Archive for October, 2010
3M reports strong earnings in third quarter
Posted by admin on Friday, October 29th, 2010 Categories:
3M’s third quarter earnings, released yesterday, point to good prospects for the Columbia plant. The company reported third quarter earnings of $1.1 billion, or $1.53 per share, compared to $957 million, or $1.35 per share, in last year’s third quarter. For the first nine months of the year, 3M’s has posted profits 40 percent higher [Click Here]
Start with “Why”
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Friday, October 29th, 2010 Categories:
Thanks to Dave Ramsey, I was recently introduced to the work of an author/speaker named Simon Sinek. After watching a video presentation on his concept of “The Golden Circle,” I knew you needed to see it, too! In Mr. Ramsey’s email, it states, “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” I [Click Here]
Missouri ranked 16th in business tax climate index
Posted by admin on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 Categories:
The Tax Foundation, a think tank that researches U.S. tax policy, ranked Missouri the state with the 16th best business tax climate. The paper accompanying the annual index notes that, in terms of attracting and retaining businesses: “State lawmakers are right to be concerned about how their states rank in the global competition for jobs [Click Here]
Making sure the charrette isn’t a charade
Posted by admin on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 Categories:
At their first meeting since the downtown charrette was released a little over two weeks ago, the Downtown Leadership Council sat down to figure out the hardest part of any plan: implementing it. The charrette is a planning document for downtown, born of an intense planning exercise overseen by professional consultants and downtown stakeholders. What [Click Here]
Hubbell’s good results don’t extend to Centralia
Posted by admin on Thursday, October 21st, 2010 Categories:
Hubbell Incorporated released good news to investors today. Its plant in Centralia is the largest industrial employer in Boone County and one of the last union shops in the area, employing roughly 585 people. But, looking at the company’s earnings more closely, the news is not as peachy for the region. Hubbell Incorporated reported third-quarter [Click Here]
Columbia housing permits stabilize
Posted by admin on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 Categories:
National housing data released yesterday contained some good news: single-family home starts in September rose 4.4 percent from August, to an annual rate of 452,000. For the Midwest though, the picture wasn’t great. The region saw overall housing starts (which includes multiple-family homes) fall 8.2 percent from August. Single-family housing permits in Columbia, an indicator [Click Here]
Council approves A.W. Smith office proposal
Posted by admin on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 Categories:
Should City council members be paid. Well, would you spend two hours getting lectured by perturbed residents? Because that’s what happened Monday night as the council considered another development proposal on the fringe of an established neighborhood. As development proposals continue to emerge as the economic freeze thaws, council members will have plenty more to [Click Here]
Action on Richland Road tabled… again
Posted by admin on Monday, October 18th, 2010 Categories:
The City Council Monday night went much like most of the public hearings concerning the Richland Road proposal — long and lacking closure. Monday night was supposed to be the climactic finale of a process that began two years ago. Instead, the council decided to table the proposal yet again. All that changed was the [Click Here]
Infill infighting: Great Hangups and Leawood Plaza
Posted by admin on Monday, October 4th, 2010 Categories:
The Great Hangups saga came to an end Monday night, with the City council voting down the contentious rezoning proposal. But the long battle over land use at the intersection of West Boulevard and Broadway, which has been trying to make its way through the city’s zoning process for nearly a year, may be the [Click Here]
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