Insuring Better Business

Nick Rector, career agent, Farm Bureau Insurance We just came out of the worst drought in six decades. How did it affect you and your business? My farming...