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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,…

Critters keep trapper busy as housing spreads to woodlands

As subdivisions continue to spread into rural areas, varmints like moles, mice and opossums that…

Development plan leaves neighborhood divided

Turn onto Wilkes Boulevard from College Avenue and you’ll quickly see why North Central is…

Coach takes performance psychology from athletic arena to business world

Rick McGuire, the University of Missouri’s head track and field coach since 1982, is well…

City grappling with third neighborhood zoning overlay plan

The North Central Columbia Neighborhood Association’s proposed development ordinance is the third neighborhood overlay district…

Finditcomo.com Web site finds its niche, connecting local sellers to buyers

Dissatisfied with traditional newspaper classified advertising and having experienced similarly disappointing results with eBay transactions,…

Region forms economic development partnership

Representatives of 12 counties surrounding Columbia and stretching down to the Lake of the Ozarks…