US Business
UAW Strikes Spare Automakers From Financial Pain—for Now
The union’s pop-up walkouts at selected sites are designed to keep workers energized and companies off-balance.
Articles by Erin Slifka
Small Business/Startups
BBB Business Tip: Ten Creative Ways to Increase Employee Engagement
What’s the enthusiasm reading on your employees? Are they passionate about their work? Do they feel a regular sense of achievement? As an employer, you have an incredible opportunity to challenge yourself with this question: […]
US Business
The Long Dry Spell at One of America’s Most Innovative Companies
3M investors and scientists worry a shift in R&D strategy is stifling breakthroughs as the company faces billions of dollars in lawsuit payouts.
US Business
Kaiser Permanente Unions Strike, Mounting Largest U.S. Healthcare Walkout on Record
More than 75,000 nurses, pharmacists and other employees have stopped work in a dispute over wages and staffing.
US Business
Delta, Southwest Search for Jet Engine Parts Sold With Forged Safety Records
Engine makers and regulators claimed that a small broker sold dodgy spare parts that found their way onto jets.
Events
Joplin Public Library and Post Art Library Present the 2023 Joplin Writers’ Faire
(Joplin, MO) – The Joplin Writers’ Faire returns to the Joplin Public Library this coming weekend! This year’s event features 41 local and regional authors, making it the biggest Writers’ Faire yet, with fiction, nonfiction, […]
Education
University of Missouri Extension Announces the Launch of Digital Ambassadors Program
Research shows that broadband access can boost a community’s economy and quality of life, but only if people take advantage of that access. To meet this need, the University of Missouri Extension has created a […]
Government
Missouri Department of Conservation Awards Forestry Cost-Share Grant to the City of Joplin
(Joplin, MO) – The Missouri Department of Conservation has awarded the City of Joplin a grant through its Community Forestry Cost-Share program. Community Forestry Cost-Share is designed to assist communities with promoting the benefits of […]
Education
Missouri Southern State University to Combine Art and Science at Artful Medicine Symposium on October 19–21
Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, once said that art and medicine have been intertwined from the start, and the second annual Artful Medicine Symposium may prove that claim. Taking place from October 19–21 on the […]
US Business
How China’s BYD Became Tesla’s Biggest Threat
Once a maker of cellphone batteries, the company is in the running to become the world’s No. 1 seller of electric vehicles.