US Business
Jack Dorsey’s Latest Far-Out Bet: An AI Future With Fewer Employees
Block—owner of payment apps, bitcoin and music streaming—grew its workforce to nearly 13,000 during the pandemic.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
Airlines Grapple With Disruptions That ‘Far Surpass’ Previous Middle East Conflicts
After thousands of flight cancellations, carriers face higher fuel costs and complicated rerouting.
US Business
Barry Diller’s IAC Agrees to Sell Care.com
The media conglomerate’s shares have been trading poorly and it has been streamlining itself to focus on core assets.
Health Care
Freeman Fort Scott Hospital, Inc.’s First-Ever Patient Speaks About How Freeman Health System Staff Saved His Life
(Fort Scott, KS) – Feeling fatigued while fighting an infection, 77-year-old Wayne Russell drove himself to Freeman Health System’s Fort Scott Hospital, Inc. On the morning of Thursday, September 4, 2025, the Bourbon County resident […]
Architects & Engineers
City of Joplin to Host Public Meeting to Discuss Drainage and Pedestrian Improvements in I-44 Area
The City of Joplin will join the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in an Open House Public Meeting from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm on Thursday, March 26, at the Joplin Public Library (1901 East […]
US Business
Why Oil Markets Can’t Shrug Off This Conflict
There isn’t enough cushion in the system to absorb big supply disruptions.
Education
Missouri Southern State University Celebrates Grand Opening of the Public Safety and Forensics Institute
Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its new Public Safety and Forensics Institute, marking a milestone for law enforcement and forensic science education in the region. The facility […]
Community
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Offers Free Adventure Pass to Spring Blood Donors
(Joplin, MO) — Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at more than 40 hospitals across the region, is teaming up once again with four premier […]
US Business
What to Know About the Live Nation Antitrust Trial
The Justice Department is seeking to force a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in a trial that kicks off Monday.
US Business
Trump Media in Talks to Spin Off Truth Social
President Trump’s media company said it is in discussions to spin off businesses, including social-media platform Truth Social, into a new publicly traded company.