*This blog post was originally posted on December 22, 2020. It was updated on January 4, 2021. After eight months, Congressional leadership secured a deal for another COVID-19 relief package, as well as come to an agreement on annual defense funding and an overarching budget to fund the federal government through September 2021. The $900 … Continued
To meet the business community’s workforce needs, the Chamber has launched a Workforce Development Division. The Division’s mission will be to retain talent in Columbia while helping to build a strong workforce of tomorrow. The Division will conduct its first meeting in early January 2021. “We have heard from our business community, the City, and … Continued
Member News is a monthly blog post dedicated to sharing Chamber members’ upcoming events or major news. If you have something to share email the Chamber’s Director of Communications and Marketing, Mary Kate Hafner, at [email protected] The Evoke Group is proud to announce their Regional Emmy® win for the category of “Magazine Program”! In partnership with Missouri Life Magazine, The … Continued
It has been a busy week for the State of Missouri. On Monday, MoDOT announced a formal timeline for the construction and completion of a new Rocheport Bridge on I-70. According to their release, construction will begin during the winter of 2021, with hopes of opening the new bridge to traffic by the summer of … Continued
Member News is a monthly blog post dedicated to sharing Chamber members’ upcoming events or major news. If you have something to share email the Chamber’s Director of Communications and Marketing, Mary Kate Hafner, at [email protected] Burrell Behavioral Health received a Kindness in Business Award for Kindness to Employees. The inaugural awards celebrate Boone County businesses … Continued
After breakfast at The Broadway Hotel, attendees gathered at Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center for an intense day of sessions. We began the morning with an update from City Manager John Glascock on the city budget, priorities and recovery planning updates. Many job cuts from the city’s budget did not necessarily result in a … Continued
Continuing our morning at Stephens College, our higher education session was followed by a spotlight session on NextGen with Dr. Richard Barohn, Scientific Director, NextGenPrecisionHealth. Dr. Barohn shared the promising demographics of incoming Mizzou doctors and a general update on the progress on the NextGen project. Afterward, we spent the rest of the morning, focusing … Continued
During Leadership Visit, the topics we cover will explore many of the challenges that have to be addressed in our community. In contrast, others will highlight some significant opportunities ahead of us. The Chamber selected each session’s topic because of how critical they are to Columbia being a great place to live, learn, work, and … Continued
Leadership Visit is happening! As with everything in 2020, our annual program is not exactly how we imagined it back in 2019. However, we are glad to provide the opportunity to our community to safely gather while working towards bettering our community. The Leadership Visit is an annual fall experience coordinated by the Columbia Chamber … Continued
Guest blog by Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon The November 3rd General Election is almost here! 2020 has been an unusual year in so many ways and elections have not been immune from the challenges posed by the national pandemic. As we’ve navigated through a rescheduled municipal election in June and an August primary election … Continued
