Columbia Business Times Archive

Is the advertising industry a good economic barometer? I think that depends largely on whom you ask. In recent months, we have all heard and read quite a...

When planning the renovation of the historic Central Dairy building on Broadway, the owners of Downtown Appliance had to decide what to do with the space above their...

The following is the fifth in a series of articles about the importance and benefits of succession planning within your business or organization. Throughout this series, we will...

Columbia Business Times: Do you believe Columbia’s economy in 2008 will grow at a faster, similar or slower pace than in 2007? Erdel: Because 2007 was slower than...

As the population gets older and larger, in number and in girth, Boone Hospital Center and the University of Missouri hospitals expect by 2010 to be treating several...

“Christmas came early around these parts this year.” At least that’s how an older gentleman from Chillicothe expressed it after Missouri beat Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium. I really...

Crime, Lemone extension, the smoking ban. Not a day goes by without more feather-ruffling news from the soon-to-be-enlarged Daniel Boone Building. The Columbia Daily Tribune’s online news board...

A young professional stopping to drop off a donation at Upscale Resale might just find herself becoming a shopper as well. Such a fate befalls many area residents...

The United States is a giving nation. In 2006, according to the Giving U.S.A. Foundation, individuals and businesses donated nearly $300 billion to charity, more than the gross...

It’s tough to operate a public transit system—especially if your buses won’t function. That’s the challenge facing Linda Yaeger, executive director of the Columbia-headquartered transportation service OATS Inc....