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Editorial Erica Pefferman, Publisher Erica@BusinessTimesCompany.com Sarah Redohl, Editor SarahR@BusinessTimesCompany.com Katrina Tauchen, Copy Editor Katrina@BusinessTimesCompany.com
Civic Duties ›
I’m happy that Columbia’s City Council meetings often last into the wee hours of the morning. I have a hunch this sentiment might not be shared by the mayor or members of City Council, and I understand their point. However, it’s often said that the strength of a democracy is determined by its protection of minority rights. In Columbia, even if only a single citizen is opposed to an issue, he or she has the right to stand up in the City Council Chamber and speak his or her mind — or, as I’ve seen more than once, stomp his or her feet and raise his or her voice. According to Eric Liu, an international thought-leader on civics, we need to make civics “as sexy as it was” during the American Revolution or Civil Rights Movement. And to do that, he suggests talking about civics in terms of power. Starting on page 34, we feature seven local candidates seeking the Photo by Anthony Jinson power to effect change in mid-Missouri by winning a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. And we mustn’t forget the role of power brokering in our own lives, with Jill Orr’s comedic look at office politics on page 48. Liu also said civics start at the city level. Well, if City Council’s meetings are any indication, Columbians already know that civics can be very “sexy.” Perhaps it’s time to think bigger. After speaking with Boone County party chairs Homer Page and Rick Rowden, it seems both the Boone County Republican and Democratic parties are eager for wider participation in the county. And three of our local candidates for the Missouri House are unopposed. Perhaps when elections roll around again in two years, we might have a full ballot (nudge, nudge). Of course, when we talk about politics, I must mention the Fourth Estate: the press. And I’m telling you, there’s very strong reporting and writing in this issue. Don’t miss “Nuclear Medicine Hits Columbia” on page 56 and “Counting Cars” on page 44. I highly encourage you to read every word of them! I hope you enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you. We love feedback, good and bad, so don’t hesitate to email me at sarahr@businesstimescompany.com any time. And don’t forget to submit nominations for 20 Under 40 by Oct. 20. Enjoy! Best,
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Democrat John Wright (left) and Republican Chuck Basye are head to head in the race for the District 47 seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. Read about how Wright, Basye and five other local candidates for the Missouri House plan to help mid-Missouri businesses succeed. Story on page 34. Photos by Anthony Jinson.
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Nuclear Medicine Hits Columbia
Columbia could soon find itself a significant supplier of a vital medical isotope if plans for local production of commercial Mo-99 come to pass.
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17 From the Editor 19 Letters to the Editor 23 Movers and Shakers 24 Briefly in the News 27 A Closer Look 29 P.Y.S.K. 33 Opinion 61 Going Up 62 Nonprofit Spotlight 64 Celebrations 67 Technology 68 Deeds of Trust 69 Economic Index 70 Business Licenses 71 By the Numbers 72 6 Questions 74 Flashback
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Office Politics
Seven Boone County candidates for the Missouri House of Representatives share their No. 1 goal to help midMissouri businesses.
Could a trip generation model be the answer to a city that’s growing faster than its infrastructure can keep up?
Every office has its politics. Here are the winners and losers of the watercooler: eight candidates you’re likely to encounter anywhere you go.
20/40 20 40 T W EN T Y UNDER F O RT Y presented by 20 Under 40 awards honor the work and contributions of people under the age of forty that help to make this community great! We are seeking individuals who are successful in their chosen fields, who are role models and who demonstrate leadership in our community.
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MBS Textbook Exchange Inc. announced Wheatley’s promotion to MBS Direct general manager, director of operations, for which he will directly oversee acquisitions, programming definition and quality assurance.
The Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center named Tucker its new statewide associate director. Tucker will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of 11 SBTDC contract centers and 12 business development specialists in MU County Extension Centers.
Columbia College named Palmer vice president of enrollment and marketing. He will oversee all of the college’s management, marketing and admissions, which were separate departments until this year.
›› Leslie Gale Gale, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Missouri, will serve as the new coordinator of the university’s Office of Parent Relations.
›› Ellen de Graffenreid MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin appointed de Graffenreid vice chancellor of marketing and communications at the university. De Graffenreid will help manage MU’s branding, marketing and government relations.
›› NCCNA Board of Directors The North Central Columbia Neighborhood Association elected a new board of directors July 23. The seven-member board includes three incumbent members — Interim Board President Dan Cullimore, Vice President Jessie Starbuck and Adam Saunders — and four newly elected members — Susan Maze, Lenore Danziger, Mark Risch and John Nichols.
›› Tim Borman Callaway Bank announced that financial adviser Borman received top honors at the Connect 2014 conference hosted by Cetera Investment Services. Borman was awarded President’s Club Status, the highest form of recognition awarded by Cetera.
›› Boone County National Bank Boone County National Bank promoted Kendra Winberg to manager of the Keene Financial Center. It also promoted Cassie Kauffman to manager of the Smiley Lane Bank and made the following seven promotions: Katelyn Shively, teller II; Adam Bozek, customer banking representative; Mion Powell, customer service representative II; Carlos Fernando Jr., senior customer service representative; Mindy Johnson, residential lending assistant; Christopher Gilbert, assistant branch manager of the Rock Bridge Bank; and Ashley Bowman, assistant manager of the Motor Bank.
›› Brady Deaton MU Chancellor Emeritus Deaton received the 2014 Missourian Award, which recognizes individuals who have made a significant impact on their community and on the vitality of the state of Missouri. Under Deaton’s leadership, MU’s total enrollment grew by 28.7 percent, and minority enrollment rose by 113 percent.
›› John Sebree Missouri REALTORS announced the appointment of industry veteran Sebree as the association’s new CEO.
›› Jessie Kwatamdia As the new executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Missouri Chapter, Kwatamdia will work to provide support for families affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia in 58 Missouri counties.
›› Phil Hoffman KMOS-TV Missouri PBS welcomed Hoffman as its new director and GM of broadcasting services.
›› Jay MacLellan MacLellan replaced the retiring Joe Moseley as public relations director for Shelter Insurance. MacLellan began working for Shelter in 1997.
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Briefly in the News
›› A rundown of this month’s top headlines
MU, preferred Fundraising The Department of Defense for the Defense Systems Technical Area Tasks, a government funding vehicle that contracts both private and public institutions to assist in military technology development, named the University of Missouri a preferred contractor in August. As a prevetted, preferred contractor, MU will be able to compete with other such contractors for government projects and up to $3 billion in federal funding over the course of the next five years.
Work ready program Sixty-six local employers have committed to recognizing, preferring or recommending the National Career Readiness Certificate as part of its hiring process. The NCRC is a product of the Certified Work Ready Program, a national organization that provides training for and measurement of job seekers’ basic workplace skills, including math and reading.
Fiber fun
Central Methodist University launched a $20 million fund drive in August, the first stage of which is the construction of a $6.5 million allied health building.
SEC network
Mediacom Communications Corp. announced Aug. 14 that it would begin carrying ESPN’s SEC Network as part of a larger contract between Mediacom and ESPN parent organization The Walt Disney Co. Mediacom subscribers will have the opportunity to watch SEC Network content at any time, on any device in their home and to participate live in subscriber-exclusive events. The network will offer more than 1,000 events, including basketball, baseball and football, in its first year of operation alone.
Top trauma A team from the American College of Surgeons assessed University Hospital’s trauma center and reaffirmed its status as a level I trauma center, a facility that meets the highest national standards of equipment and practice in treating trauma patients. University Hospital is the only level I facility in mid-Missouri. CenturyLink expanded its symmetrical fiber-optic Internet service, which can provide super-fast symmetrical download/upload speeds of up to 1 gigabyte per second, to select Columbia locations in August. Columbia and Jefferson City are two of 16 cities nationwide to receive this service. 24 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
Police
cams The Columbia Police Department will this year begin integrating TASER’s AXON body camera system into its units. The AXON camera boasts a 130-degree lens, allowing it to capture a wide field of vision, and retains image clarity even in low-light environments.
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home Missouri charity Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home opened its fifth home for abused and neglected children Sept. 7.
What’s happening Best of Class The 2013 Vignoles and LBV Brut from Les Bourgeois vineyards received Best of Class selections in the 2014 Missouri Wine Competition. Les Bourgeois competed against more than 30 other Missouri vineyards and accumulated several other awards during the competition, including gold medals for its Collector’s Series 2012 Vignoles/Traminette and Collector’s Series 2012 Chambourcin.
Joe Machens awards Four Joe Machens dealerships — Joe Machens Ford Lincoln, Joe Machens Toyota Scion, Joe Machens Capital City Ford Lincoln and Joe Machens Nissan — received WardsAuto 2014 Dealer 500 Awards.
celebrating 50 years Woodhaven, a local organization dedicated to supporting physically and intellectually disabled adults, celebrated its 50-year anniversary Aug. 23.
Douglass + The District The District’s partnership with Douglass High School received an award in the category of Downtown Leadership and Management from the International Downtown Association. Douglass and The District have collaborated since 2012 on a paid internship program that provides high school students with positions on The District Clean Team, a group that focuses on community beautification and outreach to local businesses.
Inc. 5000 2014 Eight companies in Columbia have been ranked among the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held U.S. companies by Inc. Magazine. AdKarma, ranked 31st overall, was the fastestCampbell growing company in Columbia, with a threeyear growth rate of 7,635 percent and revenues of $13.3 million in 2013. GME Supply, JobFinders Employment Services, True Media, Flat Branch Home Loans, Division-D, Bluebird Network and Buchroeder’s Fine Jewelers also ranked on the Inc. 5000 list. Columbia native Bobby Campbell founded both AdKarma and Division-D, ranked 4,242nd. Of all Columbia companies to make the list in 2014, True Media has been the longest-running fixture on the Inc. 5000 from Columbia. This is the company’s fifth consecutive year on the list.
