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Support for Entrepreneurs

A few of the resources REDI offers to help entrepreneurs grow their startup businesses.

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PYSK: Jordanne Panton

School  University of Missouri.  Educational background I graduated with my degree in health science in…

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Sharing Food and Hope

Imagine your own monthly budget. You probably have expenses for fixed costs like mortgage payments…

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Behind the Photographs

Regional Economic Development Inc. — known to most people as REDI — is a local…

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Amber and Charlie Goodwin

How did you meet? Amber: We met in Las Vegas at the age of 21.…

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Reconnecting with Food

We live in a world where we are constantly being exposed to diet culture, and…

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Inauguration Party for One

“. . . To support the Constitution of the State of Missouri . . .”…

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Sharing Granny’s Love

There’s nothing like a grandmother’s love — or homemade cookies baked by your grandmother. It’s…

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Get REDI

Regional Economic Development Inc., known to most people as REDI, is a local collaboration that…

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Curt and Krista Kippenberger

How did you meet? Curt: Krista moved to our hometown, Rolla, the summer before our…

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A Community of Eclectic Talents

Think “North Village Arts District” and visions of galleries, artists, and musicians come to mind.…

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CYSK: Joe Chevalier and Kelsey Hammond

How did you meet? Joe: We met at Kepler’s Books & Magazines in Menlo Park,…