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NASA Launches Mars Rover Powered by Missouri-Made Batteries

August 28, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Cape Canaveral, FL) – NASA recently launched its latest mission to put another rover on the surface of Mars: Perseverance. And much like many of NASA’s Mars rovers, Perseverance has strong ties to Missouri. The […]

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Costumes Bring Fun and Color to Autism Awareness Walk

August 28, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – You don’t have to wait for Halloween to don a costume. Create your own Queen Frostine, Lord Licorice, and Gramma Nutt ensemble and get moving for Bill & Virginia Center for Autism’s […]

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New Joplin Schools Administrator Receives MO-CASE Award

August 28, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Meghan Klosterman has been named the MO-CASE 2020 Outstanding New Special Education Administrator. On August 28th at 11:00 am, a MO-CASE official will travel to Joplin to present the award at the […]

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Freeman First in Region to Offer Custom Breast Prosthesis

August 28, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – 3-D technology has changed printing, automobile production, and even the world of medicine. And now it plays a role in helping women in their recovery from breast cancer. Freeman Health System is […]

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MGM Resorts Lays Off 18,000 Workers

August 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on MGM Resorts Lays Off 18,000 Workers
MGM Resorts International is laying off 18,000 furloughed workers in the U.S. as a global travel slowdown impedes the casino industry’s recovery from the ongoing pandemic.

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U.S. Announces Deal With Abbott Laboratories for Rapid Covid-19 Tests

August 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Announces Deal With Abbott Laboratories for Rapid Covid-19 Tests
The Trump administration unveiled a $750 million deal to buy 150 million rapid Covid-19 tests from Abbott Laboratories, a move that would substantially expand the nation’s capacity for rapid testing.

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Walmart Joins With Microsoft in Race to Purchase TikTok

August 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart Joins With Microsoft in Race to Purchase TikTok
The world’s biggest retailer by revenue is teaming up with Microsoft to bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations, which have an asking price of about $30 billion.

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Clothing Retailers Go Casual as Consumers Spurn Dressy Clothes

August 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Clothing Retailers Go Casual as Consumers Spurn Dressy Clothes
Americans’ newfound love for sweatpants has apparel retailers racing to get casual, as they try to kick-start sales decimated by coronavirus-related store closures.

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Joplin High School Teacher Named Outstanding District Director

August 27, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Recently, the Missouri Choral Directors Association named Monica Reynolds the Outstanding District Director for the Southwest District. Each year, this award is nominated and voted on by the colleagues within the district. […]

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PSC Sets Hearing Schedule in Missouri-American Water Company Rate Cases

August 27, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Jefferson City, MO) – The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold formal evidentiary hearings in late February 2021 in water and sewer cases filed by the Missouri-American Water Company (MAWC).  Formal evidentiary hearings are scheduled […]

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