2023 – Page 118 – Joplin Business Outlook

American Cities Are Starting to Thrive Again. Just Not Near Office Buildings.

May 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off

As people spend more time at home, they frequent local shops, gyms and restaurants, boosting the economy of neighborhoods.

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Latest Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Information for June 2023

May 29, 2023 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 June 2023. Other listings could be […]

SBDC Updates

Customer Discovery

May 29, 2023 Erin Slifka 0

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Business Consultant, Missouri Small Business Development Center at Missouri Southern State University It is difficult to operate any for-profit or nonprofit organization without customers. Without paying customers (or donors), how can any organization […]

Why Microsoft’s $75 Billion Bid for Activision Hinges on Call of Duty

May 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Regulators worry the popular videogame franchise is so crucial to attract hard-core gamers that it could be used to dominate cloud gaming.

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More High-School Grads Forgo College in Hot Labor Market

May 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The share of young people seeking higher education slipped to 62% last year from 66.2% in 2019, before the pandemic began.

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Why You’re Losing More to Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip

May 28, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Casinos on the Vegas Strip are making it costlier to play and harder to win. Blackjack players lost nearly $1 billion on the Strip last year, according to data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

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The AI Boom Runs on Chips, but It Can’t Get Enough

May 28, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off

A shortage of the kind of advanced chips that are the lifeblood of new generative AI systems has set off a race to lock down computing power and find workarounds.

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