September 2020 – Joplin Business Outlook

California Rolls Out Diversity Quotas for Corporate Boards

September 30, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that will require the boards of publicly traded companies based in the state to have at least one racially, ethnically or otherwise diverse director by 2021.

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American Airlines, United to Cut 32,000 Jobs as Washington Debates Relief

September 30, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The airlines will go forward for now with a total of more than 32,000 job cuts after lawmakers were unable to agree on a broad coronavirus-relief package, the airlines told employees.

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FAA Chief Gives Thumbs-Up to 737 MAX Fixes

September 30, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Boeing got a tentative personal endorsement for fixes to its beleaguered aircraft from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration after he personally took one of the jets on a test flight.

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Mindfulness In Your Everyday Life

September 30, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

By Megan Sabo, Director of Employee and Community Relations at Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Company and Member of the Community Health & Wellness Work Group We have been hearing more and more about mindfulness recently. But […]

Ransomware Attacks Morph Into a Deadly Concern

September 30, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Hackers are launching more brazen attacks aimed at locking down entire networks, not just a few workstations, and increasingly target health-care companies, putting lives at risk as they demand higher bounties.

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Accounting

Small Business Development Center to Co-Host PPP Loan Forgiveness Webinar

September 30, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – Kansas City District Office and the Missouri Small Business Development Center at Missouri Southern State University are co-hosting a free Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan […]

How the Coronavirus Crisis Threatens to Set Back Women’s Careers

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

A comprehensive new study by McKinsey and Lean In suggests that many women—especially mothers—may have to step back or away from jobs because of the pandemic’s impact on their lives.

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Seven Airlines Close Billions of Dollars in Loans With Treasury

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The U.S. Treasury said it has closed loans to seven passenger airlines and joined with the industry to call on Congress to extend more aid to prevent massive job cuts later this week.

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Boeing to Move All 787 Dreamliner Production to South Carolina

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Boeing will set plans this week to consolidate 787 Dreamliner assembly in South Carolina, people familiar with the matter said, ending production of that jetliner in Washington state.

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NextEra Energy Made Takeover Approach to Duke Energy

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

NextEra Energy recently made a takeover approach to Duke Energy, according to people familiar with the matter, testing the waters for what would be a $60 billion-plus combination of two southern utilities.

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Month: September 2020

California Rolls Out Diversity Quotas for Corporate Boards

American Airlines, United to Cut 32,000 Jobs as Washington Debates Relief

FAA Chief Gives Thumbs-Up to 737 MAX Fixes

Mindfulness In Your Everyday Life

Ransomware Attacks Morph Into a Deadly Concern

Small Business Development Center to Co-Host PPP Loan Forgiveness Webinar

How the Coronavirus Crisis Threatens to Set Back Women’s Careers

Seven Airlines Close Billions of Dollars in Loans With Treasury

Boeing to Move All 787 Dreamliner Production to South Carolina

NextEra Energy Made Takeover Approach to Duke Energy

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