July 2020 – Page 4 – Joplin Business Outlook

Google to Keep Employees Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Pandemic

July 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The tech giant will keep its employees home until at least next July, making the search-engine giant the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable.

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Walmart, Kroger Bottle Their Own Milk and Shake Up American Dairy Industry

July 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Supermarket chains aim to price the staple as low as possible to draw in shoppers, squeezing old-line companies with premium brands. Farmers are part of the collateral damage.

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Membership Spotlight: Corner Greer & Associates, Inc.

July 27, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

Corner Greer & Associates’ (CGA) goals are simple: listen, collaborate, and innovate. For the Joplin-based architecture firm, these objectives are the keys to success, regardless of the project. “No matter the budget or project scope, […]

Membership Spotlight: Storage Station

July 27, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

Since 2017, Storage Station of Joplin has provided area residents and businesses with affordable self-storage options. Their facility, which is located at 20th Street and Shifferdecker Avenue, offers clean and secure indoor storage with short- […]

Behind the Fall of Ebony: Fraud Accusations and a Fight Over Control of a Black Media Dynasty

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The new board chairman says he discovered a number of troubling transactions at the influential Black-owned magazine.

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Tech, Auto and Food Companies Highlight Busy Earnings Week

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

More than a third of the S&P 500 are expected to report their quarterly results this week, providing investors with a fuller picture of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on U.S. businesses.

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As the NBA Restarts, Fewer Reporters Get Sent to Cover It

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

There will be fewer in-person journalists than usual covering the unprecedented event, and maintaining the health of those reporters, the basketball players and employees is key to the resilience of the already abridged NBA season.

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At Boeing and Airbus, Finished Airplanes Pile Up

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Boeing and Airbus are making planes that airlines aren’t collecting, straining their finances as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on travel and the aerospace industry.

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TikTok Could Be Tough Target for Trump Administration

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The Trump administration’s efforts to thwart a perceived security threat from video-sharing app TikTok faces challenges beyond those it faced when taking on other Chinese-owned businesses such as Huawei.

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Businesses Hit Hard by Pandemic Drive U.S. Jobs Recovery

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Health-care providers and restaurants—which closed during pandemic lockdowns—have recalled millions of laid-off workers. Increased demand has boosted job growth in the logistics, financial-services and retail industries.

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Month: July 2020

Google to Keep Employees Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Pandemic

Walmart, Kroger Bottle Their Own Milk and Shake Up American Dairy Industry

Membership Spotlight: Corner Greer & Associates, Inc.

Membership Spotlight: Storage Station

Behind the Fall of Ebony: Fraud Accusations and a Fight Over Control of a Black Media Dynasty

Tech, Auto and Food Companies Highlight Busy Earnings Week

As the NBA Restarts, Fewer Reporters Get Sent to Cover It

At Boeing and Airbus, Finished Airplanes Pile Up

TikTok Could Be Tough Target for Trump Administration

Businesses Hit Hard by Pandemic Drive U.S. Jobs Recovery

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