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Guest Column: Overcoming vulnerabilities in the local economy

It used to be harder to argue that there are vulnerabilities in the Columbia economy.…

Outstanding offices

RAM Telecom President Blake Moore and his 10 or so employees moved into the company’s…

Community leaders assess economic outlook for 2008

Columbia Business Times: Do you believe Columbia’s economy in 2008 will grow at a faster,…

Business Briefs: MU cancer center funding on track

Gov. Matt Blunt announced this month that he will ask the General Assembly to allocate…

PYSK: Tracy Arey

President, Tracy Arey Real Estate AGE: 46 JOB DESCRIPTION: Real estate sales and development, new…

Fine chocolate micro-manufacturer hopes to profit from passion, good taste

Alan McClure is passionate about chocolate. He’s so passionate that he has made it his…

With salaries relatively low, MU seeks to bolster pay

Jim Coleman was making $175,000 a year as the vice chancellor for research at the…

PYSK: Michael F. Nichols

Michael F. Nichols AGE: 59 JOB DESCRIPTION: As the university’s senior executive for economic development…

Second Boone County couple uses wind generator to supplement power supply

On a hilltop a few miles northwest of Columbia, workers this past week began installing…

Despite housing market downturn, real estate guide publisher eyes growth

Husband and wife duo Lesha Hageman and Anthony Holmes run Maximum Media Inc. out of…

PYSK: Keri Tipton

President of Bucket Media AGE: 41 JOB DESCRIPTION: If you own a business or know…

MANSION MAGIC: Shining the light on a Capital City holiday tradition

Photos courtesy of Missouri Mansion Preservation, Inc. Every year thousands of people full of holiday…