November 28, 2008

Starting your own business in a recession offers opportunities Often times, the monotony of punching the clock as someone else’s employee leads to day dreams of starting a business and being your own boss. In rough economic times, those day dreams may never pass beyond imagination. “Times are tough; how could I start my own

As Columbia’s building boom fades into memory, some speculative developers who entered the market too late – and the bankers who loaned them money – have had to accept that demand for their property is unlikely to rise in the near future. The market stagnation has forced the developers to give back large tracts of

It’s not a comfortable subject. No one likes to discuss crime or fraud, particularly when it’s perpetrated in our own community. But Officer Jessie Hayden Pitman, advanced crime prevention specialist with the Columbia Police Department’s Community Services Unit, recently told a group of local business owners it’s important to be aware, prepared and proactive in

Undeveloped land among largest foreclosures and deeds in lieu of foreclosure in past year
Deeds of trust only reflect maximum borrowing limits.