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Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri Announces Ashlea Belcher as Executive Director

October 9, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – The Board of Directors for Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri are happy to announce the hiring of Ashlea Belcher as Executive Director. Ashlea will begin her duties as director on October 13, […]

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Lay’s Chips Are Getting a Makeover for the MAHA Era

October 9, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Lay’s Chips Are Getting a Makeover for the MAHA Era
Aiming to boost sales, PepsiCo is leaning into “real potatoes” marketing and natural ingredients.

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FosterAdopt Connect to Host A Lady WhiskerBottom Whodunnit Gala Fundraiser on October 25

October 9, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

FosterAdopt Connect is excited to invite the community to their Lady Whiskerbottom Whoddunnit Gala on Saturday, October 25! This fundraiser will be hosted at Nexus, an OCH Event Center in Webb City where guests will […]

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Bosses Are Cutting Costs, Just Not the Private Jet

October 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Bosses Are Cutting Costs, Just Not the Private Jet
Corporate spending on charter flights is soaring, to the dismay of workers being told to make do with less.

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Shutdown Specials and Unhappy Hours Are Taking Over the D.C. Bar Scene

October 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Shutdown Specials and Unhappy Hours Are Taking Over the D.C. Bar Scene
Owners are slashing prices to woo furloughed workers in a gamble to keep seats filled; ‘Gridlock nachos’ and ‘Furlough-Ritas’

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GM Backs Off Controversial EV Tax Credit Move

October 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on GM Backs Off Controversial EV Tax Credit Move
Automaker hoped to use its finance arm to claim the $7,500 federal tax credit on EV leases beyond Sept. 30.

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Kansas City University Named a top College to Work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education and GreatCollegesList.com

October 8, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

Kansas City University (KCU) is proving that a mission-driven culture and employee well-being go hand in hand, earning national workplace recognition as a Great College to Work For®. The results were recently announced on GreatCollegesList.com […]

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Jasper Products and Dairy Farmers of America Celebrate 25-Year Partnership

October 8, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

(Kansas City, KS) – Dairy Farmers of America (FDA), a leading global dairy cooperative with 9,500 family farmers, is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Jasper Products manufacturing facility in Joplin, Missouri. On […]

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Ozark Christian College Awarded $1 Million Lilly Grant

October 8, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Ozark Christian College (OCC) has been awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to help theological schools across […]

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Joplin Health Department to Host First Impact, a Class to Prepare New Drivers and Their Parents, at the Joplin Mineral Museum on October 22

October 8, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

The Joplin Health Department is hosting a free First Impact teen driver program on Wednesday, October 22. This is an educational program for parents/guardians and teenage drivers, (recent, new, or soon-to-be drivers), to learn more about […]

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