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CoMo high on Best Sports Cities list

Posted by on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Categories:
 Back in August, the CBT held a Power Lunch on Sports & Business in which sports industry administrators and Julie Ausmus of the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau talked about the economic power of Columbia’s sports industry.  Today, CVB Director Lorah Steiner pointed out that Columbia was recognized in the October 12 issue of The Sporting [Click Here]

Columbia Business Community: The Week Ahead

Posted by on Monday, October 5th, 2009 Categories:
Should the city use federal funds to build a bike boulevard on the northeastern edge of downtown? That’s one of the big questions the city’s elected officials and administrators will answer this week. The City Council will consider the bike boulevard proposal during the public hearing segment of its meeting tonight at City Hall. The boulevard [Click Here]

Nixon taps Kansas City attorney for Highway Commission

Posted by on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Categories:
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed a Kansas City attorney to replace car deal Mike Kehoe on the state Highways and Transportation Commission. Nixon appointed Stephen Miller to the board that oversees transportation issues percolating around the state. He replaces Kehoe, who resigned earlier this summer to pursue a state Senate bid. According to a press release [Click Here]

McCaskill says no mas on “Cash for Clunkers”

Posted by on Friday, July 31st, 2009 Categories:
In between listening to my favorite musical tunes, I’ve heard many radio advertisements lately promoting the so-called “Cash for Clunkers” program. The initiative – formerly known as the Car Allowence Rebate System – is a congressional initiative meant to spur consumers to trade less-than-stellar vehicles for newer, more fuel efficient cars. The program offered anywhere [Click Here]

State ratchets up minimum wage

Posted by on Friday, July 24th, 2009 Categories:
Missouri’s minimum wage officially went up to $7.25 today – and it may be going up even more in the near future. The state’s labor department announced the hike today, which affects businesses with a gross income of more than $500,000. The rate went up because of a state law requiring Missouri’s minimum wage to [Click Here]

What TIF taught me

Posted by on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Categories:
I am not really for or against the city’s approval of using a TIF structure for the two proposed downtown projects.  I like the idea of Columbia becoming more attractive and as a commercial real estate professional I always welcome the opportunity for free government money in a project (actually not free money, it costs [Click Here]

Koster accuses Audrain County resident of Ponzi scheme

Posted by on Monday, July 20th, 2009 Categories:
Attorney General Chris Koster filed charges against an Audrain County grain dealer today for operating what he said was essentially a massive Ponzi scheme. Koster filed 12 felony charges against Cathy Gieseker of Martinsburg, arguing that she bilked 180 farmers out of nearly $27 million. Koster said Gieseker sold grain for farmers through two companies, [Click Here]

Thank You, Sir! May I Have Another?

Posted by on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Categories:
“That will be $68.75,” said the clerk as I was recently purchasing a gift. I handed him my debit card, punched in my pin #, and waited for the computerized register to verify I wasn’t a deadbeat trying to buy something without having sufficient funds in my checking account. In a few seconds, the computer [Click Here]

California Issues IOU’s

Posted by on Sunday, July 5th, 2009 Categories:
What would you do if instead of receiving your state tax refund you were given an IOU by the state?  That is exactly what California is doing by issuing their own currency.  The money is called “Individual Registered Warrants” which is an IOU from the California government that will mature in October, assuming California is [Click Here]
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