In 2023, Halloween spending was higher than ever before. This year, it seems shoppers are cutting back. A National Retail Federation report found that total Halloween spending is expected to reach $11.6 billion this year, down from $12.2 billion in 2023.
Missouri Business Alert
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Missouri Business Alert is a digital newsroom that provides the top business news from across the state of Missouri. The publication aims to keep the state’s business decision makers informed about the stories important to them. Missouri Business Alert is a property of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. It is managed by professionals and staffed by university students. The publication was founded in January 2012 by Randall Smith, the Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the University of Missouri. Smith is Editor-in-Chief of the site, which officially launched in July 2013. In order to avoid perceived or real conflicts of interest, the news and advertising operations of Missouri Business Alert are maintained as separate operations. Our goal is complete transparency; our success will be credibility with the public.
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Lorah (Slaton) Lackland
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We are still sharing inspiring kindness quotes from our 2024 Kindness in Business Award honorees! Hear from Green Innovation & Enhancements, Sleep in Heavenly Peace and Better Together Mental Health on what kindness means to them. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gErFfBAe
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Throughout today, we will be highlighting our favorite kindness quotes from some of our 2024 Kindness in Business Award honorees! Hear from Exclusive Cuts, LLC., Heart of Missouri CASA and Central Missouri Humane Society on what kindness means to them. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gErFfBAe
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Missouri Business Alert and Children's Grove are thrilled to announce the honorees of the 2024 Kindness in Business Awards. Congratulations to Access Arts, Better Together Mental Health, LLC, Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia MO, Central Missouri Humane Society, Do Something Right Now, Exclusive Cuts, Green Innovation & Enhancements, Heart of Missouri CASA and Sleep in Heavenly Peace - MO, Columbia. Read about each honoree's efforts to exhibit kindness in Mid-Missouri at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gyj6nQju #kindnessincomo
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Think you recognize any of these blurry faces? Join us tomorrow as we reveal the 2024 Kindness in Business Awards honorees with Children's Grove. #kindnessincomo
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Martin Energy Group, a company headquartered in Tipton that manufactures power generation products, is investing $1.7 million to expand. This development is expected to generate 225 jobs at the Tipton facility.
Manufacturer to expand in Tipton, expects to add 225 jobs
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Missourians are voting on Proposition A this election season, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Different areas could expect varying results, as areas with a high median income will likely see much less impact compared to those with a lower median income.
'Not a uniform impact': Effects of $15 minimum wage could vary across Missouri
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Pumpkin patches often serve as core revenue sources for Missouri farms. In 2022, Missouri’s agritourism industry brought in more than $19 million from 803 farms. Farms in this industry provide things like farm tours, seasonal activities, venue spaces and other recreational services.
Fall farm festivities provide key revenue sources in agritourism
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Vine Street Brewing is hosting Hip-Hops Hooray, a two-day beer festival that will combine hip-hop with jazz, and feature over 30 different brewers. The festival will take place Friday and Saturday in Kansas City's historic jazz district, 18th and Vine.
Hip-Hops Hooray: Vine Street Brewing to host Kansas City's first hip-hop beer festival