Columbia Business Times Archive

Editor’s Note: Randy McConnell was a regular contributor to the Columbia Business Times and the Jefferson City Business Times, now the Jefferson City magazine. The front pages of...

I love baseball, and I love NASCAR. My idea of a fun afternoon is listening to Mike Shannon call a Cardinals game on the radio while I watch...

Jim Cook had a grand plan when he opened Midwest Taxidermy in 1975. He would hunt and fish whenever he wanted in the summer and fall, and in...

In the near future, citizens of Boone County and Columbia will be hearing about contract negotiations regarding fire services. As the City of Columbia expands by smart growth,...

Times are challenging right now for many small businesses. Increased gas prices and other rising costs have caused many owners to tighten their belts to make ends meet....

Agency: Word Marketing Client: OATS, Inc. Client Audiences: OATS serves nearly 30,000 people in Missouri. Last year, the organization provided 1,461,988 one-way trips with a fleet of over...

Les Bourgeois Winery and Vineyards plans to more than double the size of its winery, which will feature a tasting room and tours of the winemaking operation, and...

The Joplin Globe We want to celebrate and call this a victory. In reality, it’s a tragedy. A Cole County circuit judge has upheld a lawsuit filed against...

Agency: Visionworks Marketing & Communications Client: Missouri Credit Union Objective: Missouri Credit Union needed a stand-out, national caliber advertising campaign on a hometown budget, and that’s exactly what...

Agency: Axiom Client: Buchroeder’s Jewelers Challenge: Reinventing a successful 112-year-old business while maintaining the equity built with a long time branding campaign. Background: When we began working with...