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The Enhanced Enterprise Zone in Columbia is a bad idea. The necessary conditions for it to help the city’s economic development do not exist, leaving Columbians with higher...

Lee Terry-Russel CEO, Columbia Board of REALTORS Age: Yikes — 63 Job description: This is a people-oriented job. As CEO, I am responsible to more than 450 REALTOR...

Melissa Carr director, Daniel Boone Regional Library Age: 60 Years lived in Columbia: Since I arrived for my freshman year at the University of Missouri 42 years ago...

Renovation gives new life to Columbia’s first shopping mall...

According to a 2011 study by the Kauffman Foundation, 54 percent of people in the millennial generation want to start their own business or already have. Missouri Innovation...

Dog Daze Playcare provides dog owners with a much-needed daycare service for their special pets. “There is very little competition,” says Becky Henson, owner of Dog Daze Playcare....

Jina Yoo, owner of Jina Yoo’s Asian Bistro, gained local fame as one of 100 finalists on the Korean television production of “MasterChef.”...
A fire two years ago destroyed the historic barn that was home to the Maplewood Barn Community Theatre. A new stage and barn will make their debut May...
Manufacturing jobs stimulate Columbia’s economy...

With the recent Supreme Court hearings, the rhetoric has ramped up significantly regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. I cannot speak knowledgeably about the constitutionality...