US Business
BASF to Sell Majority Stake in Coatings Unit to Carlyle for $6.7 Billion
BASF will keep a 40% stake in the business, which the deal values at $8.91 billion, after the sale is complete.
Year: 2025
US Business
SoftBank Expands AI Footprint With Multibillion-Dollar Robotics Deal
The acquisition from ABB marks the largest in a long and patchy record of robotics investments by SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son.
US Business
Verisure Shares Jump on Nasdaq Stockholm Debut
Shares rose 16% above the IPO price in what is the largest offering in Europe since 2022.
US Business
The Gold Rush in Manhattan’s Diamond District
Buyers and sellers are flooding the crowded Midtown block that holds more than 2,500 businesses.
US Business
Behind the Collapse of an Auto-Parts Giant: $2 Billion Hole and Mysterious CEO
Patrick James started out buying small Ohio factories and ended atop a messy conglomerate with piles of hidden debt.
US Business
Strathcona Resources Terminates Takeover Bid for MEG Energy
Strathcona Resources terminated its takeover bid for MEG Energy, days after rival Cenovus Energy upped its offer to buy out the Canadian oil-sands producer and changed the terms of their standstill agreement.
Chamber Updates
Hot Links Golf Tournament 2025 — Fall Edition!
The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce had 20+ teams compete in their bi-annual Hot Links Golf Tournament on October 10! Players had the opportunity to experience the marshmallow long drive and lawn games. Teams were […]
Government
City of Joplin Responds to State Auditor’s Report
The City of Joplin thanks State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick and his staff for their thorough work on the 2023 performance audit. This extensive review involved thousands of labor hours and hundreds of thousands of records, […]
Community
Downtown Joplin Alliance to Host October Third Thursday Event, ‘Harvest Festival’
(Joplin, MO) – Downtown Joplin Alliance (DJA) and Spire partner for the Harvest Festival during the last Third Thursday of the year on October 16! Come enjoy an evening in downtown Joplin with more than […]
US Business
Gas Turbine Makers Are Riding the AI Power Boom
Orders and prices are soaring for the monster machines made by GE Vernova, Siemens Energy and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.