Columbia Business Times Archive

This is what East Broadway in downtown Columbia looked like 40 years ago, shortly before the canopy went up. There were no regulations or even guidelines governing signage....

My last several columns were somewhat cynical. In fact, some could argue that they were depressing. As a direct result, I am going to try to be a...

Public research universities are faced with the ongoing challenge of finding the best combination of funding sources to match their missions. The relative proportion of funding from the...

City Council fails first significant visioning test On the same week that the Columbia City Council approved the choice of a consultant for the city’s visioning project, it...

Amid the accolades our Daniel Boone Little League team earned by making it into the Little League World Series this year—a parade down Broadway, official recognition in the...

Once a thriving restaurant where former President Bill Clinton dined, the old Sutton Place at 70 E. Broadway has sat empty for years, as quiet as the cemetery...

Michael D. McDonald is determined to keep making low-budget movies in Columbia, and he’s lot letting minor inconveniences like his lack of financing or technical training stand in...

I have grown very weary of people telling me that I must understand the cultures of other people. I get especially perturbed when I am told that I...

The ninth floor of the Tiger Hotel was the setting for a recent gathering of people interested in the process of visioning about the future of downtown Columbia...

As businesses compete, strategies for advertising and marketing campaigns must change to meet the tastes and needs of customers and to keep up with advances in technology that...