• Advertise
  • Submit Updates
  • About the Chamber
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
joplin-business-outlook-logo
  • Home
  • Industries
    • A-H
      • Accounting
      • Architects & Engineers
      • Banking & Finance
      • Career Building
      • Construction
      • Economic Development
      • Education
      • Energy & Environment
      • Entertainment
      • Government
      • Health Care
    • I-Z
      • Information Technology & Innovation
      • Insurance & Benefits
      • Law
      • Manufacturing
      • Marketing & Communications
      • Nonprofit
      • Real Estate
      • Regional
      • Restaurant
      • Retail
      • Small Business/Startups
      • Tourism & Hospitality
      • Transportation
      • Workforce
  • Latest Updates
  • Events
News Ticker
  • [ December 5, 2025 ] Stronghold Data to Host Voices of the Industry: A Dual Panel Lunch & Learn on December 18 Events
  • [ December 5, 2025 ] Freeman Health System Announces Winners of 55th Annual Joplin Christmas Parade Community
  • [ December 5, 2025 ] Equinor Makes North Sea Gas Discoveries US Business
  • [ December 4, 2025 ] Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Enter Exclusive Deal Negotiations US Business
  • [ December 4, 2025 ] Two Types of Shoppers Are Powering Holiday Spending: The Wealthy and Deal-Hunters US Business
Home2020December

Month: December 2020

No Picture
US Business

Nashville Bombing Exposes Weak Point for Business Communications

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Nashville Bombing Exposes Weak Point for Business Communications
The Christmas Day bombing in Nashville hit a weak point in telecommunications infrastructure, disrupting phone and internet service for days and underscoring a key risk for increasingly digitized businesses.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

Cisco Systems Pulls Back From Smart City Push

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Cisco Systems Pulls Back From Smart City Push
The decision to pull the plug on its flagship effort to help digitize the modern city marks a setback for Cisco, which has been trying to boost sales of software services over hardware.

[…]

COVID-19

Freeman Frontline Workers in Pandemic Fight Get First Vaccinations

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System is giving priority to its clinical and patient-facing healthcare workers when it comes to those getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Administration of the vaccine is being prioritized for those at […]

No Picture
US Business

Novavax Starts Late-Stage Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Novavax Starts Late-Stage Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine
The vaccine will become the fifth to enter final-stage testing in the U.S., and if results are positive it could receive authorization sometime during 2021.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

Airlines Aren’t Making It Easy to Use Covid Credits

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Airlines Aren’t Making It Easy to Use Covid Credits
Many people have piled up vouchers for canceled flights in the past year, but redeeming them can be a real pain.

[…]

Government

What Do You Think About Joplin’s Parks, Programs, and Facilities?

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Joplin Parks and Recreation is in the process of creating a new comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan to provide guidance on how to meet the demands for future recreational programming, environmental […]

No Picture
US Business

These Brands Think Working From Home Is Here to Stay

December 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on These Brands Think Working From Home Is Here to Stay
Makers of Folgers coffee, Scott toilet paper and others are investing in factories and new products, wagering that pandemic habits like growing beards and fixing quick lunches will stick around.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

‘Startup City’: Accelerated Growth Strains Austin

December 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on ‘Startup City’: Accelerated Growth Strains Austin
The arrival of Oracle, Apple and Tesla poses new challenges to the city’s struggle to absorb an influx of new residents while remaining affordable—and “weird.”

[…]

No Picture
US Business

China Tells Ant Group to Refocus on Its Payments Business

December 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on China Tells Ant Group to Refocus on Its Payments Business
Chinese financial regulators moved to rein in Ant Group, the financial-technology giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, telling it to switch its focus back to its mainstay payments business and rectify problems in faster-growing areas.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

2020 Was One of the Worst-Ever Years for Oil Write-Downs

December 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on 2020 Was One of the Worst-Ever Years for Oil Write-Downs
Oil-and-gas companies in North America and Europe wrote down roughly $145 billion combined in the first three quarters of 2020, the most for that nine-month period since at least 2010.

