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City Manager Names Tony Robyn as Assistant City Manager for Joplin

June 28, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Joplin City Manager Nick Edwards is pleased to announce that Tony Robyn has accepted the position of Assistant City Manager. Robyn worked at the City of Joplin from 2012 to 2017, and […]

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CVS, Walmart Impose Purchase Limits on Plan B Pills

June 27, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on CVS, Walmart Impose Purchase Limits on Plan B Pills
Some retailers’ websites indicated that the emergency contraceptive was in short supply amid a surge in demand following the Supreme Court’s abortion-rights decision.

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JetBlue Raises Offer to Buy Spirit Airlines—Again

June 27, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on JetBlue Raises Offer to Buy Spirit Airlines—Again
Budget carrier Spirit has been in the middle of a bidding war between JetBlue and Frontier, and the intensity has picked up in the final days before a shareholder vote.

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Volkswagen Nears Deal to Sell Stake in Electrify America to Siemens

June 27, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Volkswagen Nears Deal to Sell Stake in Electrify America to Siemens
The transaction would value the electric-vehicle charging business at more than $2 billion.

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Biotech Wizard Left a Trail of Fraud—Prosecutors Allege It Ended in Murder

June 27, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Biotech Wizard Left a Trail of Fraud—Prosecutors Allege It Ended in Murder
Serhat Gumrukcu faces trial in a purported murder-for-hire plot to silence an associate who could have exposed him and derailed a drug-development deal worth millions of dollars.

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Local Author Izzy B. Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Fund Book in Honor of His Father

June 27, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

Local children’s book author and illustrator Isaiah Basye, known as Izzy B., usually writes books like A Tighty-Whitie Wind and A Teacher in the Wild with silly and fun themes. But his latest project is […]

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Schifferdecker Golf Course Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary

June 27, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Joplin’s Schifferdecker Park has always been a popular gathering place, even 100 years ago. The park had many amenities in its early days, including a public golf course. Joplin’s Golf Course opened […]

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Russian Gas Cuts Threaten World’s Largest Chemicals Hub

June 27, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Russian Gas Cuts Threaten World’s Largest Chemicals Hub
Dwindling Russian gas supplies are proving a threat to chemicals companies and their disruption would reverberate well beyond the sector, threatening Europe’s economy at a time of high inflation and slowing growth.

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Tesla, Ford and GM Raise EV Prices as Costs, Demand Grow

June 26, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Tesla, Ford and GM Raise EV Prices as Costs, Demand Grow
Auto makers are marking up electric vehicles to offset rising battery-material costs and capitalize on the interest caused by higher gas prices.

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Pension Funds Plunge Into Riskier Bets—Just as Markets Are Struggling

June 26, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Pension Funds Plunge Into Riskier Bets—Just as Markets Are Struggling
More public pension plans than ever are using leverage, investing borrowed money in an effort to earn higher returns and close big funding gaps. “They’re treading on very risky footing.”

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