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The victories of three candidates for City Council deemed business-friendly thwarted an oft-feared council majority that would have been less favorably disposed toward business, development and entrepreneurship. Although...

With the rhetoric steaming up in the days before Tuesday’s municipal election, it’s time to take stock of what constitutes an “ideal” candidate from a business perspective. Although...

It’s an interesting exercise to review Columbia’s hits and misses in the economic development contest. The hits include: landing and retaining the University of Missouri and adjuncts, including...

The nation meets 44 percent of its energy needs by burning coal. The University of Missouri and the state of Missouri receive approximately 80 percent of their energy...

It’s disheartening to learn that two candidates for seats on the Columbia City Council left electronic footprints they hoped would never be traced back to them. Both of...

Recently several legislative leaders spoke out against House Joint Resolution 77. That’s the bill that allows Missouri voters to decide whether Missourians should dedicate some of the taxes...

Let’s salute the Union Pacific Transportation Company for pulling off a really sweet deal with the taxpayers of Missouri. Sweet for UP, anyway — a deal that gets...

Laura Turner has had one of her four daughters in Columbia Public Schools for the past 16 years. With her youngest two daughters currently attending Hickman High School,...

When Columbia Business Times columnist Al Germond told readers it was safe to “ignore” me and Columbia’s other mayoral candidates in favor of two “thoroughbreds” named Wade and...

Missouri needs to increase its tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, which has been stuck at 17.55 cents per gallon for 12 years and is one of the...