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Richland-based Splash Wireless Internet, LLC was founded by veteran Brian Matthews in 2012 and guided by Mitch Koep, with the idea of providing quality high-speed internet service to rural areas. With the help of Josh Walters, lead installer, Splash has grown, expanding its infrastructure to even more cities and counties in Missouri. Splash doubled the size of its family in 2019 and continues to expand while upgrading existing systems to include 40 towers in the Tri-County area.

Brian set out on a mission to bring low cost, premium quality broadband service to the rural areas of Richland and to make high quality cutting-edge technology available and affordable to all communities. The Company envisions itself as a key provider of high speed Internet service to consumers and businesses to whom such service is otherwise cost-prohibitive or out of reach due to a lack of rural coverage by major providers.

It’s the Richland version of “Cheers.” Everybody knows your name, and there’s always someone there you know. Veteran Sue Daugherty and sister Jackie renovated their father’s pub a few years ago, bringing back to life not only the beautiful 1940’s bar that was shipped from Germany and transported by train from St. Louis, but the spirit of community and family that makes it a place the kids can come too. Sometimes it’s just a nice place to have a beer with a friend, but when there’s a holiday or event in town, Sue and Jackie go a little crazy. Octoberfest, St. Patrick’s Day, New Year’s Eve, Christmas Parade…let’s just say it’s worth the trip to Richland just to see what kind of costume these two sisters will come up with next.

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Opening in January of 2020 in a historic c.1925 church building fully renovated by the owners, this unique little gathering place has everything you might find in an urban coffee shop and more. From the moment you step over the Italian tile entry through gorgeous wooden doors onto the polished concrete floors, you know you are about to have an “experience.” The barista behind the counter offers a welcoming smile along with an assortment of coffee and tea made with a machine built in Italy and shipped over. Espresso, cappuccino, latte, mocha, chai tea, hot tea, trinity, affogto as well as extra shots and ice cream! It is heaven, and the ambiance is elegant, but casual.

Internet is available for study groups, books clubs, and just groups of friends.

If coffee is not your passion, then perhaps quilts will bring you to The Sanctuary. Nita Bechtel, owner, is a quilting guru who has set up a room for classes with fabrics and sewing machines, and in February will be adding a top-of-the-line Innova quilting machine. People may pay a rental fee or may use the machine free of charge with required purchases.

Future plans include a venue for weddings and other events in the sanctuary on the second level, where stained glass windows give a glow that has welcomed and inspired churchgoers for almost 100 years. Entrepreneurship is alive and well in Richland!

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Established in 1984 as a supplier of airport lamps to the aviation industry, ATR Lighting has fast become a respected nationwide supplier of specialty light bulbs to wholesale distributors. From humble beginnings at the kitchen table of parents, brothers Mike and Tom Reagan have grown their business to 40,000 sq. ft. of warehouse and office space today, ATR Lighting is a growing multi-million dollar company.

ATR Lighting specializes in B & C type light bulbs that are difficult for customers to stock in large quantities. Each business day thousands of light bulbs arrive and leave ATR’s docks. Its central location in South Central Missouri just south of the Lake of the Ozarks in Richland allows shipping product quickly to any location in the United States. The U.S. customer base extends as far as Anchorage, Alaska to Miami, Florida, as well as many foreign countries around the world. Additional warehouse space in California allows for quick supply to the entire country.

As a “master distributor” for Osram/Sylvania, General Electric, Philips Lighting, and numerous other American and Foreign companies, ATR Lighting can supply virtually any light bulb that is made at competitively low prices. Their trained staff has more than 75 years of combined experience in the lighting industry and can identify most hard to find lamps.