Guest Column: Helping small-business owners reach dreams

On July 30, 1953, the Small Business Administration was founded and has since helped millions…

Guest Column: Meat inspection program preserves local option for consumers, producers

From the Missouri Department of Agriculture Every Saturday from March through October, shoppers at the Columbia Farmers Market line…

Guest Column By Heather Lutze: Expand by thinking global, acting local

Guest Column: First step in Gulf oil crisis: Stop the leak, not advance legislation

The BP oil spill is an ongoing tragedy for the Gulf Coast region, its economy…

Guest Column: Legislative leaders fail to support Missouri manufacturers

Did you know Missouri manufacturers employ nearly 290,000 Missourians, more than 10 percent of total…

Guest Column: An insider's view of payday lending in Columbia

Early in my job as a center manager for Advance America, I began noticing the…

PYSK: Sally C. Powell

AGE: 35 YEARS LIVED IN COLUMBIA: 13 ORIGINAL HOMETOWN: Cape Girardeau JOB DESCRIPTION: I am…

Guest Column: MU reducing coal dependence

The nation meets 44 percent of its energy needs by burning coal. The University of…

Guest Column: Business community: Speak up for bond bill, Missouri jobs

Recently several legislative leaders spoke out against House Joint Resolution 77. That’s the bill that…

PYSK: Michelle Schawo

AGE: 42 YEARS LIVED IN COLUMBIA: 34 JOB DESCRIPTION: I’m currently responsible for overseeing facility…

Guest Column: Columbia school bond issue on April's municipal ballot

Laura Turner has had one of her four daughters in Columbia Public Schools for the…

Guest Column: My vision of Columbia as a community that works — for everyone

When Columbia Business Times columnist Al Germond told readers it was safe to “ignore” me…