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Creative Learning Alliance Inaugural Youth Advisory Council to Dedicate 20-Year Time Capsule on April 8

April 4, 2024 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – The Creative Learning Alliance (CLA) convened its inaugural Youth Advisory Team in December 2023 with the sole task of creating a time capsule to be held within the future science center until […]

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How Disney’s Bob Iger Vanquished Wall Street Agitator Nelson Peltz

April 4, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on How Disney’s Bob Iger Vanquished Wall Street Agitator Nelson Peltz
The CEO rolled out of a string of initiatives that helped inoculate the company against the activist’s attack.

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Ford Delays New EV to Let Market Further Develop

April 4, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ford Delays New EV to Let Market Further Develop
Ford Motor said it is delaying the launch of a new three-row electric vehicle likely to 2027.

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Crowder College’s Safety Training Opportunities for April, May, and June 2024

April 4, 2024 Erin Slifka 0

Crowder College’s Training & Development Solutions is offering a variety of training courses. Sign up for one today! Leadership Training Foundations of Supervisor and Managerial Leadership (FML) The cost for this training is $175 per person. […]

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Alaska Air Receives $160 Million From Boeing

April 4, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Alaska Air Receives $160 Million From Boeing
The sum represents initial compensation to make up for lost profits due to January’s midair blowout of a door plug.

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Disney, Bob Iger Defeat Activist Nelson Peltz in Shareholder Vote

April 3, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Disney, Bob Iger Defeat Activist Nelson Peltz in Shareholder Vote
Investors supported the company’s slate of board nominees. Peltz lost his bid to become a director in a win for the Disney CEO.

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Paramount, Skydance Enter Exclusive Merger Talks, Spurning $26 Billion Offer From Apollo

April 3, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Paramount, Skydance Enter Exclusive Merger Talks, Spurning $26 Billion Offer From Apollo
An agreement would pave the way for an exit by controlling shareholder Shari Redstone.

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Levi Strauss Swings to Quarterly Loss, Lifts Full-Year Guidance

April 3, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Levi Strauss Swings to Quarterly Loss, Lifts Full-Year Guidance
The jeans maker posted a quarterly loss following a restructuring charge and raised its outlook for the year as it refocuses its business model toward its direct-to-consumer channel to offset declining wholesale sales.

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Business Schools Are Going All In on AI

April 3, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Business Schools Are Going All In on AI
American University and other top M.B.A. programs are reorienting courses around artificial intelligence. “It has eaten our world.”

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Joplin Schools Announces 2024 Summer School Details

April 3, 2024 Erin Slifka 0

Joplin Schools is excited to announce this year’s summer learning theme, Go for Gold! Help your child gain a competitive edge next school year with Joplin Schools’ summer school program, which will run from May […]

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  • City of Joplin Names Eric Parker New Information Technology Director
  • Connect2Culture Presents ‘A Celebration of Motown & Soul’ By UPTOWN on November 6
  • Spiva Center for the Arts and Missouri Southern State University to Host Observational Empathy Workshop on November 7
  • Netflix, America’s Dominant Streaming Service, Has Hit a Wall
  • Tradeweb to Buy Trumid For About $1.97 Billion
  • Musk Vows to Give Each U.S. Child a SpaceX Share
  • Gene Editing Is Giving Crops a Way to Tell Farmers When They’re Feeling Stressed
  • One Joplin to Host 2026 Poverty Simulation on October 28
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