REDI says enhanced enterprise zone to support job growth, public schools
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Madeline O’Leary, The Columbia Missourian Regional Economic Development Inc. is pushing forward with the idea of developing an enhanced enterprise zone that could create jobs while generating property tax revenue for Columbia schools and other taxing entities. Boone County has lost a total of 1,920 manufacturing jobs since 2004, according to a REDI report [Click Here]
Missouri Tax Structure Named Most Competitive In South Central Region
Thursday, January 19th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
Missouri’s tax climate bests eight states, including Texas, for business friendliness according to Ernst & Young study Missouri has the most competitive tax structure for businesses in the south central region, according to a recent study by Ernst & Young. The study, prepared for the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce, ranked Missouri highest in five of [Click Here]
Missouri Plant Science Center creates healthier soy powder
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Anli Xiao, The Columbia Missourian The Missouri Plant Science Center, along with Soy Labs and Reliv International, Inc., announced its new soy powder, LunaRich, on Tuesday. LunaRich contains the soy peptide lunasin at levels five to 10 times higher than standard soybeans. Lunasin was discovered in 1996 and has been shown to help lower [Click Here]
Columbia recognized as among ’100 Best Communities for Young People’
Monday, January 16th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Allie Hinga, Columbia Daily Tribune For the second year in a row, Columbia has been named as one of the “100 Best Communities for Young People.” The 2011 award, sponsored by America’s Promise Alliance and a financial planning company, ING, recognizes communities that work to reduce high school dropout rates and provide “service and [Click Here]
McCaskill visits Columbia to discuss alternative energy options in Missouri
Monday, January 16th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Breanna Dumbacher, The Columbia Missourian Columbia Director of Power and Light Tad Johnsen gave Sen. Claire McCaskill a quick tour of Columbia Municipal Power Plant on Monday. ¦ Matthew Busch *CORRECTION: Sen. Claire McCaskill voted to allow debate on cap-and-trade legislation, but she opposed the legislation as it stood; a statement from a source [Click Here]
Kiplinger ranks two Missouri universities as ‘best values’
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
The Kansas City Business Journal Missouri is home to two universities on Kiplinger’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” list, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Truman State University in Kirksville landed at No. 23 on the list, and the University of Missouri-Columbia grabbed the 79th spot. No Kansas schools made the list. The rankings [Click Here]
Dollar General distribution center to add 50 jobs
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Teresa Snow, connectmidmissouri.com Good economic news for the City of Fulton. Thursday the Dollar General Distribution Center announced it will add 50 new positions. They will begin taking applications immediately. The company says warehouse jobs start at $11.60 an hour and include benefits like health insurance and paid vacation time. They are eligible for [Click Here]
REDI begins process of creating enhanced enterprise zone in Columbia
Saturday, November 12th, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Elizabeth Pearl, Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — Columbia may soon approve of a special zone that would bring in more business and money through tax abatements. Regional Economic Development Inc. has started the process of creating an enhanced enterprise zone in the city. Within these zones new or expanding businesses receive a 50 percent real [Click Here]
IDEXX Laboratories Acquires the RADIL Reference Laboratory from the University of Missouri
Monday, November 7th, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
WESTBROOK, Maine, November 07, 2011—IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), today announced that it has acquired the research and diagnostic laboratory (RADIL) business of the College of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri for $43 million in cash. Based in Columbia, Missouri, RADIL provides health monitoring and diagnostic testing services to bioresearch customers. “The bioresearch [Click Here]
New Bloomfield firm to export precut oak log homes to China
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Don Norfleet, The Fulton Sun New Bloomfield — Lynn Gastineau, owner of Gastineau Log Homes of New Bloomfield, returned home from China Tuesday after signing a contract in Shanghai, China, to export precut oak log homes to China. Gastineau accompanied Gov. Jay Nixon and other state officials on the Governor’s Trade Mission to China [Click Here]