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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.

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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.

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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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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 […]

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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.

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‘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.”

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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.

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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.

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