October 2020 – Page 4 – Joplin Business Outlook

Health Department Introduces Updated Dashboard with More Statistics of COVID-19 Cases in Joplin

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – With coronavirus numbers continuing to increase in our area, the Joplin Health Department has partnered with the University of Missouri “All Things Missouri” project to build an all-encompassing COVID-19 dashboard. This dashboard […]

BuzzFeed Expects to Break Even, Thanks to Heavy Cost Cuts

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Through roughly $30 million in cost reductions—a mix of furloughs, pay cuts, layoffs and other changes—the digital media company said its finances are stabilizing after the pandemic hurt its ad revenue.

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Zimmer Marketing’s KZRG Expands News Commitment

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – In a continued commitment to Joplin and the Four-State area, NewsTalk KZRG has expanded our news team with two additional multimedia journalists. Zimmer Marketing is committed to local news on-air, online, and […]

Dunkin’ Brands in Talks to Be Acquired by Arby’s Parent

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The parent of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins said it has held early talks to go private in an acquisition by Inspire Brands, whose portfolio includes Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Jimmy John’s chains.

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Crowder College Roughrider eNews – October 26

October 26, 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 Academic calendar for Fall 2020. Make sure you know the important dates! Priority enrollment for Spring 2021 […]

Campaigns Rush to Submit Facebook Ads Ahead of Limits

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Republican and Democratic political advertisers are scrambling to submit their ads to the social-media giant before the end of Monday after the company moved to ban new political ads in the week before Election Day.

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Can Gap Escape the Whirlwind? New CEO Confronts Years of Decline

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Sonia Syngal must defy the vortex consuming companies that weren’t prepared for the Covid crisis. She is plotting a future of fewer stores and more fashion risks to revive the company’s namesake brand.

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Bayer to Buy Gene-Therapy Firm AskBio for Up to $4 Billion

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Bayer intends to acquire U.S.-based Asklepios BioPharmaceutical to strengthen the German company’s drugmaking arm, as Bayer continues to reel from its acquisition of crops giant Monsanto.

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China Trade War Didn’t Boost U.S. Manufacturing Might

October 25, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese goods imposed by the Trump administration didn’t achieve the central objective of reversing a U.S. decline in manufacturing, economic data shows.

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Facebook Prepares Measures in Case of Election Unrest

October 25, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The emergency measures, originally designed for countries facing mass ethnic or political bloodshed, include slowing the spread of viral content and lowering the bar for suppressing potentially inflammatory posts.

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Month: October 2020

Health Department Introduces Updated Dashboard with More Statistics of COVID-19 Cases in Joplin

BuzzFeed Expects to Break Even, Thanks to Heavy Cost Cuts

Zimmer Marketing’s KZRG Expands News Commitment

Dunkin’ Brands in Talks to Be Acquired by Arby’s Parent

Crowder College Roughrider eNews – October 26

Campaigns Rush to Submit Facebook Ads Ahead of Limits

Can Gap Escape the Whirlwind? New CEO Confronts Years of Decline

Bayer to Buy Gene-Therapy Firm AskBio for Up to $4 Billion

China Trade War Didn’t Boost U.S. Manufacturing Might

Facebook Prepares Measures in Case of Election Unrest

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