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

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…

Business Briefs

Discovery property being refinanced Forum Development Group President Jose Lindner said an agreement has been…

Guest Column: Hundreds of unfilled jobs in Missouri? You've got to be kidding

What if I told you there are hundreds of great paying jobs in Missouri and…

Guest Column: Missouri Chamber compares upcoming session to a walk on a tight rope

After withstanding a historic recession for more than a year, some telling economic indicators show…

Guest Column: The SBA's surety bond program

The United States Small Business Administration, an independent federal agency, is well known for its…

Guest Column: Successful, long-term mentoring is good for Columbia

“I never knew the power that a little bit of time and a little bit…