US Business
Apple to Shut Dozens of Stores as Coronavirus Flares
The company had been reopening locations but is now temporarily closing dozens of stores in Texas, California and other states.
Articles by Erin Slifka
Education
Southern Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season
(Joplin, MO) – Southern Theatre announced the lineup for the 2020-21 season at Missouri Southern State University. The schedule includes: “Nevermore”: Oct. 29-Nov. 1 “Christmas with Little Women”: Dec. 3-6 Audition Day/High School One-Acts: Feb. […]
US Business
Car Sales Fell in the Second Quarter, Despite Deals and Covid-19 Stimulus
Major auto makers reported sharp drops in second-quarter U.S. vehicle sales, as sweet discounts and financing deals weren’t enough to offset factory and dealership closures from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Entertainment
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex Reveals Finalized Exterior Renderings
(Joplin, MO) – A virtual celebration revealing new exterior renderings of the Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex (The Cornell Complex) was held by Connect2Culture (C2C) and Spiva Center for the Arts on Tuesday, […]
Chamber Updates
July 2020 Chamber Renewals
Thank you for renewing! And thank you to our presenting sponsor, Show Me the Ozarks. Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 2017 Atlas Safe Rooms 2012 Baker Davis Roderique, CPAs, PC 1955 Boyd Metals of Joplin […]
Chamber Updates
July 2020 Ribbon Cuttings
Congratulations to all our members who recently celebrated their accomplishments with ribbon cuttings! Washington Family Hope Center James Whitford, Executive Director 1112 East 2nd Street Grand Opening Freeman Learning Center Paula Baker, CEO & President […]
US Business
Inside Moderna: The Covid Vaccine Front-Runner With No Track Record and an Unsparing CEO
The upstart hasn’t yet developed an approved drug, its chief can be excoriating and until recently investors were disillusioned. A breakthrough coronavirus vaccine could come in trials starting this month.
Chamber Updates
New Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Members July 2020
Welcome New Members Journey Nutrition Health Foods and Supplies 810 East 15th Street Joplin, MO 64804 918.766.1384 Facebook Ali Gutc and Toni Hurst, Owners and Operators Sponsor: John Hipple, Jr., Sign Designs The Pie Place […]
Marketing & Communications
Social Media Insights
Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University The month of July, according to a recent internet search, is “Social Wellness Month.” In this day and age of social distancing, social wellness looks a […]
Government
Joplin City Manager Edwards Promotes Pekarek to Assistant City Manager
(Joplin, MO) – Nick Edwards, City Manager for the City of Joplin, is pleased to announce that Dan Pekarek has accepted the position of Assistant City Manager. Pekarek has been with the City for 34 […]