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MKT Trail a Katy forerunner

Former Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman was pedaling his one-speed bicycle back to Columbia from the…

New Business Update

Miss Lou’s Catering Willie Smith, owner of Magic Services cleaning company, started a catering company…

Bar president urges Chamber to oppose judicial elections

A local attorney and president of the Missouri Bar urged the Columbia Chamber of Commerce…

Construction Update

Eagle Stop Gas Station What: Gier Oil is building a 4,000-square-foot Phillips 66 gas station…

Engineering firm wins Small Business of Year

Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw, Inc., an engineering consulting firm, was named the Columbia Chamber of…

Housing market rebounds

The CBT compiled data and expert commentary to provide an in-depth look at real estate and construction trends in Columbia

Builder realizes dream job: Hosting TV show about his trade

Cole McCollum said his lifelong dream has been to star in his own television show. With Building for Better Living, his dream has come true.
Building for Better Living is a home building and remodeling show that airs on KMIZ-17 on Sunday mornings. McCollum co-hosts with business partner Jason Richardson. The two have been in business as home builders and remodelers since 2008 and started thinking about the show in late 2009.

Proposed data center incentives stall

Columbia is trying to add one more carrot to help lure a data center or…

Green dreams? Apply for a state loan

Low interest loans subsidized by the State of Missouri are not only available to farmers…

Columbia Builds Youth: Job Point program offers training for young adults

In May 2009, after Jammie Sauerbeck graduated from Columbia Builds Youth, a Job Point program…

Dynamics of the local housing market

The market seems to have stabilized at this point, but it has stabilized at a…

Mortgage company to help build home for veteran

By Veteran’s Day this November, there will be one more house in Columbia, this one…