Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) articles from November 2001

Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) archives from November 2001

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
November 30, 2001... Nov. 30-- A listing of the honorable, noteworthy, new and what's ahead for business people in Columbia. ONWARD & UPWARD: Laura King has joined Constance Consulting as director of marketing. She will be responsible for business development...

Boone County, Mo., Leaders Reluctant To Raise Their Pay.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 30--While Boone County officials are determined to increase their employees' salaries in a tight budget year, they will meet Thursday to decide whether they should give themselves a raise to keep up. "There...

Boone County, Mo., Officials Approve Salary Increase.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 30--Boone County's elected officials this morning swiftly voted to stick with a policy adopted in 1997 that calls for continued annual raises in their salaries. The officials, meeting as the Boone County Salary...

Shuttle First Step in Parking Strategy at Columbia, Mo.-Area Hospital.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 30--Even with a total of 1,676 spaces, parking is becoming a premium at Boone Hospital Center. A short-term fix will start next week when the hospital implements a shuttle van service for patients and...

Pill with Tiny Camera Gives Missouri Doctor Inside Information.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 30--Poring over video images on a computer monitor, Peter Cleavinger stops when he notices a red lesion on his patient's small intestine. Cleavinger is hardly a movie director. He's a gastroenterologist,...

School Tax Receipts at Stake in Boone County Debate.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Liz Van Hooser Nov. 30--ASHLAND--Although city officials have been debating how freezing a developer's property taxes might affect the city, the local school district has a much bigger stake in the discussions. Ashland...

Columbia, Mo., Considers Improving Railroad Corridor.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 30--As the city looks at improving the Columbia Terminal Railroad corridor between College and Rogers streets, Mayor Darwin Hindman is advocating construction of a trail there, hoping it could one day be...

University of Missouri's Curators Prepare for Building Boom in Columbia.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Nov. 30--Curators at the University of Missouri will vote on some big-ticket building projects when they meet later this week in Rolla. The biggest item is a construction contract for the new life sciences center...

Boone County, Mo., Commission Discourages Plans for Private Sewer Plant.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 30--The Boone County Commission stands in the way of a private sewer company's plans to build a wastewater treatment plant north of Columbia. The Hinton Sewer Co. has proposed building a 60,000-gallon...

Shopping Center Strategy Needs Connection With Columbia, Mo., Neighborhood.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 30--In an effort to gain state and city support for a stoplight at its proposed Columbia Commons shopping center, Dallas-based The Herring Group was expected to submit a new plan today that shows a link...

Insurance Veteran Finds Niche at Helm of State Farm Central Zone.
November 30, 2001... Byline: B.C. Jones Nov. 30--At the beginning of the new year, Mary Bitzer of Columbia will take the reins as senior vice president of State Farm's newly created central zone consisting of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri and...

Tax Break for Developer Could Cost Ashland, Mo., $100,000 Per Year.
November 22, 2001... Byline: Liz Van Hooser Nov. 22--ASHLAND, Mo.--After a year of behind-the-scenes meetings with a Jefferson City-based developer, City Administrator Ken Eftink outlined the company's laundry list of tax incentives and infrastructure...

University of Missouri's $17 Million Includes Money for Soybeans Research.
November 22, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Nov. 22--His party is out of power, but U.S. Sen. Kit Bond has proved he can still bring home the goodies for the University of Missouri. Bond stopped by MU yesterday to announce he had set aside $17 million for...

Many Missourians Turn Away from Mass-Produced Turkeys.
November 22, 2001... Byline: Chris Birk Nov. 22--Although his deliberate gaze seemed to say otherwise, James Gruender wasn't looking for anything in particular last night as he scanned the mountain of frozen turkeys. "They seem high this year," he said...

Study Describes 'Meltdown' at Columbia, Mo., Regional Airport.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 20--Results from Columbia Regional Airport's origin and destination study show a staggering number of people are bypassing Columbia, which leaves study sponsors to figure out how to lure another airline to...

Sharpshooters Tourney in Columbia, Mo., Lures Local Billiards Elite.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Liz Van Hooser Nov. 20--Between puffs on a cigarette, Eric Richards studied the angles at a glance. Pacing quickly, he leaned over the bar table for a closer look. His black pants lifted slightly, revealing his white socks. He...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
November 20, 2001... Nov. 20--ONWARD & UPWARD: Roland Meinert of Columbia has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services. As a federally mandated system, MOPAS provides protection of the rights of people with...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Nov. 20--Holiday Inn Select Executive Center is pumping up its fitness facility. The hotel has reached a deal with One On One Personal Fitness owner Sherry Snyder to move her business into the hotel's newly...

Jazzing Up Columbia, Mo., Restaurant Pays Off.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 20--Gary Moore and Bill Sheals just don't appear to be disco kind of guys. The laid-back duo, proprietors of the popular south Columbia eatery Murry's, has been dutifully linked with jazz for 16 years. The...

University of Missouri Duo Develops Solution to Fight Perilous Microbes.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Chris Birk Nov. 20--Two University of Missouri-Columbia researchers have developed a decontamination solution that can decimate an array of harmful microbes, including biological weapons such as anthrax. The solution, which...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Retailers Cautious But Upbeat on Eve of Holiday Season.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 20--It's all about perspective this shopping season. Consumers know there are bigger things to worry about now, such as an international war on terrorism, a weak economy and a renewed commitment to charity....

Columbia, Mo., Development Official Says Zoning Hurdles Slow Retail Growth.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 16--With plans for several large retail shopping centers looming on the horizon, the board of Regional Economic Development Inc. yesterday discussed what makes a good retail site and how the city handles...

