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One of Boone County’s largest employers hopes to break ground by December on a new 130,000 square foot office building. It would be located on MidwayUSA’s new …
Read More »Midway USA hopes to break ground on two-story office building by year’s end
(AUDIO): MidwayUSA founder Larry Potterfield appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Columbia-based MidwayUSA began as a small gun shop in 1977 and has grown into a large company and internet retailer of about 200,000 hunting, fishing, shooting and …
Read More »Additional improvements planned at Columbia’s Agriculture park; good turnout for fall hootenanny
The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) is planning to build a new welcome center at Columbia’s Agriculture Park near Clinkscales and Ash. CCUA executive director Billy …
Read More »(AUDIO): Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture executive director Billy Polansky appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) is a non-profit that operates out of two locations: Columbia’s Agriculture park and the Mark and Carol Stevenson Veterans Urban …
Read More »Murphy: Columbia transmission line project approved by voters in 2015 still not done
There has been little progress on the major items included in 2015 and 2018 voter-approved Columbia utility bond issues. That’s according to Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy, who …
Read More »(AUDIO): Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy discusses Columbia utilities on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy has spent a good portion of this year reviewing detailed information about voter-approved Columbia bond issues in 2015 and 2018. The 2015 bond …
Read More »Murphy: Columbia’s proposed 100-bed homeless shelter would be on Business Loop 70
The publisher of Comobuz.com says a Columbia non-profit group hopes to break ground next year on a 100-bed homeless shelter near the city’s power plant on the …
Read More »(AUDIO): Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy discusses proposed homeless shelter on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy reports the construction cost of a proposed 100-bed homeless shelter near Columbia Water and Light’s power plant on the Business Loop has risen …
Read More »(AUDIO): Boone County Treasurer Dustin Stanton appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Boone County treasurer Dustin Stanton manages the county’s $100-million investment portfolio. Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) appointed the Centralia businessman to the post this spring. Boone County’s …
Read More »Columbia’s Stephens College launching Conservatory for the Performing Arts
The longtime president of Columbia’s historic Stephens College says they’re committed to in-seat learning. Dianne Lynch, who’s beginning her 14th fall semester at Stephens, says it’s important …
Read More »(AUDIO): Longtime Stephens College President Dianne Lynch appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Columbia’s historic Stephens College is launching its Conservatory for the Performing Arts this school year. Its aim is to prepare Stephens graduates to succeed in the competitive …
Read More »(AUDIO): Columbia Regional Airport’s manager appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Columbia Regional Airport (COU) manager Mike Parks says the pilot shortage is impacting every airline and every airport in the nation, including COU. He says American Airlines …
Read More »(AUDIO): William Woods University president Jeremy Moreland appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Historic William Woods University was founded in 1870. Its 225-acre campus is in mid-Missouri’s Fulton. Dr. Jeremy Moreland is the university’s 13th president, and began in October. …
Read More »(AUDIO): Boone County Fair board president Jeff Cook appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
The Boone County Fair, which was established in 1835, begins Tuesday at 5 pm at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Columbia. Admission is $10 from Tuesday-Friday, while …
Read More »REDI: Flights still planned between Columbia Regional and Charlotte
The head of Columbia’s Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) says American Airlines still plans to provide service from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Charlotte in the future. …
Read More »Mizzou is still Columbia’s largest employer; VU now third on list
The University of Missouri is still Boone County’s largest employer, by far. Columbia’s Regional Economic Development Incorporated’s (REDI) website says Mizzou has 8,612 employees. It’s followed by …
Read More »(AUDIO): REDI President Stacey Button appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Swift Prepared Foods will be opening its large plant on Columbia’s Route B in 2023, bringing more than 200 jobs to the area. Swift, which has a …
Read More »Just Jeff’s owner Jeff Spencer appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Readers from Zimmer’s “Inside Columbia” magazine have once again voted Just Jeff’s as the best burger in town. Just Jeff’s owner Jeff Spencer was orphaned at a …
Read More »(AUDIO): Hip-hop artist and Columbia native Nick Danger appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
31-year-old Nick Rodriguez, who’s stage name is Nick Danger, is a hip-hop artist who performs in Missouri and in other states as well. Mr. Rodriguez went to …
Read More »(AUDIO): Boone Electric general manager Todd Culley appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Boone Electric Cooperative general manager Todd Culley tells 939 the Eagle News that construction on their $27-million headquarter project should be done by September and that he’s …
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