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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…

City bus service starts with scramble

One day in early August 1965, shortly after my return from a meeting on the…

Multi-use building project left in limbo by unofficial moratorium

Jon “T.K” Livingston wants to raze his three aging rental properties just east of the…

As passenger numbers grow, bus depot renovation moves into final stretch

The Wabash Depot addition is expected to be ready later this summer, just in time…

Jefferson City Council takes city in new directions

The Jefferson City Council welcomed four new members—and possibly a sea change in municipal government—…