Columbia Missourian
$15 million MU lab Garage:
to provide more jobs Design
By CHRIS DIETERICH
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news@ColumbiaMissourian.com
Analytical Bio-Chemistry
building
Laboratories christened its new,
90,000-square-foot pharmaceu-
tical lab facility with a ribbon-
cutting ceremony at MU’s Dis-
covery Ridge Research Park on
Tuesday.
The $15 million facility will
bring around 210 of ABC Labs’
310 employees under a single
roof and will provide capac-
ity to house future employees,
said Jill Nabors, a quality and
assurance manager at the new
facility. Speaking at the event,
President and CEO Byron Hill
said the company now has the
potential to grow to as many
as 500 employees over the next
four years.
Hill said that the expansion
and modernization of ABC Labs
means more jobs for Columbia
and more tax revenue to fund
schools and local government.
Before moving into the new
lab facility, ABC Labs’ opera-
tions were scattered among 15
or 20 buildings at any given
time, said Nabors. ABC Labs
will keep about 100 employees
at their chemical and synthesis
location on Interstate 70 east of
Highway 63.
ABC Labs, a research and
development firm for pharma-
MU celebrates first Voters: Officials still processing registrations
International Day
By GREG MITCHELL
news@ColumbiaMissourian.com
Flags of 42 countries adorned
WEDNESDAY, September 24, 2008 — Page 3A
PROPOSED PARKING GARAGE PLAN
The city manager and staff have set a public hearing to take place on Oct. 6 to discuss the functional
and architectural design of the new parking garage to be located at Fifth and Walnut streets. The
current model proposes that the structure be nine stories tall, with the ground floor reserved for retail
space and a level of underground parking.
ceutical, agricultural, animal
health and chemical compa-
nies, has been based in Colum-
bia for 40 years. ABC Labs was
50
Parking Number of
standard spaces
88 Retail space
the first tenant to set up shop Number of
at Discovery Ridge, MU’s 114- handicap-accessible
88 Police parking parking spaces
acre research park off of High-
way 63 and Gans Road. MU’s CONTINUED from page 1A 88
Research Animal Diagnostic
tects said the structure’s large THE GROUND FLOOR
Laboratory is also a tenant at 81
size and available retail space Includes space for retail and dock loading
Discovery Ridge.
will give it a different appear-
Charles Gehrke, a former ance than other parking struc-
84 4
Bicycle racks: Dumpster
MU professor who founded tures in the city. Still, he said, 15 spaces area or retail:
ABC Labs with two graduate “the streetscape and retail
84 4 682 Sq. ft.
students, was on hand to cut the space will make it softer.”
ribbon on the new facility. Kurz said that his company
74 5
will “try to design the structure Ground floor
Retail space: 12,814 Sq. ft.
“Thinking back, (the new
facility) certainly is a great to look more like a building 11
than a garage,” and that the
development,” Gehrke said. Police parking entrance
facade will let it blend in more 47
“We’ve gone from three scien-
tists to 310.” with its surroundings. Underground parking
The conceptual drawings Ramp to Retail/truck dock
UM System President Gary N
additional parking area: 1,825 Sq. ft.
will be presented at the Oct. 6
Forsee described the comple-
tion of the facility as an accom-
hearing, and the public will be
given a chance to voice its opin-
EXPLORING NEW HEIGHTS
plishment for the community ions. After that, the appropriate Although a plan
as well as a statement about 300 feet
changes will be made. The goal in April proposed
MU’s commitment to economic is for construction to be done in that the structure
development. The new lab facil- be 80 to 90 feet Proposed Garage:
late 2010, Public Works Depart- 200 110 ft.
ity and infrastructure upgrades tall, the current
ment spokeswoman Jill Stedem design for the
were steps toward building a said.
“critical mass” to leverage new new garage puts
businesses and the ABC Labs- its highest point 100
anchored research park has IF YOU GO at about 110
feet.
potential to bring “thousands
of jobs and billions of dollars” Columbia City Council will review
to the region over the next 25 the designs at a public hearing at MU Power Tiger Hotel: Hitt Street
years, Forsee said. Plant: 310 ft. 140 ft. Garage: 80 ft.
7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Daniel Boone
City Building. Source: WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS, TIGER HOTEL, MU ARCHIVES, CAMPUS FACILITIES MISSOURIAN STAFF
MU Chancellor Brady Deaton
CONTINUED from page 1A
St. Charles County is on pace
registrations.
“It’s been a challenge,” said
Charlene Davis, Republican
year. The Jackson County office
has also added temporary staff
to help it shoulder some of its
to surpass the 12,000 new voters
signed a proclamation for the director for the Jackson County work.
the county registered in 2004.
event, which is scheduled to be Board of Election Commission- The deadline to register in
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Bob Milne Returns!

for two concerts on the
J.W. “Blind” Boone Piano
Friday, Sept. 26 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27 1:30 p.m.

Walters-Boone
County Historical Museum
3801 Ponderosa St., Columbia, MO
For tickets call 443.8936 or visit the Museum. Reserved seating $30