Features

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.

The Mommy-Less Mommy Chronicles

Leaving the kids behind for a much needed vacay can be nerve-wracking. But as long as theyre alive when you get back, youll survive. And so will they

Women in a Changing Workplace

Although women still havent achieved parity or equal pay in all areas, its good to take stock every now and then and celebrate how far theyve come. Here are some Columbia women who have indeed come a long, long way.

Women At Work

For the majority of human history, men and women stood as equals, hunting and gathering…

Faith Based

The city of Columbia is now home to seven high schools, a large number for a town with a population near 113,000. But as the school list expands, are students benefiting from the diverse options?