While Columbia’s overall economy is healthy, last year the city experienced steep declines in the housing and construction markets, which will continue to be stymied by excess inventory, a leading banker says. Fueled by years of low interest rates, builders set a pace that was too brisk to sustain, said Jeff MacLellan, chairman of the […]
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The Missouri legislature this year took incremental steps to help the state’s businesses—particularly smaller employers—provide health insurance coverage for workers. Gov. Matt Blunt said he plans to sign House Bill 818, health insurance legislation. One of the governor’s highest priorities when the session opened was reducing the number of uninsured Missourians. That number is currently
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With two newcomers, P&Z commission faces overhaul Jeff Barrow, acting chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, was only half joking when he answered the question on the minds of many businesspeople in Columbia: Now that both the Columbia City Council and “P&Z” have two new members who support more controls on growth, should
