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Sewer backups, stormwater regs put city in a bind
Posted by admin on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Categories:
A large crowd showed up to the Boone County Commission chambers Wednesday night to discuss a dirty topic: sewer overflows and their connection with recent stormwater regulations mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency. A three-person panel of Bill Weitkemper, Columbia sewer superintendent; Karen Miller, Boone County southern district commissioner; and Ken Midkiff, conservation chair of [Click Here]
Elton John? Seriously?
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Monday, February 7th, 2011 Categories:
Like 17 bazillion other bloggers, I couldn’t resist discussing the annual parade of Super Bowl ads. My marketing junky personality demands an outlet, so here goes. My initial impression is the traditions of excellent Super Bowl ads may have ran its course. For the second year in a row I am extremely disappointed with the creativeness and the overall [Click Here]
11 Questions for Every Business Owner/Manager/Leader
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Categories:
What does your business stand for? Besides making a profit, why does your business exist? Why should anyone else care? What differentiates you from your competition? (If your answer is “because we care more” or “because we’re better” you need to try again.) Do your employees/team/staff know what your vision is? If I call them [Click Here]
Council cracks down on rental units
Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 Categories:
The city beefed up its oversight of rental units Tuesday night, though one council member expressed concern that the new regulations would be too onerous on landlords. The council voted 5-2 to amend the city code to keep a rental permit from being transferred to a new owner when a property is sold. New owners [Click Here]
City sticks with building code commission’s regs
Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 Categories:
The City Council Tuesday night decided against hiring an outside consultant to review revised building codes recently finished by the 20-member Building Construction Codes Commission, foregoing a process that could have substantially changed the commission’s recommendations. Every three years, the city updates its own construction regulations as the International Code Council revises national codes. Columbia’s [Click Here]
P&Z takes issue with rezoning for downtown apartment building
Posted by admin on Friday, January 7th, 2011 Categories:
The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission voted against a proposal to rezone land at the corner of College Avenue and Walnut Street so a development company could build a four-story, 100-unit apartment building on the downtown site. After opponents cited concerns with traffic congestion, lack of parking and lax zoning restrictions, the commission Thursday night [Click Here]
SBD not sure about Charrette
Posted by admin on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 Categories:
After hearing a report on the Charrette, the Special Business District Board declined to take a position on the conceptual plan for the future development of downtown. Urban planning firm H3 Studios, with feedback from the Downtown Leadership Council, created the Charrette to serve as a guide for revitalizing the “gateways” into downtown as well [Click Here]
Danish wind turbine supplier to open Moberly factory
Posted by admin on Monday, December 13th, 2010 Categories:
Mid-Missouri got some good news today when the state’s Department of Economic Development announced that a Denmark-based supplier to the wind-turbine industry plans to open a manufacturing plant in Moberly. Vest-Fiber, which makes fiberglass products and primarily caters to wind turbine producers, announced it plans to invest $2 million to build a Moberly factory that [Click Here]
FDIC state data illustrate stagnant recovery
Posted by admin on Friday, December 10th, 2010 Categories:
State-specific economic data released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation yesterday paints a n0ne-too-rosy picture for Missouri. But we should be used to that by now. All in all though, things aren’t getting much worse. They’re not really getting better, though either. The most recent employment, housing and banking data is through the third quarter [Click Here]
Richland annexation prompted valuable dialogue throughout process
Posted by admin on Monday, December 6th, 2010 Categories:
Tony Black has been showing up at city hall periodically for about two years. As the president of the Lake of the Woods Neighborhood Association when developer David Atkins put forward his proposal to annex 270 acres into the city along Richland Road, he’s been the face of the resistance through the long, strange process. [Click Here]
Two local banks took money from Fed
Posted by admin on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 Categories:
Data released by the Federal Reserve Wednesday show that two Columbia banks took advantage of one of the programs established by the central bank to pump liquidity into the ailing financial system. First National Bank & Trust Company, which reorganized as Landmark Bank early last year, and Shelter Financial Bank both took advantage of short-term [Click Here]
Don’t Sanitize the Mess
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Categories:
‘When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love’ (Marcus Aurelius) Joy. Peace. Noel. Words that come easily to mind this time of year. We may even have these words gracing the fireplace mantel as we decorate for [Click Here]
Hertwig-Hopkins in running for Virginia city manager job
Posted by admin on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 Categories:
Columbia Assistan City Manager Paula Hertwig-Hopkins confirmed today that she was a finalist for the job of city manager in Charlottesville, Va. Media reports in Charlottesville said the City Council there had picked a new manager from three finalists, one of which is Hertwig-Hopkins. The council declined to disclose their decision to local media pending [Click Here]
Mediacom founder taking company private
Posted by admin on Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 Categories:
Publicly traded Mediacom Communications Corp., long Columbia’s largest cable operator, is likely to be bought by its Chief Executive Officer and founder, Rocco Commisso, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Commisso values the company at $600 million and is offering shareholders $8.75 per share — 28 percent higher than the stock’s closing price Friday. What [Click Here]
Roots ‘N’ Blues study provides much needed benchmarks
Posted by admin on Monday, November 15th, 2010 Categories:
If you use the economic impact studies that Roots ‘N’ Blues ‘N’ BBQ Festival organizer Thumper Entertainment gave to the City Council in the summer of 2009, the popular Columbia event attracts no where near the crowds it used to. But if you look at this year’s economic impact study for what it most likely [Click Here]
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