Guest Column: Columbia College weathering economic storm, no drastic changes

As the drumbeat of the economic downturn continues to sound, many organizations are taking measures…

Guest Column: Missouri perilously close to losing model system

Most folks rarely see the inside of the courthouse, but when that unpleasantness happens, the…

PYSK: David Stepanek

David Stepanek Senior Vice President and Regional Manager Central Trust and Investment Company AGE: 47…

Farmers Market hopes for stimulus funds

The Columbia Farmers Market opened its 29th season on March 21 to new vendors and…

Columbia senator drafts Callaway compromise

Kurt Schaefer has been in the state Senate for only three months, but the attorney from Columbia has become the man in the middle in the fight over financing for a second nuclear reactor in Callaway County. Schaefer talked about the high-stakes debate during a CBT Power Lunch

Engineering firm nominated for BoY

*Business Profile: Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw*THH Inc. engineers tackle long odds to build business

Jalalis eye practice keeps focus on patient success

*Business Profile: Advanced Vision*Eye patients provide focus for optometry practice

Get your slice of stimulus pie

Tucked away in the economic stimulus bill is a section providing a 30 percent tax…

After layoff, factory worker trains to become police officer

His classmates call him Gramps or Grandpa. Dorie Clark, at age 65, is the oldest…

Notes from note girl

*The Note Girl*Thumper Entertainment Director, Tracy Lane shows how to expand personal playlists

Personal pampering keeps priority status during recession

*Salon Market*Salon business still booms in bad economy

Couple tackles fuel efficiency challenge head-on

*Entrepreneur Archive: PureFlow*Making diesel perform at its best