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April 22, 2025

Featured Burrell Behavioral Health New Building

Street Talk: Burrell acquires former Rainbow House property

February 2025, In This Issue, Street Talk

Burrell Behavioral Health and its parent company, Brightli, has purchased the property that was once Rainbow House at 1611 Towne Drive. The company did not disclose the purchase price.    Burrell announced January 21 that the 1.49-acre property and 18,000-square-foot building will be redeveloped into an intensive residential facility for individuals undergoing treatment for mental health […]

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Featured Construction Play Zone At Tiny Play Cafe

Pay It Forward

Extra!, In This Issue, March 2025

In the wake of the COVID pandemic, Jayci Gesling noticed a community need.    “Coming out of COVID we met a lot of families with children who are 2 who hadn’t gone anywhere,” Gesling said. “They were really hungry for places to go.”    Gesling recognized the need for a safe, sanitary space where families could learn,

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Rendering Of New Basketball Courts At Douglass Park

Street Talk: Police report details 2024 activity; The Penguin

In This Issue, March 2025, Street Talk

The Columbia Police Department made an average of twelve arrests a day in 2024, according to data the department recently reported on its Facebook page. CPD responded to 114,533 “incidents” in 2024, which included 78,276 responses to citizen calls for service (an average of 216 per day), while officers initiated more than 36,000 incidents themselves.   

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Featured Illustration Of Brains Free From A Dying Tree To Fly Somewhere Else

The Challenge to Keep the Best & Brightest 

Features, In This Issue, March 2025

“Brain drain” has been a phenomenon since the first human left one village for a location that offered better hunting. Today, the term still refers to people leaving where they are to pursue more lucrative opportunities elsewhere. That could be another country, state, city, employer, school, industry, or retirement from the workforce.   The reasons for

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Featured Sewage System Insfrastructure Expansion

The Infrastructure Hurdle Hindering Columbia’s Growth

In This Issue, March 2025, Voices

In 2013, Columbia voters overwhelmingly approved a sewer bond issue of over $32 million. When the bond issue was first proposed, the list of projects did not include new sewer expansion.  Sewer expansion can help improve economic growth, provide environmental benefits, and improve quality of life. The list of projects was updated to grow support

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Featured Happy Employee In A Collaborative Workplace

2025 Missouri Workforce Trends: What Businesses Need to Know

In This Issue, March 2025, Voices

As we move further into 2025, Missouri’s workforce landscape continues to evolve, presenting both challenges and opportunities for businesses. With a strong labor participation rate in Boone County, low unemployment, and a high demand for healthcare workers, businesses must stay informed and proactive to remain competitive. Additionally, Missouri One Start is offering valuable upskilling grants

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Featured Homegoods Exterior

Street Talk: The Penguin is already back, and corralling cats

April 2025, In This Issue, Street Talk

The wave of cuts in federal spending has reached Columbia. A $2.13 million grant awarded to the Business Loop Community Improvement District for improving the Business Loop is now off the table.   Carrie Gartner, executive director of the Loop CID, said in a public announcement on March 11 that she had “disappointing news.”   “The Federal

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