Adam Heflin started his new job this month as AmerenUE’s chief nuclear officer and head of operations at the Callaway Nuclear Plant. If company objectives are reached, he will preside over the biggest building project in Missouri’s history and witness an economic boom in Callaway and Boone counties. In late July or early August, AmerenUE […]
CenturyTel IPTV MyTV $49.99/month -100 channels My Complete TV $62.99/month -160 channels -DVR service My Premium TV $99.99/month -160 channels -all premium (movie) channels -DVR Basic Bundle $89.95/month -100 channels -1.5 DSL (20-30x faster than dial-up) -unlimited long distance -all calling features -free installation on up to 4 TVs -DVR an additional $4.99/month Mid America
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Renewable Alternatives LLC, a local research and development company co-founded by CEO Rusty Sutterlin, has landed a two-year $750,000 award from the U.S. Army to develop a super-cooling vest for combat soldiers. Rusty Sutterlin, CEO of Renewable Alternatives LLC, assembles a reactor in his Columbia laboratory. He uses the device in the production of phase-change
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Several restaurants under development downtown are planning to open shortly before mid-August when thousands of college students return to school in Columbia. Travis Tucker, owner of Bleu, said construction on the restaurant should be finished by the end of July. Bleu, located adjacent to the Tiger Hotel on 8th Street, will open and take reservations
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*Geothermal Energy*Local developers and schools are installing geothermal energy to heat and cool.
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DSL: Digital Subscriber Line DSL is a high-speed connection that transmits digital data over telephone wires. Although there are several kinds of DSL, most homes and small businesses use an asymmetric DSL connection. Wit that type of connection, the download speed is greater than the upload speed. High bit-rate DSL provides fast data transfer, receiving
*TV Market:*CenturyTel joins local HDTV competition.
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Thom Smith understands irony. In his new exhibit at the Perlow-Stevens Gallery, the local painter juxtaposes a dense anvil suspended in mid-air, adorned with a delicate white, potted flower, against a charcoal black background. An ordinary sprinkler is enthroned on a beautifully draped pedestal. All of his objects are depicted on the canvas in rich,
The most important matter engaging Columbia municipal officials right now is the future of its electrical power supply infrastructure conducted under the aegis of the Columbia Water and Light Department. Nothing else even comes close. The generation and distribution of electricity has been a municipal concern here for more than a hundred years. Somewhat odd
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