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Freeman Health System Announces Winners of 55th Annual Joplin Christmas Parade

December 5, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Scores of Freeman Health System volunteers helped pull the 55th Annual Joplin Christmas Parade off without a hitch Tuesday evening. Freeman volunteers — many dressed in yellow parade vests, others holding blinking […]

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Equinor Makes North Sea Gas Discoveries

December 5, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Equinor Makes North Sea Gas Discoveries
Initial estimates indicate the reservoirs west of Norway could contain 30 million to 110 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.

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Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Enter Exclusive Deal Negotiations

December 4, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Enter Exclusive Deal Negotiations
The move comes after the latest round of bids for the media company. Paramount and Comcast also made offers.

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Two Types of Shoppers Are Powering Holiday Spending: The Wealthy and Deal-Hunters

December 4, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Two Types of Shoppers Are Powering Holiday Spending: The Wealthy and Deal-Hunters
People are spending vigorously for the season, but some are making trade-offs to buy gifts and other holiday splurges.

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Top Apple Executives to Leave, Adding to Recent Departures

December 4, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Top Apple Executives to Leave, Adding to Recent Departures
Lisa Jackson, who led sustainability initiatives, will retire in January, and Kate Adams, the company’s general counsel, will retire late next year.

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Josh Harris’s Firm Strikes Deal for Middleby Unit That Makes Viking Stoves

December 4, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Josh Harris’s Firm Strikes Deal for Middleby Unit That Makes Viking Stoves
26North is set to own 51% of the kitchen-products division that houses a number of luxury cookware-equipment brands.

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Sparklight Launches Sparklight Mobile, Expanding Affordable Connectivity Beyond the Home

December 4, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – As reliable mobile connectivity becomes increasingly essential for education, work, healthcare access and everyday life, Sparklight, a leading broadband communications provider serving more than one million customers across 24 states, has introduced […]

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Embassy Is Here to Help You Get Ready for Expos in 2026

December 4, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

Do you you have everything you need for upcoming expos in 2026? Branded giveaways, prints, and shirts with your business’s logo are just a few of the essentials, and Embassy 4 LLC is ready to […]

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Downtown Joplin Alliance’s December WineShare to be Held at Boutique Marketplace in Downtown Joplin

December 4, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Downtown Joplin Alliance (DJA’s) First Friday WineShare returns for a special holiday event at the Boutique Marketplace, one of downtown Joplin’s newest shopping experiences (613 S. Main Street), on December 5, 2025. […]

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Watered Gardens Ministries to Host Annual Christmas Market on December 11 and 13, 2025

December 4, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Watered Gardens Ministries and its team loves the giving spirit that the holiday season brings to everyone, but they want to help neighbors struggling with poverty and homelessness. Helping and blessing others is wonderful, […]

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  • Why Fusion Is Considered Energy’s Elusive Holy Grail
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  • Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and EaglePicher Technologies to Host 33rd Annual Business EXPO on January 21, 2025
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  • How Trump Spun a Social Network Into a Nuclear-Fusion Company
  • Why Fusion Is Considered Energy’s Elusive Holy Grail
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