The amount of vacant commercial space in metropolitan Columbia has declined slightly in the past three years, according to an annual report compiled by Paul Land, principal/owner of Plaza Commercial Realty. Commercial vacancy rates have increased nationally as the economic downturn caused businesses to close and construction to stagnate, but Land’s report shows that Columbia’s […]
The release of new census data provides an opportunity to make an assessment of the black situation in Columbia. The city’s black population is more than 12,200, about 11 percent of the total population. African- American-owned businesses amount to fewer than 1 percent of the total number. There also is a significant disparity between the
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Voluntary Action Center hosted its 2011 Trivia Night on March 3 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. A crowd of 175 people attended and showed how knowledgeable they were about a variety of categories. The event raised $5,000 to help VAC continue providing family assistance and emergency services to Boone County’s low-income residents.
