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When Billiards owner Phil Spudich recently called it quits after more than 30 years in business, he cited the smoking ban, telling local reporters he had “nothing to...

I recently announced that I am changing IDP’s business model from full-time employees to independent contractors and converting to a virtual agency. Drawing inspiration from such innovative firms...

The Columbia Business Times asked a group of the 20 Under 40 award winners to discuss their experiences with worthwhile continuing-education they participated in during the past year....

The phone is ringing. Someone just came through the front door. A customer is waiting to see you. Two employees called in sick. A delivery truck has broken...

Business by day, Rock after dark Barkelew’s musical life: Business whiz is back in the band Every Tuesday after work, the members of rock and blues cover band...

Downtown coffee shop/entertainment venue turns 5 The Cherry Street Artisan, one of Columbia’s favorite spots for java and jazz, is celebrating a huge milestone this weekend with its...

Time and again the lobbyists for special-interest groups tell the legislature that if only their particular industry could be granted an exemption from state taxes that it would...

Maybe I should wait to write this column after the second Sunday of July. The annual reunion for the descendants of Frank and Effie Schuster will have occurred....

I really did not intend for a pun to appear in this column. But we’ve been using the phrase “keeping utilities current” over the last few weeks as...

With computer labs so confining and Ellis Library lulling people to sleep, University of Missouri-Columbia students had been looking for a study sanctuary with adequate meeting space and...