Big crowds are expected again tonight for Veterans United Home Loans’ (VU) south Columbia holiday light spectacular. The event opened on Tuesday evening and continues each night …
Read More »Columbia’s “Winter Wonderland” opens this evening at Shelter Insurance headquarters
You can expect several thousand visitors during the next eight nights at the “Winter Wonderland” garden of lights at Columbia’s Shelter Insurance headquarters. Winter Wonderland opens this …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone Hospital Center’s new chief executive officer is praised by board
Boone County’s sixth-largest employer has a new chief executive officer. Brady Debois started this week. Boone Hospital Center’s board of trustees chair Dr. Jerry Kennett describes their …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia food maker praised for outreach to refugee community
A plant on Columbia’s Waco road is the only plant in North America that makes Oscar Mayer hot dogs. Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) president Stacey …
Read More »Shelter Insurance’s president to retire in 2024; Rockne Corbin will be successor
The president of one of Boone County’s largest employers will retire in April. Northwest Missouri native Randa Rawlins has served as president and chief executive officer of …
Read More »Boone County’s average wage is down by about $400 in 2023, business leader says
The average wage in mid-Missouri’s Boone County is just under $50,000, according to Columbia’s Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI). REDI executive vice president Bernie Andrews briefed area business …
Read More »Columbia’s EquipmentShare continues to grow
Fast-growing EquipmentShare is now Boone County’s 14-largest employer, according to the latest statistics from Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI). REDI says EquipmentShare currently has 510 employees. Missouri …
Read More »Missouri’s governor will speak at April’s Swift ribbon-cutting event
Missouri’s governor will travel to Columbia for April’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new $185-million Swift Foods plant. Governor Mike Parson’s spokeswoman, Kelli Jones, tells 939 the Eagle …
Read More »April 6 ribbon-cutting set for Columbia’s massive new meat plant
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Columbia’s new $185-million Swift Foods plant will take place on April 6. That’s a Thursday. The program will begin that morning at 11. …
Read More »Safety improvement recommendations coming soon for Columbia’s Paris road
A roadway safety audit continues on Columbia’s heavily-traveled Paris road, from Oakland Church road to the Business Loop. Numerous safety complaints from 939 the Eagle listeners about …
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