Columbia Business Times Archive

People my age don’t generally think about retirement. But with the University of Missouri and the city of Columbia talking about big changes to their retirement systems, I’ve...

The city of Columbia, Boone County and the University of Missouri have reached a preliminary agreement with state environmental regulators on a stormwater permit for the community. The...

The UM System’s evaluation of its pension plan has entered the next step. UM President Gary Forsee held a town-hall style meeting with faculty today after an all-day...

The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission will take another look at developer David Atkins’ Richland Road annexation proposal at its meeting Thursday night. But this time it will...

The upcoming departure of Columbia Finance Director Lori Fleming and City Manager Bill Watkins means the two officials most involved in the city’s budget development will be gone...

To give voters a quick primer for the election Tuesday, the CBT sent three questions to each of the candidates in the competitive state legislative races in Boone...

In about one quarter of the largest cities in the United States, city governments have implemented an earnings tax. Generally speaking, the tax base consists of income earned...

Ask anyone if there is a difference between leaders and managers, and they will most certainly say yes. If you dig a little deeper and ask them to...