Columbia business leaders and elected officials will travel to Madison, Wisconsin for September’s leadership visit. Columbia Chamber of Commerce president Matt McCormick announced the visit during this …
Read More »Columbia’s city manager to brief council on $25.2 million in ARPA funding
Columbia’s city council will be updated Monday evening on federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars the city has received. ARPA was signed into law by President Joe …
Read More »(AUDIO): Comobuz.com organizing March 13 and March 20 Columbia candidate forums
The publisher of subscription-based news website Comobuz.com is organizing two mid-March Columbia candidate forums. They’ll be debate formats that he’ll moderate. Publisher Mike Murphy, who has 40 …
Read More »Columbia’s city council gives green light to permit for construction of homeless shelter
A proposed 120-bed homeless shelter near Columbia’s power plant and former VFW Post 280 building is a step closer to reality. The city council voted Monday evening …
Read More »Proposed homeless shelter near Business Loop goes before Columbia’s city council tonight
Columbia’s city council is set to vote Monday night on a permit that would allow for the construction and operation of a proposed 120-bed homeless shelter near …
Read More »Seewood: plans continue for permanent Columbia homeless shelter
Columbia’s city manager believes there are anywhere from 100 to 200 homeless residents in town. Sheltering the unhoused has been a top priority and challenge for city …
Read More »City of Columbia to purchase VFW Post 280 for a homeless shelter
Despite concerns from nearby property owners, Columbia’s city council has approved the purchase of VFW property just north of the Business Loop to provide a location for …
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