(LISTEN): REDI’s president touts importance of air service at Columbia Regional Airport

By Zimmer Communications
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A top Columbia business leader says he’s proud of Columbia and Boone County’s growth in air service:

“We’ve got flights in all four directions: Chicago, Denver, Charlotte and Dallas. So it’s critical,” Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) president Paul Eisenstein says.

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Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated president Paul Eisenstein (2026 photo courtesy of Columbia REDI)

Mr. Eisenstein says it’s important for our community to have one voice and work together to bring quality jobs to Columbia/Boone County:

“Let’s go get them but we’ve got to work together to do that,” he says.

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Schneider Electric executives join Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe and Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe at the May 2025 groundbreaking ceremony (May 13, 2025 file photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Twitter)

Mr. Eisenstein spoke to 939 the Eagle after REDI’s recent 38th annual meeting at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.