Competing visions of county governance
Election 2010
October 2010
The right to fire your customers
Have you ever had one of those customers? The client who after you sold them, you really wished you hadn’t. The customer who quickly earned the PITA designation (pain in the …). Would it help if I told you it was OK to fire a few customers now and again? With all the emphasis placed
Great crust a must, and new pizzeria gets it right
Restaurant Review: Red and Moe
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Wall failure delays bridge project: Maguire contractor, city disagree on liability
A summer thunderstorm that dumped more than three inches of rain on Columbia and caused pileups on Interstate 70 also came close to washing away the chances of finishing the Maguire Boulevard extension in time for IBM’s move into the LeMone Industrial Park.
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Tasti D-Lite
Low-calorie frozen dessert chain Tasti D-Lite will soon open its first franchise in Missouri. Franchisees Todd and Carissa Neimeyer plan to open the store by the end of November at 1201 Grindstone Parkway. The store will be the first Tasti D-Lite franchise with a drive-through, Carissa Neimeyer said. Kidwell Construction is preparing the building, which
Boys & Girls Town
Boys & Girls Town of Missouri celebrated completing more than a year’s worth of renovations with an open house Wednesday. The $3.5 million project included the construction of two residential cottages, a dining hall, staff offices, an outdoor recreation pavilion and sidewalks and lighting. The new residences, which doubled the amount of children the campus
From the Round Table: Thick skin among attributes for a suitable city manager
HELP WANTED: Midwestern 100K metropolitan community with research university seeks fiscally oriented city manager. Opening March 1. Oversees municipal utilities, 1,100 employees, $350M+ budget. Helpful Attributes: Dancing experience. Able to keep step with leaders of dozens of city boards, commissions and neighborhood associations, as well as self-appointed “experts” and mouthpieces. Thick skin. Able to take
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Tech Expo highlights startup funding efforts
Several recent developments will help efforts to create jobs through research breakthroughs at MU, including an Enterprise Investment Program presented at the Missouri Technology Expo in Columbia. The UM System’s program will invest up to $5 million to accelerate commercialization of the university’s intellectual property. The aim is to spur startup companies and create high-value
University gets plant grant
Many plants possess health benefits, but scientists have yet to pinpoint the precise properties that make some popular herbs and common crops helpful or harmful. A University of Missouri research center will address the need for more data about plants that are part of a flourishing dietary supplements industry. Created with a new $7.6 million