Callaway woes The Missouri Coalition for the Environment reported in early August that the water near Ameren’s Callaway 1 nuclear reactor was contaminated with radioactive tritium and Cobalt-60 at above drinking-water standards, according to a July 25 test. Ameren Missouri says these levels do not affect public drinking water supplies and that it stopped discharging treated water from the plant after the test results became known.
beer! St. Louis-based craft brewery Urban Chestnut has begun distribution in Columbia. It will also expand this year into Jefferson City and Kansas City, Missouri. CBT
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A Closer Look
New Businesses in
Columbia
›› A quick look at emerging companies
3. BidsterOnline
1. Back 2 Basics Always wanted to learn to cook, but unsure of how to start? Back 2 Basics is here to help customers build their skillsets. But they won’t just teach you to cook any dishes; owner Ashley Sturgeon aspires to help people work with healthy ingredients and produce wholesome meals. Cooking classes range from $20 to $36 per group for children under 12 and $17 to $43 for adult classes. All classes are hands on and include recipes and moneyand time-saving tips. For those who would like additional personalized help, Sturgeon also offers one-on-one classes for either $30 or $50 for in-person or Skype sessions, respectively. To sign up for classes, visit back2basicscooking.net. Contact: Ashley Sturgeon, 573-268-2248
When owners Cuong and Tabby Nguyen realized there could be a way to solve their dilemma of finding a provider for a household project they were working on, they went to advertising agency Caledon Virtual with a new business idea in June. Caledon Virtual account executive Rob Roach says the agency jumped on board with the business, which would serve as a database to direct homeowners to service providers they could trust. The providers can bid on the homeowners’ projects, and once a provider is selected, the value of their services goes up, Roach says. Homeowners will no longer need to shop around for a provider while being unsure of what quality of service they might receive; instead, the providers can come straight to the homeowners. The website, bidsteronline.com, officially launched Sept. 5. Contact: Cuong Nguyen, 417-576-7957
2. DogMaster Distillery The North Village Arts District is now home to a planned “teaching bar” where customers can learn to make cocktails. That’s a service that owner Van Hawxby can offer on top of selling general liquor. According to the business’s official website, Hawxby, along with his wife, Lisa, wanted to mix a traditional manufacturing facility with a bar environment and retail liquor store. DogMaster Distillery will also sell white liquor such as vodkas and white whiskeys, with brown liquors such as gins and bourbons coming soon. For now, the bar on St. James Street will be open from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Contact: Van Hawxby, 573-825-6066
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4. Hillcreek Yarn Shoppe “Sit and knit to your heart’s content” is Hillcreek Yarn’s motto, and the shop indeed enables its clients to do just that. Hillcreek Yarn sells everything a knitting enthusiast or beginner could use, with different yarn, needlework, fibers and crocheting equipment available. Additionally, interested customers can also attend Saturday morning classes that run for three hours (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.). The store is located at 601 Business Loop 70, and anyone can come and hang out in the store for casual group knitting sessions outside of the Saturday classes. Contact: Bex Oliger, 573-449-5648
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5. NanoElectromagnetics LLC NanoElectromagnetics LLC, or NanoEM, is making contributions to the area of engineering research through developing various engineering materials such as high-voltage capacitors and compact antennas. Both technologies will further scientific developments in the military and commercial fields and help the national organization NanoTechnology Enterprise Consortium, of which NanoEM is a member. President Randy Curry is also a Logan Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Missouri; additional staff members are professors and senior electrical engineers Kevin O’Connor and Randy Cooper. Contact: Randy Curry, 573-864-6819
6. Sticks and Bones Studio The new private appointment-only tattoo parlor, which opened in July, is owned and operated by Adya Crawford. Crawford has more than 15 years of experience as a professional tattoo artist and is locally known as one of the founders of Columbia tattoo parlor Living Canvas. Prior to that, she sharpened her skills while working at Fort Leonard Wood. Now, customers who were fans of her individual work can find her at 3815 Evergreen Lane, where she tailors appointment times and needs to her clients. Appointments can be scheduled by phone or at adyatattoo@gmail.com. Contact: Adya Crawford, 816-377-7848 CBT
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Meet Mark and Stephanie Hall, owners of Mark Hall Cabinetry. They recently obtained an SBA loan from The Bank of Missouri to purchase a commercial property when they needed to expand to a larger production shop and to build out a beautiful new showroom in Columbia. An SBA loan from The Bank of Missouri is one of the best financing options for small and growing businesses. An SBA loan can help you finance an entire business, equipment and fixtures, business real estate and much more.
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P.Y.S.K. Person You Should Know
Rick Rowden Chairman of the Boone County Republican Central Committee, chief operating officer of Pebble LLC
Age:
58
Photo by Sarah Redohl
›› Job description: As chairman of the Boone County Republican Central Committee, I am charged with the task of helping Republicans get elected to public offices. ›› Years lived in Columbia: I’ve lived in Columbia for 23 years and have been a resident of Missouri all my life. ›› Original hometown: I was born in Kirkwood, Missouri; grew up in Sedalia; moved to the Joplin area; and then to the Lake of the Ozarks.
›› Community involvement: I am a 22-year member of Christian Chapel church here in Columbia. I have served as volunteer youth pastor, board member and life group director during those years. As a member of our church, I have engaged in many service projects throughout our community as well as overseas. I have worked on development projects with a number of nonprofit organizations during the past 15 years as well. Currently, I am the project development director for Teen Challenge of Central Missouri.
›› Education: I graduated from Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia in May 1974, married Julie Forbey in March 1975 and in January of the following year started what would be a 30-year career in the grocery business.
›› Professional background: My grocery career brought me to Columbia in 1992 and eventually led to the position of director of marketing with Nowell’s grocery stores. After the closing of Nowell’s, I became the development director for the Central Missouri Food Bank. While at the Food Bank, I began to see a real need for developmentrelated services among smaller nonprofit organizations. I left the Food Bank and started the NFP Group. The purpose was to provide development for nonprofits that couldn’t afford a full-time person in that position. ›› Why I’m passionate about my job: As I was approaching the age of 50, I read a book called Halftime. The subtitle of that book is “moving from success to significance.” I decided at that time that in addition to making a living and having a career, I would always be involved in a cause, something that was bigger than myself. ›› A Columbia businessperson I admire and why: Dave Griggs is one who stands out to me. Dave is a fantastic hands-on operator but still manages to find time to contribute back to his community in many ways. I think history will show how Dave helped to start and maintain a strong business culture in Columbia and Boone County.
›› A favorite recent project: I’ve been involved with Teen Challenge of Central Missouri for nearly three years. About two years ago I began raising money and working with local Realtor Randy Macon in finding a home for Teen Challenge. Just last week we signed the papers on a beautiful home north of Columbia near Clark, Missouri.Being part of something that can change the lives of these mothers and impact generations to come is one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever been involved with. ›› Family: My wife, Julie, and I have been married 40 years. My daughter, Bekah, is a kindergarten teacher at West Boulevard Elementary. She is married to Michael Jouret, and they are the parents of Zach, Lydia and Josiah. My son, Caleb Rowden, is a Missouri state representative in the 44th District. Caleb is married to Aubrey, and they have one son, Willem.
›› If I weren’t doing this for a living, I would: Without a doubt be a full-time Papaw. It is absolutely the best job I have ever had in my life. I have four grandchildren now: Zach, 8; Lydia, 7; Willem, 18 months; and Josiah, who is just a couple of weeks old. ›› Accomplishment I’m most proud of: I think I would need to change the question from “proud” to “thankful” to properly frame my response. I am thankful that in spite of, and sometimes due to, many challenges through the years, our family remains intact and very close. CBT columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 29
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P.Y.S.K. Person You Should Know
Homer Page Chairperson, Boone County Democratic Central Committee
Age:
70
›› Community involvement: I spent nine years on the Columbia Disabilities Commission, eight years as chairperson; four years on the board of directors of Services for Independent Living, two years as chairperson.
›› Professional background: University professor and administrator at University of Colorado at Boulder; city council member and deputy mayor, Boulder, Colorado; county commissioner, Boulder County, Colorado; writer, consultant and executive director of three private nonprofit organizations ›› A favorite recent project: The development and implementation of the ADA Transition Plan for Columbia. ›› A Columbia businessperson I admire and why: Kat Cunningham because she combines her business with a deep commitment to fostering development within the most needy persons in the community.
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›› Job description: I direct the work of the Central Committee, represent the CC in public forums and with the media and assist Democratic candidates. ›› Original hometown: Troy, Missouri
›› Years lived in Columbia: Ten this time and five when I was a student in the ’60s. ›› Education: B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Missouri; M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
›› Why I’m passionate about my job: Our nation is struggling to determine its identity. The Democratic Party offers a progressive, problem-solving approach to the formation of the American future that can alone provide a humane and prosperous path to a successful future for all our citizens, not just a very rich extremely few. I want to work for that generous and positive future.
›› If I weren’t doing this for a living, I would: I am a volunteer, so I do it because I believe in what I am doing.
›› What people should know about this profession: Politics has a bad reputation among many, but it is the necessary work of a democracy. It is the profession at its best that permits a person to contribute to the health of the nation in the most direct way. ›› What I do for fun: I love the Cardinals. I read and spend time with my wife. We travel and enjoy our families. We love to entertain our friends, attend music performances and play trivia with a dedicated team of friends. ›› Family: I am married and have a daughter and stepdaughter. I have two grandchildren, a brother and sister and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law. We have a large extended family and are very close to our family. ›› Favorite place in Columbia: Outside of my home, my favorite places in Columbia are the trails and natural areas. ›› Accomplishment I’m most proud of: My best accomplishment is the cultivation of my family, but beyond that I am most proud of my service as an elected official. ›› Most people don’t know that I: Regret not studying literature in school. CBT columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 31
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‘Sell’ Them on the Issues The calls are beginning to go out. It happens every time a local issue appears on the ballot. In this case, high-placed city officials have been calling people they deem significant to make presentations before various groups and individuals to “sell” them on a significant tax issue the city seeks approval of in the Nov. 4 election. For those who have been tapped, the Al Germond is the opportunities for engagement range from host of the Columbia casual one-on-one encounters to formal Business Times presentations before the plethora of civic Sunday Morning and professional groups across the city. Roundtable at 8:15 City officials are running scared, agoa.m. Sundays on KFRU. nizing over the chance of gaining voter He can be reached at support for a property tax increase to al@columbia business beef up the Police and Fire departments times.com. and the required every-five-year renewal of the parks sales tax next year. Based on the failure of two sales tax initiatives in August, the mood about increasing taxes of any sort is rather negative and not very encouraging looking forward. One person we know who was asked to work the hustings on behalf of the city politely declined, saying the breezes of support among the electorate had shifted to strong gusts of disapproval out of the south.
Rallying the votes Perhaps the “well” of taxation was poisoned last year when a small wellorganized and fiercely ardent cabal of mental health care professionals used the initiative process to place a half-cent countywide sales tax proposition on the ballot. The receipts would fund a then still-to-be-defined realm of augmented mental health services that would not incidentally further fatten the pockets of anyone who was professionally involved.
If mental health professionals could magically reduce crime and recidivism, then we wouldn’t need any more cops, a Pollyanna concept if there ever was one. This group chose well, an off year, otherwise insignificant election where fewer than 20 percent of the county’s eligible voters bothered to show up. Rallying energized troops to get out the vote among their ranks, the group’s halfcent sales tax initiative soared across the finish line with 57 percent of the vote. Incredibly, but hardly noticed, this tax is permanent, a fee consumers will be saddled with for years and years to come. This is in contrast to the Columbia sales tax for parks, which next year comes up for another five-year renewal.
This postcard peers north down College Avenue, formerly known as Price Avenue, from Windsor Street.
County officials are still flabbergasted, especially after failure of the event center sales tax in August. The commissioners smile grimly, set to enforce what an apparent minority who bothered to vote managed to get done.
Choosing favorites No one would ever deny the need to care for those who are afflicted with mental health issues. No less significant though is the need to expand police and fire protection, address myriad other infrastructure needs and the shopping list of needs that just goes on and on. So the electorate is now put into the position of choosing favorites. One group succeeds with a mechanism to fund its special needs to the probable detriment of other groups unluckily lined up behind them chronologically. It's something to think about for those so fervently opposed to raising taxes and championing the Hancock Amendments that will further push Missouri behind the financial eight-ball. Matters relating to mental health needs are best administered on a uniform, statewide basis. Missouri’s response inarguably has been inadequate over the years both in facilities and staff, and that’s what provoked last November’s successful effort here: a “local option” response for enhancing mental health services in Boone County. Would anyone dare circulate an initiative petition to revoke the countywide mental health sales tax? At the least, there should be an initiative to require review and renewal of this halfcent sales tax every five years. Assessing expenditures and outcomes in mental health matters seems somewhat fuzzier weighed against equally necessary and more tangible funding for infrastructure. If mental health professionals could magically reduce crime and recidivism, then we wouldn’t need any more cops, a Pollyanna concept if there ever was one. Every sales tax increase sends more and more consumers to Internet vendors that remain exempt from taxation. This undermines the merchants and service providers that anchor the area, pay property taxes and, most important, create jobs and employ people. CBT columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 33
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Seven local candidates for the Missouri House of Representatives share their No. 1 goal to help mid-Missouri businesses succeed.
