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Recovering Vehicle Production Lifts Demand at Car Suppliers

October 23, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Recovering Vehicle Production Lifts Demand at Car Suppliers
Third-quarter results from Autoliv, Cleveland-Cliffs and Gentex benefited from efforts by auto makers to make up for production lost during pandemic lockdowns and meet rising demand.

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Its Time To Get Your 2021 Calendar

October 23, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

How better to show appreciation and keep your logo in your customers eyes all year?  It’s time for Chamber members to order 2021 Calendars! We have Desktop to Year at a Glance and everything in […]

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McDonald’s Seeks Dismissal of Suit Filed by Black Former Franchisees

October 23, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on McDonald’s Seeks Dismissal of Suit Filed by Black Former Franchisees
The burger chain asked a federal judge to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit accusing it of selling Black owners subpar stores and scrimping on support, saying it wasn’t in its interest to have franchisees fail.

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Free Webinar With Missouri Health Schools

October 23, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

A FREE webinar opportunity is being provided by DESE in collaboration with EDPLUS. Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Statewide Webinar “Conversation to ACTION: Initial Assessment & Systems Approach that Drives Change” will take […]

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Uber and Lyft Must Classify Drivers as Employees, Appeals Court Says

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Uber and Lyft Must Classify Drivers as Employees, Appeals Court Says
The ride-hailing companies must comply with an order that requires them to reclassify their drivers as employees, a California appeals court said, siding with a lower-court ruling that threatened to upend the business models.

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FTC Mulls Facebook Lawsuit as Staffers Support Antitrust Case

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on FTC Mulls Facebook Lawsuit as Staffers Support Antitrust Case
Federal Trade Commission staff members are recommending that the agency bring an antitrust case against Facebook, according to people familiar with the matter, but commissioners haven’t reached a decision.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Authorizes Subpoenas for Twitter and Facebook CEOs

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Senate Judiciary Committee Authorizes Subpoenas for Twitter and Facebook CEOs
The committee acted after the companies limited sharing of New York Post articles regarding Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

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Walmart Sues U.S., Aiming to Head Off Opioid Penalties

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart Sues U.S., Aiming to Head Off Opioid Penalties
Walmart sued the federal government in an attempt to strike a pre-emptive blow against what it said is an impending opioid-related civil lawsuit from the Justice Department.

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Google’s Antitrust Woes Seen Helping Microsoft’s Bing

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Google’s Antitrust Woes Seen Helping Microsoft’s Bing
The target of the U.S. government’s last major tech antitrust campaign, Microsoft, could be the biggest beneficiary of its newest, the lawsuit the Justice Department filed this week against Google.

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Quibi Is Shutting Down Barely Six Months After Going Live

October 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Quibi Is Shutting Down Barely Six Months After Going Live
Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and Chief Executive Meg Whitman decided to shut down the company in an effort to return as much capital to investors as possible instead of trying to prolong the life of the company and risk losing more money.

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