Outstanding Offices

Personal injury attorneys Wally Bley and Mark Pfeiffer decided to stop renting and buy an…

Columbia prepares sewer system expansion

The city sewer system was been expanding for more than 100 years and now serves…

CenturyTel, city tangle over TV

CenturyTel is poised to begin competing with the cable and satellite companies by offering digital…

PYSK: Marie Nau Hunter

Manager, City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs AGE: 37 JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsible for the…

Planning: Strategy or chaos?

How often do you participate in a planning process in your business, lab, office, department,…

Let’s turn Columbia’s alleys into inviting urban stroll ways

I was strolling down the long, wide alley that runs behind the businesses along Broadway…

Technology can put consumers in control of emergency information

Moving beyond how area agencies plan to deal with the next Great Blizzard, government officials…

Banks branch out

Need to make a deposit? There’s bound to be a bank close by looking for…

Business Profile: Harley Davidson

Harley dealer rides out ominous beginning, growing pains Most Americans remember exactly what they were…

Fiscal Matters: Missouri’s surplus an opportunity to restore funding for vital services

The recent improvement in Missouri’s financial picture has led to substantial discussion regarding the use…

State business organizations weigh in with legislative agendas

The Missouri 2007 legislative session convenes Jan. 3, and the state’s leading business organizations have…

Technological Advances: Never say never

“Never say never” has forever been a phrase I’ve taken to heart when it comes…