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Joplin NALA Read Receives $10,000 Grant from U.S. Bank Foundation

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – NALA Adult Literacy, a nonprofit organization that helps adults learn to read and increase basic literacy skills, today announced it has received a $10,000 grant from the U.S. Bank Foundation. The grant […]

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Squarespace Gets Sweetened $7.2 Billion Offer From Permira to Go Private

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Squarespace Gets Sweetened $7.2 Billion Offer From Permira to Go Private
The new offer price is 5.7% higher than the previous agreement announced in May.

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Starboard Calls on News Corp to Scrap Dual-Class Share Structure

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Starboard Calls on News Corp to Scrap Dual-Class Share Structure
The activist investor said the share structure gives too much influence to the family of company founder Rupert Murdoch.

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Norfolk Southern Probing Potential Misconduct by CEO

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Norfolk Southern Probing Potential Misconduct by CEO
The freight railroad said it has opened an investigation into allegations of potential conduct by Alan Shaw that is inconsistent with its code of ethics and company policy.

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Discount Retailer Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Discount Retailer Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy
U.S. discount retail chain Big Lots filed for bankruptcy, becoming the latest retail casualty as consumers reined in spending after a postpandemic surge.

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Nordstrom Family Bids Again to Take Retailer Private

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Nordstrom Family Bids Again to Take Retailer Private
The $3.8 billion offer is the family’s latest attempt to take control of the struggling department-store chain.

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Lyft to Lay Off Employees to Cut Down Bikes, Scooters Division

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Lyft to Lay Off Employees to Cut Down Bikes, Scooters Division
Lyft said it is further reducing its workforce in a new wave of layoffs as it eliminates dockless bikes and scooters from the business.

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Volvo Backtracks on All-Electric Lineup as EV Market Challenges Pile Up

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Volvo Backtracks on All-Electric Lineup as EV Market Challenges Pile Up
Volvo Car abandoned its target of having a fully electric lineup by the end of the decade, saying it was still likely to sell some hybrid models as the market faces an increasingly bumpy transition to electric vehicles.

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For Volkswagen, the Bumpy Road to Electric Vehicles Starts to Hit Home

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on For Volkswagen, the Bumpy Road to Electric Vehicles Starts to Hit Home
The auto giant is considering cuts it has long avoided in Germany as it contends with tepid interest in a high-cost technology.

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Asian Buyout Firm to Sell Malaysia Hospital to IHH Healthcare

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Asian Buyout Firm to Sell Malaysia Hospital to IHH Healthcare
IHH Healthcare has agreed to buy a Malaysian hospital business from Affinity Equity Partners, the latest in a series of healthcare deals in the Southeast Asian region.

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  • Lumos Acquires ALLO Fiber Network in Joplin
  • The Community Foundation of the Ozarks Opens $120,000 Everyone Outdoors Program
  • Sparklight Returns as Presenting Sponsor of Joplin’s North Heights Porchfest
  • Network Doctor to Host Free Online Seminar ‘Demystifying AI and Spotting Automation Opportunities in Your Workflows’ on October 15
  • Wildwood Senior Living to Host Halloween Festival on October 30
  • OpenAI Fires Researchers for Allegedly Sharing Information with AI Safety Group
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  • Grace Bisonkasynopolska: Sounds like an interesting event. I wonder what kind of local vendors will be there.
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