Columbia Business Times Archive

Dr. Robert McDavid says there was a pivotal point in the debate over the Boone Hospital Center’s relationship with BJC Health Care when he realized the soundness of...

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. – F. Scott Fitzgerald. At an intersection on a hill overlooking the Missouri River...

“Thank God, it is almost over!” That seems to be the collective sentiment of the voters who have had to endure weeks of attack ads and drivel dished...

“Thank you, Mr. Knox, for coming in today and interviewing with our organization. We appreciate your interest. In closing, do you have any questions?” “Yes, just one. Why...

The Columbia Business Times asked the owners or managers of four employment services companies in Columbia to give us their views of the staffing industry. The following answers...

Ask business owners what their most valuable asset is, and they’ll tell you it’s their employees. More than facilities, equipment or inventory, it’s people who can make or...

Biggest threat to implementing change remains overcoming resistance to it In order to cope with the demands of current business, it is inevitable that one must be open...

With the onset of fourth quarter, many businesses find themselves in the midst of reviewing the past nine months and budgeting for the coming year. Where did the...

Beyond its effect on Missourians’ access to cures for diseases, a constitutional amendment protecting early human stem-cell research has drawn support as a powerful economic-development tool. Missouri, for...

By now, barring yet another rainout, either the New York Mets or the St. Louis Cardinals have arrived at the doors of baseball’s Promised Land, earning the right...