US Business
With Tourism Stalled, Hawaii Chases the Startup Wave
State officials believe a handful of high-tech enterprises can seed new industries and keep skilled workers from fleeing to the mainland.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
Carlyle Joins $1 Billion Investment Round in Missile Startup Castelion
The funding round, which also includes JPMorgan Chase and Andreessen Horowitz, values the hypersonic munitions maker at $13 billion.
US Business
FTC Warns Retailers on Using Private Consumer Data to Raise Prices
Agency says businesses must disclose when they use personalized pricing and may face lawsuits if they don’t.
US Business
Women at L3Harris Shared Concerns About CEO’s Behavior Years Before Ouster
Chris Kubasik was ousted after an investigation into conduct with a subordinate. Years earlier, another employee had made a harassment complaint.
Education
Crowder College Announces 2026 History Symposium Beginning September 3
(Neosho, MO) – Crowder College Social Sciences division once again is presenting its History Symposium series for the 2026–2027 academic year. These events are free and open to the public. The symposiums begin on Thursday, […]
Events
Joplin Health Department Offering Vaccinations for Back-to-School Starting August 24
With the 2026-27 school year starting August 24, the City of Joplin is reminding parents and guardians that children in need of vaccines can get those at the Joplin Health Department. Medical personnel with the […]
Education
Missouri Southern State University Celebrates Grand Opening of the Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center
(Joplin, MO) – Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) students lined the grand staircase of the Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center on August 13 to celebrate the facility’s grand opening and ribbon-cutting alongside community members, […]
Accounting
KPM CPAs & Advisors Welcomes Casey Shayne, CPA
(Springfield, MO) – KPM CPAs & Advisors is pleased to announce that Casey R. Shayne, CPA has joined the firm as a senior. Casey has more than six years of accounting experience and provides accounting […]
US Business
The Cast-Iron Company That Has Been Controlled by the Same Family for 130 Years
In an era of public offerings and acquisitions, Lodge has remained in the grip of its founding patriarch’s descendants.
US Business
Big Food Is Fighting to Tempt Taste Buds in the Era of Weight-Loss Drugs
With GLP-1s threatening billions in sales, packaged-food makers are testing ways to win over the not-so-hungry.