My Secret Garden is moving from Ninth Street, a half block north of Broadway, to the former location of Vespa at 823 E. Broadway. Ruth Lahue opened My Secret Garden about 21 years ago. The retail shop sells flowers, floral arrangements and a variety of gift products. Her husband, Steve LaHue, is remodeling the new […]
The Heart of Missouri United Way kicked off its annual fundraising campaign today and announced a slight increase in its goal, to $3.3 million. The donated money will go to 31 partner agencies running 60 social service programs. The economic downturn has made it more difficult for people to donate money, but it’s also caused
Columbia’s incentives for saving energy are catching on with consumers, but the effort is doing more than cutting electric bills. It’s also created jobs and pumped millions of dollars into the local economy.
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A coalition trying to bring a data center to northern Columbia is promoting the concept of burning biomass to generate some of its electricity, thereby providing a renewable energy source and reducing the impact on the environment.
Dan Shifley, whose company sells commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning products, hit upon the idea of starting a green energy business when he was volunteering for a Habitat for Humanity project. Shifley, owner of Velocity Supply, had already been investigating renewable energy products when he went to Wisconsin and installed solar-powered hot water heaters
At Sterling Dental Care, dentist Colin A. Malaker is doing more than helping patients keep their pearly whites right and bright. He’s also pioneering the use of wind turbines in Columbia.
Missouri Solar Applications www.mosolarapps.com (573) 635-0211 Midwest Power Solutions LLC 3408 Buttonwood Drive (573) 355-5534 O2Geothermal 501 Cherry St., Ste. 100 (573) 442-7042 www.02geo.com Missouri SUNPOWER Dan Shifley (573) 424-2011 [email protected] www.missourisunpower.com
