Downtown apartments
Last month Trittenbach Construction posted on YouTube architect’s renderings by Peckham and Wright of its apartment building at 10th and Elm streets.
May 2011
Engineer’s solar panel collects more energy
Efficiency is a problem with today’s solar panels; they only collect about 20 percent of available light. Now a University of Missouri engineer has developed a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light, and he plans to make prototypes available to consumers within the next five years. Patrick Pinhero, associate
Five decisions leaders make every day | Leading Clearly » Tony Richards
Leadership requires decision-making. There is just no way around it. Leaders make hundreds and even thousands of decisions during the course of any given situation. Some of those decisions involve email, some are shared via telephone, and others are made on the spot in the heat of interactions, but they all have one thing in
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Ag entrepreneurs graduate
Food and farm entrepreneurs from mid-Missouri recently graduated from The Entrepreneurship Project, a training program for aspiring farmers in Missouri. This is the second class of participants to complete the program, which gives beginning farmers and ranchers the key skills to identify a business opportunity, find funding and create a venture plan. In addition to
Employers risk violating new genetic information law | Guest Column
In response to achievements in the field of genetics, such as the mapping of the human genome, Congress enacted the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act to prevent misuse of genetic information in employment. Although GINA took effect in November of 2009, controversial regulations interpreting the law were delayed and did not take effect until January of
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Businesses benefit from health care reform | Guest Column
The one-year anniversary of health care reform this month was marked by numerous media reports about the amount of confusion that still exists about the law. Surveys both nationally and in Missouri reflect a lack of understanding among individuals of what the law says and how it will impact them personally. Small-business owners are confused,
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Weather watch and warning systems have room for improvement | From the Roundtable
I recently wrote about severe weather and how over the years the greater Columbia area has been largely immune from such windy disturbances as the EF-5 tornado with winds up to 200 mph that devastated Joplin a few days ago. For the record, it’s the most devastating storm to hit a Missouri community since the
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Columbia aids Joplin victims
Victims of the May 22 tornado that ravaged Joplin are receiving much needed food, supplies and money from Columbia organizations and businesses. The Heart of Missouri United Way in Columbia raised more than $530,000 just three days after the storm that caused 125 deaths and leveled thousands of buildings. The United Way also partnered with