Features

Series ends year with focus on excellence

Fostering high-speed Internet partnerships

The Columbia Business Times 2011 Titan awards honor the lions and legends of Columbia: educators, philanthropists, financiers, employers, dealmakers and leaders who have made a difference.

Larry Potterfield imagines that, had he taken a different path in life, he might have enjoyed owning a restaurant. It’s not because he loves food, though he very much does; it’s the challenge he would find intriguing.

The University of Missouri Athletics Department has been growing faster than a Cold War nuclear program and is looking to redo its entire master plan. And the department will be launching a new fundraising drive to make it happen.

Columbia College is adding men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer and men’s and women’s golf for the 2012-2013 school year.

Choosing the right winter footwear can help make work days more comfortable.

Competition encourages Missouri vineyards to yield higher-quality wines.

Gary Drewing has been leading Joe Machens dealerships since 1983. Next spring, Joe Machens will build three new facilities and re-introduce Volkswagen to Columbia.

An alternative business model is taking root as citizens and farmers invest in one another through CSA farming.

Think you have what it takes to tackle a 20-inch pizza or 16 scoops of ice cream? Food challenges are a new form of creative marketing.

At Westminster College’s sixth annual symposium on global technology, students and faculty of Westminster and Beijing union university discover important cultural differences.