US Business
Ukrainian Factories Struggle as Russia’s Assault Rattles Supply Chains
From boxes to boilers, the country’s industrial economy tries to keep assembly lines working amid materials shortages and logistics barriers.
Month: March 2022
US Business
Intel Gives CEO Pay Package Worth Nearly $180 Million Amid Turnaround Effort
The chip giant tied compensation for Pat Gelsinger in part to whether he can engineer a revival in its stock.
US Business
Judge Approves $18 Million Activision Settlement With EEOC
The ruling had faced opposition from a state department that is suing the videogame company.
Education
Art and Essay Contest Winners Announced, Awards Ceremony Scheduled
(Diamond, MO) – George Washington Carver National Monument extends a hearty congratulations to the winners of the annual George Washington Carver National Monument Third and Fourth Grade Art and Essay Contest! An awards ceremony will be held […]
US Business
Price-Fixing Case Against Chicken Company Officials Ends in Mistrial, Again
Former Pilgrim’s Pride CEOs, other executives have faced charges in the Justice Department’s poultry probe. Prosecutors plan to pursue a third trial.
US Business
Waymo to Send Driverless Cars Through San Francisco
Waymo, Google’s sister company, is sending fully autonomous vehicles onto the streets of San Francisco, marking its first attempt to send cars without any human control into a major metropolitan area.
Education
Missouri Southern State University’s Honors Lecture Series to Present “Stoker on Stoker”
(Joplin, MO) – Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker, will be this year’s featured speaker for the Honors Lecture Series at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU). He will offer a multi-media presentation […]
Government
Municipal Court Announces Changes to Operation Hours Starting May 2, 2022
(Joplin, MO) – Beginning May 2, 2022, the Joplin Municipal Court hours of operation will be 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, with the Court office to be closed during the […]
US Business
Elon Musk Doesn’t Like Backing Down—on Twitter or in Court
The Tesla CEO has gone on offense with the SEC, the latest in a series of combative legal maneuvers.
US Business
Carl Icahn Targets Kroger Over Pork, CEO Pay
The billionaire activist investor is seeking two board seats at the U.S. supermarket giant and pushing it to make changes among its pork suppliers as well as to address what he says is a widening gap between worker and executive pay.