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Disney to Lay Off 28,000 Employees as Disneyland’s Reopening Unclear

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Disney to Lay Off 28,000 Employees as Disneyland’s Reopening Unclear
Walt Disney said it would lay off about 28,000 employees at its domestic theme parks, citing continuing restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly its inability to reopen Disneyland in Southern California.

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Retail Store Closures Hit Record in First Half

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Retail Store Closures Hit Record in First Half
Retail store closings in the U.S. reached a record in the first half of 2020 and the year is on pace for record bankruptcies and liquidations as the Covid-19 pandemic accelerates industry changes.

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Ozark Center Opens Southwest Missouri’s First Urgent Care for Mental Health

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Ozark Center staff, Freeman Health System leaders, and state and federal politicians cut the ribbon on the first and only urgent care for behavioral health issues in the southwest Missouri region. Ozark […]

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Director of Franklin Technology Center Receives Administrator of the Year Award

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Dave Rockers, the Director of the Franklin Technology Center, has been awarded the Administrator of the Year award by the Missouri Association of Career and Technology Education (MOACTE). Mr. Rockers was selected […]

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Latest Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Information for October 2020

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Connect2Culture (C2C) regularly collects information on upcoming Arts, Culture, and Entertainment events in the Joplin area. This is the most recent information that C2C has received or collected for October 2020. Other listings could be […]

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Freeman CEO Urges Residents to Get Flu Shots

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker took one for the team on Friday, September 18—that “one” being a flu shot in the arm.  “Flu vaccination is the best […]

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Crowder College Roughrider eNews – September 28

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Stay up to date on news from Crowder College and know what’s happening on and off campus: Academics It’s not too late to enroll! New options are being added to eight-week courses later this week. […]

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City Manager Promotes Talken to Joplin Health Director

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – City Manager Nick Edwards is pleased to announce that Ryan Talken has accepted the position of Joplin Health Director. Talken has served as the Assistant Health Director since January 2007 and has […]

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Japan’s NTT to Take Full Control of Mobile Unit in $40 Billion Deal

September 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Japan’s NTT to Take Full Control of Mobile Unit in $40 Billion Deal
Japan’s biggest telecommunications company said it would spend $40 billion to buy the portion of its mobile unit that it doesn’t already own, taking full control of its principal cash cow.

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Microsoft Office 365, Azure Cloud Disrupted by Service Issues

September 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Microsoft Office 365, Azure Cloud Disrupted by Service Issues
The company said problems included some users of its Outlook email services and Teams workplace collaboration suite that provides chat functionality and videoconferencing.

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