Gleaning profit from pollution

Pollution can pay—if you own a forest soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or…

Coal, gas, solar, wind? Task force confronts burning issues

When talking about his work on the city’s Power Supply Task Force, Tom Baumgardner sounds…

Fine chocolate micro-manufacturer hopes to profit from passion, good taste

Alan McClure is passionate about chocolate. He’s so passionate that he has made it his…

Succession Planning: Recruit, Develop and Retain

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

With salaries relatively low, MU seeks to bolster pay

Jim Coleman was making $175,000 a year as the vice chancellor for research at the…

PYSK: Michael F. Nichols

Michael F. Nichols AGE: 59 JOB DESCRIPTION: As the university’s senior executive for economic development…

Lean manufacturers thrive amid global competition

The debate surrounding the loss of manufacturing jobs in the United States continues. Many maintain…

Guest Editorial: Making a case for a near-north Interstate 70 bypass

Plans for improving Interstate 70 seem to have settled on an expansion of the existing…

From the Round Table: Casting light on community’s illumination shortcomings

With the approach of the Christmas season, as strings of holiday decorations appear, Columbia, like…

Historic Flat Branch evolves from eyesore to attraction

Early in its history, the Flat Branch area was Columbia’s primary commercial zone. Over time,…

Second Boone County couple uses wind generator to supplement power supply

On a hilltop a few miles northwest of Columbia, workers this past week began installing…

Whisky master hosts single-malt tasting

Martin Duffy, a bona fide Master of Scotch, says the methods used during a whisky…