[…]

Posts pagination

« 1 2 3 4 … 21 »

U.S. Business News

  • Equinor Makes North Sea Gas Discoveries
    December 5, 2025 Comments Off on Equinor Makes North Sea Gas Discoveries
  • Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Enter Exclusive Deal Negotiations
    December 4, 2025 Comments Off on Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Enter Exclusive Deal Negotiations
  • Two Types of Shoppers Are Powering Holiday Spending: The Wealthy and Deal-Hunters
    December 4, 2025 Comments Off on Two Types of Shoppers Are Powering Holiday Spending: The Wealthy and Deal-Hunters
  • Top Apple Executives to Leave, Adding to Recent Departures
    December 4, 2025 Comments Off on Top Apple Executives to Leave, Adding to Recent Departures
  • Josh Harris’s Firm Strikes Deal for Middleby Unit That Makes Viking Stoves
    December 4, 2025 Comments Off on Josh Harris’s Firm Strikes Deal for Middleby Unit That Makes Viking Stoves

Stock Ticker

  • Loading stock data...

Follow on Facebook

  • Stronghold Data to Host Voices of the Industry: A Dual Panel Lunch & Learn on December 18
  • Freeman Health System Announces Winners of 55th Annual Joplin Christmas Parade
  • Equinor Makes North Sea Gas Discoveries
  • Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Enter Exclusive Deal Negotiations
  • Two Types of Shoppers Are Powering Holiday Spending: The Wealthy and Deal-Hunters
  • Top Apple Executives to Leave, Adding to Recent Departures
  • Josh Harris’s Firm Strikes Deal for Middleby Unit That Makes Viking Stoves
  • Sparklight Launches Sparklight Mobile, Expanding Affordable Connectivity Beyond the Home
  • Embassy Is Here to Help You Get Ready for Expos in 2026
  • Downtown Joplin Alliance’s December WineShare to be Held at Boutique Marketplace in Downtown Joplin
Accounting arts Banking & Finance Chamber Updates community construction COVID-19 culture education energy & environment entertainment events government health care information technology & innovation law marketing & communications nonprofit retail SBDC Updates small business/startups tourism & hospitality transportation US Business Workforce
  • Dorothy: Is Lindsey still with KOAM . She is outstanding!
  • Lisa Crouch: Congratulations on your Promotion!
  • Kerri Greenup: Congratulations all. Well done.
About Us
  • About Us

    Joplin Business Outlook, launched by the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, is an online business journal for the Joplin business community.   Curated by the Chamber staff, the Joplin Business Outlook is a compilation of news [...]
Privacy Policy
Outlook Newsletter Archive

Click here to view past issues.

Recent Posts
  • Stronghold Data to Host Voices of the Industry: A Dual Panel Lunch & Learn on December 18
  • Freeman Health System Announces Winners of 55th Annual Joplin Christmas Parade
  • Equinor Makes North Sea Gas Discoveries
  • Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Enter Exclusive Deal Negotiations
  • Two Types of Shoppers Are Powering Holiday Spending: The Wealthy and Deal-Hunters
Recent Comments
  • Dorothy on KOAM-TV Expands Weather Team and Announces New Role for Chief Meteorologist Doug Heady
  • Lisa Crouch on Richard Winesburg Named President of Joplin Market
  • Kerri Greenup on OWN, Inc. Announces Three Key Leadership Promotions
  • Lee Radcliff-Timmsen on Lauren Ferguson Named Director of Member Success at Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Gina Langston on Lauren Ferguson Named Director of Member Success at Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce
Categories
  • Accounting
  • Architects & Engineers
  • Banking & Finance
  • Career Building
  • Chamber Updates
  • Community
  • Construction
  • COVID-19
  • Data
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Energy & Environment
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Government
  • Health Care
  • Information Technology & Innovation
  • Insurance & Benefits
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Communications
  • MOKAN Partnership Updates
  • Nonprofit
  • Real Estate
  • Regional
  • Restaurant
  • Retail
  • SBDC Updates
  • Small Business/Startups
  • Tourism & Hospitality
  • Transportation
  • Uncategorised
  • Uncategorized
  • US Business
  • Utilities
  • Workforce

Copyright © 2023 Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce | Web Development by Storm Cloud Marketing