Columbia Business Times Archive

For a sampling of what Columbia’s art world promises for 2007, check out PS:Gallery’s first exhibition of the year, featuring works by nine artists—four of them local—in multiple...

Dinner and a movie—it’s such a common plan that it has become a cliché. But when Friday night strikes, you end up playing an hour-long round of “Where...

One can’t help but be impressed with ongoing economic development efforts in mid-Missouri. Both the city’s visioning process and a critical self-analysis are strong indicators of the efforts...

Columbia Area United Way volunteers coordinate community assistance through mid-Missouri agencies providing family, youth, nutrition, health, employment, counseling and shelter services. Nearly all funds raised locally go to...

Tom Atkins started a “mini Renaissance” of downtown in 1999 when he and his son, Scott, started renovating what has become the Atkins City Centre at 9th and...

For Columbians whose experience in dance audiences has been limited to viewing annual performances of The Nutcracker by tulle-bedecked amateur or out-of-town troupes, the term “ballet” has just...

After more than two decades in the commercial door business, Bob Drainer and his two partners recognized the sound of opportunity knocking when they heard it. Exactly 25...

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) is continuing its efforts to enhance services to the employers and entrepreneurs who call Missouri home. Under the leadership of Gov....

In a recent editorial, local environmental pundit Ken Midkiff, conservation chairman of the Ozark chapter of the Sierra Club, posed the following question: “Does the city council represent...

Sometimes it takes a few outside observations to provide a reality check. A well-regarded economic development expert from Florida and site selection consultants from California and Georgia recently...