US Business
Mondelez’s Sales in Emerging Markets Bounce Back
The snacks-and-candy maker reported a nearly 5% rise in global sales, aided by a rebound in some emerging markets after coronavirus lockdowns had crimped sales earlier in the year.
Articles by Erin Slifka
Education
Upcoming Trainings and Webinars from Missouri SBDC
(Joplin, MO) – The Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hosted at Missouri Southern State University will be hosting several trainings this month. Join them to learn from experts, hear from other business owners, and keep […]
Events
City Partners with One Joplin to Celebrate StoryWalk in Leonard Park on Thursday, November 5
(Joplin, MO) – Everyone is invited to celebrate a new feature in Joplin that will be fun for the whole family! On Thursday, November 5, the City of Joplin and its community members will join […]
Education
Wildcat Glades Friends Group Announces November Events
(Joplin, MO) – The Wildcat Glades Friends Group will be holding several fun events this November. Make sure to check them out! Long Winters Nap: Preschool Connections November 18 | 10:00 am to 11:00 am […]
US Business
Walmart Scraps Plan to Have Robots Scan Shelves
The retail giant is ending its push to have machines developed by Bossa Nova Robotics rove stores to keep track of inventory, after discovering during the coronavirus pandemic that humans can help get similar results.
US Business
Quibi Was Supposed to Revolutionize Hollywood. Here’s Why It Failed.
The startup, headed by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, promised short-form content designed specifically for mobile phones, and investors poured $1.75 billion into the idea. The duo’s instincts about what would sell proved wrong.
US Business
Covid-19 Slammed Rental-Car Firms, Then Business Turned Around
Rental-car companies, crushed by a collapse in bookings at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, are now getting a lift from rising used-car prices and more people looking to travel by car.
SBDC Updates
Four Steps to Increasing Profitability
By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University Benjamin Franklin once stated that without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. Easier […]
Chamber Updates
November 2020 Chamber Renewals
Thank you for renewing! And thank you to our presenting sponsor, Show Me the Ozarks. Able Manufacturing & Assembly, LLC 1986 ACCESS Family Care 2003 Aldi 2011 Alorica 2015 American Family Insurance – Nathan Eddy 2005 […]
US Business
Tech Startups Say New Pay Rules for H-1B Visas Are Unaffordable
New rules from the Trump administration restricting skilled foreign workers are unnerving U.S. startup hubs, as founders and investors say the limitations will hamstring their ability to recruit top-tier talent.