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Chuck Basye D i s t r ic t 4 7 R e p u b l ic a n Business platform: Lower or eliminate corporate income taxes. “If we were to create a more business-friendly climate, it should help things get moving in the right direction.”
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In 1993, Chuck Basye’s brother started a carpet business in St. Charles, Missouri. Although he’d been very successful, when the economic downturn hit in 2008, he was forced to let workers go and began to personally man his shop for many extra hours. For a time, he made payroll from a home equity line of credit. Although economic forecasts show a bit of sunshine, Basye says the next priority for the Missouri House of Representatives to assist mid-Missouri businesses would be to reduce or eliminate the corporate income tax. “It would allow businesses to reinvest that money back into their business, hire more people, which means more people paying taxes and fewer people unemployed, and it might encourage other businesses from other states to choose Missouri,” he says. Basye is a sixth-generation mid-Missourian from a farming family and operates a small farm 36 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
with his wife, Rhonda, outside of Rocheport, Missouri, after retiring from working for the Federal Aviation Administration. “I haven’t made a lot of money in my life, but I keep a close eye on the taxes I pay, and I think they are way too high,” he says. “That’s why Burger King decided to move to Canada,” he says. According to the Tax Policy Institute, Missouri has a 6.25 percent flat rate corporate income tax; neighboring Kansas has a flat rate of 4 percent as of the beginning of 2014. “Whether it’s sales tax, property tax or income tax, it seems like it’s the first instinct of politicians to raise taxes to solve a problem, and I think we should look at that totally differently,” he says. Basye expects pushback on the issue; he admits it might be a “tall order” to get through the legislature. “I can almost envision what
the argument would be against it: a reduction in revenue to the state coffers,” he says. Basye says he hears that a lot; it was the argument used against the personal income tax cut that was passed in May. He counts that cut as a starting point for his initiative. “I think the legislature’s response [to this issue] would depend on the makeup of the legislature,” he says. “Being that the Republicans are in control of the House and Senate, I think they would be receptive to at least consider it.” The race between Basye and incumbent John Wright has been projected as one of the closest races for the State House this year, but Basye has high hopes. “[Wright] is very well funded,” Basye says. “I can’t outspend him, but I’m going to outwork him. We’re going to be very aggressive moving forward. The way it’s setting up, the dynamics are setting up in Republicans’ favor.” – By Sarah Redohl.
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John Wright D i s t r ic t 4 7 D e m o c r at Business platform: Focus on skill formation based on well-crafted education policy. “The most impactful thing that government can do to support business is to make smart investments in skill formation through well-crafted education policy.”
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When John Wright sat down to talk with Brant Bukowsky, one of the owners and founders of Veterans United, he asked, “What can we do from a policy perspective to support your business and other entrepreneurs like you?” “He said, without hesitation, ‘Double the number of IT grads coming out of the University of Missouri in the next five years because that talent is the lifeblood of our business and other rapidly growing businesses like ours,’” Wright reports. “We’re very fortunate in mid-Missouri to have great educational institutions, but we don’t always have the commitment from the state level that those institutions deserve.” Education has been one of the main tenets of Wright’s first two-year term in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was the ranking minority member on the House Higher Education Committee. This year, the House voted for a 5.2 percent increase in funding for MU, the largest increase
in state support since 2001. Although the university has had a rapid rise in enrollment — up by one-third since 2000 — state funding remained stagnant for a decade, so funding per person had declined by one-third as well coming into this year. “That put a lot of pressure on tuition rates and student-to-faculty ratios through the 2000s,” he says. “If we want to have a great university, we have to be committed to it, not just in Columbia but as a state.” This year, the legislature also voted to increase funding to the state’s two primary college scholarship programs by 25 percent. For K-12 education, Wright also authored a bill passed earlier this year, signed by Gov. Jay Nixon in July, which will enable public school districts around the state to add voluntary early childhood education programming in elementary schools. This was one of the top legislative priorities not only of education groups but also the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce.
Moving forward, Wright would like to see continued commitment to funding for higher education and, at the same time, “take a hard look at university budgets to make sure those dollars are being spent wisely.” He would also like to see additional changes in early childhood education on the private side, allowing for the Missouri Department of Education to assess the quality of private early childhood educational programs that receive state funding. “People often observe that Columbia appears recession proof, and sometimes they mistakenly think it’s because we have a large public employer here,” Wright says. “But Jefferson City has a much larger public employer than we have, and Jefferson City is almost ‘expansion proof’ — it hasn’t grown in decades. Columbia is a vibrant economic community because we have great public schools and a great university that functions as a skill-producing machine, fueling local business.” – By Sarah Redohl. columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 37
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Caleb Rowden D i s t r ic t 4 4 R e p u b l ic a n Business platform: Provide the business community with more economic stability.
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Caleb Rowden will be the first to celebrate the economy’s continuing recovery, but he’s also the first to admit there’s more to be done. “Many businesses are hesitant to take the leap, whether those are existing businesses or entrepreneurs — they have to have confidence to hire more people or start something new,” he says. “I know that’s a generic problem,” he says, “but it manifests itself in specific ways.” The first? “Lower taxes so businesses will have more money to invest back in their businesses.” The second, a very high priority for Rowden, would be to create a “reassuring regulatory environment,” he says. “There are so many new regulations on a plethora of industries right now. They’re dealing with new things every day, and they often have to hire more people just to stay on top of growing regulations.” His suggested solution is to take a hard look at the regulations on the books and determine 38 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
those that are out of date. For example, during his first term in the State House, regulatory focus was on the alcohol industry. Many of the regulations were set up decades ago, when there were still many dry counties. “Folks in that industry were still living under some weird regulations and some that were even contradictory of each other,” he says. “We can’t just put [a regulation] on the books and keep it there forever.” Review is only the first step for Rowden. “We also need to be more mindful in Jefferson City when we introduce changes, anything that causes businesses to change their habits,” he says. This begins with industry input on potential regulations. Not only does he speak of the value of a variety of backgrounds in the House but also actively pursuing input from the private sector. “If we’re talking about introducing something that’s going to affect our banks, then I come back
to Columbia and talk to my friends at Boone County National Bank or Commerce because I’m not in the banking realm,” he says. During Rowden’s first term, he has experienced a “broad coalition of support from across the business community,” he says. “And that’s what affords me easy access to people with expertise in these industries.” He was also fairly intentional while creating an inner circle of eight to 10 individuals from a variety of industries, both private and public. “And they aren’t all Republicans,” he adds. In the next two years, if elected, Rowden would like to host more public forums and issue-driven public events. On Sept. 4, Rowden, along with the rest of the Boone County delegation, hosted an infrastructure forum where anyone with an opinion — from business owners to cyclers — could share their input on transportation issues. – By Sarah Redohl.
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Tom Pauley D i s t r ic t 4 4 D e m o c r at Business platform: Manage and monitor the area’s rapid growth to ensure that infrastructure is increasing in a stable manner that is consistent with growth in the county.
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For more than two decades, Tom Pauley worked in the sheet metal industry, until a career-ending injury and a passion for public service thrust him onto the political stage. A Boone County native, Pauley returned to school to receive his political science degree from the University of Missouri. Through his work with the Hallsville Chamber of Commerce both as president for two terms and currently as the past president on the Board of Directors, Pauley has seen first hand the sometimes-negative effects that rapid growth has had on the community. “The more people and businesses that move to Columbia and Boone County, the more we need to monitor growth and infrastructure issues so we know what services need to be provided,” Pauley says. Pauley believes that rapid growth from incoming university students, graduating students entering the workforce in Columbia, developers moving into the area and an increase in businesses enter-
ing the Boone County area have caused a strain on local infrastructure, which presents potential problems as to what services need to be provided to accommodate the sudden growth. To manage growth, Pauley states that representatives need to present a well-researched and educated plan that balances strong financial planning and measured growth. “The most responsible course of action is to look at where we are in terms of growth, where we want to go and then practically and pragmatically lay out a plan to get there,” Pauley says. However, Pauley is quick to warn against quick fixes that are implemented haphazardly. “You don’t cut spending by cutting income,” Pauley says, adding that slashing budgets and cutting taxes only hurts the economy by diminishing income for both the state and the county. Pauley believes that growth also needs to be constantly monitored. He says this will ensure that
infrastructure is increasing in a stable manner that is consistent with growth in the county. “As in any political situation, compromise is essential, and the extremes will not accomplish the goals,” he says. Although he concedes that radical measures can sometimes be the means to an end, he believes that bipartisan plans are the most logical way and have the best chance of getting through the legislature. “My guiding principle is that with every piece of legislation you present, you need to ask yourself the following questions: What is good about this? What is bad about this? Who does this hurt? Who does this help? Who is paying for it?” In the end, Pauley says the most important thing he can do while in office is to protect the type of environment in Boone County that is conducive to business and offers an affordable cost of living without, as he puts it, “giving too much credence to groups that may not have the interests of our community at heart.” – By Torie Ross. columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 39
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Stephen webber D i s t r ic t 4 6 D e m o c r at Business platform: Grow the technical- and IT-trained workforce by increasing technical and IT certification programs at local community colleges and expanding technical programs at universities.
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In November 2008, at the age of 25, Stephen Webber was elected to his first term in the Missouri House of Representatives. Three terms later, Webber says his experience in the House has given him the opportunity to discover the issues that are truly important to business leaders in Columbia. “Over the last few years, when I’ve talked to business leaders, a lot of them have complained about not having enough people trained in IT and technical fields,” Webber says. The disparity between the types of applicants companies in Boone County need and the types of positions that local job-seekers are qualified for is inhibiting the possibility of expansion for many companies, Webber says, which in turn hurts Boone County’s economy. “It’s incredibly frustrating talking to business leaders who tell me they have positions to fill but no qualified candidates to fill them and then later the same day talking to people who are unemployed 40 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
or underemployed and can’t find anywhere to work,” Webber says. Webber says the issue of underqualified or unqualified candidates boils down to an educational output problem. To fix this, he suggests legislators consider both short-term and longterm solutions. “In the short term, legislators need to increase IT and technical certification programs at local community colleges,” he says. For a longer-term solution, Webber says technical programs at universities, specifically the engineering school at MU, need to be expanded. First, Webber says funds need to be raised to expand the capacity of the engineering school by adding an additional building. Secondly, he says the number of graduating engineering students also needs to be increased to 1,000 graduates a year. To raise these funds for expansion, Webber says legislators have two options. The first is to
increase the amount of bonds that are allocated to the engineering school, work he started during his last term. “We took a huge step last year in expanding the bonding capacity of the engineering school so we can complete an expansion, but those bonds have yet to be issued,” he says. This money is part of a proposal to approve almost $1 billion in bonds that would be used to improve infrastructure throughout the state. Webber says the second option for raising funds would be to increase the amount of money for the project that would be allocated from general appropriations. Although there is high competition for funds, he’s confident that through the work he and his fellow representatives have completed in previous sessions and with the support of local business leaders, he can use his last term as a state representative to see the project fulfilled. – By Torie Ross.
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Kip Kendrick D i s t r ic t 4 5 D e m o c r at Business platform: Expand Medicare to better serve businesses, create jobs and add millions of dollars to the state’s economy. “People are really starting to understand the economic importance of Medicaid expansion.”
