Business Update

Shining for the Community

The exterior of Accounting Plus looks like that of any other accounting firm.  But upon stepping inside, you’re greeted with a bright, welcoming space. On the west side of Columbia, they have settled into a nice-sized office building which has allowed them to grow throughout the years. Come 2023, they are taking over another space […]

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Combining  Forces

What started as two separate entities has now merged into the largest privately owned outpatient physical therapy company in Missouri: PEAK Sport and Spine.  In November 2014, Phillip Smith, Mark Dempsey, Todd Ankenman, and Shaon Fry joined their respective companies of Sport and Spine and Peak Performance Physical Therapy together to form PEAK Sport and

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New Possibilities

A good education is a way to open doors for any child’s desired future. Unfortunately, when children don’t have access to a good education, don’t receive sufficient educational instruction, or aren’t in an environment where they can reach their full potential, problems arise. This is where the Columbia Academy for Learning and Enrichment (CALE) comes

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Women Making a Difference

Consistently strong leadership requires building a solid base of qualified and credible prospects. For more than three decades, the Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation (GMLF) has been doing just that.  GMLF helps educate and inspire women leaders to make a difference. GMLF sponsors the Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge (GMLC), a 12-day traveling symposium of 40 ambitious

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Tour Your COMO

The full history of the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is a bit murky, but it does date back to 1964. That year, a tourism fund was established, according to Chapter 26 Article IV of the City Code of Ordinances. In 1982, the CVB officially became a department of Columbia, and today, it highlights everything

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Healing in the Metaverse

With just a few clicks on an app called Healium, a user can be transported from their living room couch to breathtaking 360-degree scenic views in a matter of seconds.  Healium offers a wide variety of virtual and augmented reality stories for users to experience, from teleporting to eight countries through magic portals to watching

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Social Art

W  hen you first enter The Canvas on Broadway, you may notice your attention being pulled in multiple different directions. Perhaps you first see the paint-covered mason jars full of paintbrushes, or the individual easels sitting on the long tables, but more than likely you’ll notice the impressive display of canvas paintings that cover the

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