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Eric Blumberg Veterans United Home Loans announced the hiring of award-winning journalist Eric Blumberg as multimedia producer. Blumberg’s role will focus on covering stories and issues across the...
The historic Wabash Station is considered the central hub of Columbia transportation. Originally built and opened in July 1910 as the Wabash Train Station, the station celebrated its...
1. Fretboard Coffee Last summer David Elman came to Columbia from New York after finding the vibrant smaller locale he wanted for his coffee shop. For his roasts,...
What is the general health of the road-building business in Columbia? We have two separate roadway markets in Columbia: public improvements that are contracted by local government and...
Billy Goat Chips: St. Louis Originally a product of the kitchen at Billy Goat Restaurant & Bar, these chips’ demand was so great that owners Rob Lyons and...
When Columbia’s first McDonald’s opened at 205 Business Loop, customers would walk up to the storefront and order their burgers and fries under the golden arches. At that...
For a downtown surrounded by a state university and two colleges, it’s puzzling that Columbia’s centrally located bookstores keep going under again and again. Get Lost! Bookshop has...
Name: Matt McCormick, IOM, CCE Title and company/organization: Columbia Chamber of Commerce Age: 37 Job description: I execute the day-to-day operation of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce to...
Laura Nauser was the 5th Ward Columbia City councilwoman in 2006 when she saw an ad in the newspaper. It was a time when her community was seeing...