US Ambassador Julie Chung WEConnect International emphasizes the urgent need to build business resilience WEConnect International hosted a full-day event that included investment readiness and business resilience training, a roundtable on supplier diversity and integration, and a company matchmaking session … Read more
Some students are looking for full-time jobs in their field before they graduate from college, while others wait until they officially leave school to look for a job. And while there are a variety of paths students can take after college, there are various student organizations to help with job searches, such as the Center … Read more
Stocks to watch today: Major benchmark indices are likely to start trading quietly as there is a lack of clear guidance from global markets as the US closed overnight for the Labor Day holiday. Meanwhile, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) announced a 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) … Read more
Zipr co-founder Amber Linz presents her pitch. Source: Smart Company. It’s been a rough road for tech startups as the financial stimulus from the pandemic is now fading. Many have had to cut staff, scale back operations, and even shut down altogether in what has come to be known as the global tech demise. But … Read more
A 60-year educational career and strong family love now mean that students who graduate from Honey Grove and Fannindel high schools are awarded scholarships to help them fund an education at Paris Junior College. The Harvey Lynn & Patsy Milton Scholarship Endowment was established by daughter Ruth Ann Jones and son Robert Milton to honor … Read more
What are the 12 most in-demand tech jobs? Photo: Shutterstock The pace of technology is moving so fast that cybersecurity is no longer among the top 12 most in-demand careers going forward, executive search firm Hays has predicted as the industry digests the results of the federal government’s recent Jobs and Skills Summit. The latest … Read more
Good Glamm Group had completed a string of acquisitions and closed back-to-back rounds of funding over the past year when it sold its content-to-commerce playbook to investors. The Mumbai-based company, which is valued at $1.2 billion with big backers like Prosus (formerly Napsers) and Warburg Pincus, is now facing a reckoning as late-stage funding dries … Read more
When a chaotic succession crisis unfolded at Apple supplier Nidec, 78-year-old founder Shigenobu Nagamori regretted one thing very much. Over the past decade he had poached a number of high-profile executives from automaker Nissan and electronics maker Sharp as potential heirs. But none of his underdogs lived up to his high expectations. Instead, they left … Read more
The chronicle Senior Economic Reporter Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said the government is working to empower the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Corporation (SMEDCO) and the Youth Bank to provide financial support for youth start-ups. Minister Ncube said it was crucial that young people were financially empowered as the various start-ups … Read more
Brickwood Boutique, a women’s clothing store, opened a location at Scout Hall, 430 Broadway in Cape Girardeau last week. Christen Edmonds, a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, is the owner/proprietor. Jeff Long ~ jlong@semissouorian.com Christen Edmonds, owner and proprietor of women’s clothing store Brickwood Boutique, has a new location in Cape Girardeau at … Read more