Commerce, Regions and Shelter Financial banks had big gains in the Columbia market this year while Bank of America, Premier and Callaway banks had smaller slices of the banking pie, according to the latest FDIC Summary of Deposits. The federal regulatory agency’s annual summary of deposits includes data provided by banking institutions as of June 30. Boone County […]
The expansion of supermarkets in Columbia has been exceeding the population growth for years now, and Hy-Vee is about to give local shoppers even more options when deciding where to buy their groceries.
The recession is causing more people to pick up groceries and cook meals at home rather than eating in restaurants, but store operators and industry observers say shares of the supermarket pie are bound to shrink when Hy-Vee opens its second store next month in the south and its third store next spring in the east.
KAB-278, the Columbia-Boone Joint Communications radio station, crackles with excitement on a weekend evening. Although not exactly the same as a “calling all cars” sequence in an old movie, the pace for Joint Comm’s dispatchers a few hours around midnight gets pretty hectic. The calls deal with the usual stuff: traffic accidents, downtown hooliganism, domestic
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The Fifth Down 912 Rainforest Parkway Columbia, MO 65202 289-3865 Damon Turley opened his sports bar on Oct. 1 in the former location of T.P.’s Bar and Grill, which is in a retail center adjacent to the newly widened section of Range Line Street that includes Jimmy Johns and Agave restaurant. Turley said the bar
*New Business Update*Broadway Brewery turns locally grown ingredients into home brews.
*Inside The New Government Center*Who has the biggest offices with the best views?
Last Thursday, the Joint Columbia/Boone County Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the Northeast Columbia Area Plan Draft. This is a proposed plan for the area around Columbia’s third high school. The expressed intent of the NeCAP draft is to finalize the planning and send the draft with a resolution to the City Council
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The old adage from Ben Franklin, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” might be the one piece of advice small-business owners should take seriously this year. How serious is it? The government predicts that between 10 and 60 million Americans are affected by seasonal flu. That contributes to nearly 70 million
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*People You Should Know*Stephens College President Dianne Lynch recalls the challenge of returning to grad school.
*Customer Service*In the Big Apple, Lili Vianello finds that running in heels is harder than it looks.
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