I really did not intend for a pun to appear in this column. But we’ve been using the phrase “keeping utilities current” over the last few weeks as we’ve talked about the need to examine what it costs to provide city utility services, and it just fits. There are few issues more important to our […]
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Plenty of us have been having our “fun” now that the city of Columbia has begun talking about putting a roof of grass on the City Hall annex that will rise one of these days east of the present digs. The idea of a grass roof was first brought up last year, and it may
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With computer labs so confining and Ellis Library lulling people to sleep, University of Missouri-Columbia students had been looking for a study sanctuary with adequate meeting space and a tech-friendly feel. Enter the Technology Lounge, a realm ready for the digital world and suitable for all the techie Tigers–and a space that puts the “fun”
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After graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia and setting up a company to sell used cell phones, Brian Laoruangroch wanted to find minority partners and workers he could trust. Laoruangroch didn’t have to look far to staff Green Mobile. He picked five members of his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha, who also earned their business degrees
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Many reviewers have concluded that the iPhone is not a business tool, classifying it as nothing more than a fancy toy for people with deep pockets. Being an Apple consultant and an “iPod aficionado,” I decided to put these claims to the test. Before getting my iPhone, I was using a Blackberry 8700. With a
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is leading an initiative to form a regional partnership that includes 18 business organizations in 12 counties. The idea is that banding together can help the region attract and retain major industries, expand roadways and other infrastructure and reinforce its waning political influence in the state capitol. Bob Gerding, who
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Boone County’s largest manufacturing plant, a land-anchor factory founded by A.B. Chance and now owned by Hubbel Power Systems, is commemorating its 100th anniversary this year. The first volume of Centralia Wizard, a book telling the story of the company from its 1907 inception through 1936, was published this summer to coincide with the centennial.
The Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute has received two grants to support construction projects at the Jefferson Farm and Gardens learning center, scheduled to open next year in southeast Columbia off on New Haven Road. The institute, a non-profit organization engaged in agricultural education and research projects, is developing Jefferson Farm and Gardens, a 67-acre, multi-faceted
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Amid concerns about threats to local water quality, the Fayetteville, Ark., real estate development company Lindsey Management Co., is building a 768-unit apartment complex on East Clark Lane, near the I-70/Highway 63 Interchange. The complex, called The Links of Columbia is part of a larger wave of development taking place in response to the anticipated
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Imagine Columbia’s Future project formulates citizen topic group goals What are your expectations and dreams for Columbia? The city wants to know. With Imagine Columbia’s Future, a community-wide discussion, citizens can create a shared vision of the city for the coming decades. In the fall, more than 420 people came to Big Idea Gathering meetings,
