Archive for January, 2011
11 Questions for Every Business Owner/Manager/Leader
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Categories:
What does your business stand for? Besides making a profit, why does your business exist? Why should anyone else care? What differentiates you from your competition? (If your answer is “because we care more” or “because we’re better” you need to try again.) Do your employees/team/staff know what your vision is? If I call them [Click Here]
Council cracks down on rental units
Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 Categories:
The city beefed up its oversight of rental units Tuesday night, though one council member expressed concern that the new regulations would be too onerous on landlords. The council voted 5-2 to amend the city code to keep a rental permit from being transferred to a new owner when a property is sold. New owners [Click Here]
City sticks with building code commission’s regs
Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 Categories:
The City Council Tuesday night decided against hiring an outside consultant to review revised building codes recently finished by the 20-member Building Construction Codes Commission, foregoing a process that could have substantially changed the commission’s recommendations. Every three years, the city updates its own construction regulations as the International Code Council revises national codes. Columbia’s [Click Here]
P&Z takes issue with rezoning for downtown apartment building
Posted by admin on Friday, January 7th, 2011 Categories:
The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission voted against a proposal to rezone land at the corner of College Avenue and Walnut Street so a development company could build a four-story, 100-unit apartment building on the downtown site. After opponents cited concerns with traffic congestion, lack of parking and lax zoning restrictions, the commission Thursday night [Click Here]
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