Randy McConnell

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Gleaning profit from pollution

Pollution can pay—if you own a forest soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or…

UM System seeks funding to train doctors, nurses

Missouri has a shortage of doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists, a problem that is straining…

Ethanol’s Impact: Fuel boom transforming mid-Missouri farm economics

High grain prices help corn farmers, hurt livestock farmers and consumers Terry Hilgedick, a farmer…

Local bankers assess consequences of subprime nosedive, Fed intervention

Late last year, Tom Shimmens, longtime senior vice president and manager of Central Bank’s real…

Weldon family fights over assets

The struggle for control of valuable Weldon family properties in Jefferson City, Fulton and California,…

State Assembly faces sticky issues as session closes

For a news conference intended to celebrate high points of the 2007 legislative session, the…

Missouri General Assembly broadens insurance coverage

The Missouri legislature this year took incremental steps to help the state’s businesses—particularly smaller employers—provide…

MOHELA’s political, fiscal fallout

For Columbia, Gov. Matt Blunt’s 17-month-old plan to cash in assets of the Missouri Higher…

Jefferson City Council takes city in new directions

The Jefferson City Council welcomed four new members—and possibly a sea change in municipal government—…

State attempts crackdown on undocumented immigrant workers

The raid on Sam’s Janitorial Service in Jefferson City in early March has been followed…

Bills aim to discourage hiring undocumented workers

The Missouri House on March 26 approved a bill that requires Missouri police officers to…

Jefferson City chamber promotes local growth strategy as state government stagnates

Ralph Kalberloh chuckles remembering a discussion that took place four decades ago when he was…