A big part of this year’s Columbia Business Times Entrepreneurial Excellence Week is a series of free educational opportunities for anyone interested in improving how they do business (marketing, leadership, finances). The focus is providing useful, hands-on lessons that can be put to work right away, for organizations of any kind. For the program schedule […]
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce has issued a call for business people to advocate for a proposed $800 million bond issue for capital projects throughout the state. The legislation has passed the Missouri House and is now in the hands of the Missouri Senate. Columbia Sen. Kurt Schaefer and Columbia Rep. Chris Kelly are among
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The Boone County Commission is considering the merits of a possible sales tax dedicated to economic development. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce asked the Boone County Commission earlier this month to consider the idea of asking voters to approve a new sales tax to pay for economic development initiatives such as shovel-ready sites, job training
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Also by Jacob Barker A quick glance at the boards of directors of five transportation development districts in Columbia shows the same names over and over again. Hiram Watson, Jack Maher, John Hancock, Michael Link, Marc Kirchoff and Otto Maly. All these real estate agents serve on the boards of TDDs that encompass property owned
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Key members of the Missouri House and Senate believe AmerenUE could try next year to repeal a law blocking its plan to build a second nuclear power plant in Callaway County. AmerenUE suspended the project after it became clear that the Senate would not be repealing the Construction Work in Progress law during the session
The recession has hit the market for newly constructed homes in Columbia harder than the market for existing homes. A builder, after all, doesn’t have the option of taking a home off the market if nothing’s selling. “At some point, business decisions come into play, and they start discounting homes just to get rid of
Something we are increasingly proud of at the Columbia Business Times is our Power Lunch programs conducted periodically in that “room with a view” on the ninth floor of the Tiger Hotel. Word Marketing sponsored a series of programs last year, and that baton was passed to The Callaway Bank this year. Topics have ranged
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Also by Jacob Barker Almost every month, a handful of influential business leaders gather in City Hall for a public meeting. The subject: transportation projects around most of Columbia’s largest shopping centers that are paid for by a special sales tax. Typically, though, the public is absent from these meetings of Transportation Development District boards.
*People You Should Know*State Administration Commissioner Kelvin Simmons’ favorites: Faurot Field and Shakespeare’s
*Market Analysis*Realtors, appraisers developers predict housing market rebound this year
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