Columbia Business Times Archive

Planning: Strategy or chaos?

How often do you participate in a planning process in your business, lab, office, department,…

Let’s turn Columbia’s alleys into inviting urban stroll ways

I was strolling down the long, wide alley that runs behind the businesses along Broadway…

Banks branch out

Need to make a deposit? There’s bound to be a bank close by looking for…

Fiscal Matters: Missouri’s surplus an opportunity to restore funding for vital services

The recent improvement in Missouri’s financial picture has led to substantial discussion regarding the use…

State business organizations weigh in with legislative agendas

The Missouri 2007 legislative session convenes Jan. 3, and the state’s leading business organizations have…

Entrepreneurship stimulates economy

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict that both the opportunities and the pressures…

Customer Service

Make business expos a key element of your marketing mix There’s no question that traditional…

MU’s Biggest Salaries

It’s no surprise that the University of Missouri’s head football and basketball coaches and the…

For a happy new year, start with art

For a sampling of what Columbia’s art world promises for 2007, check out PS:Gallery’s first…

With Vox online, date night goes high-tech

Dinner and a movie—it’s such a common plan that it has become a cliché. But…

University Connection: Recruiting talent as well as business

One can’t help but be impressed with ongoing economic development efforts in mid-Missouri. Both the…

Businesses help United Way fund local programs

Columbia Area United Way volunteers coordinate community assistance through mid-Missouri agencies providing family, youth, nutrition,…