US Business
Cracker Barrel Cancels Restaurant-Revamp Plans After Backlash
The chain is halting remodeling plans that called for decluttering and removing much of the homespun decor that adorned its restaurants after customers objected.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
Microsoft Cracks Down on Work Speech, Limits Remote Work
The company is tightening controls on workplace discussions and building security following a sit-in Gaza protest.
Government
Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) Sets Intervention Deadline for Missouri-American Water WSIRA Rate Change Requests
(Jefferson City, MO) – The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has set an intervention deadline of September 19, 2025, in an application from Missouri-American Water Company (Missouri-American) to establish a water and sewer infrastructure rate […]
Health Care
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks in Critical Need of Type O Negative Blood
(Joplin, MO) – Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole provider of blood, platelets, and plasma to patients at more than 40 area hospitals, is issuing a critical need for O negative blood […]
Information Technology & Innovation
Sparklight® Customer Referral Campaign to Benefit the Salvation Army of Jasper and Newton Counties
(Joplin, MO) – Internet provider Sparklight has launched “Connections That Give Back,” a charitable extension of its Refer-A-Friend program benefiting The Salvation Army of Jasper and Newton Counties, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting food insecurity […]
US Business
New ‘Got Milk’ Campaign Tries to Build on a Dairy Milk Comeback
Dairy producers are trying to build on consumers’ desire for ‘real’ food as plant milk sales decline.
US Business
OpenAI Executives Rattled by Campaigns to Derail For-Profit Restructuring
Leaders at the world’s most valuable startup have discussed the last-ditch prospect of moving out of California if regulators complicate OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company.
US Business
The Renewed Bid to End Quarterly Earnings Reports
The Long-Term Stock Exchange plans to petition regulators to allow public companies to share results less frequently.
US Business
Murdoch Family Settles Battle Over Trust
Rupert Murdoch has reached a deal with his children that will pass control of his media assets to his eldest son, Lachlan.
Health Care
Freeman Health System Appoints Hector Juarez as Vice President of Imaging Services
(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System officials are proud to announce the appointment of Hector Juarez as Freeman Health System’s new Vice President of Imaging following an extensive nationwide search. Juarez brings vast experience to […]