Features

City hall space needs grow with population

Columbians may not remember that the city launched its own space program in the 1960s.…

Baseball undermined by schedule

Well, we’re right in the middle of Major League Baseball’s Interleague Play, one of the…

Apartment search reveals strong downtown rental market

When I returned to Columbia after years of living all over the country, I wanted…

State Assembly faces sticky issues as session closes

For a news conference intended to celebrate high points of the 2007 legislative session, the…

Flooding deals another blow to already lagging Missouri River shipping

After being shortened because of drought, the barge traffic season on the Missouri River has…

Menu myth debunked

For years, textbooks and restaurant consultants have contended that menu item placement directly influenced how…

Cooper’s Landing negotiates space with the raging river

To Mike Cooper, a riverside resident since 1981, the muddy Missouri River means business. As…

Robuck retires, Littlefield takes over Central Bank leadership

Central Bank ended months of speculation about its leadership when the parent company’s chairman, Sam…

California at a Crossroads

Manufacturing-friendly town adapts to change At first glance, California appears to be a typical small…

Banker’s annual review charts dip in parts of economy

While Columbia’s overall economy is healthy, last year the city experienced steep declines in the…

Missouri General Assembly broadens insurance coverage

The Missouri legislature this year took incremental steps to help the state’s businesses—particularly smaller employers—provide…

Grounds management company stakes out high-end turf

Columbia Turf owner Bill McWilliams is not a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy, despite his low-key…