What’s New

Pressure prompts stormwater variance reports

Media, Council inquiries lead to voluntary disclosure Late last year, 1st Ward Councilman Paul Sturtz publicly complained that the City Council…

DNR to work out Hinkson Creek stormwater reduction details

The Environmental Protection Agency’s final regulations meant to clean up Hinkson Creek retained a mandate…

Apartment project will prevent Walnut, College improvements

Pending expected approval by the Columbia City Council within the next few weeks, work will…

Tooting its horn: Columbia seeks to attract music fans

Lorah Steiner, who orchestrated Columbia’s tourism development for a quarter century, began a recent CBT…

What’s Happened

The UM Board of Curators voted Jan. 28 to increase tuition by an average of…

Networking nightmares: Tips for productive networking

One day, I might try my hand at movie making. I have a great idea:…

Lead, follow, or get out of the way

Recently, Gov. Jay Nixon recommended a 7 percent cut in the core budget of the…

Successful small-business experiments fuel local growth

During the past decade, Columbia has realized economic success. Payroll employment increased by 16 percent,…

Columbia’s economy in perspective

Then most dramatic swings in the local economy during the past eight years might be…

City navigates change with sound policy and process

Things and people are changing at the city of Columbia. Although the wave of recent…

Cool Stuff owner partners with next-door neighbor, Hot Box Cookies

For the past two years, Corey Rimmel has juggled classes at the University of Missouri…

Elly’s Couture catches customers on Web

Three weeks ago, Elly’s Couture went international. The boutique clothing store on Broadway had already…