Love ‘em or Leave ‘em
Late last week I had one of those days that would have been better spent staying in bed. Not because I was ill, but because it seemed everything that could go wrong did. It culminated with my cable being out and my 3 year old daughter having a bit of a meltdown because she couldn’t Read More …
By: Joe Schmitter
2 responsesWho Wants Yogurt?
During a recent session on Twitter, I came across an opportunity that piqued my interest and I felt it just had to be shared with the business community of CoMo. Thanks to Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog for bringing this to my attention. You might wish to follow him on Twitter: @danec
If you are an Read More …
By: Joe Schmitter
City election fundraising update
*Correction: In a previous version of this post, I incorrectly reported the amount of in-kind contributions to Fourth Ward candidate Sarah Read. The correct amount is below.
OK, last week I posted a pretty incomplete campaign finance report for mayoral candidates Jerry Wade and Bob McDavid. Since then, I’ve managed to make the time to rummage Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
3 responsesP&Z recommends against new commercial zoning on Grindstone
The Planning and Zoning Commission had different ideas than the Planning Department Thursday night, diverging from staff’s recommendation and voting against a proposed rezoning on Grindstone Parkway across from the Walmart center.
The request by Red Oak Investment Company, owned in part by Hugh Stephenson and his son Ted Stephenson as well as Robert Smith, was Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
ALL YOUR ISP ARE BELONG TO US
Columbia Missouri has a message for the nation:
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#CoMOflashmob
By: Scott Wendling
City gets ‘ducks in row,’ crosses fingers for federal money
A public hearing for an extension of Discovery Parkway from U.S. 63 to the intersection of New Haven Road and Rolling Hills Road got support from the council and representatives of MU’s South Farm complex Monday. The problem is there’s no money to pay for it.
As City Manager Bill Watkins explained, the public hearing was Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
New utility policies aimed at attracting data centers
The City Council’s passage of two ordinances that would help offset utility costs for huge power users brought Columbia a little bit closer to landing a new data center at the Ewing Industrial Site.
“We think we will see in the foreseeable future a data center locate in Columbia,” City Manager Bill Watkins said at Monday’s Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
Top 5 reasons Columbia & Google are good for each other
There is a buzz going around Columbia about Google’s competition. They are choosing a small number of communities to install fiber optic communication lines throughout the community. It came to my attention that most people read that as “so…they’re going to give me faster internet?” The short answer is yes, but that is a side effect Read More …
By: Scott Wendling
one responseWade leads in campaign contributions, McDavid makes big strides
With the release of Mayoral candidate Bob McDavid’s first campaign finance report today, we now have an indicator of how the race between him and Fourth Ward Councilman Jerry Wade is shaping up.
Only those two candidates have reported any contributions or expenditures with the Missouri Ethics Commission. I’ll be updating this post after I make Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
one responseTDDs get more harsh words from state auditor
The Missouri State Auditor’s office released its third comprehensive audit of Transportation Development Districts Wednesday. Each audit since the first, conducted in 2006 by then-State Auditor Claire McCaskill, has been critical of the districts. State auditor Susan Montee’s office again raised concerns that professional services (i.e. legal counsel, engineering and bond underwriting) were not competitively Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
New twist in Kroenke group, country club dispute
There’s a new twist in the effort to extend Conley Road from the Walmart shopping center through the Columbia Country Club to Business Loop 70. The Transportation Development District set up to fund the road extension project looks like it’s trying to get out of that obligation.
The Walmart property owners, known as TKG Conley Road Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
Playing It Straight in a Crooked World
I tend to optimistically believe in the inherent good of every person, but know that unfortunately we live in a crooked world. Greed, power, inexperience, or sometimes just plain carelessness will cause a person to act in unscrupulous ways. Fear can cause normally good people to make character decisions that disappoint. Fear can also flame Read More …
By: Cathy Atkins
Platforms begin to form in mayoral race
The talk at the city council candidate forum Thursday seemed like an echo of the current national political message — it’s all about jobs and safety.
For the jobs topic, the mayoral candidates at the Chamber of Commerce-sponsored forum were somewhat short on details as to how the to go about creating these jobs, a similar Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
2 responsesPlanning on using those growth plans?
There’s been a lot of talk about development in this town since I got here in the fall of ‘06 — smart growth, no growth, whatever you want to call it. And the talk has intensified now that we’re in campaign season. Bob McDavid’s entry into the race suggests some concern in the business community Read More …
By: Jacob Barker
Pizza and Crocodiles
As a self-confessed marketing & advertising junky, I love learning about unique ideas that help businesses become successful, especially small businesses! There are many lessons to be learned, and some of the greatest innovations are nothing more than ideas that have been taken from one industry, refreshed, and introduced successfully in another. For example, drive-through Read More …
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