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A Minimum Increase

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

Wouldn’t it be cool to be a wine taster for a living? It’s one of those fanciful job duties we all fantasize about from time to time, but...

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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,...
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Homegrown and Family Owned

Five small businesses receive chamber honors and Boone County Lumber grabs the top prize. Boone County Lumber 2019 Small Business of the Year On any given day at...

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Getting Away on the Rhine

Pack your bags for a European river cruise and let Viking take care of the rest. Aside from raising teenagers, my real-life adventures began in 2005 — the...

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Five Things to Do in Lucerne

Switzerland has topped my list of places to visit for years, so it was an easy decision to add a pre-cruise extension in the charming lakeside town of...

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20 Under 20 Class of 2019

Each spring, CBT selects 20 well-deserving high school seniors from across Columbia who stand out as exceptional leaders and students to join our 20 Under 20 class. Nominations...

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A Look Inside Columbia’s Private Schools

Taking a closer look at three local private schools through their enrollment requirements and numbers....
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Let’s Pay It Off Together

A couple years ago, in an effort to better recruit and retain talent at hard-to-fill positions, MU Health Care took a close look at enhanced incentives it could...

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A 10-Year Vision

Columbia’s universities and colleges share their hopes and plans for the next 10 years. Stephens College By Dianne Lynch, PhD, president Larry Sommers, former president of Harvard University,...