About 70 representatives from Columbia’s business community, higher education institutions and city and county elected officials will travel to Texas in October, to get detailed presentations on College Station’s community branding and workforce initiatives. Columbia Chamber of Commerce president Matt McCormick says this will be the chamber’s ninth trip to a college town. “That’s what …
Columbia’s mayor pleased with progress on Business Loop
Columbia’s mayor is a huge fan of the Business Loop, which continues to see more investment like MACC’s state-of-the-art lab at Parkade Center. The road itself will receive a complete overhaul in 2023. “I think it has the potential to be a second downtown, certainly a commercial strip of innovators and makers and manufacturers,” Mayor …
Community college that provides most of Columbia’s workforce training is praised by mayor and Missouri’s governor
Columbia’s mayor says MACC plays a key role in local job creation and retention. Mayor Brian Treece spoke to 939 the Eagle at the recent ribbon-cutting for MACC’s makerspace lab on the Business Loop. “Moberly Area Community College provides almost all of our workforce training for our very successful economic development programs,” Treece says. Mayor …
Missouri’s governor receives high praise from UM System President Dr. Mun Choi
The UM System President says there’s not been a stronger partner for Mizzou than Governor Mike Parson. UM System President Dr. Mun Choi also serves as Mizzou’s chancellor. “When he delivered his (January) budget address, it included so much in investment for capital projects but also core increases. We are very excited,” Dr. Choi says. …
UM System president says Mizzou and Lincoln University are “going to do a lot of great things together”
The UM System president and the president of Jefferson City’s Lincoln University will work closely together to establish new partnerships. UM System President Dr. Mun Choi made the announcement during the governor’s Friday education roundtable at Mizzou. “It’s such an important partnership for us because of the access opportunity and completion aspect of student success. …