Features

Retail rents rising with construction costs

Commercial real estate agent Paul Land of Plaza Realty has his work cut out for…

Business Incubator a key component of high-tech development strategy

As Columbia builds a technology-led economic-development strategy, many see a key component falling into place:…

Regency Hotel project encouraged by national chain, Columbia city manager

Owners of the downtown Regency Hotel are close to securing the $17 million they need…

Pooper scoopers fill niche in growing pet-care industry

When your job is pet waste disposal, it pays to have a sense of humor…

Over generations, city demonstrates importance of Wabash Station, rail line

As Columbia moves toward the rededication of the renovated Wabash Station this fall, it seems…

Local bankers assess consequences of subprime nosedive, Fed intervention

Late last year, Tom Shimmens, longtime senior vice president and manager of Central Bank’s real…

MU is the engine that drives technology-led development

There is little doubt that the first component is in place for a technology-driven economic…

Need last-minute financing for your child’s education?

The time has finally arrived. Your child soon will enter college. You’ve been dreaming, planning…

Market downturn ripples through local economy

Veteran developer Rob Wolverton’s analysis of the local real estate market and the city’s breakdown…

Whispers

ey, Super-size that Food (Bank) order! Peggy Kirkpatrick, executive director of the Central Missouri Food…

Weldon family fights over assets

The struggle for control of valuable Weldon family properties in Jefferson City, Fulton and California,…

Columbia Public Schools committees modify attendance boundaries, plan new schools

Columbia Public Schools are adapting to the city’s changing demographics. This summer, the district began…