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Hub & Spoke: The Gears That Keep Dak Dillon Moving

Glass brimming with red wine clink over rounds of congratulations. Jazz piano from the stereo…

Taxi!

On Thursday afternoon at about 3:45 p.m., Tracy Westbrook arrives for her shift. A bail…

Money in the Sky

On the long gray tarmac, a handful of metallic planes glint against a white sky…

Skills to Compete

On Feb. 12, minority business owners gathered with city officials to discuss problems facing minority-owned…

Beer Me

Tiny River Brewing Co.’s Old Town Porter, Tall Grass Brewing Co.’s Buffalo Sweat and even…

Travel COU

When Kristi Ray boarded a 50-seat Delta plane at Columbia Regional Airport (COU), the well-connected…

It’s Not About What Mike Wants

Scraps of paper cover the top of Mike Brooks’ U-shaped desk. Regulation books and bright…

Missouri Foods That Made It Big

Billy Goat Chips: St. Louis Originally a product of the kitchen at Billy Goat Restaurant…

A Freaky-Fast Franchise

They say that if you choose a job you love, you’ll never work a day…

Rise of the Golden Arches

When Columbia’s first McDonald’s opened at 205 Business Loop, customers would walk up to the…

Free Range

Jumping in ahead of the craze, Dustin and Austin Stanton have carved out their corner…

Bucking the trend

For a downtown surrounded by a state university and two colleges, it’s puzzling that Columbia’s…