Archive for the ‘Mid-Missouri News’ Category

Voices Editor-in-Chief Leigh Spence is among seven leadership positions named today for Muriel Williams Battle High School. The staff members will serve as key leaders in the opening of the new school. more »

Check out the Baer & Edington newsletter, provided by Voices Affiliate Cheryl Edington. Among other things, it includes an article on year-end tax planning strategies and a list of 20 expiring tax breaks. more »

Sara Parker Pauley talks about hiking across Hinkson Creek as a child in Columbia, hunting with her grandmother and camping in the Ozarks. As the new director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Pauley is now in charge of keeping the state’s air, land and water clean. The Hinkson cleanup, she said, will be [...] more »

By Scott Wendling — Before Jennifer Bukowsky went to the Social Media Club’s monthly breakfast meeting to talk about her use of online networks to promote her new business, she posted on her Facebook page: “Any ideas for how BukowskyLawFirm could gain Twitter followers prior to my speech to the Social Media Club on Tuesday [...] more »

JOB DESCRIPTION: The station is based in Warrensburg at UCM. We cover a 34-county area in mid-Missouri. I am based in Columbia, which is our largest viewing area, and am responsible for marketing and branding the station here. I solicit corporate funding, which is called underwriting, volunteers and just overall support for KMOS in the [...] more »

Information for this article was collected from the January 8, 2011 Columbia Business Times and additional research. These Columbia businesses are owned in whole or in part by women; they received SBA guaranteed loans between January 1, 2009 and December 24, 2010, in the amount of $24,000 or more. more »

Bright City Lights is more than a showroom filled with hundreds of light fixtures, furniture and home accessories. Owner Kay Wax said the store represents her deepening commitment to the community and the environment. more »

Paulsell sells fabric covers that are designed to provide wheelchairs with style, color and pizzazz. “It’s a way for self-expression,” she said, noting that she has made covers that celebrate sports teams and allow folks to show their affection for a grandparent. more »

Story by Dianna Borsi O’Brien, for the Columbia Business Times ServiceMaster owner Adam Kinser has used Cheryl Edington’s accounting firm since 2002, and he quickly saw the upside of changes made at Baer & Edington LLC since last year’s merger. more »

When Michele Cropp moved to Columbia in 1991 to run The Villager on Broadway, she and her baby daughter lived for a time in the apartment above the downtown bridal and formalwear store. more »