The clients we see at the University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship present us with diverse hopes, dreams, challenges and possibilities. One common theme in their stories is the need to develop a better respect for, and understanding of, money—how to get it, how to use it and how to manage with it. Whether the […]
The City Council this month endorsed a master plan for expanding Columbia’s sewer system, projecting that the number of sewer customers will grow from 108,000 to 175,000 in the next 23 years and that the size of the coverage area will triple by 2030. The plan recommends a combination of fee and service rate increases,
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Latest dining trend involves service with a smile When dining out, people tend to use all of their senses — not just taste. When mystery shopping at a restaurant, I could be using my ears and eyes, as well as my nose and taste buds, in doing research for my report. My latest mystery shop
Latest dining trend involves service with a smile When dining out, people tend to use all of their senses — not just taste. When mystery shopping at a restaurant, I could be using my ears and eyes, as well as my nose and taste buds, in doing research for my report. My latest mystery shop
Columbia Connections Professional Group is the self-proclaimed “one-stop referral for a wide gamut of products and services.” Unlike many other networking groups, CCPG is more intimate—with only 13 members—and is self-governing. “It all started when one of the members approached me and said they had tried other groups that had extensive fees and no membership
Plans are under way for the annual Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Conference and Showcase, to run 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 6 at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center. Along with an assortment of booths representing scores of local businesses and organizations, the event features six different business seminars, including presentations by high-profile
2007 Business Conference & Showcase set for March Read More »
For real estate agents, the mantra is “location, location, location.” For the 2007 session of the Missouri General Assembly, the mantra may be “health care, health care, health care.” Four local lawmakers—House Minority Leader Jeff Harris, Rep. Ed Robb, Rep. Judy Baker and Sen. Chuck Graham—recently discussed the outlook for legislative action on health care
Area legislators foresee focus on health care in G.A. Read More »
Mike Holden is tired of watching Columbia play catch-up with growth. If elected in April to the Fourth Ward seat on the Columbia City Council, Holden said he will encourage city leaders to adopt a new way of thinking that would put Columbia in control of its growing infrastructure and enable the city to stop
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Jerry Wade says it’s time Columbia residents put their differences aside and agreed on what to do to keep the city livable. And the Columbia City Council should facilitate that result, he said. Wade believes his professional background and years of service on the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission have prepared him to play a
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The city sewer system was been expanding for more than 100 years and now serves nearly 110,000 customers with 600 miles of sewer lines, with an average flow of 15 million gallons per day. The lines are accessed by about 16,000 manholes. The wastewater treatment plant was built in 1983 and there are 23 pump
