The KFRU Business Spotlight
Barbara Buffaloe, Mayor. Columbia City Council. Public Safety Tax.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- June 13th & 14th, 2026. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe joins us to talk about the Public Safety One Cent tax that will be on the ballot for the August Election. We go back to the beginnings of the conversations about the need for additional funds to support both the Columbia Fir…
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Jacque Sample, Councilwoman, 3rd Ward. Columbia City Council.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- June 6th & 7th, 2026. Jacque Sample, 3rd Ward City Councilwoman, joins us to talk about her first year (and a bit) on the Columbia City Council, telling us about how the council works together as a team. We asked about her favorite parts of the job and the negative poin…
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Eric Kopinski, MODOT, Director of Improve I-70 Program
KFRU Business Spotlight -- May 23rd & 24th, 2026. Eric Kopinski, the director of the Improve I-70 Project, joins us to talk about the ongoing activity as the widening of I-70 to three lanes both ways continues. Eric talks about some parts of the overall project that have been completed, some just …
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Lili Vianello, Relocating Magazine. Kate Harry, President and Patsy Stem, President-Elect Up to Good
KFRU Business Spotlight -- May 16th & 17th, 2026. This week, Lili Vianello of Visionworks Marketing tells us about Relocating in Columbia, a recent acquisition for her company. The magazine focuses on stories on many exciting people, places and things in Columbia. We cover many topics including t…
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John Martin, District 44 State Rep. Gregg Busch, District 5o State Rep. Session nearing the end.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- May 9th & 10th. Gregg Busch, the 50th District State Rep and John Martin, the 44th District State Rep, join us for this week's Spotlight to talk about the latest news as this year's session nears its end. We cover the new budget and its effect on Missourians, talk about …
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Nick Foster, Columbia 4th Ward City Councilman. Moving out of state in July. Resigned from the City Council, effective June 12th
KFRU Business Spotlight -- May 2nd & 3rd, 2026. Nick Foster joins us this weekend after an announcement on Thursday, April 30th, that he intended to resign from the Columbia City Council effective June 12th. Nick's wife, Candace Kuby, PhD, is a Deputy Provost at the University of Missouri and has…
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Chris Kelley, Director. Boone County Office of Emergency Management
KFRU Business Spotlight -- April 25th & 26th, 2026. This week on the KFRU Business Spotlight, Director Chris Kelley joins us to talk about the Office of Emergency Management. There has been much activity at the center in the past few weeks with severe weather passing through Boone County, so Chris…
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Dr. Mun Choi. President, University of Missouri System. Chancellor, University of Missouri-Columbia.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- April 18th & 19th, 2026. Dr Mun Choi joins us this week to talk about the University of Missouri. From research at the NextGen MURR and NextGen Precision Medicine, the university is making great strides to finding cures for many medical conditions. For the first time e…
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Randy Cole. CEO, Columbia Housing Authority.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- April 11th & 12th, 2026. Randy Cole, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority, joins us. Randy gives us some insight on what the CHA is and what it does for folks in Columbia. The Columbia Housing Authority celebrates 70 years this year. One brand new CHA development has …
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Christina Hartman. Don Waterman. Candidates for City Council 5th Ward. April 7th Municipal Election.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- April 4th & 5th, 2026. The candidates for the 5th Ward City Council seat in the April 7th Municipal Election join us for a last weekend before the election day conversation. Christina Hartman is the challenger in the race and talks about her reason to get involved throu…
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