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Companies can survive, even thrive, during a recession

Recently, I heard two series of local radio ads that I found refreshing. One is for a siding company and another for an HVAC firm. They send a...
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How to build a better exhibition booth

It's here - that time of year when businesses gather their crews, pack up everything they own and head down to some cavernous hall to sell their wares...
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Baby product business wins innovation award

Local micro-business Sass and Fras was given an honorable mention in the “most innovative” category by StartupNation, an entrepreneur community and resource center, in its Home-based 100 contest....

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News site prepares marketing launch

For months now, Alexandra Wharton and students in her global online marketing course at the Missouri School of Journalism have been sowing the Internet with chat and commentary...
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Local firms embrace online marketing

Who knew that tucked away in a strip mall on Bernadette Drive in Columbia is one of the major players in the soccer retailing business: SoccerPro, which is...
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Bond’s departure affects MU funding

University of Missouri system president Gary Forsee’s presence at U.S. Sen. Kit Bond’s retirement announcement could be seen as an example of the symbiotic relationship between the state’s...

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CBT View: Watkins should pick proven leader as police chief, Tom Dresner

When it comes to selecting a new chief of police for the city, why go outside Columbia and make a selection from a group of four unknowns when...

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Baby boomer’s perils in online social network

Late last year, some friends of mine convinced me that I needed to create a profile on Facebook and another one on LinkedIn, which is supposed to be...

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Nixon’s job plan gets positive reviews

Gov. Jay Nixon’s first task as Missouri’s chief executive is perhaps his greatest challenge: dealing with the state’s languishing economy. Nixon, who was sworn in as the state’s...

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The Mississippi Fish Shack is Southern Fried, Family Friendly

Mississippi Fish Shack owner Kim Perry learned to cook from her grandmother, and she displays photographs of her grandparents and her suave father in the entryway of the...