A weekly look at business issues important to mid-Missouri this week. en-us 2006 KBIA News: Business Beat news@kbia.org News http://www.kbia.org/images/newimages/kbialogo%20tab3.gif http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:10:32 +0000 No A weekly look at business issues important to mid-Missouri this week. KBIA News: Business Beat Stocks are dropping, passengers at the airport are dropping, and women are talking about their rising role in the business world. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:20:00 CST Ryan Famuliner KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ228.MP3 You’d probably rather not think about them. But, the less you think about them, the more you’ll need to. It’s time to take a look at finances on this week’s business beat. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:20:00 CST Ryan Famuliner KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ221.MP3 What has Ford's bad fortune meant for mid-Missouri? We'll talk to local car dealers. And, we'll see how a type of fuel has changed one mid-Missouri town. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:20:00 CST Ryan Famuliner KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ214.MP3 It's been about a month, so what has the smoking ban done to Columbia nightlife? We'll talk to bar owners and bar-goers. And, we'll find out how some Columbia entrepreneurs are striving for success. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:20:00 CST Ryan Famuliner KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ0207.MP3 The Lake of the Ozarks is bucking a national trend ... and the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts is getting some help from the National Park Service. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:20:00 CST Andrea Chalfin KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ1129.MP3 A look at how much we spend on Halloween ... and at one Missouri inventor's creation of the ultimate pet-neutering experience. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:20:00 CST Sarah Ashworth KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ1025.MP3 The stories of two MU students who are moonlighting as top internet entrepreneurs. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:45:32 CST Sarah Ashworth KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ1018.MP3 Why are consumers turning to organic and local food production? The answer in this week's Business Beat. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:45:32 CST Janet Saidi journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ1011.MP3 What's in over three hundred cities, features ten million classified ads every month, and is read all over? The answer in this week's Business Beat. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:45:32 CST Jesse Baker KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ1004.MP3 "Downtown, where all the lights are bright" ... this week, we focus on downtown Columbia. We look at how well it's doing, talk to City Manager Bill Watkins about its vitality, and explore ways the city plans to grow. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:45:32 CST Jesse Baker KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ927.MP3 The Columbia Missourian misses its deadline this week ... what will become of their twenty-year-old printing press? Professor Emeritus of Journalism and former Managing Editor of the Missourian George Kennedy joins us in the studio to explain the fate of the press. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:45:32 CST Jesse Baker KBIA News: Business Beat journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ920.MP3 It's springtime, and we've sure had the rain to prove it ... but there are some other clues as well ... new graduates are looking for jobs, local nurseries are opening up, and more and more people are commuting to work without cars. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 10 May 2006 17:45:32 CST Sarah Ashworth Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/biz510.mp3 An early-season look at in-state tourism this summer. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 3 May 2006 17:45:32 CST Sarah Ashworth Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/biz503.mp3 Farmers are looking for rain this time of year, but a virtual torrent is about to come down the pike: how a plan to open up reservoirs along upper parts of the Missouri River could affect the planting season in mid-Missouri. Plus, a technology giant comes to the MU School of Medicine. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:45:32 CST Kyle Palmer Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/biz426.mp3 Seeing the forest through the trees, a Missouri congressman says a proposal to sell parts of the Mark Twain National Forest won't happen. Plus, MU students planning for the future during the University's first-ever Life Sciences Week. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:35:32 CST Kyle Palmer Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ419.mp3 Mid-Missouri Cellular users now at Verizon and Boone National Savings and Loan customers now banking with Commerce ... coming up ... we examine the recent shake-ups in local business ... plus take a closer look at who's in the corner office. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:05:32 CST Sarah Ashworth Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ412.mp3 A dramatic change in the Massachusetts health care system has policy makers and researchers in Missouri taking another look at this state's health care problems. Plus, renewable energy: we know it's green, but this time we're not about talking the environment. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 5 Apr 2006 17:05:32 CST Kyle Palmer Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ405.mp3 What lawyers think of Missouri's business climate ... Closing the door on a Business Loop mainstay ... And a long-time music store manager retires, but then opens a door with plans for a new shop. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:25:32 CST Sarah Ashworth Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/BIZ329.mp3 How buying a car from a Missouri manufacturer could save you money. Also, negotiators in Jefferson City are trying to save money by discussing the economics of ethanol. How their decisions will affect both the kind of gas and car you buy in the future. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:50:32 CST Kyle Palmer Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/biz322.mp3 After a wave of tornadoes and severe weather, local businesses are helping people to recover, and one MU economist says the overall impact will be minimal. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:50:32 CST Kyle Palmer Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/biz315.mp3 Quin Snyder was given nearly $600,000 to walk away from his coaching job at MU. How does his situation fit into the larger economic context of big-time college sports? Plus, the insurance industry in Missouri may change soon, and a local insurer looks to benefit. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:50:32 CST Kyle Palmer Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/biz222.mp3 Valentine's Day ... a day for love ... and for infidelity? College students with plasma TV's and men working out ... together. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:53:32 CST Sarah Ashworth Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/biz215.mp3 Prosperity and hardship: struggling to find a job in the midst of good economic times. Plus, something new is brewing in downtown Columbia. http://www.kbia.org/news/business.htm Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:53:32 CST Kyle Palmer Weekly Business Report journalism, media 00:07:30 http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/biz208.mp3