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Michael D. McDonald is determined to keep making low-budget movies in Columbia, and he’s lot letting minor inconveniences like his lack of financing or technical training stand in...

I have grown very weary of people telling me that I must understand the cultures of other people. I get especially perturbed when I am told that I...

The ninth floor of the Tiger Hotel was the setting for a recent gathering of people interested in the process of visioning about the future of downtown Columbia...

As businesses compete, strategies for advertising and marketing campaigns must change to meet the tastes and needs of customers and to keep up with advances in technology that...

One of Lisa Scribner’s customers wanted baked beans. After work he rushed to Super Suppers, a meal-assembly business in Columbia, only to learn that Lisa, the owner, had...

If you have a mailbox, you’ve probably come across your fair share of catalogs. And if you’re like most of us, a good chunk of those catalogs hits...

Not everyone is familiar with the term “executive coach.” A working definition of executive coaching is a collaborative relationship developed between a client with managerial authority and a...

In my first column on new media, I gave you a taste of new methods of communication. Now I’d like to focus on each of them in a...

What’s all this about “new media?” People in the marketing and communications business are pretty familiar with traditional media, mainly in the forms of print publications, radio and...

As the maiden voyage of Mesa Airlines approaches, business specialists say Columbia Regional Airport is at a “turning point” and they’re optimistic that travelers will book more flights....