US Business
America’s Manufacturing Resurgence Will Be Powered by These Robots
China has more industrial robots than the rest of the world combined, but newer, more flexible robots are keeping smaller U.S. manufacturers in the fight.
Year: 2025
Nonprofit
Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri Announces Ashlea Belcher as Executive Director
(Joplin, MO) – The Board of Directors for Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri are happy to announce the hiring of Ashlea Belcher as Executive Director. Ashlea will begin her duties as director on October 13, […]
US Business
Lay’s Chips Are Getting a Makeover for the MAHA Era
Aiming to boost sales, PepsiCo is leaning into “real potatoes” marketing and natural ingredients.
Entertainment
FosterAdopt Connect to Host A Lady WhiskerBottom Whodunnit Gala Fundraiser on October 25
FosterAdopt Connect is excited to invite the community to their Lady Whiskerbottom Whoddunnit Gala on Saturday, October 25! This fundraiser will be hosted at Nexus, an OCH Event Center in Webb City where guests will […]
US Business
Bosses Are Cutting Costs, Just Not the Private Jet
Corporate spending on charter flights is soaring, to the dismay of workers being told to make do with less.
US Business
Shutdown Specials and Unhappy Hours Are Taking Over the D.C. Bar Scene
Owners are slashing prices to woo furloughed workers in a gamble to keep seats filled; ‘Gridlock nachos’ and ‘Furlough-Ritas’
US Business
GM Backs Off Controversial EV Tax Credit Move
Automaker hoped to use its finance arm to claim the $7,500 federal tax credit on EV leases beyond Sept. 30.
Education
Kansas City University Named a top College to Work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education and GreatCollegesList.com
Kansas City University (KCU) is proving that a mission-driven culture and employee well-being go hand in hand, earning national workplace recognition as a Great College to Work For®. The results were recently announced on GreatCollegesList.com […]
Manufacturing
Jasper Products and Dairy Farmers of America Celebrate 25-Year Partnership
(Kansas City, KS) – Dairy Farmers of America (FDA), a leading global dairy cooperative with 9,500 family farmers, is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Jasper Products manufacturing facility in Joplin, Missouri. On […]
Education
Ozark Christian College Awarded $1 Million Lilly Grant
(Joplin, MO) – Ozark Christian College (OCC) has been awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to help theological schools across […]