Bank beefs up support for the arts

As if the Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival earlier in the month didn’t do…

Ethanol’s Impact: Fuel boom transforming mid-Missouri farm economics

High grain prices help corn farmers, hurt livestock farmers and consumers Terry Hilgedick, a farmer…

Organizers work toward encore of blowout birthday bash

Organizers work toward encore of blowout birthday bash Organizers of the Roots ‘N Blues ‘N…

PYSK: Julie Swope

Director of Special Projects for the Columbia Chamber of Commerce AGE: 34 JOB DESCRIPTION: One…

Boone County goes on a buying binge involving buildings

On the heels of a dire report from MU Truman School economics professor Judith Stallmann…

Make government-public interactions less adversarial

As residents interact with local government, they walk away from the experience either exasperated or…

Utility must be prepared to survive possible failure of grid

Municipal electric utilities are unusual enterprises. They were generally set up at times when there…

Events bolster sales tax revenue, but is funding source sufficient?

Hardly a weekend passes in Columbia without some burst of activity—even in the dead of…

Equipment supplier’s success mirrors momentum of youth soccer clubs in Columbia

Tony Marrero and Curtis Stelzer were high school buddies and played soccer at Hickman High…

New owner of Play It Again Sports expands local franchise’s facility

Since he bought Play It Again Sports from Kim Humphreys Aug. 6, Neil Copeland hasn’t…

NASCAR, a case study for sports marketing

Sports marketing is a huge field, accounting for billions of dollars in advertising and other…

Sports and fitness medicine a healthy business sector

In the fifth century B.C.E., a Thracian physician named Herodicus declared that physical activity was…