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An OINK by any other name still won’t buy kid’s shoes

Most people have heard of the YUPPIE. You might even be a YUPPIE. But if…

Columbia employers support continuing education

The job market is tight, and so more adults are going back to school, education…

Customizing backyard wildlife

Mel Toellner began his business 13 years ago when he and his wife and children…

Wade leads push for adult tech training

Columbia has always prided itself on its abundant opportunities for higher education. However, compared with…

Can Caring for Missourians training program endure?

Gov. Jay Nixon is touting a program aimed at producing more medical professionals at universities…

From computer hater to mega Mac dealer

After Duane Burghard moved from Chicago in 1983 to attend MU, he quickly realized he belonged in Columbia. In one week, he started college, joined the Navy reserves and met his wife Mara in church.
Burghard eventually founded The MacXprts Network. The business, located in the Village of Cherry Hill, is now one of the nation’s largest Apple dealerships.

COLORS kicks off Independents Week

            Mayor Darwin Hindman joined a group of independent business owners at Uprise Bakery on…

Interpreting Nixon’s Ellis Fischel veto

            Gov. Jay Nixon’s decision to delay but not veto a $31 million allocation for…

Bank Failures: What you need to know

Adapted from a letter to BCNB customers With the proliferation of bank failures, I thought…

Columbia gets rosy employment forecast

Columbia’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.1 percent in March to 4.8 percent in April, according…

Customer Service: 911: Customer Service Emergency

  Have you ever been to a business and had an employee deliver great service,…

Banks tap TARP

Six banks with branches in the Columbia market have received money in the federal bailout,…