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Eat-to-Earn Fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Please join us on October 14 for an eat-to-earn fundraiser benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters at Jefferson’s Restaurant, 430 Geneva Avenue in Joplin, beginning at 11:00 am.  Twenty percent of all sales […]

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Arvest Bank Awarding More Than $75,000 to Teachers Within Footprint

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – For the fifth consecutive year, Arvest Bank will honor educators throughout its footprint by conducting its “We Love Teachers” campaign. This year, Arvest will award 157 teachers with a total of $78,500 […]

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Community Involvement Encouraged by Joining a City of Joplin Board or Commission

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Interested in helping your community? Serving on a City of Joplin board or commission is a way that citizens can provide input on the policies that shape their government and their city. […]

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Academy Sports Tests Investor Appetite for Retail

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Academy Sports Tests Investor Appetite for Retail
Shares of Academy Sports & Outdoors fell in their market debut, even after the company lowered its price, highlighting the challenge the sporting-goods chain faces in winning over investors when much of the retail sector is ailing.

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Hideout Harley Davidson to Host Brownie Bake Off

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Come join Hideout Harley Davidson for a delicious brownie bake off on Saturday, October 10 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm! Entry is free, but all dishes must be ready to serve. […]

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Why Businesses Must Help Build Trust in a COVID-19 Vaccine

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

Vaccine experts around the world are justifiably concerned by the lack of scientific data on the “Sputnik V” vaccine for Covid-19 that Russia recently approved after less than two months of human testing on a non-randomized group […]

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Doug Hunt Named Director of Entrepreneurship for the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Doug Hunt has been appointed as the Director of Entrepreneurship.  Attended Missouri Southern State University in 1985, Hunt worked for 11 […]

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Walmart Sells Majority Stake in Asda to U.K. Consortium in $8.8 Billion Deal

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart Sells Majority Stake in Asda to U.K. Consortium in $8.8 Billion Deal
Walmart agreed to sell U.K. grocery-store chain Asda to a private investment group in a deal that values the company at $8.8 billion, as the world’s largest retailer reorganizes its international businesses in favor of bets on the growth of online services.

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Shale Companies Had Lousy Returns. Their CEOs Got Paid Anyway.

October 2, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Shale Companies Had Lousy Returns. Their CEOs Got Paid Anyway.
Some of the biggest raises in corporate America went to the executives in charge of U.S. shale companies, even as their shareholders lost billions of dollars.

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Judge Partially Blocks Trump Administration From Enforcing Visa Ban

October 1, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Judge Partially Blocks Trump Administration From Enforcing Visa Ban
A federal judge in San Francisco has partially blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on foreign workers on H-1B and several other types of visa through the end of the year.

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