Economy is an issue of loss and gain, of supply and demand for the residents of Columbia and Boone County.
As farmers face rising input costs and a delay in planting corn because of the wet weather, corn and soybean production and prices are on the rise.
Amid rising fuel prices and an economy in recession, businesses are seeking ways to reduce costs by implementing energy-efficient programs.
In this, the fourth of a series of Centennial sections, we look at where the Columbia economy has come from and where it is going.
