Columbia-based Shelter Insurance has about 1,200 employees in Columbia alone, with an annual payroll of $91 million. They’re celebrating their 75th anniversary this year, which will include a December “Winter Wonderland” at Shelter Insurance Gardens. Shelter’s new president and chief executive officer, Randa Rawlins, joined Fred Parry on the CEO Round Table. It aired Saturday …
Columbia-based Shelter Insurance celebrating its 75th anniversary; they have 1,200 Columbia employees
A major insurance company that’s headquartered in Columbia is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Shelter Insurance, which is comprised of 11 companies, operates in 21 states. Shelter’s new president and chief executive officer, Randa Rawlins, appeared on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table.” “We have 20 field offices and of course here in our …
(AUDIO): Missouri Congresswoman Hartzler weighs in on infrastructure bill and on Milley testimony
U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville), who serves on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, joined “Wake Up Columbia” this morning to discuss the infrastructure bill and this week’s testimony from Pentagon officials about Afghanistan. Congresswoman Hartzler represents Columbia on Capitol Hill:
Orscheln’s Moberly executives hopeful that merger with Tractor Supply will close in next few months
A top executive for Moberly-based Orscheln Farm and Home is excited about the company’s merger with Tennessee-based Tractor Supply Company. Tractor Supply, which describes itself as the nation’s largest rural lifestyle retailer, announced in February it’s entered into an agreement to acquire Orscheln Farm and Home in an all-cash transaction for $297 million. Orscheln Management …
Columbia state lawmaker and attorney wants mural removed from Boone County Courthouse
A Columbia state lawmaker who’s also an attorney is calling on Boone County Commissioners to remove the Sid Larson mural from the Courthouse, which is downtown. State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) issued his call on Twitter, saying the mural represents an ugly past that should be in the Historical Society and not the courthouse. …