Features

Mortgage company expands into banking, changing name

*Flat Branch*Mortgage Company expanding, changing name this month

Gallery on mission to extend art’s reach in Columbia

*Business Profile*PS: Gallery on a mission to extend art’s reach in CoMo

Music Muse: Notes from note girl #2

*Tracy Lane Music*“Smart House” technologies allow for seamless music at parties

Vespa dealership fills demand for low-cost transportation

*Scooter Power*Vespa dealers on a roll as scooters become more popular

People You Should Know: Valorie Livingston

*People You Should Know*Valorie Livingston persuades Coach Mike Anderson to be spokesman for Boys & Girls Club

City View: City aggressively seeking appropriate stimulus funding

*City View*Paula Hertwig Hopkins says the city is aggressively seeking stimulus funding.

Engineering firm nominated for BoY

*Business Profile: Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw*THH Inc. engineers tackle long odds to build business

Jalalis eye practice keeps focus on patient success

*Business Profile: Advanced Vision*Eye patients provide focus for optometry practice

Notes from note girl

*The Note Girl*Thumper Entertainment Director, Tracy Lane shows how to expand personal playlists

Personal pampering keeps priority status during recession

*Salon Market*Salon business still booms in bad economy

Couple tackles fuel efficiency challenge head-on

*Entrepreneur Archive: PureFlow*Making diesel perform at its best

Guest Column: Hoppe is the better candidate

*Guest Column: Hoppe is the better candidate*Should Barbara Hoppe be reelected to the Sixth Ward? Two business leaders give their opinions