US Business
Flexport, BlackRock Join to Offer $250 Million in Supply Chain Financing
Flexport Capital’s expanded funds provide financing for rising tariff, inventory and logistics costs
Articles by Erin Slifka
Community
Freedom of Flight Museum to Host Heartland Patriots Festival, Wings & Wheels Event on September 6
The Freedom of Flight Museum, VFW Post 5293, and the Joplin Regional Airport are excited to invite the community to their Heartlands Patriots Festival on Saturday, September 6! Join them at the Joplin Regional Airport […]
US Business
Mark Andol, Retailer Who Sold Only 100% Made-in-U. S. Items, Dies at Age 59
His store near Buffalo, N.Y., opened in 2010 and proved a magnet for tour buses.
Entertainment
Connect2Culture Kicks Off 2025–2026 Performance Season with Sons of Serendip on September 5 and Casi Joy on September 26
(Joplin, MO) – Connect2Culture (C2C) is thrilled to start its 2025–2026 Performance Season with two performances this September. “With exceptional music, intriguing theatrical productions, and even a tail-wagging show starring rescue dogs, this season will […]
US Business
Coming Soon to Whole Foods Staff: A Job Offer From Amazon
The e-commerce company plans to change benefit offerings and remove the in-store discount for the grocer’s corporate employees.
US Business
SpaceX Steers Starship to Space and Deploys Test Satellites in 10th Launch
The successful test is a rebound after a series of fiery setbacks for the Elon Musk-led space company.
US Business
Cracker Barrel Says It’s Going Back to Its Old Logo After Backlash
The company’s streamlined new look sparked a culture-war firestorm.
US Business
How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Became Netflix’s Most Watched Movie Ever
The streamer wanted to show it could match the success of the biggest theatrical hits. It didn’t expect this would be the first film to do it.
US Business
Exxon Held Secret Talks With Rosneft About Going Back to Russia
Resuming business in Russia would mark a dramatic rapprochement after Exxon’s messy breakup with Moscow when Putin attacked Ukraine in 2022.
Events
Donate Blood for a Chance to Win a Kansas City Chiefs’ Tailgate Package During Community Blood Center’s Down, Set, Donate Blood Drive on August 29
(Joplin, MO) – Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the only supplier of blood, platelets, and plasma to patients at over 40 hospitals, is calling on donors to step up to the line and […]