US Business
Online Privacy Bill Gains Momentum, but Hurdles Remain
The tech industry wants revisions to bipartisan legislation to limit use of consumer data.
Articles by Erin Slifka
Banking & Finance
Southwest Missouri Bank Announces Third Year of Corley Grant Recipients
(Joplin, MO) – Southwest Missouri Bank, trustee of the W.R. Corley Memorial Trust, has announced the third year of grants from the generous trust set up by the late Bob Corley. Mr. Corley, who passed away in […]
US Business
FedEx Boosts Dividend, Adds Directors in Deal With Activist
FedEx is expanding its board under an agreement with D.E. Shaw and will adjust its executive-compensation program and increase its quarterly dividend.
US Business
Harold Hamm Moves to Take Continental Resources Private
The billionaire fracking pioneer is offering about $4.3 billion to buy shares his family doesn’t own in the Bakken Shale driller he ran for decades.
Education
Missouri Southern State University Announces New Adult Degree Completion Program
(Joplin, MO) – In partnership with local businesses and the community, Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) will launch the new Adult Degree Completion (ADC) program with the start of the Fall 2022 semester. The program […]
US Business
Prologis to Buy Duke Realty in $26 Billion Deal, Including Debt
The agreement gives the world’s largest warehouse operator a larger footprint even as e-commerce slows.
US Business
Lawmakers Push for New Powers to Block U.S. Investments in China
In an attempt to counter China, lawmakers in Congress have proposed a plan to screen U.S. investment in that country and others.
US Business
Oracle Sales Top Expectations
The business-software giant posted higher quarterly revenue and its shares rebounded in after-hours trading.
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City of Joplin Facilities Available for Cooling Centers
(Joplin, MO) – As the heat index increases to dangerously high levels, City of Joplin officials remind citizens to check on family members, neighbors, and friends to ensure their environment is adequate to endure the […]
US Business
Microsoft to Make It Easier for Activision Employees to Unionize
The software company reached a labor neutrality agreement with the Communications Workers of America as it seeks regulatory approval to acquire videogame maker Activision for $75 billion.