Business News

Dollar General’s newest store at 4509 Hwy. 5 and Missouri Route 240, in Glasgow, is now open. In its new location, Dollar General will offer area residents a convenient new place to shop for everyday essentials at low prices. Dollar General will celebrate the store’s official grand opening on Saturday, June 17, at 8 a.m., with free prizes and special deals. Additionally, the first 50 adult shoppers at the store will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar General tote bag with complimentary product samples, among other giveaways.. ...

A Marshall native and Missouri Valley College alum, Conner Swift, was named the new director of Housing and Residents Life at MVC. While completing his master’s degree in education administration, he was introduced to the opportunity to step in and lead the residential staff. He said he became interested in the position when he was a Residents Assistant at Missouri Valley...

Chris Jacobs, DAI/CMA, was announced Employee of the Month for March 2017 at Northwest Community Services. According to a press release, Jacobs deserves to be recognized for his outstanding dependability and commitment to his job and to the individuals he serves. ...

Local members of the Central Missouri Board of Realtors provide and serve lunch for the Habitat for Humanity work team Saturday, March 18.

Lori Albert has accepted a position with Akerman LLP as a partner in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group in Denver, Colo. With more than 650 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 24 offices, Akerman is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The American Lawyer (2016)...

Angie Wildschuetz, DAI/CMA, was announced as Employee of the Month for February 2017 at Northwest Community Services. According to a press release, a client was recently admitted to the hospital for pneumonia and was there for six days. For three of those days, Wildschuetz volunteered to work three double shifts at the hospital coming in on dayshift and working her regular evening shift to make sure he was getting the care he needed, to help with coverage, and that there was good communication between the hospital and the nursing staff and supervisors.. ...

The Marshall Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution attended a joint luncheon meeting with the Patsy Gregg Chapter and the Arrow Rock Chapter on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, at Stone Hedge Golf Club. The Arrow Rock Chapter was hostess, and West Central District Director Connie Lee was in attendance...