Clean-up in Aisle 3 Could Hy-Vee be planning additional stores in Columbia? And could those additional stores be positioned near existing Wal-Mart Supercenters? Rock Bridge Shopping Center? Payback for opening a Supercenter across the street from Hy-Vee’s East Broadway location? Hmmm … The rumors may be unconfirmed, but they’ve been floating around town like a […]
Commercial real estate agent Paul Land of Plaza Realty has his work cut out for him. Rents have risen significantly in Columbia, largely because of escalating construction costs, but there also is a higher percentage of vacant space and not much of an increase in overall demand. “Landlords want high rents because the cost of
As Columbia builds a technology-led economic-development strategy, many see a key component falling into place: a business incubator to support the development of early-stage technology companies linked to the University of Missouri-Columbia. Construction started May 18 on the MU Life Science Business Incubator, which is scheduled to open in September 2008. The 33,000-square-foot facility is
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Owners of the downtown Regency Hotel are close to securing the $17 million they need to raze the structure and build an upscale hotel that will be run by a national chain and boosted by a city-financed parking garage. Several sources familiar with the project identified the chain as the Hyatt Place, a brand started
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It was midnight when Jina Yoo stepped off a plane from Las Vegas, where she had just eaten a tuna tataki entrée that was out of this world. Ignoring her travel fatigue, she picked up some ahi tuna on the way home from the airport so she could try to re-create the dish at home.
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Convention Sales Manager, Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau AGE: 40 JOB DESCRIPTION: My main responsibility is prospecting and researching new potential meetings and conventions for the City of Columbia. I also handle walk-in inquiries from meeting planners, respond to online request for proposals, generate sales leads for the outside sales manager and prepare sales leads
Too often hosts don’t have enough fun at their own parties because they are too busy doing all the work it takes to make the event a success. “Why not let the experts handle the problems so that you can attend your own event?” asks Haley Atkins, president of Event Solutions. “Let us maintain the
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What are the three most important areas of concern for your clients heading into fiscal 2007-2008? Terry Woodruff President, Woodruff Sweitzer 1. Determining return on investment For today’s marketing manager or chief marketing officer, the No. 1 challenge is determining or proving return on investment (ROI). In the boardroom, marketers are under more scrutiny than
When considering target markets for their products and services, many business owners often overlook an area with nearly limitless potential – local, state and federal government. Agencies and organizations at all three levels of government buy nearly everything you can think of – from food and flowers to construction and heavy equipment. In fact, governments
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They have about $100 a week in disposable income, and they spend a mind-blowing $150 billion each year. They also influence another $50 billion in family purchases, which makes them the most economically powerful population cohort in our history. They are the Millennials, otherwise known as the Digital Generation, Generation Y, the Connexity Kids and
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