Torie Ross

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Day in the Life of a Barista

By the time 10 a.m. rolls around, Dale Bassham has already downed more cups of…

Small Business of the Year finalist: Kilgore’s Respiratory Services

Licensed respiratory therapist Kelly Bietsch always knew she needed more from her career than working…

LaunchCode to hold information session at Columbia College

LaunchCode, a St. Louis based non-profit, will be holding an information session Monday, May 4,…

Day in the Life of Miss Missouri

When Rebecca Dunn entered her first Miss Missouri USA pageant two years ago, she didn’t…

Welcome to Columbia, Fiber!

  Thousands of hair-thin strands of glass reflect light like a mirror, carrying data to…

Dunkin’ Donuts announces opening of Columbia restaurant

On Tuesday, Feb 24. , Dunkin’ Donuts announced a franchise agreement for the development of…

911 Redone

A much-needed, major overhaul of Boone County Joint Communications and the Office of Emergency Management is about to take place. Here are the details.

Day in the Life: Columbia’s Willy Wonka

Mike Atkinson grew up at The Candy Factory. His parents, Sam and Donna Atkinson, previous…

Boone Hospital in Growth Mode

After being listed as one of the top four hospitals in Missouri by U.S. News…

Columbia’s SBDC earns outstanding review

The Small Business Development Center, a nationwide program that has centers in 27 cities and…

Downtown Development, Dollar by Dollar

The dollars and cents behind some of the city’s latest downtown real estate investments

Columbia’s growth initiatives win national award

The City of Columbia’s efforts to handle parking downtown and make it a more walkable…