After slow quarter, remodeling pace picks up in Columbia
*Remodeling Trends*Large-scale home renovations pick up speed in the Old Southwest neighborhood.
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April 30, 2010
Housing market rebounds
The CBT compiled data and expert commentary to provide an in-depth look at real estate and construction trends in Columbia
Builder realizes dream job: Hosting TV show about his trade
Cole McCollum said his lifelong dream has been to star in his own television show. With Building for Better Living, his dream has come true.
Building for Better Living is a home building and remodeling show that airs on KMIZ-17 on Sunday mornings. McCollum co-hosts with business partner Jason Richardson. The two have been in business as home builders and remodelers since 2008 and started thinking about the show in late 2009.
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People You Should Know: Rob Wolverton
*People You Should Know*Rob Wolverton, president of R. Anthony Development Group LLC
Proposed data center incentives stall
Columbia is trying to add one more carrot to help lure a data center or high-tech employer to its Certified Site in Ewing Industrial Park — this time at the state level. Legislation in the General Assembly would qualify industries for state tax credits if they locate in state-recognized Certified Industrial Zones such as Ewing.
From the Roundtable: Will Dudley stick with campaign position on West Broadway?
Pick any day of the week, and at 4 p.m. you can watch the traffic jams start forming on Providence Road north of the intersection with Stadium Boulevard. An hour later, fuming and fussing drivers are likely to find it stop-and-go as far north as Stewart Road. This state-maintained artery named after Columbia’s original Missouri
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Art review: The art of nature
*Art Review*Perlow-Stevens Gallery’s featured artists express unique insights drawn from natural inspiration.
Missouri Born and Raised: University Club connects culinarians, local farmers
*Farm to Table*University Club of MU event connects culinarians to local growers and producers.
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Green dreams? Apply for a state loan
Low interest loans subsidized by the State of Missouri are not only available to farmers and small businesses, but families can also use them to produce green energy in their homes. The Missouri Linked Deposit Program allows Missouri banks to partner with the state treasurer’s office to provide low-interest loans. About 100 lenders throughout the
Columbia Builds Youth: Job Point program offers training for young adults
In May 2009, after Jammie Sauerbeck graduated from Columbia Builds Youth, a Job Point program offering carpentry and construction training for low-income people ages 16 to 24, she went to work doing heavy highway construction. Although she made an excellent wage and was grateful to have found work so quickly, the 10- to 12-hour, labor-intensive
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