March 4, 2025

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Getting to Know Columbia’s COLT Railroad

Tucked away in a warehouse off Brown Station Road, Columbia Terminal Railroad locomotive #2001 takes a well-deserved break for the weekend. The workhorse of the twenty-one-mile short line from Columbia to Centralia, the 2001 currently handles over 600 carloads per year between Columbia and the connection in Centralia to the Norfolk Southern railroad, the line’s […]

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Work is progressing on the Eastwood Apartments, a pair of multi-family buildings going up at 2500 and 2504 E. Business Loop 70.

What’s Going Up? Cooper’s Landing Expansion, Mall Additions

A two-story building and a new stage area are among the improvements planned for Cooper’s Landing Riverside Resort & Marina, one of Columbia’s most popular outdoor destinations, located on the banks of the Missouri River. The building permit issued by the Boone County Resource Management office lists a valuation of $999,999 for the project, though

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