Another addition to the District has been announced, and it will be bringing bigger groups to Columbia. The Broadway hotel is in the preliminary planning process of building a second tower that will add 82 new guest rooms along with an additional 7,800 square feet of meeting space that includes a large ballroom, which […]
Just because Schneider Electric, headquartered in France, has garnered worldwide awards for sustainability — in 2016 alone, they’ve been named one of the world’s most ethical companies and one of the 100 most sustainable corporations — that doesn’t mean local recognition doesn’t mean just as much. “Just Google ‘Schneider Electric green’ or ‘Schneider Electric
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The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture might seem like an obvious choice for the MCPA Overall Award, honoring two winners from 2015 who exceeded the sustainability measures that won them an MCPA award last year. Environmentalism is woven into their organizational fabric. The CCUA advocates for sustainable urban farming, a form of microagriculture that
As a company in a college town that puts a strong emphasis on recycling and environmental policies, The Broadway hotel wanted to participate as a good community and business partner. This attitude contributed to their selection for a Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement Award. The company looked into a LEED (standing for Leadership in Energy
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Services for Independent Living, or SIL, provides an array of services with one goal in mind: help people with disabilities live a full and independent life. As it turns out, that mission includes and promotes a culture of environmental sustainability. SIL won the MCPA award for resource conservation, largely owing to their durable medical equipment
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What happens at MURR? MURR provides research and development, products, and services that directly benefit citizens worldwide. We engineer customized solutions for leading researchers as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies; conduct a wide range of sensitive analyses; and enable discoveries. In the nuclear medicine arena, MURR is at the heart of a network of internationally
Stephens College, a women’s college founded in 1833, is home to Hickman Hall, a building almost 100 years old. According to the United States Department of the Interior, Hickman Hall was constructed on Stephens’ campus in 1922. The hall is one of five buildings in the Stephens College South Campus Historic District, located at 1200
Pulse Medical Staffing wins Rising Star Award. By 2025, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing expects that the United States nursing shortage will grow to 260,000 registered nurses. “There’s a huge nursing shortage, and on a daily basis, we do not have the nurses to meet the demand locally or nationally,” Dan Latham, CEO
Columbia has its share of hot issues. Head to Head: New Development vs. Historic Preservation How should Columbia build its future while protecting its past? Originally, Tom Mendenhall loved development because of the dirt. Beginning in 1896, his family operated Boone Realty (now partnered with RE/MAX), and young Tom grew up playing
It’s easy to live in the CoMo bubble. But as the city continues to grow, we must ask ourselves — how do we measure up, what can we improve, and what are our strengths as a city? CBT compares the numbers between Columbia and other college towns. Columbia, Missouri Population: 116,906 as
