US Business
Reels vs. TikTok Becomes Crucial Fight for Facebook Parent Meta
Reels is Meta’s fastest-growing platform, but Mark Zuckerberg recognizes that TikTok is growing quickly too.
Month: February 2022
US Business
Amazon Profit Shows Resilience Despite Labor, Supply Crunch
The company’s profit nearly doubled as it controlled labor and supply costs better than expected and saw gains in its cloud-computing and advertising businesses.
Information Technology & Innovation
Wisper ISP to Offer New Promotion
Wisper ISP, Inc.’s is offering a promotion to new customers! Sign up now and get a month of service free when you use the code word “GETWISPER.” Wisper Internet provides service in areas not traditionally […]
US Business
Facebook Feels $10 Billion Sting From Apple’s Privacy Push
Parent company Meta Platforms served up the starkest sign yet of how Apple’s new ad-privacy policy is roiling the digital-advertising world.
US Business
Snap Posts First Profit
The developer of the Snapchat app signaled it is adjusting to disruptions in the digital-advertising market caused by Apple’s privacy changes, and its shares rallied after hours.
Government
Stormwater Work to Close 10th Street Between Main and Joplin Avenue
(Joplin, MO) – Starting Monday, February 7, 10th Street between Main Street and Joplin Avenue will be closed for a stormwater improvement project. This closure is scheduled for seven calendar days and will begin at 7:00 […]
US Business
Microsoft’s Videogame Boss and the Long Battle to Reinvent the Company
The $75 billion bid to buy Activision Blizzard is the culmination of years of building by Phil Spencer, the company’s gaming chief.
Entertainment
Connect2Culture’s Curtains Up Series Brings The TEN Tenors Back to Joplin for “Love Is In The Air”
(Joplin, MO) – The TEN Tenors return to Joplin High School Performing Arts Center (2104 Indiana Ave, Joplin, MO 64804) on Saturday, February 26 at 7:00 pm to serenade audiences with some of music’s most […]
Events
February 2022 Upcoming Trainings and Webinars from Missouri SBDC
The Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hosted at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) will be holding several trainings throughout this month. Sign up for one today! Save the Date: April 1, 2022 Save the date for Friday, April […]
US Business
Oil Frackers Brace for End of the U.S. Shale Boom
Companies have tapped many of their best wells. The limited inventory leaves the industry with little choice but to hold back growth, even amid the highest oil prices in years.