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

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Dunkin’ Brands in Talks to Be Acquired by Arby’s Parent
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 […]

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Campaigns Rush to Submit Facebook Ads Ahead of Limits

October 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Campaigns Rush to Submit Facebook Ads Ahead of Limits
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 on Can Gap Escape the Whirlwind? New CEO Confronts Years of Decline
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 on Bayer to Buy Gene-Therapy Firm AskBio for Up to $4 Billion
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 on China Trade War Didn’t Boost U.S. Manufacturing Might
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 on Facebook Prepares Measures in Case of Election Unrest
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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Business on Biden: Not So Bad, Given the Alternatives

October 25, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Business on Biden: Not So Bad, Given the Alternatives
Many executives see the Democratic nominee as less adversarial than Sanders or Warren, and less unpredictable than Trump. Yet political attitudes vary considerably by industry and type of business.

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Missouri DHSS Sponsors Upcoming Manager Wellness Training

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(Joplin, MO) – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is sponsoring two more manager training sessions that are free to those interested. These are great one-hour, virtual courses built to help engage […]

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Why You Might Have Trouble Getting the Refrigerator or Car You Want

October 25, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Why You Might Have Trouble Getting the Refrigerator or Car You Want
U.S. manufacturers are falling short of demand for goods from cars to appliances to lawn mowers that consumers are buying in big numbers as the pandemic drags on.

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