2026 – Page 30 – Joplin Business Outlook

Frank Fletcher Subaru Donates Blankets to Freeman Health System Cancer Patients

June 29, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – It’s the eighth straight year for the Joplin-based Frank Fletcher Subaru and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society to join together to deliver plush blankets to Freeman Health System cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. […]

The Cutthroat Battle to Become America’s Rare-Earth Champion

June 28, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

A fight between two of the U.S.’s biggest rare-earths companies illustrates the stakes behind the effort to loosen China’s hold on the sector.

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Trump Adds a Washington Golf Course Renovation to His Fall Agenda

June 28, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The president said he would keep East Potomac Golf Links open to the public after rebuilding its course.

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A $55 Billion Safety Net? Government Tab to Prop Up American Farms Is Rising

June 28, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

President Trump’s latest request extends a run of interventions intended to help the nation’s agricultural economy.

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The Taser CEO Who Says AI Is the Future of Policing

June 28, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Taser and body-cam king Rick Smith is betting Axon’s dominance—and his own pay package—on his tech-driven vision.

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The AI Startup Challenging Tesla and Waymo in the Race to Automate Driving

June 28, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Wayve is emerging as a go-to partner for traditional automakers trying to keep up with Silicon Valley.

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ON Semiconductor to Buy Synaptics in All-Stock Deal With $7 Billion Enterprise Value

June 28, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

ON Semiconductor said Synaptics’s AI compute platform, human-machine interface technology, and connectivity solutions would help it meet demand for increasingly capable AI solutions that can interact with the physical world.

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One Man Tries to Make $2 Million Selling Coins at the Internet’s Outer Limits

June 27, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Bjorn Bergstrom livestreamed for a week straight on Whatnot, a fast-growing live-shopping app. “I’m just here selling coins, but also being people’s therapist.”

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