Columbia Business Times Archive

Three weeks ago, Elly’s Couture went international. The boutique clothing store on Broadway had already shipped designer clothes and jewelry as far away as California, but the sale...

The Environmental Protection Agency today issued final regulations that mandate steep reductions in stormwater flowing into Hinkson Creek. Columbia, Boone County and MU vigorously opposed the proposed regulations...

The passage of the year reminds me of taking a turn at the playground slide. Climbing to the top provides the perch to review the year just left...

After three months of hearings with little public opposition, the Columbia Tax Increment Financing Commission lent its support to the proposal to redevelop the Regency Hotel on Broadway...

Presiding Boone County Commissioner Ken Pearson published comments on early childhood education in this venue in December. He stated: “Data show that every dollar spent on at-risk children...

A UM Board of Curators search committee meets Thursday at the Columbia campus to begin discussing the process for finding Gary Forsee’s replacement. Forsee stepped down Jan. 7;...

Sally and Jim Orgren moved to Columbia from Buffalo, N.Y., in October. Since then, they have been living with their daughter, Christine Sandvol, and keeping their furniture in...

The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission voted against a proposal to rezone land at the corner of College Avenue and Walnut so a development company could build a...

The Columbia Board of Realtors has chosen auctioneer Larry Atterberry to receive the 2010 Denny Douglas Recognition Award. The award recognizes Realtors who give their time, energy and...

It was a sentimental journey last week, when I returned to Springfield, Ill., for the annual reunion of former WTAX Radio employees, many of whom I was working...