Archive for October, 2009
Sparky’s is Still Open
Posted by Jonathan Sessions on Friday, October 30th, 2009 Categories:
In this weeks edition of CBT Tracy and I wrote about Sparky’s homemade ice cream. While speaking to an unidentified Sparky’s source this evening, I wanted to confirm Sparky’s will not close November 1st specifically, but rather at some point this fall as the weather dictates. Sparky’s will then reopen when the temp warms back [Click Here]
The Entrepreneur’s Credo
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Categories:
A tribute to the American entrepreneur!
Windows 7 Upgrade… Day two…
Posted by Jonathan Sessions on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Categories:
So Windows 7 is out! That’s great. The world needed it. When we consider most folks are still on a operating system released in 2001. Though it has been improved upon, none of the Windows XP patches has drastically changed the OS. Then came Vista, an upgrade most IT professionals put in par with the [Click Here]
Not a Company Policy that Should be Enforced
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Monday, October 26th, 2009 Categories:
In a previous blog entry entitled Short Term Gain vs. Long Term Survival, I aired my doubts about the intelligence level of CitiCards (Citibank) when despite giving them multiple chances to save my business, they chose a short term gain over a long term relationship. I received the following humorous email today and thought it was [Click Here]
The TSA has a blog, and other nonsense
Posted by Jonathan Sessions on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Categories:
So I’m on ‘vacation’ right now, down in South Carolina visiting some family (Vandals please note there is a flock of Hobos with knives guarding my home). I got here through Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. On the shuttle from the parking lot, I happened to meet a nice couple taking the same flight as me, on [Click Here]
CoMo high on Best Sports Cities list
Posted by David Reed on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Categories:
Back in August, the CBT held a Power Lunch on Sports & Business in which sports industry administrators and Julie Ausmus of the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau talked about the economic power of Columbia’s sports industry. Today, CVB Director Lorah Steiner pointed out that Columbia was recognized in the October 12 issue of The Sporting [Click Here]
CBT Business Calendar: The Week Ahead
Posted by David Reed on Monday, October 19th, 2009 Categories:
In Jefferson City this afternoon, Gov. Jay Nixon, Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman and other public officials will take part in the dedication of a new renewable energy project. Landfill gas from the Jefferson City Landfill is captured and piped to the generation facility next to the City Correctional Center, where it is used to generate [Click Here]
Close your eyes…you will see
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Friday, October 16th, 2009 Categories:
I was made aware of an extraordinary YouTube video from Pantene from Indonesia. You must take 5 minutes out of your busy day and watch it. Definitely not your traditional advertisement! Please let me know what you think. Do you see why your ads that just tell people what they already know about your business don’t [Click Here]
Twitter Worm on the Loose… Again.
Posted by Jonathan Sessions on Thursday, October 15th, 2009 Categories:
An old worm is on the loose again. It comes in the form of Twitter direct messages and potentially infects your Windows machine with the Koobface virus. This time many people are reporting the messages say “haha check out this vid” however I got one yesterday evening saying “is this you in this video?” which [Click Here]
Busting Through Without Hurting Yourself
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Categories:
While researching martial arts, more out of curiosity than anything, I learned an intriguing concept regarding the ability to break boards and bricks with your bare hands. When aiming, don’t aim for the brick. Aim for the space below the brick. Stopping your vision at the brick prevents follow through and invites you to stop [Click Here]
Local company wins BBQ sauce contest
Posted by David Reed on Monday, October 5th, 2009 Categories:
Columbia’s Spicewine Ironworks won the Best BBQ Sauce in the World title at this year’s American Royal World Championship. The BBQ Contest was held last weekend in Kansas City. Owner Jay Curry’s Blue Collar BBQ Sauce beat over 100 competing sauces to take home the top prize. Spicewine Ironworks is located on Business Loop 70. [Click Here]
Columbia Business Community: The Week Ahead
Posted by David Reed on Monday, October 5th, 2009 Categories:
Should the city use federal funds to build a bike boulevard on the northeastern edge of downtown? That’s one of the big questions the city’s elected officials and administrators will answer this week. The City Council will consider the bike boulevard proposal during the public hearing segment of its meeting tonight at City Hall. The boulevard [Click Here]
This Advice and a Dime Will Get You a Cup of Coffee
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Monday, October 5th, 2009 Categories:
On my way back to the office after acquiring a new advertiser-client for The Columbia Business Times, my attention was drawn to the sign in the photo at the top of this blog entry. I’m a bit of an advertising and marketing junkie, so my mind tends to process messages differently than the average citizen [Click Here]
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