US Business
How $9.99 Became the Most Compelling Price in Retail
Companies are redesigning packaging and slashing marketing budgets to maintain the psychologically important threshold.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
CEO of Jack Daniel’s Maker Brown-Forman to Retire
Lawson Whiting, who has led the spirits giant since 2019, will remain in the role until a successor is appointed.
US Business
How UAW’s Bold Leader Got Caught in New Wave of Union Infighting
Shawn Fain has ushered in a more militant union, but critics question how he has wielded his power.
US Business
California, Other State AGs Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Megadeal
A coalition of a dozen states alleged the Hollywood merger would boost prices for consumers and lower quality for film and television.
Health Care
Freeman Health System Provides Update on One Call Patient Access Initiative
(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System is providing an update on its recently launched One Call patient access initiative, a centralized scheduling and call center model designed to simplify how patients, providers, and community partners […]
Education
Joplin Schools to Host Bus Camp for Kindergarten and First-Grade Students and Families on August 8
Joplin Schools invites incoming kindergarten and first-grade students and their families to the annual Joplin Schools Bus Camp! Stop by Junge Field between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm on Saturday, August 8 to learn about bus […]
Entertainment
Nexus, an OCH Event Center to Host Pasta-Making Class on July 25
Nexus, an OCH Event Center’s invites the community to join them for their Pasta-Making Class on Saturday, July 25! This hands-on culinary experience is designed to bring people together around the creativity, comfort, and joy […]
Community
Joplin Parks and Recreation Announces UCI Pump Track World Championship on August 14 and 15 at MOmentum Bike Park
A world-famous event is coming right here to Joplin! Joplin Parks and Recreation Department is excited to announce that on August 14 and 15, MOmentum Bike Park will host the Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World […]
US Business
Nippon Paint Makes $8.6 Billion Bid for AkzoNobel’s Decorative-Paints Unit
The move for the Akzo unit follows an earlier attempt by Nippon Paint to buy the group as a whole and split it with Sherwin-Williams.
US Business
Forget France: China Is the New Foie Gras Champion
The Asian country makes 11,000 tons of the bird-liver delicacy annually—and it costs a little more than half the French kind.