Voices

From the Roundtable: Election results favorable, not a mandate for radical change

The victories of three candidates for City Council deemed business-friendly thwarted an oft-feared council majority…

From the Roundtable: Who are the ideal candidates from a business perspective?

With the rhetoric steaming up in the days before Tuesday’s municipal election, it’s time to…

From the Roundtable: Let's not miss new industrial, technological opportunities

It’s an interesting exercise to review Columbia’s hits and misses in the economic development contest.…

Guest Column: MU reducing coal dependence

The nation meets 44 percent of its energy needs by burning coal. The University of…

From the Round Table: Candidates deserve darts for trying to hide electronic footprints

It’s disheartening to learn that two candidates for seats on the Columbia City Council left…

Guest Column: Business community: Speak up for bond bill, Missouri jobs

Recently several legislative leaders spoke out against House Joint Resolution 77. That’s the bill that…

From the Roundtable: Boonville Bridge deal a costly boondoggle

Let’s salute the Union Pacific Transportation Company for pulling off a really sweet deal with…

Guest Column: Columbia school bond issue on April's municipal ballot

Laura Turner has had one of her four daughters in Columbia Public Schools for the…

Guest Column: My vision of Columbia as a community that works — for everyone

When Columbia Business Times columnist Al Germond told readers it was safe to “ignore” me…

From the Roundtable: Raise the state gas tax (A columnist can dream, can’t he?)

Missouri needs to increase its tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, which has been stuck…

From the Roundtable: Angry voters might decide hotly contested local races

For the first time in many years, Columbia is about to embark on an exciting…

Guest Column: Hundreds of unfilled jobs in Missouri? You've got to be kidding

What if I told you there are hundreds of great paying jobs in Missouri and…