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Columbia Business Times Archive

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City studying infrastructure cost-sharing

The debate over the fair balance of public and private contributions to Columbia’s infrastructure is about to be renewed. The city is in the early stages of recruiting...

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Business Showcase, sans conference, taking place Tuesday

View PDF The annual Columbia Chamber of Commerce business trade show has undergone a bit of a facelift this year. The chamber decided to place more emphasis on...

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Soapbox: Priorities for all April elections: jobs, crime, budgets

Several seats for public office are up for election this spring. From the Boone Hospital Board of Trustees to the Columbia School Board and the Columbia City Council,...

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Board of Realtors CEO resigns

Carol Van Gorp is resigning as chief executive officer of the Columbia Board of Realtors to take a similar job in Florida. Van Gorp has led the organization...

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Jeff MacLellan: The Man Behind the Numbers

So much for the small talk. When I finally got to sit down with Jeff MacLellan for an interview, I casually mentioned that for someone recently retired, he’d...
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Letter to the City: Attorney criticizes P&Z positions on Grindstone development

Columbia attorney Craig Van Matre recently wrote a letter to city officials criticizing the Planning & Zoning Commission’s decision to reject Red Oak Investment Company’s application to rezone...

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"Man, It Feels Good to be a Banker"

So you think bankers are boring? Check out Landmark Bank’s rap videos on YouTube, and think again. After all, more than 3,000 viewers can’t be wrong. That’s how...

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A Burning Issue: How coal-free can our city afford to be?

Columbia’s electric utility is having no problem meeting a voter mandate to increase its renewable energy supply to 5 percent by 2012. The city expects to provide that...
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Troubled Premier Bank selling local operations

Financially troubled Premier Bank announced today that it is selling its three banking centers in Columbia to First State Community Bank of Farmington, Missouri. After extraordinary loan losses...

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Notable Properties

John Ott said he was happy to hear that the Berry Building was named to this year’s historical Notable Properties list, but that wasn’t his goal when he...