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Since moving to Columbia in 2004, Kip Kendrick has positioned himself throughout the community as a neighborhood association president, as an employee of two of Columbia’s higher education institutions and through involvement with the office of Boone County Family Resources. After seeing all these different facets of life in Columbia, Kendrick says he believes the biggest problem facing business in mid-Missouri, and Missouri residents in general, is Medicaid expansion. “First and foremost, it is the right thing to do for Missouri, but more than that, there is a purely economic argument to be made for Medicaid expansion,” Kendrick says, stating that expanding Medicaid will add $50 million a year to Boone County’s economy and create a total of 2,400 jobs a year in central Missouri, primarily in Boone County.
“We need to quit dragging our heels on this issue and get past the philosophic divide,” Kendrick says. He says the longer expansion takes to get approved, the more economic benefits the state loses out on. Kendrick predicts that over the next six years, Medicaid expansion will add $855 million to the state budget, which he says will help with dwindling general revenues and Boone County’s increasing infrastructure issues. Because Kendrick believes Medicaid expansion is closely tied with job creation, he has been using his time as a candidate to reach out to more than 190 local business and community leaders to get their opinions on Medicaid expansion and the issues they believe need to be addressed in the legislature. “Overwhelmingly, from the people I spoke to, I heard time and time again how important Medicaid expansion was to the people
in this community,” Kendrick says. Kendrick plans to use the information he gathered from these community members to help him inform his decisions in Jefferson City. Although, if elected, Kendrick will be part of a super minority in the House, he believes the legislative climate in the House is conducive to approving Medicaid expansion. “People are really starting to understand the economic importance of Medicaid expansion, and I strongly believe we can get it approved in the very near future,” Kendrick says. He believes the most important task in getting Medicaid expansion through the legislature is learning to work across the aisle and compromise with Republican party leaders. “There are a lot of smart, dedicated people in Jefferson City right now, and I’m looking forward to continuing their work,” Kendrick says. – By Torie Ross. columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 41
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Caleb Jones D i s t r ic t 5 0 R e p u b l ic a n Business platform: Focus on keeping business in Missouri, and encourage growth. “As a legislator, it’s my job to make sure Missouri is competitive and as business friendly as possible.”
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Caleb Jones views economic development as a three-pronged approach: having lower taxes, less burdensome regulations and a skilled workforce. “We have quite a toolbox of economic incentive packages to entice companies to move here,” Jones says, “but we need to focus more on promoting the expansion of businesses we already have here. “They’re already a part of our community. If they want to expand or grow, they need to have an environment that allows and promotes that growth.” Although there are already some economic benefits small to mid-size companies can receive by hiring more workers, Jones would like to see that program expanded. He would also like to see less burdensome regulations to keep operating costs down and “make sure we’re competing on at least a similar playing field as other states throughout the country.” 42 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
His primary goal would be to continue to review current regulations and make sure they “do what they’re supposed to do.” According to Jones, one recently changed tax policy provides a perfect example. “Say you build widgets here and shipped them all to Oklahoma; you’re paying Missouri taxes if it’s made here, even if it’s not distributed or sold here,” he says. During his second term, a bill was passed that exempted products made in Missouri, but not sold in Missouri, from state taxes. But the Department of Revenue ruled that only applied to manufactured products. “So companies like H&R Block providing services in California were still being taxed in Missouri.” Last year, the House passed a bill exempting services, too, though Gov. Nixon vetoed it, and an effort to override the veto failed. “This is just one regulation out there; there are more regulations that need to be reviewed, and
we need to spend more time looking in depth at how they affect day-to-day business,” Jones says. “And the only way to do that is to talk to business owners.” During his time in office, the House passed its first income tax cut since 1921. Moving forward, Jones would like to see the House “take a serious look at tax structure in Missouri and update it.” When it comes to the third prong, having a skilled workforce, Jones believes Missouri — and particularly mid-Missouri — is a leader. “We have many businesses in Boone County and mid-Missouri that are data oriented, and those technical jobs require very intense, specific training,” he says. Jones says that if the state continues to produce a highly skilled workforce, it will be able to keep high-paying jobs associated with those tech companies in Missouri or even attract more companies requiring highly skilled workers. – By Sarah Redohl. CBT
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Mayor Bob McDavid wasn’t convinced. In an early August City Council meeting, the council was set to approve ballot language asking voters if the city should raise its road maintenance development fees associated with new construction projects. McDavid had a 180-page report on the fee model in front of him but still was unsure the city had done its research. “I don’t think we have any analysis on what we’re planning to do,” McDavid said. “What we don’t know is are we forcing housing into the county? Price matters, right? I think we all agree to that.” Sixth Ward Councilwoman Barbara Hoppe tried to interject. “We have a lot of information in there,” Hoppe said as McDavid responded. “And probably what we need to do is have it in charts.”
A Closer Look at Columbia’s City Council Bob McDavid Mayor Years served: 2010 – present
Managing growth Columbia has grown rapidly in recent years. Developments sprawl further into the city’s southern and western limits, and thousands of beds of student housing and luxury apartments have gone up downtown. Population grew 5.9 percent between April 2010 and July 2013, compared to the statewide rate of 0.9 percent, according to census data. City Council members are the gatekeepers to new development proposals, and right now they aren’t letting anything through. Growing pains accompany Columbia’s recent development boom. Rapid downtown construction has outpaced the capacity of the city’s ailing infrastructure. There’s a moratorium on new downtown development until the sewer lines and electric grid can be improved. Development fees, which the city levies against developers to create roads, are one source of capital for a city government stretched thin by growth. The City Council and city staff are exploring ways to raise the fees for the first time since 2009, but members remain divided on how to generate more revenue without scaring away new developers. Developers in Columbia, whether they’re constructing a modest single-family home or a massive shopping complex, pay a 50-cent fee per square foot of space. The fee goes toward road construction, though other fees fund stormwater, permits and water and sewer expenses. The 50-cent development fee was gradually increased from 10 cents after a 2005 vote. This fall, voters will be asked to approve a different fee model, one that would substantially raise rates but would bring in an estimated $3.5 million a year. 46 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
Ginny Chadwick Ward 1 Years served: 2014 – present
Michael Trapp ward 2 Years served: 2012 – present
Voters will weigh a switch to a trip generation fee system, where developers pay based on the car traffic the new development generates. The new system would raise development fees to $1 per square foot on residential spaces. Nonresidential developers would pay $1.50 or $2 per square foot depending on traffic levels. Generating three or fewer car rides per 1,000 square feet during the 4 to 6 p.m. rush hour is considered low impact, for the $1.50 fee. More than three trips is high impact and would cost $2 per square foot. The impact levels are based on national standards developed by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Council members have been working on the trip generation fee model for months, but they still disagree on whether the new model is the right direction for the city. Approving the fees for the ballot took up well over an hour of the City Council’s time. Residents who spoke at the meeting all supported the fees and asked the council to consider making them higher. By 11:30 p.m., McDavid smiled as he asked council members to try to keep further discussion of the fees brief. His request was more jovial than authoritarian. Voting didn’t come until after midnight. Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala is the model’s fiercest advocate, having supported it since city officials first considered the plan in 2004. Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas and Hoppe also worked with Skala and City Manager Mike Matthes to develop a potential November ballot question on the model. “If we don’t change this model, we’re not talking about a lot of money here,” Skala says. “You can’t really build much for $3.5 million, but it’s a step in the right direction.” But McDavid came out firmly against the fees in a July work session regarding ballot issues, saying the council still had research to do. “The work has not been done,” McDavid said in August. “I don’t see any analysis of the impact of what we’re intending to do.” First Ward Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick also expressed concern that the new fees could discourage small businesses from building in town and called the model “broken” in a council meeting. “I really think the trip generation model is going to affect the small local business owner who is being charged the same rate as a large corporate business that does generate that true amount of traffic,” Chadwick said. At one point, Chadwick made a dig at Skala for prioritizing road improvements over sewer problems.
“Hey, hey!” Skala shouted. McDavid rapped his gavel twice to restore order. But for all of City Council’s disagreement, the issue is one that will ultimately come down to voters. The council voted 5-2 to put the issue on the November ballot.
Karl Skala ward 3 Years served: 2007 – 2009; 2013 – present
Differing strategies The development fee isn’t designed to completely cover the costs of building new roads, but it does cover a portion of the expenses. Thomas says that over the past decade, development fees brought in about $7.5 million, but city officials spent about $80 million in that period on “capacity expansion,” or building new roads to accommodate Columbia’s growth. Skala says the fee proposal came down to compromising among city officials and that council members considered fees as high as $8 to $10 before eventually proposing fees of $2 to $4. The fees were ultimately cut again, though many council members and citizens felt they could be higher. “If I were making amendments here, I would increase some of these charges,” Skala says. “We started at about $8 or $10 for some of the commercial development. With our best judgment, we recommended to City Council at $2, $3 and $4.” In 2007, City Council commissioned MU professor emeritus Ben Londeree to study infrastructure financing models in 40 cities similar to Columbia. The numbers were updated in 2014. Although Columbia’s road fees increased 233 percent between 2007 and 2014, it still had the fifthlowest fee rate. Columbia’s average $1,000 fee for a single-family home was below the $1,500 average of all studied cities. The trip generation model’s proponents argue the new system would put Columbia’s fee revenues on par with other Midwest cities, even though none of the smaller Boone County cities collect road fees. Council members focused particular attention on Lincoln, Nebraska, one of the 40 cities in the study. The city shares many similarities to Columbia. With 268,738 residents, it’s a bigger town, but like Columbia it houses its state’s flagship university and is growing at a faster rate than the state average. Unlike Columbia, it charges hefty road fees. Lincoln began levying road construction impact fees based on trips generated in June 2003. Its fee schedule is more complicated than the one Columbia is proposing, with flat-rate charges for residential construction and a variable schedule for commercial, institutional, industrial and recreational space. A mini-warehouse developer would pay 38 cents per square foot, while a bank developer would
Ian Thomas ward 4 Years served: 2013 – present
Laura Nauser ward 5 Years served: 2005 – 2010; 2012 – present
pay $7.09. New golf courses cost nearly $4,000 per hole. Hotels and motels are $895 per room. Since introducing the fees, Lincoln has brought in more than $29 million and spent about $20 million expanding roads. Projects range from $2,000 road-use studies to $3 million three-lane road construction. Seventeen of the 40 cities Londeree examined had road fees. Eleven of the 17 used a trip generation model. And faster-growing cities levied more infrastructure fees in general. Boulder, Colorado, has a population of 103,166 and is home to the University of Colorado System’s main campus. Its infrastructure fees are 20 times more than Columbia’s, and the city has had a road fee in place since 1998. Its road fee is $2,170.50 for a single-family home, compared to the $1,000 a Columbia developer would pay to construct a 2,000-square-foot house. Duplex and mobile home developers pay about $1,608. Nonresidential developers pay $2.48 per square foot, no matter what they’re constructing. The road fee covers about 4 percent of the transportation department’s $31 million budget. Although the trip generation model going on the November model is different from Skala’s early proposals — even Columbia’s low-impact fees would have surpassed Boulder’s $2.48 nonresidential fee — he still says implementing the system will be a good first step toward keeping up with Columbia’s growth. “Growth has tremendous benefits,” Skala says. “It also has tremendous costs, and we have never been prepared to pay those costs. My primary objective is to get the model changed and get use in along with size.” CBT
Comparing Road Fees, by City
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Boulder, CO
97,385
$2,170.50
Olathe, KS
125,827
$2,187
Overland Park, KS
173,372
$2,150
Lexington, KY
295,803
$1,311-$4,265
Belton, MO
23,116
$809.01
Chesterfield, MO
47,484
$1,055.10
Columbia, MO
108,500
$1,000
Hazelwood, MO
25,703
$1,055.10
Independence, MO
116,830
$1,414
Kansas City, MO
459,787
$715
Lee’s Summit, MO
91,364
$1,031
Liberty, MO
29,149
$379
Raymore, MO
19,206
$1,820
Wildwood, MO
35,517
$1,055.10
Lincoln, NE
258,379
$2,503
Stillwater, OK
45,688
$750
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Winners & Losers of the
Watercooler Every office has its politics. Here are eIght candidates you're likely to encounter anywhere you go. by jill orr | illustrations by Tifani Carter Whether you love it or hate it, office politics is an escapable reality of working life. In every office, in every city, in every industry, power, favor and influence are exchanged through subtle (and sometimes not-sosubtle) manipulation and social networking. Sometimes, this results in a more efficient workplace. Sometimes, it results in people trying to claw one another’s eyes out. But one thing is certain: When office politics is the game, the players are often the same. We’ve taken a look at some of the usual suspects in office politics and profiled them to help you identify whose at the desk next to you and how to define what they’re after.
