Archive for December, 2010
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]
Mid-Mo. misses millions in federal money
Posted by admin on Friday, December 17th, 2010 Categories:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid last night dropped the effort to pass the $1.2 trillion appropriations bill funding the federal government through Sept. 30 after some Republican senators who said they would support it changed their minds. In the process, Missouri lost out on more than $100 million worth of earmarks that had been attached [Click Here]
Google delays fiber network announcement
Posted by admin on Thursday, December 16th, 2010 Categories:
Earlier this year, Columbia was abuzz with excitement over Google’s announcement that it would select a city where it would build an experimental, ultra high-speed broadband network. Columbia, along with 1,100 other cities, submitted an application to the search engine behemoth arguing that it was the best candidate for the network. Google, which asked for [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]
Council briefed on IBM storm water variance
Posted by admin on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 Categories:
At the City Council’s work session last night, the city staff added an additional report to the end of the agenda. The report was a “response to the Nov. 26, 2010 Columbia Business Times article regarding the IBM site along Lemone Industrial Boulevard.” If you didn’t read it, the article pointed out that the IBM [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]
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]
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]
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