Columbia Business Times Archive

Small businesses often rely heavily on loans to stay afloat. The recent economic recession has created a reduction in available credit for many small businesses, which makes it...

1020 E. Walnut | (573) 424-3757 | www.comoacademyofmusic.com Musicians of all ages have a new place to learn, practice and play — the Columbia Academy of Music. The...

The annual Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase will be held March 15 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. Self-marketing guru Jeff Beals will be the keynote speaker...

Midwestern students dreaming of futures in the film industry don’t need to head off to Los Angeles to get to work. The opportunity to take part in the...

A few years ago, I saw a comedian whose entire routine was based on “first thought wrong.” He openly stated those initial thoughts that run through our heads,...

Ornamental grass increasingly targeted as biofuel source Professor Stephen Long has been studying Miscanthus Giganteus for the better part of three decades. The University of Illinois crop scientist...

I saw an opinion piece by Robert Reich last week in which he argued that the US recovery is not real until we see jobs recovering. Lots of...

Columbia’s Gross Domestic Product, the market value of all goods and services made in the metropolitan area, grew about 3 percent in 2009 while the vast majority of...

Hansman Custom Homes is building two houses in The Cascades, both of them speculative. John Hansman said of the 30 homes he built in the past year, 10...

Two recent University of Missouri graduates have started a student angel investment group, an enterprising idea that gained a toehold with the aid of an assistant teaching professor...