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The Technophobe
This person believes that email is a fad, and the Cloud is a visible mass of water vapor floating through the atmosphere. She remembers the good old days when people actually picked up the phone or talked to each other face to face. She will staunchly refuse to learn the new office software and therefore leans heavily upon her workplace counterpoint, The Technophile, who despises her with the white-hot passion of a thousand burning suns. Platform: Progress is overrated. Commonly overheard saying: "What the heck is a Twitter?” Political strategy: The Technophobe wouldn’t know political strategy if it were delivered to her by a carrier pigeon. She often feels overwhelmed by the rapidly changing office technology, and this can result in her lashing out. But it isn’t personal. Many technophobes have their eyes on the retirement prize, so they aren’t after your job; they just want to keep theirs without having to learn what a MIME is. Endorsed by: Colonial Williamsburg; Encyclopedia Britannica.
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The Technophile
He’s techy, and he knows it. He can defrag your computer, install a firewall and recover that lost file — all without breaking a sweat. The Technophile is a valuable member of the team, but his presence in the office comes at a price. And that price is feeling stupid whenever you ask him a question. Platform: He is exhausted by your technological ignorance. Often overheard saying: (Sigh) “Just move over, and let me do it.” Political strategy: The Technophile tends to stay away from office politics as his job security is reinforced every time you download malware embedded in that video of a cat playing the piano. Endorsed by: Norton AntiVirus, Lenscrafters and Match.com. 50 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
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The Slacker
No one is exactly sure what The Slacker’s official responsibilities are, and he likes it that way. He has perfected the art of looking busy while actually taking a Buzzfeed quiz about which actor would play him in the movie version of his life. (Spoiler alert: It’s probably Matthew McConaughey.) This person is not necessarily unqualified for the position but rather unmotivated for this — or any — job. He is generally likable right up until the point when his lack of preparation becomes your emergency. Platform: I will work only as hard as I have to not to get fired. Often overheard saying: Any overused office jargon that doesn’t really mean anything. Examples: “Shoot me an email.” “It’s on my radar.” “Why don’t you circle back with me in a few days?” Political strategy: The sole goal of The Slacker is not to do anything. He doesn’t care about engaging in office politics for career advancement but will throw you under the bus the minute you attempt to get him to do actual work. Ironically, The Slacker will work hard to protect his slackerdom. Endorsed by: Wait. Was I supposed to get a sponsor?
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The Hoover
A professional suck-up, The Hoover can usually be found glommed onto the boss’s behind like a barnacle. His goal in life is to ingratiate himself to management either through consistently going above and beyond (read: delivering unexpected Starbucks) or through prodigious and unrelenting flattery. Typically, The Hoover lacks the respect of others, so he hangs around the boss not only in the hopes of getting a promotion but also to garner some street cred. Sadly, this always fails. Platform: Thank you, sir. May I have another? Commonly overheard saying: “Great new haircut!” “Have you lost weight?” Political strategy: To physically insert himself inside the rear end of the most powerful person in the office. Endorsed by: Charmin. columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 51
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The Scorekeeper
This person is continually counting points in the workplace — and she’s pretty sure she’s somehow getting screwed. A firm believer in quid pro quo, she will happily help you with your TPS report, but then you’ll owe her one. And make no mistake, she will collect. The Scorekeeper is sensitive to small injustices, such as not being asked to go out to lunch or forgetting to mention her new haircut. But she is also highly receptive to flattery, so a well-placed compliment goes a long way. Platform: What have you done for me lately? Often overheard saying: “Remember when I helped you with that TPS report?” Political strategy: The Scorekeeper’s ultimate goal is not to be taken advantage of, so she can be friend or foe, depending on your rank in the standings. She can be a valuable asset if you form an equal alliance, but if she feels you’ve slighted her, she’ll freeze you out, and that could be dangerous. Endorsed by: The teeter-totter, the Scales of Justice and the makers of the JumboTron.
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The Saboteur
The Saboteur is working behind the scenes to make sure you fail. More specifically, he’s making sure that you fail publicly and in such a way as to allow him to step in and save the day. Platform: All’s fair in love and war (and office politics). Often overheard saying: “Trust me.” Political strategy: Perhaps the most dangerous of all the candidates in office politics, The Saboteur will appear to be your friend while secretly plotting your demise. He will steal your ideas and pass them off as his own. He will promise his support, then sell you out at the last minute. He will “accidentally” eat the leftover pappardelle your grandmother made that you brought for lunch. Endorsed by: Voldemort. 52 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
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Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl can be either male or female; the only requirement is that he or she knows all the latest office scoop. Generally friendly, talkative and inquisitive, Gossip Girl wanders from desk to desk, elicits bits of information from co-workers and then redistributes this information, often in a slightly altered state. In the event that co-workers do not or will not share information with Gossip Girl, she has been known to eavesdrop or fabricate. And she will say almost anything to avoid doing actual work. Platform: Enquiring minds want to know. Often overheard saying: “OMG! Have you heard…” Political strategy: Gossip Girl can be both player and pawn in the office politics. Often a source of information for others, she can inadvertently play a role in getting someone in trouble even when she doesn’t mean to. But sometimes she means to. Endorsed by: TMZ.com, Perez Hilton.
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The Taskmaster
The Taskmaster is not technically your superior, but she has never let that get in the way of telling you what to do. She makes it her business to know what everybody is responsible for, even if this comes at the cost of her own responsibilities. The Taskmaster is different from The Hoover in that she doesn’t crave approval but does share a similar inflated sense of importance. Platform: Without me, nothing would get done around here. Commonly overheard saying: “Have you turned in your TPS reports yet?” Political strategy: The Taskmaster believes if she acts like she is in charge, maybe one day she will be. Plus, by keeping tabs on everyone else’s productivity, she can make sure she is always one step ahead. Endorsed by: Hall monitors everywhere. columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 53
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“I’m probably The Taskmaster. I would have a nervous breakdown without my to-do list. And, Lord, I love telling people what to do. If everyone would just do things the way I want them, the world would be so awesome.” – Mary Wilkerson, Senior vice president of marketing, Boone County National Bank “I believe I fall in multiple categories. It depends on the day and the situation, but due to my job, a number of these can apply. The ones I would most identify with would be The Taskmaster with some Scorekeeper and a little bit of The Slacker mixed in. I am a firm believer you always need to make sure your TPS reports are in, on time and done correctly; I will keep score if you have done them or not; and we will circle back in a few days to discuss the TPS reports.” – Matt McCormick, President, Columbia Chamber of Commerce “Since I don’t think I really fit any of your profiles (though I’m sure some of my team members might seriously disagree with my assessment), I took the liberty of adding another category for your consideration and modification as needed. The Connectivity Guru: Nobody understands how this guy is connected, but it seems if you want to know how to get it done, he has the connections to get you to the right people.” – Dave Griggs, President, Dave Griggs’ Flooring America “The Taskmaster. Opportunity is everywhere…and, don’t worry, I will be pointing it out at all times. And you also don’t have to worry about having something to do; I am never satisfied and always pushing the button for more.” – Mary Ropp, Senior vice president of business development, Bank of Missouri “Call me The Slacker. In our office they say we have three levels of employment: full time, part time and some time — with the last identifier, they tease and point at me! Of course, I’m not really a slacker.” – Kat Cunningham, President, Moresource Inc. CBT
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Columbia could soon find itself a significant supplier of a vital medical isotope. As drugs go, technetium-99m has a relatively low public profile. Neither technetium-99m — called Tc-99m for short — nor its parent isotope, molybdenum-99, enjoy wide name recognition. Yet for all its relative anonymity, Tc-99m generally is considered a diagnostic powerhouse. It’s used in medical scans to help evaluate heart disease and for myriad other tests, such as brain and bone scans. In fact, about 80 percent of nuclear medicine exams throughout the world use Tc-99m. In round numbers, that’s 30 million exams per year, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Nearly half of those doses — between 14 and 15 million annually, or roughly 50,000 each day — are used for U.S. patients, the FDA says. It’s a large market. And Columbia soon might be at its core, serving as a significant domestic supplier of the radioisotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) from which Tc99m is harvested. Two companies have plans in the works to establish Columbia operations that would produce Mo-99 for commercial use. Most visible is a Northwest Medical Isotopes LLC proposal to build a Mo-99 processing plant in Columbia’s Discovery Ridge Research Park. The Oregon-based startup proposes to join forces with the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) and at least two other research reactors to produce enough uranium-based Mo-99 to meet about half of North America’s demand for the medical radioisotope. MURR also has a research agreement with another company pursuing Mo-99 production technologies, NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC. NorthStar, a Wisconsin-based biotechnology company, received funding about a year ago from the the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration to support its plan to work with MURR to produce Mo-99 without using uranium as a source material. University officials are tight-lipped about specifics on Mo-99 production in Columbia. Still, they acknowledge MURR is collaborating with both NWMI and NorthStar and welcome partnerships that make use of the university’s nuclear resources and expertise. “We are positioned to work with both,” says Ken Brooks, MURR’s associate director. “It’s not an either-or moment.” columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 57
Domestic producers wanted Despite its status as the source of the world’s most widely used medical isotope, Mo-99 currently is not produced in commercial quantities within the United States. That wasn’t always the case. In fact, MURR produced Mo-99 for more than 15 years starting in the late 1960s. During the 1980s, a Cintichem Inc. reactor in Tuxedo, New York, provided a U.S. supply, but the reactor developed a leak in 1989 and was shut down, a National Research Council report notes. Since then, Mo-99 production has moved abroad, with much of America’s supply coming from reactors in Canada and the Netherlands. These and other producers create most Mo-99 by irradiating highly enriched uranium provided by the United States, says Orhan Suleiman, a U.S. FDA senior science policy adviser who focuses on Mo-99 production. But that highly enriched uranium is “basically weapons-grade uranium,” Suleiman says, sparking nuclear proliferation concerns. Congressional proliferation worries found expression in the American Medical Isotope Act of 2012. The bill supports the development of U.S. sources of Mo-99 using methods that don’t require highly enriched uranium and phases out the export of such uranium for medical isotope production within seven years of enactment. The drive for domestic Mo-99 production took on additional momentum when the Canadian government announced its aging National Research Universal (NRU) reactor would no longer produce the isotope after 2016. The NRU has at times produced as much as 67 percent of the world’s Mo-99 supply, and NRU shutdowns in 2007 and 2009 prompted worldwide Mo-99 shortages, Suleiman says. Moreover, a French reactor supplying Mo-99 will shut down permanently in 2015, and a Belgian reactor will go offline for about one and a half years starting in
“We’ve moved beyond proof of concept, and our technology works…We’re ready to go.” — Edmond J. Fennell, vice president of business development, NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC 58 \\\ OCTOBER 2014
MURR will use a variety of equipment for NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes’ Mo-99 development process, including Northstar’s Mo-99 dispensing system (above), bulk Mo-99 transport cask (opposite top), Mo-99/Tc-99m automated radionuclide separation system (opposite middle) and the MURR reactor (opposite bottom).
early 2015 while it undergoes refurbishment. What’s the result of these proliferation and production concerns? “There’s a lot of pressure to have some production capacity in the United States,” Suleiman says.
