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Deere Reaches Tentative Agreement With Striking Workers

October 30, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Deere Reaches Tentative Agreement With Striking Workers
Leaders for the United Auto Workers union were expected to brief their members on the terms of the latest tentative agreement that would cover more than 10,000 workers at 14 plants.

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Supply-Chain Crisis Has Companies Asking if They Should Still Advertise

October 30, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Supply-Chain Crisis Has Companies Asking if They Should Still Advertise
As companies face shortages in everything from raw materials to labor to cargo containers, some like Hershey’s and Kimberly-Clark are questioning whether it makes sense to promote products they can’t adequately stock.

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Chrissy Teigen Tries for a Comeback

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Chrissy Teigen Tries for a Comeback
The former supermodel aims to move past a social-media scandal with a new cookbook and some image repair.

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GameStop’s Chief Operating Officer Departs

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on GameStop’s Chief Operating Officer Departs
Former Amazon executive Jenna Owens has left the company after joining in March.

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Facebook Joins a Crowded Field In the Race to Build the ‘Metaverse.’ We All Have a Stake in the Outcome.

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Facebook Joins a Crowded Field In the Race to Build the ‘Metaverse.’ We All Have a Stake in the Outcome.
Mark Zuckerberg’s new plan for the company is one of several competing visions for an immersive digital reality.

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Mercy Protects Communities with a Nearly 100% Vaccinated Workforce

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – As part of a commitment to the health and wellbeing of anyone who walks through the door of a Mercy facility, Mercy’s team is now 100% vaccinated, minus co-workers who received a religious […]

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Latest Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Information for November 2021

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Connect2Culture (C2C) regularly collects information on upcoming arts, culture, and entertainment events in the Joplin area. This is the most recent information that C2C has received or collected for November 2021. Other listings could […]

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Why Won’t Employees Use Their Companies’ Mental-Health Benefits?

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Why Won’t Employees Use Their Companies’ Mental-Health Benefits?
As businesses expand their benefits, they are looking for new ways to overcome workers’ resistance.

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Freeman OccuMed Recognizes Red Ribbon Week

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – October 23 to 31 is Red Ribbon Week, the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the nation. The 2021 theme is Drug Free Looks Like Me™ – a reminder that Americans across […]

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Quality Indicator Checklist

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University “Quality is not an act. It is a habit.” – Aristotle Quality is hard to articulate; what may be quality to one […]

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