Columbia Business Times Archive

Here’s a 10-step plan for starting the recovery The U.S. is on track to set a record for major weather disasters this year, with flooding along the Missouri...

Previous studies have shown that customer satisfaction plays a key role in the health and future success of any company. When customers are satisfied, they keep coming back...

Tourism and hospitality industries in Boone County are seeing a brighter fiscal future after enduring a prolonged economic recession. Trends show people have been taking fewer vacations and...

Verle Brown is in rare company — she’s one of few Americans who is comfortable with what’s in her savings account. And as a result of the recent...

The USDA announced June 15 that it is allocating $14.6 million to the Biomass Crop Assistance Program with MFA Oil for three project areas in Missouri and Arkansas....

New York Deli owners Micki and Ramon Marrero were just five years into operating their Columbia restaurant back in 2009 when they knew it was time to expand....

I’m often asked by clients how to be more proactive, how to take a leap of faith to move off the conceptual process and get into action. It’s...

Reprinted with permission from the Missourian Sheila Durnil considers herself fortunate. In just three attempts to qualify for the federal Home Affordable Modification Program, she was accepted while...

During the past decade, women have led the way in obtaining master’s degrees but lagged behind men in earning doctorates — until now. The Council of Graduate Schools...

VA Mortgage Center.com is expanding its operations in Columbia and expects to create 300 new jobs during the next five years, while tapping an estimated $6 million in...