(This is the second part of a two-part series on the impact of CMSE in Columbia and in central Missouri) A growing number of Columbia-area businesses are subcontracting with Central Missouri Subcontracting Enterprises (CMSE) for assembly, packing and other work. The number is now more than 15. CMSE recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. It has more …
CMSE has been hiring Columbia-area residents with disabilities for more than 50 years
About 100 Columbia-area residents with disabilities work at Central Missouri Subcontracting Enterprises (CMSE). Their manufacturing and warehouse facility is tucked away on Columbia’s South Bearfield road, and it also includes a retail greenhouse. CMSE executive director Bruce Young describes the employees as dedicated, saying they love to work. “The self-esteem and dignity of working just …