US Business
Turo, the Car-Share App Used in Two Attacks, Is No Stranger to Safety Concerns
After rented vehicles rammed into a crowd in New Orleans and exploded in Las Vegas, some users say a reckoning of the firm’s practices is overdue.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
Tesla’s Global Vehicle Deliveries Fell in 2024 for the First Time in Years
A surge of promotional deals in the fourth quarter failed to stimulate sales enough to top the prior-year results.
US Business
What Car Sales Can Tell Us About the U.S. Auto Market Right Now
Demand for pickup trucks and hybrid vehicles helped automakers increase deliveries, but challenges loom for 2025.
US Business
Biden Blocks Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel
The yearlong campaign by the Japanese steelmaker for a $14.1 billion deal crashed against opposition to foreign ownership from political leaders and the United Steelworkers union.
US Business
Venture Capitalist Sues Paypal Over Program for Minority Startups
An Asian-American fund manager accused the payments company of discrimination by ignoring her application under a $100 million initiative.
US Business
Booz Allen Hamilton to Pay $15.9 Million in False Claims Settlement
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding agreed to a $15.9 million settlement with the Justice Department on Friday, resolving allegations the company submitted fraudulent claims to the U.S. under military task orders.
US Business
Nuclear-Energy Stocks Gain After Easing of Hydrogen Tax-Credit Rules
The final rule for clean-hydrogen production would allow some nuclear power plants that are at risk of retirement to produce the gas.
Health Care
Dr. Christopher Foth Joins Freeman Health System’s Heart & Vascular Institute Team
(Joplin, MO) – It’s no secret that rural communities across the United States face numerous challenges when it comes to accessing healthcare, with fewer healthcare providers and medical facilities. Though southwest Missouri is considered a […]
Education
Friends of the Joplin Public Library and Joplin Public Library to Offer Homebound Delivery Service
In partnership, the Friends of the Joplin Public Library and the Joplin Public Library are pleased to announce the launch of an initiative to select and deliver books and other library materials to homebound patrons. […]
Health Care
COMMIT TO SAVE LIVES WITH CBCO’S 56-DAY CHALLENGE – YOU COULD WIN UP TO $56,000!
Joplin, Missouri – January 2, 2025 – Start the new year by making a difference in your community. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) invites you to join the 56-Day Challenge in 2025. Commit to donating blood […]