US Business
How a Chinese-Owned Battery Maker’s Bet on U.S. EVs Went Wrong
AESC poured billions of dollars into electric-vehicle battery factories before stopping work.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
Home Depot Bid Kicks Off Battle for $5 Billion Building-Products Company
Retailing giant submitted a bid for distributor GMS, which already received an unsolicited offer from serial dealmaker Brad Jacobs this week.
Events
Watered Gardens Invites the Community to Celebrate Liberty by Purchasing Fireworks at Forge Center for Virtue & Work
Watered Gardens invites the community to make plans and stop by their fireworks stand beginning Tuesday, July 1 through Friday, July 4 from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm! The funds raised from this stand will […]
Health Care
Ozark Center’s Turnaround Ranch Celebrates New Renovations
(Joplin, MO) – More than 100 invited guests toured the beautified Turnaround Ranch campus Wednesday morning, as a four-year, $10.5 million dollar project has transformed Ozark Center’s residential treatment facility for adolescents into the envy […]
Entertainment
Spend the Summer with Connect2Culture During Two Free Performances
(Joplin, MO) – Connect2Culture (C2C) will host two exciting summer performances outside of the Leggett & Platt Green at the Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex (212 W. 7th Street, Joplin, MO 64801). All […]
US Business
How Do You Build a $500 Million Coffee Chain? By Selling Matcha to Teens.
Young people are obsessed with the private equity-backed Blank Street Coffee, which has been doubling down on sugary green tea.
US Business
Food, Agriculture Leaders Sound Warnings on MAHA Overreach
Executives vouch for the safety and affordability of the U.S. food system while RFK Jr. targets chemicals and additives.
US Business
Tariffs Test Sam’s Club Strategy of Keeping Prices as Low as Possible
Walmart-owned warehouse-club chain considers price increases on small kitchen appliances, while keeping pricing flat on more than 1,000 summer items.
US Business
The Aisle-Prowling Albertsons CEO Taking On Kroger
Susan Morris seeks to cut costs and hold down prices after a court blocked the supermarket chains’ megamerger.
US Business
The Biggest Companies Across America Are Cutting Their Workforces
It isn’t just Amazon. There’s a growing belief that having too many employees will slow a company down—and that anyone still on the payroll could be working harder.