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MSHSAA: Not Inconvenience, but Opportunity

Youth sports and all that comes with it — travel, food, gas, hotel stays, and…

Living Heart Healthy

Edie Diel, Jennica Gomez, Jill Stedem, and Michele Cropp are living red these days. According…

More Maximizing the Impact

Local nonprofit directors dedicate their lives to the common good. Barbie Banks, Citizen Jane Film…

2017’s Top of the Town

If you’re reading CBT, then we probably share a similar belief: Good businesses are the…

The Gatekeepers: Executive Assistants

Travel agent. Project manager. Organizational hub. Problem solver. Executive assistants can play any role the…

Solar Flair: COMO Prepares for the Eclipse

Monday, August 21 will be much like any other Monday in Columbia — until 1:12…

Getting Off the Ground: How Revenue Guarantees Saved COU

In early June, Amy Schneider, director of the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau, was at…

Get the Deal Done: Recruiting Businesses to Columbia

The Aurora Organic Dairy site, off Waco Road, is pretty barren for the time being.…

20 Under 20: Graduates with Potential

For a complete list of our 2017 20 Under 20, and to read a Q&A…

Small & Strong: Small Business of the Year

This year’s class of finalists for the Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year…

‘New Collar’: Closing the Gap in the Skilled Workforce

By 2020, two-thirds of U.S. jobs will not require four-year degrees, according to a Georgetown…

Jill Orr: It’s a Bouncing Baby . . . Book!

“The Good Byline” arrives after an arduous labor. I am now officially the parent of…