John William “Blind” Boone was known for bringing people together — and now, nearly a century after the great ragtime pianist’s death, his home is doing just that. Around the turn of the century, a group of community members, along with then-mayor Darwin Hindman, had a vision for the Blind Boone Home. The vision came […]
The Missouri State High School Activities Association supports schools in a variety of ways. A major event like the 2019 Missouri State High School Activities Association Show-Me Showdown games showcases some of the state’s best athletes and teams to approximately 36,000 fans. It’s also a time for MSHSAA to shine. Much of what the Columbia-based
Marathon Building Environments, a 32-year-old Columbia business based around commercial furnishings, changed ownership earlier this year when founder Greg Wolff retired. Frank Sovich, who’s worked for the company for 15 years, bought Wolff out of his shares earlier this year. “I acquired Marathon — the building, the real estate, and the shares — from Greg
Women’s Network celebrates and champions the women in Columbia by providing community and recognition. Gender equality in the workplace is a hot topic right now. The national conversation is rife with thoughts on representation, equal pay, equal rights, and more. Fortunately, this conversation took a big step forward for Columbia in 1979 and has led
It all started with a desire to serve families in the Mid-Missouri area. Having worked for a few companies and organizations in Columbia as a speech pathologist, Laura Powell knew she wanted to see something different happen in Columbia. She wanted to see a therapeutic service business focused on the family, not just on the
Eric Laurent’s parents practically raised him as a Mizzou Tiger. They both graduated from the school and held a fondness for their alma mater. It is no surprise, then, that upon arriving at MU as a freshman in 2012, he walked onto the football team. Laurent went on to earn an athletic scholarship and spent
Established in 1970, Columbia’s 3M plant is a staple of the city’s manufacturing economy. Once one of the city’s largest employers, the plant has seen its fair share of changes over the years as product demands, the economy, and the number of employees have ebbed and fl owed. One recent change garnering attention is the
Next year, there will be a new business off the Loop behind media and interactive agency True Media. The new company, RADaR, has been housed inside True Media’s office for almost two years. What was created as a service for True Media’s clients has grown into its own business, and it now needs its own
Most people over the age of 16 will at some point in their lives have to visit the Department of Motor Vehicles office, better known in Columbia as licensing offices. The licensing offices handle vehicle registrations and renewals, titling services, license plate renewals, driver’s licenses, and identification cards. Columbia is fortunate to have two licensing office locations — one
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Making beer and playing music in Tyson Hunt’s garage ignited the idea of opening a brewery with his best friends, Judson Ball and Andrew Sharp. “The beer was definitely better than the music, and we thought, ‘Well, maybe we want to do something with this,’” Hunt says. Hunt, Ball, and Sharp co-founded Logboat Brewing Co.
