MU researcher finds gender stereotypes impact career choice

In the highly competitive business world, only the aggressive, risk-taking alpha male can expect to…

SBA expands lending programs, explains stimulus package benefits

The challenges of these somewhat tenuous economic times are not lost on the U.S. Small…

From the Roundtable: Missourian in transition as 100th anniversary approaches

Times are tough in the newspaper business these days and Columbia’s rare status as a…

Women-owned businesses blossoming

In 2004, when Wendy Knorr started her marketing firm and Sara El-Toumi opened her salon and spa in Columbia, women had reached the point where they owned a 50- percent or greater stake in 48 percent of privately held U.S. companies.

The Center for Women’s Business Research study said that was a 6-percent increase from 1997.

Walther reviews year as Missouri Bar vice president

*CBT Q&A*Walther reviews year as Missouri Bar vice president.

What’s your frequency, CMDC?

When it comes to growth and development in and around Columbia, try using an imaginary…

Stakeholders agree: city must reform land-use policies

*Power Lunch*Stakeholders agree: city must reform land use policies.

Mediators association opens Jeff City office, hires director

The Association of Missouri Mediators, an independent organization, has opened a statewide office in Jefferson…

A plan for boosting local economic development

*Black’s White*Paper REDI chairman offers plan to boost economic development.

MU professor straddles intersection of law, journalism

MU law professor Richard Reuben is trying to use his expertise in dispute resolution and…

New Bar program helps resolve disputes between lawyers

In front of a judge, polemical power is an asset for a lawyer. But when…

Columbia’s finest female attorneys take unusual journeys to juris doctorate

Non-traditional. That’s the common theme that connects the CBT’s picks for Columbia’s top female attorneys. None of them followed the traditional path of lawyers who make early career decisions, go to law school straight after getting their undergraduate degrees and begin practicing right after passing the Bar exam.