US Business
Hershey CEO on Making Luxury Chocolate Accessible—and Battling Ozempic Breath
Kirk Tanner sees opportunities for the chocolate maker, as it navigates weight-loss drugs and stretched consumers.
Articles by Erin Slifka
Government
Longtime Public Information Officer Retiring; City of Joplin Names Successor to the Role
(Joplin, MO) – A longtime area communications professional is passing the baton to another as Lynn Onstot, public information officer with the City of Joplin, makes plans to retire May 8. Onstot, who has worked […]
Entertainment
Latest Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Information for May 2026 from Connect2Culture
(Joplin, MO) – Connect2Culture (C2C) regularly collects information on upcoming arts, culture, and entertainment events in the Joplin area. This is the most recent information that C2C has received or collected for May 2026. Other listings could be […]
Education
Joplin High School’s Constitution Team Wins First Place at Missouri Bar’s ‘Show Me the Constitution’ for the Second Year in a Row
Joplin High School’s (JHS) Constitution Team continues to set the standard for excellence in civic education! At the Missouri Bar’s recent “Show Me the Constitution” State Competition, three JHS teams competed across all categories, demonstrating […]
US Business
Amazon Discusses ‘Apprentice’ Reboot—With Don Jr. as a Potential Host
Studio executives have held internal discussions about making new episodes of reality TV show.
US Business
Meta Reports Big Revenue Jump and Projected Spending Increase
Meta Platforms posted its biggest quarterly revenue jump in recent history in the first quarter but said it would spend even more money than forecast to build out AI data centers this year.
US Business
Microsoft Reports Strong Cloud Growth, but Questions About AI Returns Persist
Sales reached $82.9 billion in the January-to-March quarter, exceeding Wall Street analysts’ expectations.
US Business
Activist Engine Capital Urges Government Contractor KBR to Explore a Sale
KBR is in the midst of splitting its businesses; Engine thinks that is unnecessary.
US Business
Amazon Posts Double-Digit Growth Anchored by Booming Web Services
The retail and cloud-computing giant beat analyst estimates with a 17% jump in revenue and sharp increase in net profit.
Health Care
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Offers Give & Go Fun Pass to Blood Donors in May and June
(Joplin, Mo.) — Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the exclusive provider of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at more than 40 hospitals across the region, is partnering with four area attractions to […]