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Growth Mode

  In July, local biotech company ABC Laboratories finalized its sale to Evans Analytical Group, a California-based laboratory network. The merger makes ABC Labs a wholly owned subsidiary...

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A Modern Influence

In 2011, Influence & Co. co-founder and CEO John Hall walked in most mornings wearing a suit, a Bluetooth in his ear and rolling a backpack behind him....

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Out of the Box

When Sarah Hill first announced she was quitting her job and creating a startup, it was hard to imagine the equipment in her hands had the potential to...

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The Business of Research

A college professor’s enthusiasm can come from odd places, like the thrill of strengthening collagen cells by affixing them with gold nanoparticles in a bioengineering lab and then...

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The Steam on the Bus

My curiosity was piqued from the very first email. Asked to write about a new “makerspace” for the kids of our community, I was introduced to school board...

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Downtown Chic

They might be new to town, but they’re not new to style. Amy and Noelle Rhoades came to Columbia from Houston. With Fall in full swing, layering pieces...

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Game Day Green

On Saturdays in the fall, the flood of football fans around Memorial Stadium creates a world apart from normal life: an RV is more enviable than a sports...

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Lessons from the Field

The day comes for every athlete when the all-consuming focus they give to a sport, whether it’s throwing 95 mph fastballs or eluding 240-pound linebackers, has to be...

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Join the Club

It’s a hot, sunny day, with clear blue skies and humidity that makes your skin crawl. The greens are lush, glistening in the distance as brightly colored flowers...

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ZOUology

Between the open-air enclosures, the wide variety of animals and the cacophony of smells, tailgating at the Zou can seem like a day spent at the actual zoo....