May 2021 – Page 20 – Joplin Business Outlook

April 2021 Ribbon Cuttings

May 3, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

Congratulations to all our members who recently celebrated their accomplishments with ribbon cuttings! Joseph Newman Innovation Center Doug Hunt, Directory of Entrepreneurship 407 S. Pennsylvania Avenue Grand Opening of Coworking Spaces Thank you to our […]

Welcome New Members

May 3, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

The Chamber’s Board of Directors and staff are pleased to welcome our newest Chamber Members. Please keep these and all Members in mind when looking for goods and services. Highway Maverick LLC Transportation/Transportation Logistics 407 […]

A Tech Company Tried to Limit What Employees Talk About. It Didn’t Go Well.

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Basecamp’s move to ban political conversations lays bare a sharp divide in the tech industry over how to navigate potentially divisive issues.

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Litigation Without End: Chevron Battles On in 28-Year-Old Lawsuit

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Facing a huge damage award U.S. courts deem fraudulent, the oil company is trying to get the pollution verdict voided in Ecuador, the country it came from. Its nemesis, a plaintiffs’ lawyer now disbarred and under house arrest, is about to go on trial himself.

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Epic vs. Apple Trial Features Battle Over How to Define Digital Markets

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The “Fortnite” maker’s suit heads to court Monday, bringing the fight over the iPhone maker’s App Store before a U.S. judge.

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From Apple to Domino’s Pizza, U.S. Companies Scramble to Meet Surge in Demand

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Supply-chain snarls and labor shortages are crimping some businesses looking to ride a rebound in the U.S. economy.

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SpaceX Capsule Returns to Earth in Rare Nighttime Splashdown

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A SpaceX capsule with four astronauts returning from the International Space Station splashed down early Sunday safely in the Gulf of Mexico, the first such nighttime return to earth for NASA since 1968.

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U.S. Household Income Surged by Record 21.1% in March

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Higher income, spending and saving are expected to help power a fast economic recovery in the U.S.

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U.S. Economy Grew at 6.4% Annual Rate in First Quarter

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Gross domestic product grew at a 6.4% annual rate in the first quarter as the government distributed trillions of dollars in Covid-19 stimulus and consumers stepped up spending.

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Behind Biden’s Big Spending Plans, the Waning Sway of Economic Caution

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

A generation of centrists who served Democratic and Republican presidents for three decades are exiting the stage, as the administration charts a new course on spending, deficits and inflation.

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Month: May 2021

April 2021 Ribbon Cuttings

Welcome New Members

A Tech Company Tried to Limit What Employees Talk About. It Didn’t Go Well.

Litigation Without End: Chevron Battles On in 28-Year-Old Lawsuit

Epic vs. Apple Trial Features Battle Over How to Define Digital Markets

From Apple to Domino’s Pizza, U.S. Companies Scramble to Meet Surge in Demand

SpaceX Capsule Returns to Earth in Rare Nighttime Splashdown

U.S. Household Income Surged by Record 21.1% in March

U.S. Economy Grew at 6.4% Annual Rate in First Quarter

Behind Biden’s Big Spending Plans, the Waning Sway of Economic Caution

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