Missouri Natural-Resources Chief Fired Up over 'Green Power'.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 15--Renewable power sources such as wind, solar, and animal and plant wastes are viable energy forms in Missouri, the director of the state's Department of Natural Resources believes. Now, Steve Mahfood is...

Missouri Republicans Ask Governor to Restore Health-Lab Funds.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Nov. 15--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--A trio of Republican senators yesterday called on Gov. Bob Holden to restore money for a new state health lab that was tapped to cover a budget shortfall. In order to offset revenue...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
November 13, 2001... Nov. 13--ONWARD & UPWARD: Jim Marino has been promoted to service center manager for the Eufaula Service Center of American Buildings Co. Marino's experience with American includes the past two years as construction services manager and a...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
November 13, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Nov. 13--David Rowe knows how to meet a challenge. A former defensive lineman for MU's football team, Rowe was diagnosed with cancer in early 1997 and underwent five months of treatment, only to return to the...

New State Law to Ease Work on Missouri Deed Changes.
November 13, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 13--Real estate deeds in all Missouri counties will have to be reformatted beginning Jan. 1 to comply with new state laws. "It is a positive change in the industry," Boone County Recorder of Deeds Bettie...

Columbia, Mo., Pizzeria Puts Unique Spin on Pizza Scene.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Ty Hawkins Nov. 12--"Pizza for John," a college-age man bellows into the microphone. "John, your pizza is ready!" he adds, drawing out the "is" for effect. Protected from a train of customers only by a sheath of Plexiglas,...

Columbia, Mo., University Hopes Tech Incubator Will Give Startups a Chance.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 12--The startup phase of any business is always tenuous. The general rule of thumb most economists like to use is that 80 percent of all new businesses fail within the first five years. On the other hand,...

Columbia, Mo., Airport Services Continue Decline.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 9--While Columbia Regional Airport officials await the results of an origin and destination study they hope will lure another commercial airline, airport services such as a restaurant, shuttle service and...

Slot Machines Hit Boonville, Mo.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 9--One-armed bandits are lining up in massive numbers along the Boonville riverfront. Isle of Capri Casinos is installing 900 of these bandits -- slot machines -- this week. It's the next visible sign that...

Judge Backs Rejection of Development in Columbia, Mo., Area.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 9--Developer Cris Burnam lost his lawsuit against the Boone County Commission yesterday when Circuit Judge Gene Hamilton ruled to uphold the commission's decision to reject the Windy Point development north of...

Focus Group Favors Ice Arena for Boone County, Mo., Fairground.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 8--A minor hockey league team, together with an ice arena, is the top pick for possible uses on Boone County Fairground by an eight-member focus group, which met with Northern District Commissioner Skip Elkin last...

Columbia, Mo., Adult Contemporary Radio Station to Shift to Talk Format.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 8--The terrorist events of Sept. 11 convinced Ron Covert that news and talk have a place on FM radio. For about 10 days after the attack, Covert, vice president and general manager of the Zimmer Radio...

University of Missouri Health Care Doctor Wins Medical Colleges' Award.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Chris Birk Nov. 7--She walked into the hospital with the devil inside her. The woman, who'd lost her mother two months before, was now struggling with the idea that she had a demon in her soul. Twenty-eight days of fasting...

Developer Unveils Ashland, Mo., Shopping Center Plan.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Liz Van Hooser Nov. 7--Developer Troy Hake unveiled plans last night for a 43-acre retail shopping center in Ashland that could include a grocery store, fast-food restaurants, a gas station and a senior housing center. It's...

Three to Be Given Missourian Awards for Their Accomplishments.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Mary Jo Feldstein Nov. 6--Two University of Missouri-Columbia alumni and a former UM curator will join a list of distinguished Missourians when they are honored with the Missourian Award today in Branson. The American Heart...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
November 6, 2001... Nov. 6--ONWARD & UPWARD: THE NATIONAL BOARD of Trial Advocacy announced that Mark Pfeiffer, of the Columbia law firm Bley & Pfeiffer PC, has successfully achieved Board Certification as a civil trial advocate through NBTA. JAY...

Engineers, Others Gather to Talk about Columbia, Mo., Storm Water Strategies.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 6--When Don Stohldrier proposed the Bearfield Meadows development two years ago, he had to battle opponents worried that the subdivision would add too much runoff to the watershed of Little Bonne Femme Creek. ...

Boone County, Mo., Farm Conference, Trade Show Promotes Alternative Ideas.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Cory de Vera Nov. 6--When the Tylers were choosing livestock to raise at their home in Clarksville, they turned to suri alpacas. The alpacas, they reasoned, are cuter than camels, need little space and don't make too much of...

Minor League Sports Promoters Set Sights on Columbia, Mo.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 6--Columbia is like a vast uncharted world worthy of exploration for minor league sports developers. An increasingly wealthy demographic base and a surging population are gradually showing up as favorable...

Columbia, Mo., Restaurant Owners Sue Closed Hotel over Lease.
November 3, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 3--Owners of a downtown Indian restaurant have filed a more than $500,000 breach-of-contract lawsuit against the owners of the recently closed Regency Premier Hotel at 1111 E. Broadway. The Regency has...

Columbia, Mo., Bank Reacquires Commercial Space.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 1--Al Price figures what goes around comes around. During the Great Depression, Price's uncle, longtime Boone County National Bank President R.B. Price II, and the bank bought several business buildings...

Plans for Columbia, Mo., Upscale Department Store May Be Delayed.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 1--Representatives of the "upscale department store" that was supposed to locate in a Stan Kroenke development at Broadway and Fairview Road, are seriously considering postponing the project. Local...

Missouri Natural Resources Department Grants Permit for Sewer Treatment Plant.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 1--The rural setting that lured Jim Comas to the area south of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park three years ago is about to see a big change. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, after almost six...