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		<title>Taking the Helm of CBT: Brian McNeill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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!” &#160; The new editor of Columbia Business Times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COMFORT FOR JOPLIN</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/301017/2011/05/26/comfort-for-joplin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 13:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;the kill zone.&#8221; Anything in that area is utterly destroyed and volunteers aren&#8217;t needed because there is nothing to salvage. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$3 and a bar of soap &#8211; Joplin Tornado relief effort</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/301011/2011/05/25/3-and-a-bar-of-soap-joplin-tornado-relief-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 14:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a repost of an email/blog entry I received from my friend, Tim Miles, also known as @thedailyblur on Twitter. He&#8217;s helping his friends from D&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decision on St. Louis stormwater fee appeal looms large for Mo. cities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Columbia continues to wade through stormwater issues, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District today appealed a judge&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBD not sure about Charrette</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300891/2010/12/14/sbd-not-sure-about-charrette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;gateways&#8221; into downtown as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State tax credit trims not enough to stop higher ed cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 reasons Columbia &amp; Google are good for each other</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Wendling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a buzz going around Columbia about Google&#8217;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 &#8220;so&#8230;they&#8217;re going to give me faster internet?&#8221; The short answer is yes, but that is a side effect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TDDs get more harsh words from state auditor</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300610/2010/02/24/tdds-get-more-harsh-words-from-state-auditor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Missouri State Auditor&#8217;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&#8217;s office again raised concerns that professional services (i.e. legal counsel, engineering and bond underwriting) were not competitively [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conley Road extension on shaky ground</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300565/2010/01/26/conley-road-extension-on-shaky-ground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McDavid gets business establishment backing</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300560/2010/01/25/mcdavid-gets-business-establishment-backing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which candidate for mayor has the backing of Columbia&#8217;s business establishment? Boone Hospital Center trustee chairman Bob McDavid, almost exclusively, according to the list of people who signed petitions to put candidates&#8217; names on the April ballot. (Here&#8217;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 &#38; [...]]]></description>
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