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Dream Chasers: Minority Business Owners Thrive

Nickie Davis makes a distinct impression. She’s comfortable in her own skin; her turquoise corkscrew curls accent her sense of individuality and her desire to empower others to...

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CBT’s Political Insider

Election day is coming up. To get you prepared, CBT is sharing our notes on the candidates running for local and state office....
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The Secret Life of the Local Art Collector

  Columbia collectors illustrate how easy making your own collection can be. Columbia’s downtown streets ooze with opportunities to experience local art, and the city calendar overflows with...

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CoMo Made

As the Columbia business community prepares for the new companies and fresh ideas to come during Innovation Week, CBT looked back at five startups who sprouted in our...
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Creatives in Business

ter a busy workday, some people go home and relax. Others perform on stage. Or make a leather briefcase. Or play the saxophone. Meet Kevin Brown, Lawrence Simonson,...
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A Fresh Memory of Sharp End

Columbia confronts the legacy of Sharp End, the black business district wiped away by urban renewal....
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Lights, Camera, Ragtag

Why the mischievous champions of independent film want to be way more than Columbia’s coolest movie theater....
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Money in the Crib

Changing diapers, sacrificing sleep, baby-proofing the house: the most painful challenge for new working parents may be paying for child care. How the prices got so high —...
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After the Fire

Boone County is bracing for the economic fallout from a tumultuous year at MU — but how bad will it really be?...
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Rewriting the Story in CPS

Columbia Public Schools addresses the city’s economic issues. A map of the Columbia public school system writes its own tale of two cities when each elementary, middle, and...