Lois Rodriguez, president of Better By Design, a construction firm she founded in 2009. The firm is a client of the MU Extension Business Development Program.Photo by Phil Leslie

Government contracting improves prospects for Brookfield construction firm

BROOKFIELD, Mo. – Her portion of the work is a little piece of a big project, but construction business owner Lois Rodriguez is making the most of it. As president and CEO of Better By Design LLC, Rodriguez is doing her part to make the long-awaited East Locust Creek Reservoir a reality.

Winners of the first-place Championship Flight included, from left, Kory Niesen, Ben Gallup, Steve Ball and Trenton Monnig. Photo by Marta Payne

Golfers tee off in support of Missouri 4-H

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Golfers hit the greens in support of Missouri 4-H youth at the eighth annual 4-H Clover Classic Golf Tournament on June 6 in Columbia, Mo. Co-presenting sponsors were The Climate Corp., a division of Monsanto, and Great American Insurance Group’s Crop Division.

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MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute director to retire in October 2017

COLUMBIA, Mo. – David E. Hedrick, director of the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI), has announced that he will be retiring in October 2017. Hedrick joined MU FRTI as director in 2007.

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