What does your job entail on a daily basis? I oversee the operations of the Columbia Housing Authority, which includes the Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher programs, our extensive Resident Services and Family Self-Sufficiency programs and our Affordable Housing Initiative. How many people utilize Columbia Housing Authority’s services each year? In 2013, the […]
1) What were some of your favorite concerts in Columbia in 1985? My favorite was Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack. Other shows in that time period were groups like Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Pretenders, The Go Go’s and The Rockats. 2) Did any rad bands come to Columbia in 1985 that you’ve never
How many trainers do you employ? Our Mizzou Athletic Training staff has continued to grow as the comprehensive scope of the athletic program has grown. When I arrived in 1996, the MU Athletic Training staff consisted of four full-time certified athletic trainers, three certified athletic training graduate students and eight undergraduate student athletic trainers. Presently,
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1. Every five years, Columbia Water and Light completes an integrated resource plan. What is the purpose of this plan? Integrated resource planning for utilities is the process of forecasting future loads, assessing current supply resource and then developing a plan to meet the community’s electric needs by integrating the cost of supply resources with
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1. McAdams’ Ltd. is a family business. You and your mother, Rebecca Fahrendorf, run the shop together. What is it like to work so closely with each other? We love working together. We know each other so well that we don’t have any personality conflicts or communication problems. When we do disagree, we work it
1. How can an accountant help a business navigate the financial landscape? What’s the benefit? Accounting firms such as Accounting Plus that focus on small businesses are familiar with the unique bookkeeping, payroll and tax challenges and requirements faced by small-business owners. An accounting firm can help keep the business owner abreast of tax deadlines,
1. You’re a man of many ventures. Tell us what you have on your plate at the moment. My current project is The Innovation REDI Project, a global model of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development. The developed model binds educational institutions (secondary, higher) to economic development through entrepreneurship. Over the past few months, I’ve been
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1. What is Missouri Task Force 1? MOTF-1 is an urban search and rescue task force through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), based in Boone County, Mo., and we have 210 members. Today, there are 28 national task forces staffed and equipped to conduct round-the-clock searches and rescue operations for earth quakes, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes
We sat down with Rabbi Yossi Feintuch and Joel Shenker, president of the board, from the Congregation Beth Shalom: 1. How did Congregation Beth Shalom decide upon Reform Judaism? Shenker: Our congregation caters to an unusually wide range of Jews. Being in a university town means that people have come here from all over the
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1. You purchased your dealership in 2001. How has the market in Columbia changed since then? When we were completing the purchase for the dealership, we were in Milwaukee signing the papers when the first jet hit the Twin Tower in New York City. We opened our doors one week later on Sept. 18. For
