October 2010

State revenue department expands online resources

The Missouri Department of Revenue has taken steps to improve access to its services by putting more online. Here are some online services now offered: Electronic filing of S-corporation and business franchise tax returns through the department’s website, dor.mo.gov License plate renewal at plates.mo.gov: The website was improved to make it more customer-friendly. Since the […]

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PYSK: Keith Politte

Manager, Technology Testing Center, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute CONTACTS: E-mail: [email protected]; AIM/Skype/Twitter: mojokp AGE: 51 JOB DESCRIPTION: My job is to build relationships that match and accelerate various RJI areas of interest. That entails working with companies such as Apple and Adobe to take their emerging technologies and apply them to the challenges facing journalism.

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Columbia College Science Center | Construction Update

Columbia College plans to build a 40,000-square-foot science building where the softball field is now on Rangeline Street. President Gerald Brouder said on Sept. 24 that the college’s science campaign has raised more than $3 million. The proposed facility is expected to cost about $13 million. Designs for the building by architects at Simon Oswald

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From the Roundtable: Community suggestions could help promote local tourism

A slight uptick in sales tax receipts somewhat brightens the local financial picture, though the even better news is a steep increase in receipts Columbia derives from the 4 percent “bed tax” paid by hotels. Revenue from the tax on room rentals increased 18.5 percent in August compared with the same month in 2009. The

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