KFRU Business Spotlight -- May 16th & 17th, 2026. This week, Lili Vianello of Visionworks Marketing tells us about Relocating in Columbia, a recent acquisition for her company. The magazine focuses on stories on many exciting people, places and things in Columbia. We cover many topics including the start of Visionworks and the changes that have occurred through the years. We also talk to Kate Harry and Patsy Stem from Up to Good. Up to Good is the new name for Assistance League of Mid-Missouri. It's the same organization with a different name. The membership decided to go independent and -- after a lot of long hours and interesting conversations -- the new name was introduced this past week. We talk about all the things that remain the same, including the main fundraising vehicle, Upscale Resale in the Broadway Shops.

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KFRU Business Spotlight -- May 9th & 10th. Gregg Busch, the 50th District State Rep and John Martin, the 44th District State Rep, join us for this week's Spotlight to talk about the latest news as this year's session nears its end. We cover the new budget and its effect on Missourians, talk about income taxes versus sales taxes and educational funding. All that information with the perspective from both sides of the aisle politcally.

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KFRU Business Spotlight -- May 2nd & 3rd, 2026. Nick Foster joins us this weekend after an announcement on Thursday, April 30th, that he intended to resign from the Columbia City Council effective June 12th. Nick's wife, Candace Kuby, PhD, is a Deputy Provost at the University of Missouri and has taken a job as the Dean of the Education school at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Nick and Candace and their daughter will be moving to Georgia in July. Because there is more than a year remaining in this term on the council, the city council will decide when a special election will take place. We also talk to Nick about the upcoming sales tax for public safety discussion

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KFRU Business Spotlight -- April 25th & 26th, 2026. This week on the KFRU Business Spotlight, Director Chris Kelley joins us to talk about the Office of Emergency Management. There has been much activity at the center in the past few weeks with severe weather passing through Boone County, so Chris told us what happens at the OEM during those times designated through communication with the National Weather Service. There have been recent updates to the siren system where an automated system sound only in the polygon area (that you see on TV or on your phone through an app) of a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning. There many other times that the Office of Emergency Management is used including activities of many people are in the same place, like on a Football Saturday.

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KFRU Business Spotlight -- April 18th & 19th, 2026. Dr Mun Choi joins us this week to talk about the University of Missouri. From research at the NextGen MURR and NextGen Precision Medicine, the university is making great strides to finding cures for many medical conditions. For the first time ever, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center is hosting a trial that focuses on liver cancers. Hear what Dr. Choi has to say about a full circle win for Columbia that includes all the research to the trial itself to the company funding this particular treatment building a facility here to package and ship the treatment around the world. We also talk about an expansion of the University of Missouri Medical School to Springfield, the continuing conversation about public safety and the upgrades to the football stadium. Oh, and we talk about GPS necklaces for cattle. No need for fences!

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KFRU Business Spotlight -- April 11th & 12th, 2026. Randy Cole, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority, joins us. Randy gives us some insight on what the CHA is and what it does for folks in Columbia. The Columbia Housing Authority celebrates 70 years this year. One brand new CHA development has just been completed in the past six months, while a complete "to the ground" remodel is going on for their Blind Boone and Park Avenue facilities. Using some federal funds, some state funds, some local funds and investments from local businesses allows the CHA to serve many in Columbia.

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KFRU Business Spotlight -- April 4th & 5th, 2026. The candidates for the 5th Ward City Council seat in the April 7th Municipal Election join us for a last weekend before the election day conversation. Christina Hartman is the challenger in the race and talks about her reason to get involved through the council, along with the things she believes are most important for the council to work on in the coming years. She believes she can get off to a quick start making changes. Don Waterman is the incumbent in the race as his three year first term comes to an end. Don tells us there is work still to do on many fronts and outlines what coming up for the city council. Don says that the learning curve is long, so his time as a city councilman is an advantage to the city if he's re-elected.

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KFRU Business Spotlight -- March 21st & 22nd, 2026. Ken Rice joins us to talk Columbia. Ken, who has had an unsuccessful run for both City Council and School Board seats, has taken on new service positions recently taking a spot on the Columbia Disabilities Commission. We talk about how that commission works and the information they provide for the City Council and members of the community. Ken also gives us his thoughts on the upcoming municipal election, including city council and school board elections.

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