Hap Hairston recalls that when the Columbia Public Schools Foundation was founded, he was the principal at Rock Bridge Elementary. Back then, one of the school’s teachers, Laura Jackson, was one of the first educators to receive a grant from CPSF, which she used to work with NASA to bring cutting edge learning experiences to […]
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I recently had the opportunity to travel to our nation’s capital with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce on its inaugural D.C. Fly-in. The two-day advocacy and relationship-building tour featured a tightly orchestrated schedule, starting with a Tuesday morning meet-up before 4:00 A.M. at the surprisingly busy Columbia Regional Airport. By lunchtime, our 10-member contingent had
As someone who does not have children, I was somewhat oblivious to the fact that some school districts were not teaching cursive writing as part of their curriculum. I had heard the angst about teaching the Common Core standards but didn’t spend time drilling down to see what it meant. As a young person who
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Job description: Organized in 2003, MEDA is the association of Missouri’s investor-owned utilities and their strategic partners. Our members serve nearly 3.5 million customers, invest over $1 billion in the state annually, and employ over 10,000 people while providing the electric and natural gas services integral to the safety and prosperity of Missourians. My team
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During the past 18 months, the City of Columbia has experienced an unprecedented level of interest from homeowners who want to “downzone” residential properties. Some say reclassifying properties to allow less intensive uses will protect the single-family feel and integrity of their neighborhoods. Others contend that downzoning diminishes property values and could lead not to
The call for a municipal performance audit costing upwards of a million dollars won’t go away. Proponents believe there’s a geyser of cash squirreled away that could be used to augment and enlarge the city’s police and fire services. More cops. More firemen. More vehicles. More stations. More everything else. More empire building for those
Attract. Expand. Grow. These are the strategic goals of Regional Economic Development Inc. REDI introduced itself to the community when the private–public partnership was incorporated on March 14, 1988. Since then, REDI has continued to develop the local economy by assisting new and existing major employers as well as entrepreneurs and startups. REDI is a
Jefferson City is a company town. The company is the State of Missouri. You cannot throw a rock and not hit someone who works for the state, or is married to someone who works for the state, or lives next door to someone who works for the state. As a result, anyone who reports news
Missouri Employers Mutual Tim Griswold has joined Missouri Employers Mutual as a talent development manager. Griswold comes to MEM from Accenture, in Houston, where he worked as a management consultant. Also, Kate Stull joined MEM as a marketing strategist. Stull previously worked at Columbia Insurance Group, where she served as a marketing communications specialist. Lastly,
Missouri Employers Mutual Tim Griswold has joined Missouri Employers Mutual as a talent development manager. Griswold comes to MEM from Accenture, in Houston, where he worked as a management consultant. Also, Kate Stull joined MEM as a marketing strategist. Stull previously worked at Columbia Insurance Group, where she served as a marketing communications specialist. Lastly,
