2025 – Page 149 – Joplin Business Outlook

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Lafayette House Receives $7,475 Grant from Ozark Food Harvest to Enhance Food Storage Capacity for Families in Need

June 16, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

Lafayette House is proud to announce the receipt of a $7,475 FY25 Urgent Needs Grant from Ozark Food Harvest to purchase a new commercial-grade freezer that will significantly enhance the organization’s ability to serve nutrition […]

Southwest Missouri Bank Announces Sixth Year of Corley Grant Recipients

June 16, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

Southwest Missouri Bank (SMB), trustee of the W.R. Corley Memorial Trust, has announced the sixth year of grants from the generous Trust set up by the late Bob Corley. Mr. Corley, who passed away in […]

Southwest Airlines Adds Cockpit Alerts to Boost Runway Safety

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Honeywell-designed alerts warn pilots against dangerous takeoffs or other risky situations at airports.

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Victoria’s Secret Is Under Mounting Pressure From Latest Activist Investor

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Barington Capital Group plans to push the lingerie retailer to overhaul its board.

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Israel’s Fight With Iran Spreads to the Energy Sector

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

An exchange of strikes on refineries and gas facilities was limited but raised the risks to an industry with broad economic impacts.

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Leonard Lauder, Who Turned His Mother’s Beauty Business Into a Global Empire, Dies at 92

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Over five decades, the billionaire businessman added brands and expanded abroad. ‘My son always thought big.’

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What’s Behind PayPal’s Will Ferrell Ads?

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The company’s CMO, Geoff Seeley, talks about the company’s marketing plan and how it tries to differentiate PayPal from Venmo.

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U.K.’s Renold Agrees to $254 Million Private-Equity Takeover by MPE Bidco

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

MPE Bidco, a newly formed corporation backed by U.S. private-equity firm MPE, said each shareholder of the British company would receive 82 pence in cash for each ordinary share.

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