Voices

From the Roundtable: True gains of HDTV conversion may take years to sort out

Several hundred million analog television transmitters are now little more than scrap material. Television station…

From the Round Table: Remove with caution: streetlight system an essential service

With revenues from sales taxes trickling into the city’s coffers at a slower pace –…

From the Round Table: Return local revenue to black by taxing sales over Internet

Participants in the recent Chamber of Commerce retreat in Kansas City heard that economic conditions…

From the Roundtable: Power Lunch: a productive forum for leaders public and private

Something we are increasingly proud of at the Columbia Business Times is our Power Lunch…

From the Roundtable: Broadening Broadway is in the best interest of ALL Columbians

The Broadway narrative is well known. The street that runs through the center of Columbia…

Guest Column: Columbia College weathering economic storm, no drastic changes

As the drumbeat of the economic downturn continues to sound, many organizations are taking measures…

Guest Column: Missouri perilously close to losing model system

Most folks rarely see the inside of the courthouse, but when that unpleasantness happens, the…

From the Roundtable: Columbia Photo move rekindles memories of homegrown business

On June 28, 1967, I walked into Capen’s, a relatively small photography store at 1009…

From the Roundtable: Return The Tiger to its glory by approving tax increment financing

The Tiger Hotel has been a downtown landmark since it opened in November 1928. Six…

Guest Column: At session’s midpoint, economic development legislation stuck in limbo

When the legislature convened in January, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry asked the…

Guest Column: Robison good for business

As a Columbia small business owner for 30 years, I’ve seen the local economy rise…

From the Roundtable: New police chief a good choice as crime debate divides city

One of the things Denver-area native Ken Burton says he’s looking forward to is returning…