South Providence Plaza

Location: Green Meadows Road and Carter Lane, a half-block east of South Providence Road Description:…

People You Should Know

*People You Should Know*Gary Kramer, Executive Director of the State Historical Society of Missouri

Smart Thinking: Stop whining, and start winning

*Smart Thinking*When business practices aren’t working, it’s time for a new strategy.

Soapbox: At year’s end, time to reflect, question and prioritize

Each fall grants us the opportunity to exhale a long sigh after a harried year,…

City View: Introducing: The City’s Office of Neighborhood Services

*City View*Office of Neighborhood Services will strengthen Columbia neighborhoods.

Power Lunch: After Hours

After holding a series of lunch forums in 2009, the Columbia Business Times and sponsor…

From the Roundtable: Get out; Columbia is allowing ads on city buses?

It’s something so incredible; I wonder where I’ve been all these years. The news flash:…

Neon!

Flashing neon lights, pinball machines and the sound of the Beach Boys on the radio welcome visitors as they enter Jim McCarter’s neon shop. The calendar pinned on the wall reads November 2009, but the atmosphere is retro, circa 1950. McCarter has been bending and repairing neon signs in the Midwest for nearly 40 years and started his own local business, Creative Neon, in 1988.

Job market anemic outside health fields

*Hiring Trends*City unemployment rate passes 7 percent as employers tighten belts and cut costs.

Biotech firm moves into business incubator

*Business Profile*Immunophotonics Inc. brings innovative cancer research to the business incubator.

Perfect Pairings, Like with the Like

Latin Food and Wine Summit brings a taste of the world to Columbia “Fay-jwa-da” —…

Prepare for health care reform now before it’s too late

Business managers should examine their health care benefits now rather than wait and see how…