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Network Doctor to Host Seminar on July 15: How Organizations Can Embrace AI Without Losing Control of Their Data

June 24, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

Your employees are already using AI tools. But do you know what data is being shared even within company-approved AI platforms? Many organizations assume that rolling out approved AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot or […]

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Give Blood This Summer With Community Blood Center of the Ozarks and Enjoy Seasonal Donor Perks

June 24, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

July 2 Pint for a Pint Event Highlights the Need for Blood Before Independence Day Holiday (Joplin, Mo. ) – The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood, platelets, and plasma […]

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Agility, Maker of Humanlike Robots, to Go Public in $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Agility, Maker of Humanlike Robots, to Go Public in $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal
Agility’s humanoid robot, Digit, is used at manufacturing facilities and warehouses by companies such as Amazon.

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Will Anyone Buy This Cheap EV Truck With Hand-Crank Windows and No Radio?

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Will Anyone Buy This Cheap EV Truck With Hand-Crank Windows and No Radio?
Slate Auto’s all-electric truck, priced in the mid-$20,000s, aims to prove that affordable cars can be both profitable and adored.

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Crowder College Reports Summer Enrollment Increase

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

Crowder College reported its summer enrollment in credit hours increased 6.32% over 2025 and head count increased by 5.99%. Enrollment in summer classes totaled 1,167 students taking classes for a total of 6,185 credit hours. […]

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Can America’s Obsession With Mahjong Save This Dying Craft?

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Can America’s Obsession With Mahjong Save This Dying Craft?
Watch how the last remaining artists of mahjong tile carving are trying to preserve the fading craft.

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Walmart, in Biggest Deal in Two Years, Buys Advertising Tech Firm

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart, in Biggest Deal in Two Years, Buys Advertising Tech Firm
Retail giant is paying $1.4 billion for Vibe.co, a company that enables advertising through connected TVs.

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Zimmer Marketing to Host Zimmer Radiothon on June 25 and Red, White, Sip, & Shop Event on June 27 to Benefit Honor Flight of the Ozarks

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

Zimmer Marketing is excited to announce two special fundraising events that will benefit Honor Flight of the Ozarks, which allows local veterans to fly to Washington, D.C., where they can see the memorials honoring their […]

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Ranks of the Ultrawealthy Jumped in 2025

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ranks of the Ultrawealthy Jumped in 2025
The number of those worth more than $30 million jumped by 14.4% last year.

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Top-Paid CEOs Smash the $200 Million Payday

June 22, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Top-Paid CEOs Smash the $200 Million Payday
“Moonshot” deals pushed pay for company bosses to new highs in the WSJ’s annual ranking.

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  • Missouri SBDC at Missouri Southern State University Presents the 2026 Entrepreneur Speaker Series with Tara and Skylor Kingrey from King Style Dog Resort on November 16
  • Connect2Culture Presents TAKE3: Jukebox Rock on November 20
  • KODE-TV and KSNF-TV’s Job Jam Career Expo to Return to Joplin’s Northpark Mall on November 13
  • City of Joplin Emergency Services and JASCO Partner on New Communications Tower
  • Oil Prices Rise as Investors Weigh U.S. Midterm Results, Iran Risks
  • 3M Announces $7.4 Billion Settlement in ‘Forever Chemicals’ Injuries Case
  • Lockheed Martin to Pay $29.5 Million to Settle Federal Probe Over Diversity Efforts
  • AMD Beats Wall Street Expectations as it Pivots to Data-Center First Status
  • Missouri Southern State University to Welcome Nationally Recognized Medical Trauma Expert as Keynote Speaker for 2027 Willcoxon Health Sciences Summit
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