Center of production Domestic producers are proposing to provide that capacity in various ways. NWMI plans to build a 50,000-square-foot radioisotope production center on nearly 7.5 acres the company has leased in Discovery Ridge, a developing research park at Discovery Parkway and U.S. Highway 63 owned by MU. The $50 million facility, which still needs state, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and FDA approvals, would produce only Mo-99, says NWMI CEO Nicholas Fowler. Fowler says he hopes to receive NRC approval to build the facility by the fall of 2015 and aims to have the building complete and start Mo-99 production in late 2016. Once in operation, NWMI’s Columbia facility would be at the heart of a Mo-99 production
supply network designed to meet at least 50 percent of North America’s demand for the isotope. The proposed facility would extract and purify Mo-99 from irradiated uranium supplied by nuclear reactors across the country, including MURR, the Oregon State University reactor and a third reactor whose name Fowler says he is not yet willing to disclose. “We’re envisioning three, but we have the ability to add more,” says Carolyn Haass, NWMI vice president and technical program director. For MURR’s part, Brooks says merely that “there have been initial discussions about how we can work with them [NWMI] in the future.” Whichever reactors act as NWMI’s partners, the company plans to irradiate low-enriched uranium — rather than the highly enriched uranium whose use the federal government is trying to rein in — to produce Mo-99. Although it would use a well-known fission technique to create the isotope, Fowler says NWMI’s proposed process is innovative in that it could generate commercial quantities of Mo-99
tive package for its project, which the company predicts will create nearly 70 high-skill jobs. Steve Wyatt, MU’s vice provost for economic development, says the university has been looking for ways to build upon its nuclear and medical facility strengths. University leaders are excited at the opportunity the production facility presents to develop those strengths while serving the national health care system, Wyatt says, and will continue to explore other possibilities. “We hope that opens up other opportunities,” Wyatt says.
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using small research reactors such as MURR’s 10-megawatt facility. The company plans to use a unique design for its target, the name given to the material containing the uranium slated to be irradiated in a nuclear reactor, to be able to make use of the smaller reactors, according to a NWMI press release. As the home of MURR and an experienced high-technology workforce, Columbia was a natural site for the new production facility, Fowler says. Moreover, NWMI had an existing research relationship with MURR, which Fowler says was a “huge piece of our decision to be here.” Columbia’s central geographic location as well as the warm welcome that university and civic leaders gave the proposal also influenced NWMI’s site selection, Fowler says. The Missouri Department of Economic Development is offering NWMI an economic incen-
Another Mo-99 opportunity already is at MURR’s fingertips. NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has for years been pursuing a couple of alternative Mo-99 production technologies, aided by National Nuclear Security Administration cost-share arrangements worth up to $15.5 million in federal funding. Included in that total is $10.9 million awarded by the NNSA last November to support NorthStar’s work with MURR to develop a commercially viable process for producing Mo-99 without using uranium as a source material. Although university officials describe MURR’s work with NorthStar as a “research and business development project,” a NorthStar representative says the company is ready to go. “We’ve moved beyond proof of concept, and our technology works…” says Edmond J. Fennell, the company’s vice president of business development. “We’re ready to go.” The NorthStar Mo-99 development process based in Columbia calls for producing the isotope using a “neutron capture” technique. Instead of uranium, NorthStar’s process starts with molybdenum-98 (Mo-98) — a stable molybdenum isotope found in nature — that would be irradiated under the plan to produce Mo-99 along with a range of other molybdenum isotopes, Fennell says. MURR would then dissolve the irradiated molybdenum into a solution and deliver it to NorthStar’s on-site dispensing area, where the company would transfer the Mo-99 solution to smaller containers for shipment. From there, NorthStar would ship the Mo-99 to nuclear pharmacies equipped with the company’s proprietary technetium extracting technology, which captures Tc-99m from the Mo-99 solution with commercial-grade efficiency. The only uranium used would be that required to operate the reactor, under NorthStar’s plan. NorthStar has about 1,800 square feet at the MURR site and is currently installing Mo-99
processing and dispensing equipment there, Fennell says. NorthStar has applied for FDA approval of its project, which it must receive before beginning commercial production. Fennell says NorthStar expects to begin producing small quantities of Mo-99 by late 2015. By the end of 2016, NorthStar expects to be able to supply about half the U.S. demand for Mo-99, he adds. “Our strategy is to start small and then ramp up,” Fennell says. University officials shy away from discussing MURR’s role in future Mo-99 production, saying the timeline to move from proposed to actual production is lengthy and includes many steps. The FDA’s Suleiman is more forthcoming. “The University of Missouri has actually been a focal point,” Suleiman says. CBT
Breaking Down a Mo-99 Creation Process with NWMI • The first thing the Northwest Medical Isotopes production plan calls for is uranium. The Oregon-based company currently is working out an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to lease uranium, which the DOE would ship to NWMI’s Columbia facility under the plan and take back following its use. NWMI’s proposed process requires low-enriched uranium, or uranium with a U-235 isotope concentration of less than 20 percent, rather than the highly enriched uranium used in most of today’s molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production as well as for weaponry. • With the low-enriched uranium in hand, NWMI would begin a roughly daylong process to prepare the uranium for irradiation. NWMI plans to encase the uranium and ship it via a semi-truck to the MU research reactor as well as other reactors within its network. • The research reactors would then irradiate the uranium for several days. The neutron bombardment fissions uranium, splitting it into Mo-99 and other isotopes. • From there, the containers are to go back to NWMI’s production facility. Once returned to the processing plant’s rigidly controlled environment, company employees would open the containers and place the uranium in a nitric acid solution. NWMI would pull the Mo-99 out of the solution and then purify the radioisotope. • NWMI would subsequently package and ship out the Mo-99 as soon as possible, working to beat Mo-99’s 66-hour half-life. Source: Carolyn Haass, Northwest Medical Isotopes vice president and technical program director
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built to last
Going Up
›› City structures by Carolin Lehmann
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1. Boone Hospital South Campus
Location: Nifong and Forum Developer: Boone Hospital Center Contractor: Coil Construction Details: Boone Hospital is building a new medical campus in south Columbia. The new campus is expected to cost $20 million and eventually expand across the 14-acre property to to provide as many health care services as possible. Square footage: 80,000 Estimated date of completion: Summer 2015 For more information, visit: boone.org
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Location: 1400 Creekwood Parkway Developer: Ehrhardt Hospitality Contractor: Thomas Construction and sub Holman Construction, sub Runzell Details: This four-story, 96-room extended-stay hotel is expected to employ 15 to 18 people and will replace the Candlewood Suites formerly at 3100 Wingate Court, which is now a Suburban Extended Stay Hotel. The new facility will include a social area, complimentary laundry and a mini convenience store. Hannibal, Missouri-based Ehrhardt Hospitality also owns six other Candlewood Suites and operates a total of 25 hotels. Square footage: 60,000 Estimated date of completion: April 2015 For more information or employment opportunities, call: Ehrhardt Hospitality corporate office, 573-221-2340
3. Columbia’s Third Wendy’s
Location: 403 E. Nifong Blvd. Developer: Hamra Enterprises Contractor: n/a Details: Hamra Enterprises, which owns 34 Missouri Wendy’s restaurants, plans to open its third Columbia Wendy’s in late October. The Springfield-based company also owns both of Columbia’s existing Wendy’s, on Clark Lane and Bernadette Drive. The new restaurant is expected to employ 50 to 60 fulland part-time employees and will feature wireless Internet and a fireplace. Square footage: 3,825 Estimated date of completion: Late October For more information, visit: wendys.com CBT columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 61
Nonprofit Spotlight ›› We Always Swing Jazz Series
All That Jazz
We Always Swing Jazz Series celebrates 20 years. In the more than 250 concerts the We Always Swing Jazz Series has hosted since opening in 1995, celebrated jazz musicians from around the world have stopped in Columbia to play. “The Jazz Series was essentially created to present, promote, preserve and really celebrate the great American art form known as jazz,” says Jon Poses, founder and executive director of the group. “The idea is to present a series of offerings each season that gives the public a little bit of a snapshot of what is jazz today.” We Always Swing focuses mainly on modern jazz, a genre born out of post-World War II and a focus that makes the group unlike other regional and national jazz organizations. “We’re a freestanding community-based project, and in markets of this size, we’re one of six or seven in the country,” Poses says. “This is a very rare project.”
Brian Steffens “The economy has been busy lately. We’ve had our challenges, but we’ve not gotten worse. If anything, we’ve gotten stronger.”
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Poses has worked in jazz for 30 years. He covered jazz as a freelance writer and later ended up representing jazz artists and coordinating national and international tours. “I ended up trying to have those performers play in Columbia as part of the tour,” he says. “The Jazz Series started as an outgrowth of that. I had done that for 10 years, but I got to the point where I really sort of became more interested in the presenting side of the business.” Various concerts, fundraisers and other events fill up calendars each season, and this year is no exception. The upcoming season will host around 25 events, including concerts, a PingPong fundraiser and the return of celebrated and Grammy-winning musicians. “The first year of the series, we just did six concerts and didn’t have an education program,” Poses says. “Each year we build up a little bit more.”
By Sophia Conforti Now celebrating its 20th season, the We Always Swing Jazz Series will bring musicians both new and old back to Columbia to do what they’ve always done — play.
Jazz and the community More than just concerts, the We Always Swing Jazz Series is a jazz staple in Columbia. The group fronts a multitier jazz education initiative, the James Williams Jazz Series Education Program, named after late pianist James Williams. The program extends to students and community members across Columbia as a way to preserve jazz music in mid-Missouri. “I feel safe saying that if we weren’t here, there would be a lot less jazz [in Columbia],” says Josh Chittum, assistant director and box office manager for the group. “It’s not like if we weren’t here jazz would completely disappear,
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“I wish more people knew that jazz is a very accessible form of music. It’s not as difficult as some people tend to think.”
“A lot of jazz artists say that Columbia has the
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but I think we raise awareness of the art form and make people aware that it’s still relevant.” A major component of the Jazz Series’ education program targets Columbia students. Every year, the project puts on two children’s concerts, inviting the entire kindergarten through fifthgrade community to participate. “We provide a group to go in and present an ‘informance,’” Poses says. “[It’s not] just a concert, but we want the musicians to try and expose the kids to jazz and explain different instruments.” Another aspect of the program is its Jazz in the Schools initiative, where, through the Partners in Education program, the Jazz Series administrates different jazz programs in various Columbia Public Schools. The Jazz Series currently partners with Missouri Employers Mutual and US Bank to bring jazz education to Gentry Middle School and Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School. Some of the season’s visiting artists may also visit the University of Missouri or local high schools to either host workshops for more advanced students or play as guest musicians. This season, vocalist René Marie will hold a master class in March.
Alex George “One of the great things about jazz is there’s a huge variety of music within the subcategory.”
