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Participants in the recent Chamber of Commerce retreat in Kansas City heard that economic conditions in the Columbia area now are essentially flat, with city and county sales...

Something we are increasingly proud of at the Columbia Business Times is our Power Lunch programs conducted periodically in that “room with a view” on the ninth floor...

The Broadway narrative is well known. The street that runs through the center of Columbia dates from the antebellum era when it was the Old Trails Road, is...

As the drumbeat of the economic downturn continues to sound, many organizations are taking measures – some more drastic than others – to minimize the negative financial impact...

Most folks rarely see the inside of the courthouse, but when that unpleasantness happens, the abiding belief that justice will prevail gives both sides hope, as few litigants...

On June 28, 1967, I walked into Capen’s, a relatively small photography store at 1009 East Broadway, and found a business that was clearly in transition. I bought...

The Tiger Hotel has been a downtown landmark since it opened in November 1928. Six years ago, John Ott, David Baugher, Renea Sapp and I bought this historic...

When the legislature convened in January, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry asked the state’s lawmakers to view the current economy as an opportunity to lay the...

As a Columbia small business owner for 30 years, I’ve seen the local economy rise and fall. What sets this economic decline apart from previous downturns is that...

One of the things Denver-area native Ken Burton says he’s looking forward to is returning to a locale that has a real winter. Preparing for the April 1...