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Treece, Buffaloe see bright future with new COU terminal

November 17, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri Governor Mike Parson (right) visits with former Columbia Mayor Brian Treece and others at the October 18, 2022 ribbon-cutting for COU’s $23-million new terminal (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page)

A former Columbia mayor describes Columbia Regional Airport’s (COU) $23-million new terminal as a six-year project that culminated with the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony and first flight.

Former Mayor Brian Treece is proud of this project.

“It’s really due to no small part to the partnership between local, state and federal government, our two U.S. Senators, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) but also MoDOT (Missouri Department of Transportation) and the taxpayers of Columbia,” Mr. Treece says.

Treece tells 939 the Eagle that his first vote in April 2016 was one asking voters to increase a hotel tax for economic development. Columbia voters approved that 2016 hotel tax, and it’s the new terminal’s main funding source. He says the new terminal is better than you can imagine. Treece notes the new terminal is 52,000 square feet, compared to the 16,000 square foot terminal that was built in 1968.

“And it really dramatizes how tired our current and now former (COU) terminal is. And what a great front porch this is going to make for the University of Missouri, for people that are visiting Columbia for the first time to see family or friends or visit a doctor. Or to maybe locate a new business here or send their daughter or son to college here,” says Treece.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson predicts the new terminal will help make Columbia a top medical destination. Current Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe agrees. She describes COU’s new terminal as eye-opening.

“So we have the opportunity here already with our regional medical destination but also we have the research that’s now happening with the University of Missouri Health Care System to bring people in from other states, other cities to come here. So we do have that potential,” Treece says.

COU will use the old terminal to house car rental counters until the project’s second phase is finished.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Columbia lodging tax, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Columbia Regional Airport's (COU) $23-million new terminal, Federal Aviation Administration, former Columbia Mayor Brian Treece, Homepage, Mid-Missouri News, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, post to twitter, Syndicated, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, University of Missouri

Missouri’s Blunt hopeful about cure for Alzheimer’s; thankful for NIH building designation

October 17, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) speaks at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) dedication ceremony for the Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Building on September 22, 2022 (file photo courtesy of Senator Blunt’s Flickr page)

Missouri’s retiring senator has helped secure seven straight funding increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which has more than quintupled the amount of funding available for Alzheimer’s research.

The issue has been a top priority for U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R), who tells “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that the research number is now what Alzheimer’s groups have advocated for about a decade.

“We’ve increased it from $600-million a year to a little over $3-billion a year,” Blunt tells listeners.

Senator Blunt, the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Subcommittee for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, says research is essential to discovering new treatments and a cure to end Alzheimer’s. He says Missouri’s universities and colleges are playing a key role.

“Randy Bateman and his team at Washington University have come up with a blood test that FDA has given some early important approvals on that would indicate early whether you had the likelihood of Alzheimer’s being a problem for you in the future,” Senator Blunt says.

Dr. Bateman specializes in neurology and adult neurology. Senator Blunt has also predicted that Mizzou’s NextGen Precision Health building in Columbia, which is named for him, will cement Missouri’s place as a leader in biomedical research. NextGen supporters say the Mizzou facility has the capability of curing cancer and dementia.

Senator Blunt tells listeners that he’s honored that NIH has dedicated the Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias building in Washington. The dedication ceremony was held in September.

You can hear the full “Wake Up Mid-Missouri’ interview with Senator Blunt here.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", Alzheimer's disease, blood test, cancer, dementia, Homepage, Mid-Missouri News, Mizzou's NextGen Precision Health building, National Institutes of Health (NIH), post to twitter, Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, Syndicated, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, Washington University Dr. Randy Bateman

(AUDIO): U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt discusses November election, inflation and Alzheimer’s on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”

October 13, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

The Consumer Price Index has risen eight percent in the year, through September. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) predicts Republicans will retake control of the U.S. House in November. Senator Blunt tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that election decisions are quickly turning back to what people see daily: gas and grocery prices. Senator Blunt also discussed Alzheimer’s in-detail, including September’s dedication ceremony at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Building:

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", Consumer Price Index, gas and grocery prices, Homepage, Mid-Missouri News, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Building, Syndicated, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt

Missouri’s senior senator pleased that Park Service reverses its decision on honor flights

May 5, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri’s senior senator is thankful that the National Park Police has reversed an earlier decision and are reinstating police escorts for Honor Flights to Washington. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) tells “Wake Up Columbia” that the National Park Police and the U.S. Department of the Interior were wrong. “They have important things to do but …

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Columbia", Homepage, Honor Flights, Mid-Missouri News, National Park Service, post to twitter, Roe vs. Wade, state Legislatures, Syndicated, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, World War II and Korean War memorials

(AUDIO): U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt discusses U.S. Supreme Court leak and Honor Flights on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia”

May 4, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

“Politico” reports now that U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered an investigation into the leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe vs. Wade, what happens next is a total mystery. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia” that the Supreme Court has an obligation to protect itself …

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Columbia", Homepage, Honor Flights, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, Roe vs. Wade, Syndicated, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court leak

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