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Insurers Are Spying on Your Home From the Sky

April 8, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Insurers Are Spying on Your Home From the Sky
Companies are using drones to check out roofs or to spot yard debris and undeclared trampolines.

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Steelworkers Push Back Against $14 Billion Deal for U.S. Steel as Vote Looms

April 7, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Steelworkers Push Back Against $14 Billion Deal for U.S. Steel as Vote Looms
Nippon Steel is pitching new investment in aging plants to help win the union’s support for the planned deal. Union leaders say they are unconvinced.

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What One Employer Found When It Started Providing Child Care

April 7, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on What One Employer Found When It Started Providing Child Care
A coffee roastery opened a subsidized facility on site as companies look for ways to keep staff in high-turnover jobs.

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Apple Lays Off 614 Workers After Canceling Car Project

April 7, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Apple Lays Off 614 Workers After Canceling Car Project
The tech giant announced its first major job cuts since the pandemic on the heels of its decision to cancel its vaunted electric-car project.

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Telecom Italia Secures Finance Until Close of Network Sale

April 7, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Telecom Italia Secures Finance Until Close of Network Sale
Telecom Italia has signed an agreement for roughly $1.6 billion in bridge financing to cover its needs until completion of a planned sale of its fixed-network unit.

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China Oilfield Services Suspends Operations of Four Mideast Rigs

April 7, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on China Oilfield Services Suspends Operations of Four Mideast Rigs
China Oilfield Services has suspended operations of drilling rigs related to a multibillion-dollar contract in the Middle East, a setback for China’s largest offshore drilling contractor in one of its most important international markets.

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LG Electronics Expects Operating Profit to Slide

April 7, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on LG Electronics Expects Operating Profit to Slide
The South Korean consumer-electronics giant expects its first-quarter operating profit to drop 11%.

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Samsung Forecasts 10-Fold Profit Increase

April 7, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Samsung Forecasts 10-Fold Profit Increase
Analysts expect Samsung’s memory-chip business to swing to profit thanks to higher chip prices on brisk demand amid the artificial-intelligence boom.

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Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Announces Two Promotions

April 6, 2024 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce two well-deserved promotions.   Erin Slifka, former Director of Marketing & Communications, has been promoted to the position of Director of Sales & […]

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BBB Business Tip: Five Financial Mistakes Your Small Business Should Avoid

April 5, 2024 Erin Slifka 0

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that approximately 20% of small businesses fail within their first year, increasing to 45% by their fifth year. In Canada around 30% of small businesses fail within 5 years of start up, […]

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  • Missouri Public Service Commission Sets Local Public Hearing Schedule for Liberty’s CCN Request
  • Missouri Southern State University’s Teacher Education Program Exceeds Statewide Performance Benchmarks and Sees Significant Enrollment Growth
  • Joplin Carnegie Library to Host Open House on May 2 for Annual Downtown Tour
  • Connect2Culture Presents ‘Hare & Tortoise’ on March 29
  • U.S. and Western Allies Turn to Reserves to Counteract Gulf Oil Crisis
  • Why Iranian Regime Change Would Transform Global Energy Markets
  • Oil Prices Offer Up a Stunning Reversal
  • National Bureau of Economic Research Cuts Ties With Larry Summers
  • Investigators Say Chinese Cobalt Plant Sickened Congo Town
  • Nexus, an OCH Event Center, to Host Spring Wine Dinner on March 28
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