People You Should Know: Steve Wyatt

Statewide Director for Business Development College of Engineering, University of Missouri Extension AGE: 42 JOB…

MU banking chair urges caution amid economic uncertainty

The new year had barely dawned when the economy sent a strong message that uncertainty…

POWER COUPLES Prominent partnerships perform balancing act in business, home

The five couples the Columbia Business Times selected as Columbia’s most prominent agreed years ago to love each other for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health.

Tech Transfer: MU’s Office of Economic Development boosts tech growth

Need an update on the activities of the University of Missouri’s Office of Economic Development?…

MU’s Master Construction Plan

While private construction has slowed significantly in Columbia, the University of Missouri continues to construct…

PYSK: Connie Kacprowicz

Public Information Specialist with Columbia Water & Light AGE: 40 JOB DESCRIPTION: It depends on…

Special Section: Economic downturn? The business with the buzz gets the bucks.

Is the advertising industry a good economic barometer? I think that depends largely on whom…

Guest Column: Overcoming vulnerabilities in the local economy

It used to be harder to argue that there are vulnerabilities in the Columbia economy.…

From the Round Table: MU better off with business executive as president

Landing a business executive to preside over the state’s only Land Grant university may be…

Downtown Digs

When planning the renovation of the historic Central Dairy building on Broadway, the owners of…

Succession planning: Communication is essential for successful transition

The following is the fifth in a series of articles about the importance and benefits…

Entrepreneurs creating social, economic values

One of the most interesting trends in entrepreneurship in recent years – and one that…