Business Briefs

CREC sponsors five students at CYCLE

TROY - Five area students sponsored by Cuivre River Electric Cooperative were among the 85 high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was July 15-18 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City.

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CREC awards $80,000 in scholarships

From in-state college institutions to those across the country, 80 local students will be benefiting from scholarships provided through the Operation Round Up program. This year, students from Cuivre River Electric Cooperative’s five-county service area are receiving scholarships totaling $80,000.

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Lawmakers approve bill exempting Farm Bureau health plans from federal rules

Missouri Farm Bureau will be allowed to sell health care plans to its members, Medicaid will cover the cost of hearing aids for adults and supplies of birth control will be extended under legislation that passed the legislature in the waning hours of the session on Thursday. The legislation, which was sponsored by Republican state Sen.

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