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During a a series of discussions with the Mayor City Council community and business leaders and open community forums a a a portrait of the City’s Ideal Candidate emerged – the descriptors included:
Opportunities
» While the the the next City Manager will will inherit a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a knowledgeable seasoned staff to to to assist in in in in guiding their transition into this this role there will also be opportunities to to attract and accentuate this this dedicated team of staff members » Many large large businesses are locating in in in in in Columbia and and creating more jobs The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is is the the largest research reactor in the the United States and produces radioisotopes used in in in nuclear medicine This led Northwest Isotopes LLC to to to bring their radioisotope production facility to Columbia which will include new jobs Additionally large employers like Aurora Organic Dairy and American Outdoor Brands are actively hiring » After years of of of tremendous growth in in users and service Columbia Regional Airport Airport is is is about to embark on on on on a a a a a new voter-approved replacement of of the the Airport Terminal This expansion is is one of of the the City Council’s highest priorities » The City City Council is currently in fin in the the the the final year of of their 2016-2019 Strategic Plan and it it it represented the the the the City’s effort toward the common cause of making Columbia a a a a a a a a a place where all families cannot only live but thrive The next next City City Manager will figure greatly in in the City’s next next planning effort