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The recent improvement in Missouri’s financial picture has led to substantial discussion regarding the use of an expected revenue surplus. Should this surplus become a reality at the...

The Missouri 2007 legislative session convenes Jan. 3, and the state’s leading business organizations have set their agendas for the coming year. Some highlights: Missouri Chamber of Commerce...

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict that both the opportunities and the pressures created by today’s global economy will continue into the next year and beyond....

It’s no surprise that the University of Missouri’s head football and basketball coaches and the director of athletics have the highest salaries on the Columbia campus. But President...

For a sampling of what Columbia’s art world promises for 2007, check out PS:Gallery’s first exhibition of the year, featuring works by nine artists—four of them local—in multiple...

Dinner and a movie—it’s such a common plan that it has become a cliché. But when Friday night strikes, you end up playing an hour-long round of “Where...

One can’t help but be impressed with ongoing economic development efforts in mid-Missouri. Both the city’s visioning process and a critical self-analysis are strong indicators of the efforts...

Columbia Area United Way volunteers coordinate community assistance through mid-Missouri agencies providing family, youth, nutrition, health, employment, counseling and shelter services. Nearly all funds raised locally go to...

Tom Atkins started a “mini Renaissance” of downtown in 1999 when he and his son, Scott, started renovating what has become the Atkins City Centre at 9th and...

For Columbians whose experience in dance audiences has been limited to viewing annual performances of The Nutcracker by tulle-bedecked amateur or out-of-town troupes, the term “ballet” has just...