In the past, musicians have also hosted speaking events where they talk about the history of jazz or their personal musical journeys. The education program also offers opportunities for jazz scholarships to weeklong jazz camps as well as teaching opportunities in lower-level school systems for MU music education majors. “We’re exposing younger kids and giving older students a chance to perform and hone their craft before a younger audience,” Poses says.
Music on loan The newest addition to the education program is the Jazz Series’ Earle Levon “Vonskis” Memorial Lending Library. Created last year, the library is a collection of 6,000 to 7,000 jazz CDs and LPs that are open to jazz enthusiasts and novices alike. “People can come in and listen to whatever they want, and beyond that, we have a series of membership levels where you can check out CDs and LPs and borrow it,” Poses says. The Jazz Series is currently working with MU’s library science master’s program to catalogue the collection, not only by title but also by label, com-
“We’re a freestanding community-based project, and in markets of this size, we’re one of six or seven in the country. …This is a very rare project.” –Jon Poses, founder and executive director, We Always Swing Jazz Series poser, featured artists and more. Once cataloged, the library will be put online, and anyone in the country will have access to the collection. We Always Swing is also planning to expand its library to Ellis Library and the Columbia Public Library, Poses says. “Our vision for this is to ultimately turn it into a statewide-and-beyond lending library,” Poses says. “It’s a work in progress, but it’s really got a huge upside.” CBT Photos by Sarah Redohl.
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“I love jazz, and I love supporting the arts in Columbia, and this was a way I could do both.”
“Some of the solo jazz pianists like Chucho Valdés just blow me away. I think the Columbia public needs to know that jazz swings.”
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new digs
Celebrations ›› McAdams’ Ltd.
Keeping Up Tradition
McAdams’ Ltd. celebrates grand opening at new location. Change can present a unique challenge to a business rooted in its love of tradition, but for McAdams’ Ltd. manager Charlie Graznak, her store’s recent move to a new location was an opportunity to keep all of the things that made the business special while reorganizing and innovating with her customers in mind. McAdams’ Ltd. stood at 32 S. Providence Road for 40 years, its whitewashed red brick exterior and white columns making it a distinctive fixture in downtown Columbia. Now it sits at the intersection of Old Highway 63 and Stadium Boulevard in a building owned by Crawford Construction and once occupied by an auto repair shop. The location might be new, but, Graznak says, everything that makes it McAdams’ is still there.
A move across town “I had a lot of people come to me after they learned we were moving and say, ‘I hope the new store feels like this one,’” Graznak says. “So I wanted to make an effort to make some aesthetic choices that would replicate the things we did there. Not all of them are things you would notice right away, but I think they add up to show that we care, that we’re particular and that we’re still the same store.” These little details include the white columns outside, the china display cabinets — taken apart piece by piece at the old location and reinstalled at the new one — and the green stained-glass door installed by founder Philip McAdams at the Providence location nearly four decades ago. Not so little was the task of recreating the distinct look of the original building’s whitewashed red brick storefront. To achieve the same visual effect with the black bricks of the new building, Graznak and her staff painted them red and then carefully applied small amounts of diluted white paint to give the impression of whitewashing.
“We tried everything before we figured out what worked,” she says. “But we knew it was important. So many of the things we sell — estate jewelry, antique china, antique furniture — are things with a lot of emotional value. We wanted our store to have that same feeling.” Graznak, who co-runs the store with her mother, Rebecca Fahrendorf, learned last year that McAdams’ would have to leave its longtime location due to CVS Pharmacy’s desire to buy the building from landlord Mark Stevenson. The process of moving has been long and sometimes stressful, but Graznak says she is optimistic about the future. “Our customers helped us move,” she says. “They literally packed things into their cars and helped us move them across town. I’m so grateful for that, and I think it shows that our model really does work. When you’re a small business, if you invest in your customers, the community responds.”
The family business Community connections have long been a guiding principle at McAdams’. Graznak speaks fondly of her longtime customers, some of whom have patronized the store for decades, and mentions the close relationships her employees share with one another. “I’ve answered calls for jumpstarts, calls for rides, calls for everything,” she says. Sales associate Laura Hutton, who grew up on the same street as Graznak, says her childhood experiences with McAdams’ fostered in her a lifelong passion for jewelry. “I remember being 8 years old at some event with Charlie’s family, and I noticed this beautiful ring Rebecca was wearing,” she says. “And I was just fascinated with it. I asked, and she said it came from here, and I can honestly say that is where my love of jewelry began.” (Fahrendorf still wears the ring, a cabochon sapphire, today.)
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Coming to work for the store was a “natural progression,” according to Hutton. Her love of the business and her longtime connection with Graznak’s family made her a natural fit in a business focused on community, closeness and tradition. “Even if we’re not all related here, we’re family,” Graznak says. “And with that comes a sense of commitment and pride that I don’t think you get with larger corporations or chain stores. There’s no, ‘Let’s just get through the day and collect a paycheck.’ We all care about each other, we all care about our customers, and that’s what makes us special.” CBT
Timeline 1974 › Phillip McAdams opens McAdams’ Ltd. at 32 S. Providence Road. 1978 › Rebecca Fahrendorf, mother of Charlie Graznak and current proprietor of McAdams’ Ltd., joins the team. 1989 › Phillip McAdams passes away, leaving the store to Rebecca. 2007 › After spending several years pursuing a career in interior design, Charlie Graznak returns to the family business as manager. 2013 › CVS buys the building from Mark Stevenson. Graznak and her team begin searching for a new location. They settle on 1501 Old Highway 63, an address formerly occupied by an auto repair shop. 2014 › McAdams’ Ltd celebrates its move with an official grandopening ceremony. columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 65
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5 Tech Solutions to Put the Kibosh on Interoffice Politics And ultimately work to improve overall communication Challenge: “Oh, that page 6? I thought you meant the other page 6.” Solution: Video chat/screen share If you have a team member who works remotely, it's easier to read between the lines when you can see the hand signs. Google Hangouts, Go-toMeeting and Skype offer alternatives to cryptic phone conversations and maintain a human element. If you’re not down with showing your pretty face on camera, at least consider screen sharing to get your point across easily. Trick: Paint When video chatting or screen sharing with your co-workers and clients, don’t be afraid to employ all the tools at your disposal to get your point across. If your video chat doesn’t house fancy annotating tools, open up Paint, take a screen shot, paste it in your Paint pallet and then mark away.
Challenge: “I haven’t heard from him in weeks.” Solution: Email Email creates an awesome “paper” trail for a project. Use it to email meeting minutes and share to-do lists. Remember: Tonality is in the eye of the beholder, so emailing in the heat of the moment is not advisable. Leave snotty correspondence to adolescents, and face adversity head on with a phone or in-person conversation. Trick: Signals Add this handy tracking device to your emails, and eliminate “I never saw that email” from your recipient’s list of excuses. With Signals you can see when and how many times the recipient has opened your email, what he or she clicks on and if he or she forwarded it along, no return receipt necessary.
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“I know you believe you understand what you thought I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I said.”
Challenge: “I’m in the middle of something right now.” Solution: Google Chat Being interrupted is never fun nor is it productive. Instead of barging into your co-worker’s office and demanding an audience, ask for permission via chat first. Give them a heads up: Tell them how long the conversation will last, what you’d like to discuss and when. But don’t write a novel or include lengthy mission-critical instructions via chat. It’s called chat, not conversation, for a reason. TRICK: Update availability If you truly don’t want to be bothered by a chatty co-worker, close your virtual door by switching your status to away. If you’re easily distracted, consider turning off the notifications for incoming chats and emails to keep focused on the task at hand.
Challenge: “I thought that was so-and-so’s job.” Solution: Project-management software Everyone who went to college knows what a pain a group project can be. Little did we know we’d spend the rest of our lives doing, managing and earning a living by successfully completing group projects. A well-implemented projectmanagement system can make collaboration easier by keeping the project tasks and documents organized. Then everyone involved knows when it’s his or her turn to step up. Trick: Spreadsheet Not sure you’re ready for a project-management software quite yet? Try using a spreadsheet to get started. Outline the tasks, due dates and the parties responsible. Save the document on a shared drive or better yet in Google Docs.
Challenge: “You forgot to attach the file.” Solution: Google Docs Using Google Docs, you can work with others on the same document simultaneously so you're not revising the wrong thing or emailing a zillion files back and forth. Offer comments, or use the handy editing features to collaborate. Consider keeping process documents in Google Docs as well for reference in case of protocol questions. Trick: Suggesting mode 1. Open the document you wish to edit. 2. In the upper right corner select from the drop down. 3. Type your suggested text in the document. 4. Accept or decline suggested revisions by clicking on the buttons in the comment box. Accepts the revision as is. Removes the revision. CBT
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$37,150,000 HSRE-ODC II Mizzou LLC T C F National Bank LT 85 PT Columbia $21,560,000 Mizzou C V A LLC Walker & Dunlop LLC LT 1 College Park South Plat 1 and 3 Lots 101 and 301 FF with easement $15,000,000 Kelly Highlands Partnership LP Boone County National Bank LT 4C Smithton Ridge Plat 4A
$820,000 Schifman, Adam Gabriel and Aaron Kirk First State Bank of St. Charles MO LT 142 Copperstone Plat 1
$1,200,000 Glenn, William Jeff and Barbara Boone County National Bank LT 602 Oak Forest Plat 11
$674,800 Reid, Ryan J. and Michelle L. Commercial Trust Co. STR 26-49-14 //NE
$1,200,000 Jacaway, Robert J. and Deanna J. Landmark Bank STR 10-47-12 //S Sur BK/PG: 3901/74 AC 11.42 FF Tract 4 $1,179,590 Prenger Properties LLC 1st Advantage Bank LT 11 BL 26 Centralia Old Town
$3,850,000 McCallister, Brett and Jennifer; Tompkins, Shaun et al Landmark Bank STR 10-47-13 SUR BK/PG: 2404/56 AC 88.15 FF PT Tract 2
$1,148,459 C M O LLC Boone County National Bank LT 2K Rockbridge Sub BLK 6
$3,850,000 Tompkins Homes and Development Inc. Landmark Bank STR 10-47-13 SUR BK/PG: 2404/56 AC 3.450 FF PT TR 2 $1,574,700 J Q B Construction Inc. Boone County National Bank STR 32-48-13 //SE SUR BK/ PG: 4299/80 AC 21.24 FF TRACT 2B
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$1,536,000 Building Eight Properties LLC Hawthorn Bank LT 1505 Broadway Farms Plat 15A Lots 3-5
$3,950,000 Discovery Office Park LLC Landmark Bank LT 2 Discovery Park Subdivision Plat 2A
$3,850,000 Gates Real Estate LLC Landmark Bank STR 10-47-13 SUR BK/PG: 2404/56 AC 39.590 FF PT TR 2
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$1,000,000 Frame Properties LLC Hawthorn Bank LT 9B Herigon Center I Commercial Condos $1,000,000 Riley, R. Newton Trust and Joyce I. Commerce Bank LT 222 Columbia $940,000 Farmer, Christopher D. Revocable Trust The Landmark Bank LT 2 Firepond Subdivision $900,000 J Q B Construction Inc. Boone County National Bank STR 15-48-12 //NW SUR BK/ PG: 4333/100 AC 56.43 FF Tract 5
$650,000 Waheguru LLC Landmark Bank STR 10-48-13 //NE SUR BK/ PG: 339/468 FF PT Tracts 4&5 $576,500 Kempker, Steven L. R C S Bank LT 30 Eastport Gardens Plat 1 $500,000 Broadway and Broadfield Properties LLC Coil, William Randall and Cydney J. LT 1505 Broadway Farms Plat 15A Lots 3-5 $500,000 Stohldrier, Donald I. and Belinda Landmark Bank LT 701A Villas at Old Hawthorn Plat 7 The $500,000 Macriley Properties LLC Providence Bank LT 15 PT Bouchelle ADD $478,500 Melton, James W. and Lori A. Boone County National Bank LT 220A Vineyards Plat 2A The $478,500 Melton, James W. and Lori A. Boone County National Bank LT 53 Vanderveen Crossing Plat 4 CBT
Economic Index ›› It’s all about the numbers Housing:
Labor:
Single-family homes sales, July 2014: 226
July 2014 – Boone County Labor force: 93,602 Employment: 89,046 Unemployment: 4,556 Rate: 4.9 percent
Single-family active listings on market, July 2014: 887 Single-family homes average sold price, July 2014: $204,629 Single-family home median sold price, July 2014: $170,000 Single-family homes average days on market, July 2014: 59 Single-family pending listings on market, July 2014: 209
Construction: Residential building permits, July 2014: 102 Value of residential building permits, July 2014: $11,103,278 Detached single-family homes, July 2014: 28 Value of detached single-family homes, July 2014: $6,974,771 Commercial building permits, July 2014: 22 Value of commercial building permits, July 2014: $12,134,319 Commercial additions/ alterations, July 2014: 15 Value of commercial additions/alterations, July 2014: $1,836,949
July 2014 – Columbia Labor force: 62,850 Employment: 59,923 Unemployment: 2,927 Rate: 4.7 percent July 2014 – Columbia (Metropolitan Statistical Area) Labor force: 98,707 Employment: 93,879 Unemployment: 4,828 Rate: 4.9 percent July 2014 – Missouri Labor force: 3,080,234 Employment: 2,872,472 Unemployment: 207,762 Rate: 6.7 percent
Utilities: Water July 2014: 47,752 July 2013: 47,371 Change #: 381 Change %: 0.8 percent Number of customers receiving service in August 2014: 47,547 Electric July 2014: 48,287 July 2013: 47,645 Change #: 642 Change %: 1.3 percent Number of customers receiving service in August 2014: 48,041 CBT columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 69
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Patriot Cleaning Systems 3813 Citation Drive Selling Patriot Cleaning Systems Patriot Woodworking 2510 Lloyd Drive Residential remodeling company Paul Mitchell The School Mission 1611 Burlington St., Suite A Cosmetology and esthetics program Soho Designs LLC 2904 Oak Lawn Drive Residential and commercial painting Sports and Classics LLC 800 Fay St. Auto sales and repair Superior Detail LLC 1905 Vandiver Drive Auto detailing and audio services Terra 4D Systems 416 S. Sixth St. Date processing and remote imagery services The Turning Gear 13 E. Forest Ave. Graphic, Web and software design company
Mobile Fitness Solutions 5008 Carrieridge Drive Personal training
Undeniable 500 E. Walnut St., Suite 103 Digital content and experiential marketing agency
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt 503 E. Nifong Blvd., Suite C
Voyager Partners LLC 500 E. Walnut St., Suite 102 Consulting/ coaching CBT
By the Numbers ›› Boone County statistics
County government website transparency evaluation
Politics and government are two peas in a pod, whether you hate peas or love ’em. Here’s a look at local politics, from Columbia’s City Council to the men and women who represent us in Jefferson City.
