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Best holiday shopping advice. Ever.

There are approximately 487 things on my current to-do list, all of which need to…

Delicious dessert and drink duos

We’re a long way from Brooklyn, where pairing drinks and desserts has become enough of…

Holidays are about philanthropy for the Wolfe and Staples families

From the oldest siblings to the youngest in the bunch, Columbia families are teaching their…

Columbia businesses lighten power load

A number of local businesses have become more energy efficient, in light of City initiatives.

Tablets change teaching at Battle High School

Textbooks and iPads: Is there room for both?

Four Columbia companies make the INC. 5000

JobFinders, True Media, Bluebird Network and Buchroeder’s are among the 5000 fastest growing, privately held companies in the nation.

Patented tech in town

How to get a patent, who can help, and who has one?

The life of Charlie Digges Sr., citizen of the century

For Charlie Digges Sr., lifelong Columbia resident, home is the place that made him.

Online companies create a brick-and-mortar presence

Businesses that began operations online, such as MarketVolt and Columbia Safety, have expanded to include a physical presence in Columbia.

The Justice League

The facts, figures and funds behind our mid-Missouri heroes in blue.

Law and Order

How do firms divvy up the big-time settlements? And how are attorney’s fees calculated? Local experts weigh in on the money behind the business of law.

Rules of the Road

How to play fair when it comes to background checks, drug tests and providing references.