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Taking the Helm of CBT: Brian McNeill
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 Categories:
Now that the new version of the Columbia Business Times has been available publicly for a few days, and we’ve just completed the 20 Under 40 Awards presented by Moresource, I’d like to introduce you to another architect of this massive change, and tell him “Great Job!” The new editor of Columbia Business Times [Click Here]
COMFORT FOR JOPLIN
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Categories:
I just read a story about a man who went to Joplin to help his brother who lived there. The magnitude of this tragedy hit home when he kept referring to the afflicted area as “the kill zone.” Anything in that area is utterly destroyed and volunteers aren’t needed because there is nothing to salvage. [Click Here]
$3 and a bar of soap – Joplin Tornado relief effort
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 Categories:
This is a repost of an email/blog entry I received from my friend, Tim Miles, also known as @thedailyblur on Twitter. He’s helping his friends from D’Rowes Restaurant. Please find $3 and a bar of soap to contribute if you can. My friends David and Meghan Rowe are staging a relief effort this Saturday at their [Click Here]
Decision on St. Louis stormwater fee appeal looms large for Mo. cities
Posted by admin on Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Categories:
As Columbia continues to wade through stormwater issues, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District today appealed a judge’s ruling from this summer that has big implications for Missouri municipalities working to comply with clean water regulations. At issue is whether fees charged by stormwater utilities are actually charges for services that a person could refuse, [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]
State tax credit trims not enough to stop higher ed cuts
Posted by admin on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Categories:
Recommendations from the Missouri Tax Credit Review Commission could save the state $220 million annually, but they are still not enough to stave off big cuts to higher education funding, said commission member Craig Van Matre. Missouri has 61 tax credit programs, and since 1998, total tax credit redemptions have grown by an average of [Click Here]
Top 5 reasons Columbia & Google are good for each other
Posted by Scott Wendling on Monday, March 1st, 2010 Categories:
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 [Click Here]
TDDs get more harsh words from state auditor
Posted by admin on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Categories:
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 [Click Here]
Conley Road extension on shaky ground
Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Categories:
Have you ever found yourself at the eastern end of Business Loop 70, wishing you could just zip down past the Walmart to Broadway? Well, the city’s had that idea in mind for years, identifying an extension of Conley Road to Business Loop in its Major Thoroughfare Plan. The Missouri Department of Transportation has, too, [Click Here]
McDavid gets business establishment backing
Posted by admin on Monday, January 25th, 2010 Categories:
Which candidate for mayor has the backing of Columbia’s business establishment? Boone Hospital Center trustee chairman Bob McDavid, almost exclusively, according to the list of people who signed petitions to put candidates’ names on the April ballot. (Here’s a link to the Missourian Web site with the transcribed lists: http://thewatchword.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/candidate-petitions-have-some-familiar-names/ Sid Sullivan got Planning & [Click Here]
How bad does the city want to save green?
Posted by Scott Wendling on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Categories:
Columbia is considered a tree hugging town by many people. We have many parks, increasing restrictions on development and preservation, and trees lining downtown. Heck, the city even wanted to put grass on the roof. We also know the financial woes the city is under. Tax revenues are down and the city is looking to [Click Here]
Sparky’s is Still Open
Posted by admin on Friday, October 30th, 2009 Categories:
In this weeks edition of CBT Tracy and I wrote about Sparky’s homemade ice cream. While speaking to an unidentified Sparky’s source this evening, I wanted to confirm Sparky’s will not close November 1st specifically, but rather at some point this fall as the weather dictates. Sparky’s will then reopen when the temp warms back [Click Here]
CoMo high on Best Sports Cities list
Posted by admin 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]
CBT Business Calendar: The Week Ahead
Posted by admin on Monday, October 19th, 2009 Categories:
In Jefferson City this afternoon, Gov. Jay Nixon, Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman and other public officials will take part in the dedication of a new renewable energy project. Landfill gas from the Jefferson City Landfill is captured and piped to the generation facility next to the City Correctional Center, where it is used to generate [Click Here]
Columbia Business Community: The Week Ahead
Posted by admin 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]
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