Source: Ballotpedia.org
COUNTY Audrain Boone Callaway Cole Cooper Howard Moniteau Randolph
GRADE F AF D F F F F
Budget No Yes No No No No No No
Meetings Elected officials No Incomplete Yes Yes No Incomplete Yes Yes No No No No No No Incomplete Yes
Likes, followers, votes
174
838
57.9
State Rep Dist. 44 C. Rowden (R)
1885 5,852
51
State Rep Dist. 45 C. Kelly (D)
--
889
x
State Rep Dist. 46 S. Webber (D)
675
--
65
State Rep Dist. 47 J. Wright (D)
557
--
51.7
State Rep Dist. 50 C. Jones (R)
694
1,845
x
Lobbying No No No No No No No No
Public records No Yes No Incomplete No No No Incomplete
Local taxes Incomplete Yes No Yes No No No Incomplete
Source: 2012 American Community Survey
COUNty # out of total percent of total Median earnings
% of votes
Sen. District 19 K. Schaefer
Permits, zoning Audits Contracts yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Incomplete Incomplete No No No No No No No No No No No Incomplete No
Public administration employment
Source: Facebook and Twitter, as of Aug. 1, 2014; Ballotpedia.org x = unchallenged and - - = no account
Person
Admin. officials Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Incomplete
Boone 3,950 (86,513) 4.6 $43,267
Audrain 563 (10,555) 5.3 $29,443
Callaway 2,255 (20,879) 10.8 $34,473
Cole 7,438 (37,605) 19.8 $40,635
Cooper 654 (7,851) 8.3 $32,150
Howard 332 (4,593) 7.2 $30,896
Moniteau 902 (6,605) 13.7 $36,498
Randolph 667 (10,135) 6.6 $30,599
Top 5 contributors, 2012 (representatives) Source: Ballotpedia.org
$74,702 TOTAL
$101,590 TOTAL
$187,601 TOTAL
$461,647 TOTAL
$324,901 TOTAL
toP 5 $32,715
TOP 5 $16,489
toP 5 $140,930
TOP 5 $344,259
toP 5 $68,800
John Wright John Wright: $226,040 Rollins Capital Management: $75,230 John Riddick: $19,370 Richard McGuire: $13,618 Evette Ferguson: $10,001
Caleb Jones Rex Sinquefield: $27,000 Rightchoice Managed Care: $17,500 MO Healthcare Association: $10,300 Express Scripts: $8,000 Pyramid Home Health Services: $6,000
aleb Rowden C House Republican Campaign Committee of MO: $121,712 Tom Atkins: $6,500 Dempsey for Senate: $5,025 Missouri Club for Growth: $4,000 Caleb Rowden: $3,693
hris Kelly C Stephen Webber MO Health Care MO Association of Realtors: $22,865 Association: $5,000 Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd: $4,000 Pelopidas LLC : $4,989 MO Hospital Association: $3,000 Anheuser-Busch: $2,500 AFSCME Missouri: $2,000 Anheuser-Busch: $2,000 Ameren: $1,350 AFSCME Missouri: $1,500
Columbia City Council, 2000 to now Source: GoColumbiaMo.com
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Mayor
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Darwin Hindman 1995
Ward 1
2013 |
2014 |
NOW |
Bob McDavid 2010
Almeta Crayton 1999
Ward 2
2012 |
Paul Sturtz 2008
Christopher Janku 1991
Fred Schmidt 2011
Jason Thornhill 2009
Chadwick 2014
Michael Trapp 2012
Ward 3
Crockett 1995
Bob Hutton 2001
Karl Skala 2007
Gary Kespohl 2010
Karl Skala 2013
Ward 4
Campbell 1989
Jim Loveless 2001
Jerry Wade 2007
Daryl Dudley 2010
Ian Thomas 2013
Ward 5 Ward 6
John John 1999 John Coffman 1997
Laura Nauser 2005 Brian Ash 2003
Anthony 2011-12
Laura Nauser 2012
Barbara Hoppe 2006 columbiabusinesstimes.com /// 71
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Chris Kelly, representative of District 45 in the Missouri House of Representatives 1. You’ve represented the citizens of southern and western Boone County in the Missouri Legislature for many years. What made you decide against running for another term? I’ve had unusually good success for a member of the minority party, but I’m still frustrated to see the needs of the state not being met. Both sides have become so polarized that there’s less room for compromise — and that’s where things get done. You have to be where the people are.
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4. You have consistently been a champion for higher education and the University of Missouri. What do you think will be the future of those topics in the legislature? I’m extremely concerned. Over a 20-year period, the legislature has consistently underfunded and failed to meet its obligation to fund higher education in Missouri, particularly at MU. You can’t have a vibrant economy without a major research university.
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2. In 2013, you mentioned that one significant factor in your decision not to run for another term was the lack of seriousness in the legislature. Can you outline what you mean by this and what it might take to curb this issue? One example of the lack of seriousness was a recent important agriculture bill. The Republicans felt it necessary to put the issue of captive deer in that bill, which transferred the regulation of deer from the conservation department to the agriculture department. Now, that’s never going to become a law, and Gov. Jay Nixon rightly vetoed it. Instead of facing that and passing a good dairy bill, they’d rather fight about what they can’t pass than make progress on what needs to be passed.
3. What do you hope to see from Kip Kendrick when he takes over your spot in the house? I have no fear that he won’t do his work and, most importantly, that he’ll evaluate the facts in front of him and discard his own biases. Everyone in the legislature comes in with biases, and some of those are false. You have to be willing to cut loose your own false biases, and I think Kip will do that.
5. Obviously, that lack of seriousness is not something you will miss. But what will you miss? I really like both the people and the process. When I came back, I found that I liked the people who served now even more
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than before. Before, most representatives were older than me, and now most are younger. Before, most representatives were Democrats, and now most are Republicans. I also like the process. The hands-on democracy, I enjoy that. It was the most important work of my life, and I will miss it. 6. Of all you did during your time in the Missouri Legislature, what would you say was your greatest legacy? Your greatest accomplishment? The passage of the federal reimbursement allowance. We were the first state in the nation to do it. It was my legislation, and it completely changed the way that Missouri, and other states following our model, funded medical care in America. It had ramifications across the country and meant more than $15 billion to Missouri over the years. In my previous terms, the most important achievements were the establishment of the Katy Trail, and the other was durable power of attorney for health care. Since I’ve been back, the two most important accomplishments have been the passage of the bill to establish the Missouri Psychiatric Center and the passage of legislation to fund a new engineering school. CBT
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Flashback ›› Then and now
➜ The Columbia business landscape is always evolving, but it’s important to remember our historical roots.
BY TORIE ROSS PHOTO BY BEN MELDRUM
Since Columbia became the official judicial seat of Boone County in the early decades of the 1800s, three courthouses have stood in the square between Walnut and Eighth streets. The current Boone County Courthouse is home to the 13th Judicial Court of Missouri. The courthouse was commissioned in 1906 and completed in 1909 with a budget of around $100,000, completed by contractor J.A. McCarter. The square where the courthouse is located houses several historic and artistic monuments including a World War I memorial, which has the names of the 45 Boone County residents who lost their lives in the war, and
First Born, a bronze statue that celebrates the importance of family in the community. Although in the early days of Columbia’s court system, judges and juries met outdoors in pleasant weather and in private residences in winter, in the mid-1820s a permanent courthouse was commissioned. However, only 20 years after the building’s completion, the structure was in such poor condition that it was deemed unusable. By 1846 the court had appropriated a total of $15,000 for a new courthouse. Little is known about the architect responsible for the project, but the Department of Community Development at the University of Missouri Extension says it is believed to have been W.M. Winter, who earlier in
his career had submitted a proposal for Academic Hall on the university’s campus that had been rejected. The building, which faced south toward the MU campus, was positioned so that the columns of the courthouse perfectly aligned with the now iconic columns of Academic Hall. In 1909, as the current courthouse neared completion, it was decided that the 1846 courthouse would be razed. However, community members petitioned for the columns to be preserved. Today the columns of the second courthouse and the still-standing columns of Academic Hall, which burned down in 1892, remain, connecting the city to the university from Walnut Street to the center of Francis Quadrangle. CBT
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