• Advertise
  • Submit Updates
  • About the Chamber
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
joplin-business-outlook-logo
  • Home
  • Industries
    • A-H
      • Accounting
      • Architects & Engineers
      • Banking & Finance
      • Career Building
      • Construction
      • Economic Development
      • Education
      • Energy & Environment
      • Entertainment
      • Government
      • Health Care
    • I-Z
      • Information Technology & Innovation
      • Insurance & Benefits
      • Law
      • Manufacturing
      • Marketing & Communications
      • Nonprofit
      • Real Estate
      • Regional
      • Restaurant
      • Retail
      • Small Business/Startups
      • Tourism & Hospitality
      • Transportation
      • Workforce
  • Latest Updates
  • Events
News Ticker
  • [ December 28, 2025 ] ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for About $7.75 Billion US Business
  • [ December 28, 2025 ] Rolex Tries to Beat Watch Flippers at Their Own Game US Business
  • [ December 28, 2025 ] Lamb Weston Warns of Profit Pressure Ahead Due to Discounts, Rising Costs US Business
  • [ December 27, 2025 ] Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them. US Business
  • [ December 27, 2025 ] Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts US Business
HomeAuthorsErin Slifka

Articles by Erin Slifka

No Picture
US Business

SolarWinds Hack Targeted Tech Firms, University

December 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on SolarWinds Hack Targeted Tech Firms, University
A Wall Street Journal analysis identified at least 24 organizations that installed software laced with malicious code by Russian hackers.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

Thoma Bravo Agrees to Buy RealPage for $9.6 Billion

December 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Thoma Bravo Agrees to Buy RealPage for $9.6 Billion
The private-equity firm has reached a deal with a provider of a technology platform used by owners and managers of rental properties.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

Restaurant Safety Net Frays as Covid-19 Pandemic Progresses to Winter

December 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Restaurant Safety Net Frays as Covid-19 Pandemic Progresses to Winter
Lifelines extended by landlords, banks and vendors are ending, while federal loans are long gone, leaving many more at risk of joining the tens of thousands of restaurants that have already shut during the pandemic.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

Jack Ma Makes Ant Offer to Placate Chinese Regulators

December 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Jack Ma Makes Ant Offer to Placate Chinese Regulators
The offer appeared a mea culpa of sorts from the Chinese billionaire as he found himself face to face with officials from China’s central bank and agencies overseeing securities, banking and insurance.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

FIS, Global Payments Held Unsuccessful Talks to Merge

December 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on FIS, Global Payments Held Unsuccessful Talks to Merge
A merger deal could have been valued at around $70 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in a sign that a wave of consolidation is still sweeping through the payments industry.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

Chip Giants Intel and Nvidia Face New Threats From Amazon to Google

December 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Chip Giants Intel and Nvidia Face New Threats From Amazon to Google
Big tech companies are getting into the custom chip-making game in the hunt for improved performance and lower costs, shifting the balance of power in the industry.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

Star Wars Novelists Seek Years of Missing Royalties From Disney

December 19, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Star Wars Novelists Seek Years of Missing Royalties From Disney
Authors of books tied to big film franchises such as Star Wars stopped receiving checks after Disney acquired Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

PPP Borrowers Stand to Gain Tax Deductions

December 19, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on PPP Borrowers Stand to Gain Tax Deductions
Congress is considering countermanding Treasury by granting tax benefits worth hundreds of billions of dollars to businesses participating in the Paycheck Protection Program.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

The Lawyer Trying to Keep Google From Being Broken Up

December 19, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Lawyer Trying to Keep Google From Being Broken Up
Kent Walker, the search giant’s chief legal officer and head of global affairs, leads the defense that will determine whether the company is able to keep growing—or gets clipped.

[…]

No Picture
US Business

Covid-19 Vaccine Makers Tap Contractors to Produce Billions of Doses

December 19, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Covid-19 Vaccine Makers Tap Contractors to Produce Billions of Doses
Moderna, Pfizer, BioNTech and others have enlisted third parties to catapult their vaccine technology from the laboratory to industrial production at unprecedented speed.

[…]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 1,205 1,206 1,207 … 1,347 »

U.S. Business News

  • ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for About $7.75 Billion
    December 28, 2025 Comments Off on ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for About $7.75 Billion
  • Rolex Tries to Beat Watch Flippers at Their Own Game
    December 28, 2025 Comments Off on Rolex Tries to Beat Watch Flippers at Their Own Game
  • Lamb Weston Warns of Profit Pressure Ahead Due to Discounts, Rising Costs
    December 28, 2025 Comments Off on Lamb Weston Warns of Profit Pressure Ahead Due to Discounts, Rising Costs
  • Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them.
    December 27, 2025 Comments Off on Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them.
  • Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts
    December 27, 2025 Comments Off on Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts

Stock Ticker

  • Loading stock data...

Follow on Facebook

  • ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for About $7.75 Billion
  • Rolex Tries to Beat Watch Flippers at Their Own Game
  • Lamb Weston Warns of Profit Pressure Ahead Due to Discounts, Rising Costs
  • Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them.
  • Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts
  • Billionaire’s Heirs to Pay $750 Million in Biggest-Ever U.S. Tax-Fraud Case
  • States See a Federal Power Grab in Clash Over AI Data Centers
  • The Bruising Reality of Searching for a Job at 65
  • Airline Delays and Cancellations Pile Up Ahead of New York-Area Snowstorm
  • City of Joplin’s Recycling Center to Offer Drop-Off for Discarded Natural Christmas Trees Until January 31
Accounting arts Banking & Finance Chamber Updates community construction COVID-19 culture education energy & environment entertainment events government health care information technology & innovation law marketing & communications nonprofit retail SBDC Updates small business/startups tourism & hospitality transportation US Business Workforce
  • Dorothy: Is Lindsey still with KOAM . She is outstanding!
  • Lisa Crouch: Congratulations on your Promotion!
  • Kerri Greenup: Congratulations all. Well done.
About Us
  • About Us

    Joplin Business Outlook, launched by the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, is an online business journal for the Joplin business community.   Curated by the Chamber staff, the Joplin Business Outlook is a compilation of news [...]
Privacy Policy
Outlook Newsletter Archive

Click here to view past issues.

Recent Posts
  • ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for About $7.75 Billion
  • Rolex Tries to Beat Watch Flippers at Their Own Game
  • Lamb Weston Warns of Profit Pressure Ahead Due to Discounts, Rising Costs
  • Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them.
  • Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts
Recent Comments
  • Dorothy on KOAM-TV Expands Weather Team and Announces New Role for Chief Meteorologist Doug Heady
  • Lisa Crouch on Richard Winesburg Named President of Joplin Market
  • Kerri Greenup on OWN, Inc. Announces Three Key Leadership Promotions
  • Lee Radcliff-Timmsen on Lauren Ferguson Named Director of Member Success at Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Gina Langston on Lauren Ferguson Named Director of Member Success at Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce
Categories
  • Accounting
  • Architects & Engineers
  • Banking & Finance
  • Career Building
  • Chamber Updates
  • Community
  • Construction
  • COVID-19
  • Data
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Energy & Environment
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Government
  • Health Care
  • Information Technology & Innovation
  • Insurance & Benefits
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Communications
  • MOKAN Partnership Updates
  • Nonprofit
  • Real Estate
  • Regional
  • Restaurant
  • Retail
  • SBDC Updates
  • Small Business/Startups
  • Tourism & Hospitality
  • Transportation
  • Uncategorised
  • Uncategorized
  • US Business
  • Utilities
  • Workforce

Copyright © 2023 Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce | Web Development by Storm Cloud Marketing