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Other Views: P&Z Commission is no place for developers

One of the pleasures of returning home after a couple weeks in the frigid north…

Banks with local branches named top performers

Three banks operating in the Columbia market have made the American Bankers Association list of…

Finance courses gain popularity

At a time when Americans are grasping to understand the causes and effects of an…

SBA lending increases during credit crunch

While the financial crisis is making it harder for businesses to borrow money, lending backed…

Garden center closing after three decades

The 29-year history of Total Environments Garden Center mirrors the life cycle of a plant: beginning with the seed of an idea, nurturing a growing business, enjoying maturation and preparing for the eventual fade and fall of the blossoms.
While plant life cycles typically reoccur naturally, this is the last growing season for the Goldenhersh family business. After expanding to a business with 15 employees and taking over adjoining property, Total Environments could not survive the recent spread of mega-store competitors, its founder’s death and, finally, the recession.

Visions of Earth: a travel and art photography exhibit

CBT Photo Editor Jennifer Kettler is showing her work from Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands and…

Providence Road extension

In the works since early February and scheduled for completion in November, the Providence Road…

Stimulate the local economy: Have a wedding

After five years, I finally did something I never thought I’d do. My fiancé, John,…

Key leaders support downtown initiatives

Also by Mina Mineva Mayor Darwin Hindman and First Ward City Council Representative Paul Sturtz…

Oxygen chambers help treat wounds

New treatment is now available for patients who suffer from wounds that do not heal…

Entrepreneurship: A 12-step program for marketing in turbulent times

Adapted from an Entrepreneurial Excellence Week presentation The following was printed in the Wall Street…

Rehab unit offers advanced treatment to stroke patients

Boone Hospital Center has opened a newly enlarged and remodeled Rehabilitation Unit. The unit was…