Socket Announces Expansion of Residential Fiber Optic Internet Network in Boone County Socket, a longtime internet provider headquartered in Columbia, is expanding its fiber optic internet service to residential homes across western Boone County. Socket announced the expansion in July at a ribbon-cutting and media event at its Columbia headquarters. The expansion is possible due […]
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Prudent business people depend on key performance indicators to gauge the success of their organizations. If they observe the continued erosion of these published metrics, some tougher questions are necessary. What is leading to this underperformance? Have there been significant changes in market conditions or customer needs? Do frontline staff have the resources they need
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Education is about people, and for Columbia Public Schools, the fifth largest school district in the state of Missouri, the number of people who help educate the approximately 18,800 students in pre-kindergarten through high school is large. With nearly 3,000 certified teachers, classroom support, operations, and administrative staff in 21 elementary schools, seven middle schools,
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203 Boutique The 203 strives to make game day and every day a little more fun through clothes. Owner Jenna Shockley says she started the online boutique in 2022 as a passion project. “I started the boutique because my family and I are big Chiefs fans and wanted to create a place to buy game
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Kiki the corgi channels anime — and a ramen fusion pop-up There are few meals that look as good as those in anime. The media originating from Japan has the secret recipe to make the mouth water. Of course, food in many shows and films can be enticing. Hence, cooking shows hold a large audience
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Socket Announces Expansion of Residential Fiber Optic Internet Network in Boone County Socket, a longtime internet provider headquartered in Columbia, is expanding its fiber optic internet service to residential homes across western Boone County. Socket announced the expansion in July at a ribbon-cutting and media event at its Columbia headquarters. The expansion is possible due
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The King has left the building! The Blue Note and Mojo’s will soon have new ownership. Owner Richard King sold both venues to Majestic Live LLC of Madison, Wisconsin. The contract was signed on April 24. Matt Gerding and Scott Leslie, owners of Majestic Live, own The Majestic Theater in Madison; produce the Live on
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Every year, our Chamber takes a group of community and business leaders on what we call a Leadership Visit. Our group visits a similar community to learn best practices and explore innovative ideas that we can bring home to make Columbia a better place for everyone to live, learn, work, and play. On our first
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Four decades ago, Columbia Public Schools invited local businesses into schools to help teach children life skills, introduce career opportunities, and build community. The program was pioneered by Jolene Schulz, former director of communication and school/community programs with Columbia Public Schools, as part of a Reagan-era education initiative. The program began nationally as a result
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Did you know that Columbia College’s Evening Campus has been around for almost 50 years? The college, founded in 1851 as Christian Female College (CFC), has a long tradition of adapting to changing times, rising to meet the community’s needs, and remaining innovative to stay ahead of its competitors. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education everywhere,
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