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When Alisa Warren got together with central city minority entrepreneurs late last month to discuss the challenges of starting or running a new enterprise, she found that their...

Measurable progress has been made in minority business development in the past several decades. Although there are still strides to be made, it’s safe to say that minority-owned...

In November of last year, Missouri voters approved Proposition B, raising Missouri’s minimum wage to $6.50 per hour, by a margin of 76 percent to 24 percent. Proposition...

Columbia Chamber of Commerce President Don Laird says the Web site that the IDP Group designed and programmed for the organization, www.columbiachamber.com, has become “an important portal for...

When Steve Powell answered his phone one day last year, he had no idea that a troubleshooting call would blossom into a new venture. Powell’s Web whiz reputation...

Is home your castle or your sanctuary? February is national “Get Organized Month,” and it’s evident from the billion-dollar cleaning/organizing industry that we all want our homes to...

Is it still a man’s world? When it comes to entrepreneurship, more women are taking the leap to become business owners. “In Good Company,” a conference sponsored by...

The organizers of the 2007 Chamber of Commerce Business Conference & Showcase managed to lure two nationally known speakers for the keynote luncheon and afternoon seminars on March...

After generally taking a hands-off approach to private health insurance for more than a decade, state and federal governments in January began focusing on ways to overhaul a...

Division Chief, City of Columbia Fire Department AGE: 43 JOB DESCRIPTION: Overseeing the Fire Marshals Division, Training Division and the Emergency Medical Services Program. YEARS LIVED IN COLUMBIA:...