Mid-MO Employers Recognized for Fulfilling Veterans-hiring Pledges
Monday, February 27th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
Columbia, MO (Feb. 14, 2012) — In one of the largest group-recognition ceremonies to date for the Missouri Show-Me Heroes Program, 10 mid-Missouri employers were honored for fulfilling their pledges to hire veterans into their organizations on Feb. 14. The companies represented a variety of services, including construction, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and human services. The [Click Here]
Missouri Environmental Conference at the Lake
Monday, February 27th, 2012 Posted in Events, News & Events
July 25- 27, 2012 Conference Registration: $350 Members: Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Missouri Bar REGFORM $395 Non-members $275 Government employees $125 Committee members / Speakers / StudentsSpecial Events: $40 Boot Camp $100 Golf $30 Extra meal tickets for guestsExhibitors Exhibit booth (includes two registrations) $900 Members $1,000 Non-members $250 Additional exhibitor [Click Here]
Missouri entrepreneurs granted investments by UM System fund
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Kate Moritz, The Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — UM System President Tim Wolfe spent his second Thursday morning on the job giving out $600,000 to Missouri entrepreneurs. Wolfe and Mike Nichols, UM System vice president for research and economic development, announced the 2012 Enterprise Investment Program winners to a small audience at 10 a.m. in [Click Here]
A promising new soy product emerges from a Mexico Mo., plant science center
Saturday, February 18th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Jacob Barker, The Columbia Tribune The Missouri Plant Science Center has been a boon for its first and only tenant, Soy Labs LLC. Photo by Don Shrubshell Soy Labs produces LunaRich, a whole soy powder cultivated from Reliv-dedicated soybeans and developed at the Missouri Plant Science Center in Mexico. Photo by Don Shrubshell Soybean [Click Here]
Columbia College plans new science center
Monday, February 13th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Janese Silvey, The Columbia Tribune Construction of a new science center on the Columbia College campus is expected to start this spring. The building, estimated to span 53,000 square feet, will be constructed on top of the current softball field across from the athletic buildings off Range Line Street. Groundbreaking is set for May [Click Here]
Billionaire helps fund MU energy research
Friday, February 10th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Janese Silvey, Columbia Daily Tribune The founder of an apparel company has given the University of Missouri $5.5 million to study new sources of clean energy. Sidney Kimmel Sidney Kimmel, founder and chairman of The Jones Group — which includes brands such as Anne Klein, Nine West and Gloria Vanderbilt — donated [Click Here]