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Tolton Regional Catholic High School

Where: East end of Gans Road at Phillips Lake and US Highway 63 Size: 80,000 square feet, approximately General Contractor: PC&E Architect: Peckham & Wright Timeline: The groundbreaking...

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Corrected Update: Socket's Callaway broadband project

Socket Telecom’s executives and Gov. Jay Nixon last week outlined the impact of the broadband Internet installation project in Callaway County that Socket will undertake, thanks to an...

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Stepping down, branching out: MU business dean focusing on economic development efforts

After spending decades laying the foundation for the business leaders of tomorrow, MU’s outgoing business school dean plans to devote more of his time leveraging university resources to...
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Construction Update: High School bid winners

The Columbia Public Schools Board approved bids on Aug. 2 for the $75 million construction of a new high school on St. Charles Road in northeast Columbia. The...

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Pen Point stationery shop ends 64-year run dowtown

Similar to many mothers of brides going back three generations, Pam Massey turned to Pen Point Paperie when she needed stationery for her daughter Sarah’s wedding in 2008....

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TRYPS and PACE: Behind the scenes with children’s theater companies

Could Columbia become a pipeline through which local child actors make their way to Hollywood or Broadway?...
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Construction Updates: IBM Construction reaches mid-point

Construction of the IBM service delivery building began in May and is scheduled to be finished by the end of October. The company intends to hire about 800...

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Downtown retailers respond to survey

Downtown retailers “were very responsive” to a shoppers’ survey conducted in November by the Special Business District, Director Carrie Gartner said. Nearly 300 shoppers participated in the survey,...

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Econ Matters: City can defuse time bomb with defined benefit plan

I googled the phrase “pension bomb ticks louder.” To my amazement, 330,000 search results were returned. Gov. Jay Nixon just signed a bill that altered the state’s pension...

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Salsa Gardens and Home Decor: 'A Southwestern Pier 1'

At the southern edge of Columbia, a home decor store sells wares found deep in the heart of Texas and beyond. Salsa Gardens and Home Decor offers talavera...