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Budgeting Basics

Event date: Sept. 29, 2021

Event time: | 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Nonprofit organizations should have a budget plan in place for their programs and activities. Learn what non-accountants need to know from Stephanie O’Leary, BizOps Chief Financial Officer, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, including:Basics of budgetingHow ...

Neighboring 101 Series for 2021

Event date: May 20, 2021 - Dec. 16, 2021

We live in a smile and wave culture where neighbors do not know each others names and seldom develop meaningful relationships. At the same time we have a national epidemic of loneliness, we say we feel more isolated than ever, and our communities ...

Fundamentals of Economic Development

Workshop teaches economic development basics and explores trends and emerging issues. Each Fundamentals of Economic Development (FED) workshop presents an overview of the economic development process and explores trends and emerging issues related to ...

Building Local Prosperity

This program guides communities through exploring economic development opportunities and building a goal-oriented economic development plan. Building Local Prosperity (BLP) is an economic development planning and engagement process in which members ...

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Webinar, publications offer guidance for local broadband initiatives

Published: Monday, June 21, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Thirty-seven percent of Missourians did not have wired broadband in their homes from 2015 to 2019.Should we be concerned that one out of three Missouri households are not connected to high-speed internet? What does “wired ...

Placemaking and Jobs

Published: Thursday, May 13, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The availability of good jobs is critical for attracting new residents to a community, encouraging former residents to return and convincing current residents to stay. But jobs alone are not enough anymore. Creating a vibrant ...

Arts can boost, diversify small-town economies

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A two-day training this fall will show civic leaders, artists, elected officials, entrepreneurs, business owners and others how the arts can play a role in community and economic development.“Community Development Academy ...

MU collaborates with community on audio tour of historic Lexington

Published: Thursday, July 10, 2014

LEXINGTON, Mo. – Visitors to historic Lexington, Missouri, can learn about the town’s rich Civil War history through an audio walking and driving tour created through the University of Missouri Extension Community Arts Program. The audio tour ...

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Broadband Technologies: A Primer on Access and Solutions

Publication date: June 1, 2021

Access to high-speed internet, or broadband, encourages equitable distance-learning, remote-work, quality-of-life and entrepreneurial opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic not only reinforced but also elevated the importance of household access to ...

E3A Understanding Energy: Importance Scale of Alternative Energy Objectives