This business center offers unique business space in a retail hotspot in Columbia, Missouri - an economic area experiencing tremendous growth. The district includes several shopping malls (Columbia Mall and Crossroads West Shopping Center), which also offer business amenities such as banks and law firms. Key employers in Columbia are the University of Missouri, schools and hospitals, insurance companies, food and beverage manufacturers, laboratories specializing in science and technology, and construction. It is also home to a start-up in the mortgage industry that is now one of the state's largest private employers.