Charles Latham, mayor of Fulton
Bob Riley, mayor of Moberly
Julie Thacher, mayor of Boonville
From main street commerce to energy innovations… what will drive the economy in mid-Missouri’s smaller cities? Mayors from around the region discuss the business health of our small towns and what is being done to help boost their economies. Panelists:
Charles Latham, mayor of Fulton Bob Riley, mayor of Moberly Julie Thacher, mayor of Boonville
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How accessible is the American dream to someone in poverty in mid-Missouri? We'll take a look at how realistic an idea it is given today's economic landscape, and we'll discuss what works and what doesn't in helping people move up from the bottom of the socio-economic ladder. Panelists:
Robin Acree, executive director, GRO-Grass Roots Organizing Darin Preis, executive director, Central Missouri Community Action Additional links: Mid-Missouri Community Alliance Summit (mentioned during the Intersection discussion) Family wage calculator for Missouri (from the Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis) More than 100 people quietly participated in the effort to bring a new IBM technology deliver service center to Columbia. Among the reasons IBM chose Columbia was about $31 million dollars in state and local economic incentives. Today's Intersection discussion includes an explanation of how the deal was arranged, what drew IBM to Columbia, and the potential economic impact of the facility, which is expected to create 800 new jobs by 2012. Panelists: Mike Brooks, president, Regional Economic Development Inc. Dave Griggs, chairman of the board, Regional Economic Development Inc. Barbara Hoppe, Columbia sixth ward councilwoman Additional media coverage on this topic:
IBM: From Chip to Tiger (Columbia Daily Tribune, May 22, 2010) — A good overview of the whole deal IBM commits to bring at least 600 jobs to Columbia (Columbia Missourian, May 21, 2010) — Another helpful overview COLUMN: IBM deal includes protections for Columbia residents (Columbia Missourian, May 20, 2010) — Columnist George Kennedy checks in with the city manager and explains why it's a good deal for the city COLUMN: IBM going to have a hard time living up to hype (Columbia Missourian, May 20, 2010) — Columnist David Rosman offers a reality check EDITORIAL: IBM, big gain, big cost — Hank Waters analyzes the deal Additional coverage from the Columbia Missourian Panelists: Mike Brooks, president, Regional Economic Development Inc., (REDI) Malinda Gee, job placement adviser, Job Point Alan Spell, research manager, Missouri Department of Economic Development |