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Business Briefs: MU cancer center funding on track

Gov. Matt Blunt announced this month that he will ask the General Assembly to allocate…

Gleaning profit from pollution

Pollution can pay—if you own a forest soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or…

With salaries relatively low, MU seeks to bolster pay

Jim Coleman was making $175,000 a year as the vice chancellor for research at the…

Historic Flat Branch evolves from eyesore to attraction

Early in its history, the Flat Branch area was Columbia’s primary commercial zone. Over time,…

Business alliance filling holiday gift boxes with local goods

Missouri may be the Show-Me State, but David James, a retired University of Missouri professor…

Literary Landmark: The Missouri Review celebrates three decades in

Thirty years ago, a few University of Missouri-Columbia English professors made a brazen decision. They…

UM System seeks funding to train doctors, nurses

Missouri has a shortage of doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists, a problem that is straining…

Business proponents push for greater state investment in high-tech start-ups

Business advocates, including a local bank president and a university administrator, are using an unflattering…

Who are Columbia’s highest-paid nonprofit organization administrators?

Can it be profitable to run a nonprofit? According to IRS documents it can. Some…

MU poised to become leader in global nanotechnology

Nanotechnology may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but in mid-Missouri, the field is…

MoDOT gathers opinions on East Columbia road alternatives

After viewing the four competing road construction plans for East Columbia, Doris Littrell, vice chair…

Flat Branch: Creek of dreams

The transformation of the Flat Branch area of downtown into a park is nearly complete,…