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Don’t ever rely on my prognostications in regard to election outcomes. With the exception of Laura Nauser, the Columbia City Council is now dominated with single-issue office holders....

As a business person, you know that it’s critical to stay state-of-the-art in your industry and with customers. One unfortunate transaction or missed opportunity can affect you for...

Temporary staffing has come a long way since the days of calling up an agency for a “girl” to fill in behind a typewriter. But over the years...

The University of Missouri-Columbia Career Center expanded its recruitment program last month with the first all-campus HireMizzouGrads.com Career Fair, which attracted more than 125 local and national employers....

It’s one of the most important functions in an organization, and it’s also one of the most time-consuming. Which is why more and more companies outsource it. Employee...

One day recently, upon seeing me dressed in a red jacket, a coworker told me she read an article proclaiming red as “the new black.” Two weeks prior,...

There are many strategies that businesses use to retain high-quality employees. Some of these include good benefit packages, flexible scheduling, congenial work environments and family-friendly policies, but a...

When a doctor or nurse draws blood or takes a tissue sample at a hospital or clinic in mid-Missouri, the samples and specimens are likely to end up...

This piece is about the Missouri River. I have written before about the public policy relating to the Missouri River, and I have done so for many years....

A good business development consultant is very similar to your doctor. The physician’s goal is to discover the real source of pain. Many times a patient will describe...