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The National Venture Capital Association has released its 2008 predictions for the industry. The findings are encouraging. 2008 should be an active year for VCs. In particular, 80...

Mark Twain once wrote: “A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back when it starts to rain.”...

The new year had barely dawned when the economy sent a strong message that uncertainty underlies the months ahead, especially for the financial-services sector that provides much of...

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...