Features

To Build or Not to Build: Part 1

For many, a home will be the largest purchase they ever make. When looking into purchasing a house, the question “should I build?” often comes up.

Beyond the Arena

Tanner Mills, Julie Dorn, and Jason Sutherland take what they learned from their athletic carerer at Mizzou and apply it to the professional world.

Life’s a Pitch

The Boone softball team was put together in 1989 as a social group and stress relief from the rigors of work at Boone Hospital Center.

Collaboration

Initial Attraction, Lasting Affection

It was much less complicated when Calibration Technologies Inc. first started 15 years ago.

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Standing for Schools

How Columbia’s educational unions are advocating for better education.

Women Who Run

Women Who Run

Why do so few women run for office when they win as often as or more often than men?

Top of the Town

Top of the Town

When reflecting on the winners of this year’s Top of the Town awards, one thing…

Best Summer Ever 2019

Your Guide to the Best Summer Ever

Columbia offers plenty of indoor and outdoor experiences for those seeking new thrills or a…

A Minimum Increase

As Missouri raises its minimum wage over the course of the next four years, business owners are already feeling the effects.

The Perfect Pairing

Wouldn’t it be cool to be a wine taster for a living? It’s one of…

Passing the Torch

Small business owners put their heart, soul, sweat, and tears into building and growing their business. When it comes time to hand over the business to someone else, that process looks different for everyone. From training up an employee to take over and exploring the idea of selling to a family member, succession plans look different for everyone. Koonse Glass and Dave Griggs’ Flooring America share their successful succession stories.

Homegrown and Family Owned

Five small businesses receive chamber honors and Boone County Lumber grabs the top prize. Boone…