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BBB Business Tip: Strategic Ways to Scale Customer Support Without Sacrificing Growth

June 17, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

As a business owner, you know that first impressions are everything. When customers reach out to you for help, you want to make sure that you are taking care of their questions quickly and effectively. […]

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Elon Musk Talks Staffing, Free Speech in Twitter Employee Meeting

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Elon Musk Talks Staffing, Free Speech in Twitter Employee Meeting
The billionaire’s first direct interaction with Twitter’s rank and file comes after he has publicly criticized the company he agreed to buy in April.

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Tesla Raises Prices Amid Surging Costs

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Tesla Raises Prices Amid Surging Costs
Prices on some of the company’s electric cars are going up by as much as $6,000. The latest price increase applies to certain cars across Tesla’s entire lineup.

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aliceCBD to Host First Ever Car Show

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

Come join aliceCBD for their Cruzin’ Into the Night event on Saturday, June 25 at their Joplin location, 5399 State Highway 43, Unit D. There will be a free car cruise, music provided by Mobile […]

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Activision Says Top Executives Didn’t Ignore Harassment Reports

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Activision Says Top Executives Didn’t Ignore Harassment Reports
Results from an internal probe come as securities regulators investigate the videogame company’s workplace practices and disclosures.

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Ten Joplin Area Entrepreneurs Begin National Accelerator Program to Turn Ideas into Reality

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Ten Joplin entrepreneurs will enter a national idea accelerator program aimed at taking their ideas and putting them into action, becoming builders. In Joplin, those ideas include: an augmented reality platform to promote […]

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Amazon CEO Jassy’s First Year on the Job: Undoing Bezos-Led Overexpansion

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Amazon CEO Jassy’s First Year on the Job: Undoing Bezos-Led Overexpansion
Amid one of the worst stretches for financial performance in Amazon’s history, the new CEO is working to cut back the excesses of an e-commerce operation the company expanded at breakneck pace during much of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Enfamil Owner to Import Baby Formula to the U.S. to Help Alleviate Shortages

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Enfamil Owner to Import Baby Formula to the U.S. to Help Alleviate Shortages
Reckitt Benckiser is to import infant-formula powder to the U.S. from a facility in Singapore, in what it said is the largest contribution so far from a manufacturer aimed at mitigating a nationwide formula shortage.

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Cosmetics Maker Revlon Files For Chapter 11

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Cosmetics Maker Revlon Files For Chapter 11
Revlon filed for bankruptcy, potentially ending a decadeslong bet on the beauty company by Ronald Perelman, its billionaire controlling shareholder .

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World’s Biggest Miner Scraps Immediate Thermal-Coal Exit

June 16, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on World’s Biggest Miner Scraps Immediate Thermal-Coal Exit
BHP Group said it failed to find a buyer for the Mt Arthur mine, which is one of Australia’s biggest coal operations. It said it would aim to close the pit in 2030.

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