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Airbnb finds active market in Columbia
Airbnb reported Columbia had 4,000 guests in 2016 and Missouri as a whole welcomed 124,000 travelers. Check out this story from the Columbia Daily Tribune. »
Two MU Faculty Members Inducted into Mizzou Chapter of National Academy of Inventors
Dr. James Cook and Dr. Raghuraman Kannan Receive Honor »
UM Board of Curators Appoints New President
Dr. Mun Y. Choi, Ph.D. currently serves as Provost of the University of Connecticut »
Cerner says 'Happy Trails' to former campus name
Cerner Corp. is giving a familiar name to its huge new campus springing up in south Kansas City. »
Bringing Up Business: Innovation Week Embraces Business Networking, Collaboration
Mid-Missouri hosts first-ever Innovation Week »
Amazon Announces Growth in KC
The giant online retailer announces plans to create a distribution center in Kansas City, employing +1,000. »
MU entrepreneur combines love of space and crafts to launch business
Bea Doheny, an MU junior, starts AstronoBEAds, a space-themed jewelry line »
MU Faculty Members Awarded 'FastTrack' Funds
Three MU professors were awarded funding for their research and commercialization efforts »
Missouri kicks off second year of Summer Job League
The Summer Job League is a Missouri workforce development program that helps young workers ages 16 to 24 connect with area businesses to gain summer work experience. »

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