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Neon!

Flashing neon lights, pinball machines and the sound of the Beach Boys on the radio welcome visitors as they enter Jim McCarter’s neon shop. The calendar pinned on...
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Perfect Pairings, Like with the Like

Latin Food and Wine Summit brings a taste of the world to Columbia “Fay-jwa-da” — spelled Feijoada. It took me a while to say but no time at...

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Prepare for health care reform now before it’s too late

Business managers should examine their health care benefits now rather than wait and see how federal legislation pans out, according to a consultant who recently spoke to the...

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Banking questions every small business should ask

The story is a familiar one. A small-business owner is talking with his banker, who casually mentions the money he could be saving with a particular service. “I...

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People are talking… Are you part of the conversation?

In previous years, marketers and businesses directed their messages to an audience in the form of a push. An ad was produced, the consumer listened, and if the...

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New Business Update: Downtown

Olive Café and Grocery 21 N. Providence Rd. Café Berlin has opened at its new location at 10th and Park streets, and Olive Café and Grocery took its...

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Newsy.com? There’s an app for that

Columbia-based Media Convergence Group’s video news iPhone application for Newsy.com is currently ranked as the sixth most downloaded free news app in Apple’s iTunes App Store. Downloads of...

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Local bank market shifts

Commerce, Regions and Shelter Financial banks had big gains in the Columbia market this year while Bank of America, Premier and Callaway banks had smaller slices of the...

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Grocery Glut

The expansion of supermarkets in Columbia has been exceeding the population growth for years now, and Hy-Vee is about to give local shoppers even more options when deciding...
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The Corner Pharmacy: Vaccinations provide “ounce of prevention”

The old adage from Ben Franklin, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” might be the one piece of advice small-business owners should take seriously...