Columbia Business Times Archive

In this spring’s Shape Up Missouri weight-loss challenge, a team from the University of Missouri Biographical Records Department finished first, and a team from State Farm Insurance finished...

Over the past 16 years, Columbians have learned what to expect from the Twilight Festival: As the sun begins to set, traffic slows down, parking becomes scarce, and...

The citizens of Columbia, Jefferson City and the remainder of central Missouri have a great misconception that the success of the Columbia Regional Airport is limited to its...

It’s my birthday. I’m in my car. I’m driving to Topeka. (That’s in Kansas, for those of you who are geographically challenged.) I drive past Lawrence. I smile....

In these dynamic times, mid-Missouri has much at stake in the decisions being made by our political, university and business leaders. We haven’t lacked bold plans, passionate debate...

The gifts from Pascale’s Pals to Children’s Hospital at University of Missouri Healthcare are getting more sophisticated. The latest contribution from the non-profit children’s health care organization is...

Columbia’s oldest and youngest residents soon could be sharing space. Fund-raising goals have neared the halfway point for Missouri’s first intergenerational daycare center, a planned 21,000-square-foot structure that...

The health care we enjoy today helps us live longer. But a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania reveals that we aren’t feeling particularly great. And the...

Performance appraisals valuable only if they are conducted properly Most of the organizations with whom I consult have some version of a performance appraisal process. Many have a...

With two newcomers, P&Z commission faces overhaul Jeff Barrow, acting chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, was only half joking when he answered the question on...