Notable Properties
John Ott said he was happy to hear that the Berry Building was named to this year’s historical Notable Properties list, but that wasn’t his goal when he set out to bring the old building back to life.
February 19, 2010
Between and betwixt: Rezoning vs. historical preservation
The debate over rezoning a leafy 23-acre oasis near Interstate 70, the Business Loop and the city Municipal Power Plant demonstrates how the values of landowners and historical preservationists can conflict. Last summer, the landowners asked the city to rezone the land from residential to industrial zoning. They asked for a postponement in January, and
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From the Roundtable: Boonville Bridge deal a costly boondoggle
Let’s salute the Union Pacific Transportation Company for pulling off a really sweet deal with the taxpayers of Missouri. Sweet for UP, anyway — a deal that gets the private, shareholder-owned company a railroad bridge across the Osage River worth millions of dollars in return for giving up the unusable Boonville Bridge. More trumpets, please,
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Grading the investment advisor
It’s becoming an annual migration. During the first week of February, a Who’s Who of the Columbia business community flocks to the Reynolds Alumni Center at MU to hear the annual predictions of Scott Colbert, the chief economist for Commerce Bank. So, how have his forecasts fared, in retrospect? Last year at this time, the
Pediatric brace specialist establishes orthotic business
*Business Profile*Columbia-based Snyder Brace, the only mid-Missouri brace business catering to children
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People You Should Know: Casey Corbin
*People You Should Know*Casey Corbin, executive director of Sustainable Farms and Communities Inc.
Experts like developing markets
*Investment Summit* Scott Colbert of Commerce Trust Co. offers an optimistic inancial forecast.
CBT Q&A: Fourth Ward City Council Representative Jerry Wade
*CBT Q&A*Mayoral candidate Jerry Wade cites the budget, economic base expansion among top campaign issues.
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City mapping Notable Properties online
Wonder if there is a Notable Property in your neighborhood? Interested in finding a building in Columbia eligible for redevelopment? By fall 2011, you’ll be able to find out with the click of a mouse. The City Council’s Historic Preservation Commission recently received a federal grant of $3,660, which it plans to use to create
Guest Column: Columbia school bond issue on April's municipal ballot
Laura Turner has had one of her four daughters in Columbia Public Schools for the past 16 years. With her youngest two daughters currently attending Hickman High School, Turner has two years left in her relationship with the school system. Although she is a hands-on mom and perennial parent volunteer, she was unaware of the
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