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Interpreting Nixon’s Ellis Fischel veto

Gov. Jay Nixon’s decision to delay but not veto a $31 million allocation for the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center is being interpreted as either a somewhat positive...

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Columbia gets rosy employment forecast

Columbia’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.1 percent in March to 4.8 percent in April, according to the state Department of Labor. And that’s not the only encouraging news...

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Local automotive market in turmoil

Car and truck sales at Columbia’s dealerships plummeted in the first quarter of this year. The 11 dealerships sold less than 4,000 new and used vehicles, according to...

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Key leaders support downtown initiatives

Also by Mina Mineva Mayor Darwin Hindman and First Ward City Council Representative Paul Sturtz endorsed two new initiatives aimed at improving Columbia’s downtown, including a revamped management...

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County to consider sales tax for economic development

*Sales Tax Hike?*Boone County Commission to consider sales tax for economic development needs....
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Entrepreneurial Excellence Week begins Monday

A big part of this year’s Columbia Business Times Entrepreneurial Excellence Week is a series of free educational opportunities for anyone interested in improving how they do business...

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Columbia Chamber urges passage of Missouri capital-improvement bonds

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce has issued a call for business people to advocate for a proposed $800 million bond issue for capital projects throughout the state. The...

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County considering economic development sales tax

The Boone County Commission is considering the merits of a possible sales tax dedicated to economic development. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce asked the Boone County Commission earlier...

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Key players in development process find common ground

When Bob Pugh was elected Columbia's mayor in 1975, one of his first acts was an overture toward his chief adversary, Clyde Wilson, who was representing the Sixth...
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Columbia senator drafts Callaway compromise

Kurt Schaefer has been in the state Senate for only three months, but the attorney from Columbia has become the man in the middle in the fight over...