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E-Commerce Needs Real Store Locations Now More Than Ever

November 25, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Retailers this year are expected to open more stores than they close for the first time since 2017, with most of the growth coming from mass merchants, food, drugs and convenience chains.

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AT&T, Verizon Propose 5G Limits to Break Air-Safety Standoff

November 24, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The wireless operators said they will limit the strength of service while regulators review the impact on planes and helicopters.

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Lee Enterprises Enacts Poison Pill to Guard Against Alden Takeover

November 24, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The newspaper publisher said its board has approved a shareholder rights plan, effective for one year, that would block the hedge fund from acquiring more than 10% of the company as it considers the hostile bid.

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Instagram Boss to Testify in Congress on Child Safety

November 24, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Adam Mosseri will testify in Congress during the week of Dec. 6 to respond to questions about the app’s effects on younger users sparked by a Wall Street Journal investigation.

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Missouri Southern State University’s Seasonal Choral Flourish to Return on December 4

November 24, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) –A popular, local holiday tradition will return to a live setting, with the 12th annual Seasonal Choral Flourish set for 1:00 pm and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 4, at St. Peter the Apostle […]

Store Workers to Black Friday Shoppers: Don’t Blame Shortages on Us

November 24, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Retail workers, who last holiday season were confronted with complaints about mask mandates, are now dealing with customers upset about higher prices and missing merchandise.

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Thanksgiving Holiday Closes City Offices, Alters Residential Trash Schedule

November 24, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – In recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday, the City of Joplin offices will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26. This closing includes the Joplin Recycling Center, MAPS and the Sunshine […]

Connect2Culture’s Curtains Up Series to Provide Refreshing Twist on Traditional Holiday Concerts with Dallas String Quartet’s “Electric Christmas”

November 24, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – An international music sensation will offer a refreshing twist on the traditional holiday concert when the Dallas String Quartet performs “Electric Christmas” on Saturday, December 11, 2021, 7:00pm at Ozark Christian College Chapel. […]

Late Scholastic Chief’s Sons Challenge Rival for Control

November 24, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The death of longtime head Richard Robinson left his former girlfriend, an executive, with a controlling stake in the publisher and set up a messy succession battle with his family.

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Walgreens, Walmart, CVS Contributed to Opioid Epidemic, Ohio Jury Finds

November 23, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Two counties in the state argued that the pharmacy chains created a public nuisance by enabling the opioid crisis, in a widely watched case among thousands filed against pharmacy chains.

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Articles by Erin Slifka

E-Commerce Needs Real Store Locations Now More Than Ever

AT&T, Verizon Propose 5G Limits to Break Air-Safety Standoff

Lee Enterprises Enacts Poison Pill to Guard Against Alden Takeover

Instagram Boss to Testify in Congress on Child Safety

Missouri Southern State University’s Seasonal Choral Flourish to Return on December 4

Store Workers to Black Friday Shoppers: Don’t Blame Shortages on Us

Thanksgiving Holiday Closes City Offices, Alters Residential Trash Schedule

Connect2Culture’s Curtains Up Series to Provide Refreshing Twist on Traditional Holiday Concerts with Dallas String Quartet’s “Electric Christmas”

Late Scholastic Chief’s Sons Challenge Rival for Control

Walgreens, Walmart, CVS Contributed to Opioid Epidemic, Ohio Jury Finds

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