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MOKAN Partnership Announces Fundraising Progress, New Website Launch, and New Staff

September 8, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – When the Joplin Regional Partnership was renamed the MOKAN Partnership in December 2019, it sparked several changes within the organization, including the start of a $2 million fundraising campaign and a newly […]

Andrew Temm Named Business Development Coordinator for the MOKAN Partnership

September 8, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – The MOKAN Partnership is pleased to announce that Andrew Temm has been named the Business Development Coordinator. Temm is originally from Saint Peters, Missouri, but came to Joplin in 2006 to pursue […]

China Launches Initiative to Set Global Data-Security Rules

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

China is launching its own initiative to set global standards on data security, countering U.S. efforts to persuade like-minded countries to ringfence their networks from Chinese technology.

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Amazon, Wish Are Restricting Seed Sales. That May Not Stop Mystery Mailings.

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

E-commerce giants are enacting major new restrictions on the sale of seeds, but the moves are unlikely to eliminate the tactics government officials and industry experts suspect are behind the mystery seeds caper that gripped the world this summer.

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Production Problems Spur Broad FAA Review of Boeing Dreamliner Lapses

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Production problems at a Boeing 787 Dreamliner factory have prompted air-safety regulators to review quality-control lapses potentially stretching back almost a decade. The plane maker says there is no immediate safety threat.

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‘Tenet’ Posts Modest Opening in Key Test of Covid-19-Era Moviegoing

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Sci-fi spy film ‘Tenet’ grossed an estimated $20.2 million in the U.S. and Canada for the holiday weekend.

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Airlines Fight for Passengers in Weak Travel Market

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Relaxing domestic ticket-change fees will cost airlines hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue when passenger bookings start to improve, but it is a loss aimed at winning back customers.

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China’s Exports Ramp Up as Countries Emerge From Lockdowns

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

China’s export machine gained steam in August as countries gradually recovering from coronavirus lockdowns, including the U.S., snapped up more Chinese-made goods.

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Shares in China’s Top Chip Maker Tumble as U.S. Weighs Export Controls

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Stock in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. fell sharply after the U.S. government said it was considering placing export restrictions on the company, in what would mark a major escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on Chinese technology companies.

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Rising Education Levels Provide Diminishing Economic Boost

September 6, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The share of U.S. workers with college degrees has kept growing, but the nation’s productivity gains have been tepid.

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Articles by Erin Slifka

MOKAN Partnership Announces Fundraising Progress, New Website Launch, and New Staff

Andrew Temm Named Business Development Coordinator for the MOKAN Partnership

China Launches Initiative to Set Global Data-Security Rules

Amazon, Wish Are Restricting Seed Sales. That May Not Stop Mystery Mailings.

Production Problems Spur Broad FAA Review of Boeing Dreamliner Lapses

‘Tenet’ Posts Modest Opening in Key Test of Covid-19-Era Moviegoing

Airlines Fight for Passengers in Weak Travel Market

China’s Exports Ramp Up as Countries Emerge From Lockdowns

Shares in China’s Top Chip Maker Tumble as U.S. Weighs Export Controls

Rising Education Levels Provide Diminishing Economic Boost

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