Archive for August, 2007

Full story on taxes, needs should be told to people

Over the past several months, local media including the News-Leader have gone out to the community with tales of economic woe on behalf of local governments. The City under-invested in the police-fire pension plan and we (the taxpayer) must find a way to fix it; polls suggest that the Police Department is understaffed and may […]

Home buyers, Realtors see perks in cash purchases

Don Johnson purchased a home Aug. 1 in southeast Springfield. But unlike many home buyers, he didn’t have to worry about applying for a loan or waiting for bank approval.

Commercial properties now open to worldwide browsing

LocationOne is new online locator for Missouri properties.
Commercial properties for sale or rent in Ozark now have a larger audience, thanks to a new Missouri Department of Economic Development program called LocationOne.

Blunt supports repeal of new tax on Kansans who work in Missouri

In a turnabout, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt says he will work to repeal a new Missouri tax provision that Kansans consider a raid on their state’s coffers.