The KFRU Business Spotlight
KFRU Business Spotlight
Playlist by The KFRU Business SpotlightJoin 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 KFR…193 clip(s) in playlist
Jill Schlude, Police Chief. Columbia Police Department
KFRU Business Spotlight -- October 10th and 11th, 2026. Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude joins us this week to talk public safety. We start with a conversation about the 1 cent sales tax for public safety passed in the August Primary. Jill gives us a rundown of when the tax starts being collec…
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Barbara Buffaloe. Mayor, Columbia City Council.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- October 2nd & 3rd, 2026. Just back from a trip to Chattanooga with leaders in the Columbia business community on their annual Chamber visit, Buffaloe joins us to talk about city council matters. We found out more about the Chamber trip and how what was learned can be co…
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Barbara Buffaloe, Mayor. Columbia City Council. David Lile, Host. Prop L Podcasts
KFRU Business Spotlight -- September 19th & 20th. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe joins us to preview the upcoming City Council meeting on Monday night This is the last meeting of the fiscal year, so that means the budget will be finalized and voted on. The mayor talked about the budget, specifically foc…
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Eric Kopinski, MODOT. Director, I-70 Improvement Project. Chris Kelley, Director and Beth Kennedy, Communications and Outreach Specialist. Boone County Office of Emergency Management.
KFRU Business Spotlight - September 12th & 13th, 2026. Eric Kopinski, Director, I-70 Improvement Project Director joins us to talk about a weekend closure of westbound I-70 at the connector while the construction crews put up the girders that hang over the highway safely. Eric also gave us an upda…
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Barbara Buffaloe, Mayor. Columbia City Council.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- September 5th & 6th, 2026. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe joins us for a preview of the first September council meeting to be held Tuesday night (9/8) because of the Labor Day holiday. This meeting will include the final public hearing on the city's budget for 2026-2027 that wi…
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Brian Schaeffer, Fire Chief, Columbia Fire Department. Brian Toohey, Chief Executive Officer, Mid-Missouri Board of Realtors.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- August 29th & 30th, 2026. Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer joins us to talk about the voters passing the Public Safety Sales Tax earlier this month. We talk about the plan that was developed previous to the passage of the tax and discuss the timetable for beginning of collect…
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Jacque Sample. Columbia City Council, 3rd Ward. Jami Clevenger. Executive Officer, Columbia HBA
Our first guest this week is Jacque Sample, City Councilwoman from Ward 3. We talk about the passage of the Public Safety Tax and what the council will be digging in to moving forward. We also discussed another "marathon" council meeting and talked about the ever growing list of items that need …
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Eric Kopinski, Director MODOT Improve I-70 Project. Shawna Johnson, Engagement Coordinator, City Manger's Office, City of Columbia.
KFRU Business Spotlight -- August 15th and 16th, 2026. Eric Kopinski, the Director of the I-70 Improvement Project for MODOT joins us to get caught up on the latest as the I-70 project continues. The big news this week is that the Lake of the Woods bridge over the interstate at St. Charles Road i…
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Columbia City Council 4th Ward Candidates. Special Election, August 4t. Ryan King. Sharon Jones. David Sorrell.
KFRU Business Spotlight-- July 18th & July 19th, 2026. The August 4th Primary election ballot includes a special City Council election for the 4th Ward, following the resignation of councilman Nick Foster. Ryan King, Sharon Jones and David Sorrell joined me to talk about their reasons for running,…
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Lily Boyd White, VP for External Affairs, Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Eric Kopinsky, Director, MODOT I-70 Improvement Project.
KFRU Business Spotlight 0 July 11th and 12th, 2026. This week we talk about the Columbia Chamber of Commerce with VP of External Affairs, Lily Boyd White. Lily bring sus up to date on the new President/CEO of the Chamber Abdul-Kaba Abdullah. The new leader is in a transition period finishing up …
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