Sunday Business Spotlight -- September 29th, 2024.  Matt McCormick, President of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, joins us this week to follow-up on this year's Chamber trip to the North Carolina Research Triangle, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill.  Matt takes us through the highlights of the trip and the follow-up items that could affect change here in Columbia and central Missouri.

Sunday Business Spotlight -- September 29th, 2024.  Matt McCormick, President of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, joins us this week to follow-up on this year's Chamber trip to the North Carolina Research Triangle, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill.  Matt takes us through the highlights of the trip and the follow-up items that could affect change here in Columbia and central Missouri.

Join Mark Mills each Sunday as we visit with business leaders across Missouri. We'll take a deep dive into the news and issues that are impacting Mid-Missouri's business community.  Listen live on KFRU every Sunday morning at 8 am.

Join Mark Mills each Sunday as we visit with business leaders across Missouri. We'll take a deep dive into the news and issues that are impacting Mid-Missouri's business community.  Listen live on KFRU every Sunday morning at 8 am.

The KFRU Sunday Business Spotlight

Mark Mills speaks with local business leaders and keeps you connected to Columbia's vibrant business community.

Mark Mills speaks with local business leaders and keeps you connected to Columbia's vibrant business community.

Columbia Chamber President Matt McCormick.  North Carolina Trip.  Research Triangle. Raleigh. Durham. Chapel Hill.

Sunday Business Spotlight - November 17th, 2024.  This week Columbia Fire Department Fire Chief Brain Schaeffer joins us to to talk about his impressions of the department after 7 months on the job.  We talk about a recent first that was intentionally set, apparently by a unhoused person account to the ongoing investigation.  We also talk about Columbia's Fire Station 10, which will start out in a remodeled church with space for fire apparatus and personnel, along with the Fire Investigation staff offices on the second floor.  Eventually a new station will be built on the same property adjacent to the church/fire station building.  We also talk about staffing now and goals for the future that will be based on a software analysis that will be in place likely by mid-2025, but that request will need to go through the City of Columbia City Council approval process.

Sunday Business Spotlight - November 17th, 2024.  This week Columbia Fire Department Fire Chief Brain Schaeffer joins us to to talk about his impressions of the department after 7 months on the job.  We talk about a recent first that was intentionally set, apparently by a unhoused person account to the ongoing investigation.  We also talk about Columbia's Fire Station 10, which will start out in a remodeled church with space for fire apparatus and personnel, along with the Fire Investigation staff offices on the second floor.  Eventually a new station will be built on the same property adjacent to the church/fire station building.  We also talk about staffing now and goals for the future that will be based on a software analysis that will be in place likely by mid-2025, but that request will need to go through the City of Columbia City Council approval process.

Brian Schaeffer, Fire Chief.  Columbia Fire Department. Warming fires.  Unhoused. Fire Station 10. CFD Staffing.

Sunday Business Spotlight - November 11, 2024. Stacey Button, City of Columbia, Mo. Government Office of Economic Development Director and the President of Regional Economic Development Incorporated, joins us.  Columbia Regional Airport is under her direction and we talk about the awarding of a grant that will allow COU to return to offering flights to Denver with United Airlines, likely some time in 2025.  The awarding of the federal funds is just the first step that allows the city to move forward on building the timeline and setting the schedule with United.  We also talk Economic Development, discussing some successes that Columbia REDI has had in bringing business -- and the jobs that come with new business and manufacturing plants -- to Columbia.  We finish with a conversation about the rich environment for entrepreneurs in central Missouri, including the retail incubator at the Shops at Sharp End.  

Sunday Business Spotlight - November 11, 2024. Stacey Button, City of Columbia, Mo. Government Office of Economic Development Director and the President of Regional Economic Development Incorporated, joins us.  Columbia Regional Airport is under her direction and we talk about the awarding of a grant that will allow COU to return to offering flights to Denver with United Airlines, likely some time in 2025.  The awarding of the federal funds is just the first step that allows the city to move forward on building the timeline and setting the schedule with United.  We also talk Economic Development, discussing some successes that Columbia REDI has had in bringing business -- and the jobs that come with new business and manufacturing plants -- to Columbia.  We finish with a conversation about the rich environment for entrepreneurs in central Missouri, including the retail incubator at the Shops at Sharp End.

Stacey Button. Columbia Regional Airport. Columbia Economic Development. REDI.

Sunday Business Spotlight - November 3rd, 2024.  This week we preview the upcoming November General Election with hosts of KFRU programming.  KFRU News Director and Program Director Luke Swezy, Columbia Morning host David Gaines and Columbia Today host Ted Farnan join me for a discussion on the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024.  This also was a preview of the group that will be in the KFRU studio to bring the results to you as they come in. 

Sunday Business Spotlight - November 3rd, 2024.  This week we preview the upcoming November General Election with hosts of KFRU programming.  KFRU News Director and Program Director Luke Swezy, Columbia Morning host David Gaines and Columbia Today host Ted Farnan join me for a discussion on the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024.  This also was a preview of the group that will be in the KFRU studio to bring the results to you as they come in.

Columbia Chamber President Matt McCormick. North Carolina Trip. Research Triangle. Raleigh. Durham. Chapel Hill.

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