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Here we are in late December, the pinnacle of the retailing year, and every retail entrepreneur we talk to bemoans the same problem: “How do I compete against...

With the new year upon us, it’s time to set goals, make plans and expand our horizons. In some cases, this includes a move—maybe to an office across...

Typically when a high-profile community leader announces his/her departure, there are factions of the population who celebrate the news. This doesn’t seem to be the case with Elson...

Remember when snow day meant sledding down big hills, pelting friends with snowballs and building ice forts? As I’ve grown older, I’ve tried to hold on to that...

The grass-roots organization formed to protect and promote the flagship status of the Columbia campus of the University of Missouri has created a new marketing and informational tool....

The largest snowstorm since 1995 has made snow removal a hot topic in the past few weeks, so it makes sense to talk about the evolution of this...

The Columbia metropolitan area has dropped significantly since 1999 in a ranking of economic strength, from 45th to 130th, in large part because earnings have failed to keep...

News of national declines in real estate sales and new construction appears to be mirrored in Columbia and Boone County. However, statistics provided by panelists at the Third...

The Pen Point co-owner Holly Burgess has been part of the downtown scene for four decades, since her family took over the half-century-old store she now runs on...

Do you sometimes feel that being a manager is like being a lone soul in a canyon yelling “Hello…is anyone out there?” and hearing your voice mocking you...