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by: Gretchen Bolander
JOPLIN, Mo. — Ingenuity was front and center today in Joplin. All part of the inaugural “Joplin Regional Innovation & Technology Summit.”
It was held at James River Church and dealth with everything from e-commerce and cybersecurity — to the develoment of a digital workforce. Some speakers were part of the event virtually — while others flew in from around the country, including wes spencer from Tampa, Florida.
He said one of the many advantages of creating a virtual workplace — is not having to relocate to somewhere like the “Silicon Valley.”
“You can do this anywhere so why not Joplin — Joplin’s a wonderful place for anybody to catch that bug…and say I have this dream of something i want to do. And something I want to build. And I want to make my life better. And I want to make my community better — for everybody around us. You can do that in Joplin,” said Wes Spencer, ConnectWise.
“But also to be aware of the potential risks and potential cyber attacks and to be, be ready for anything that can happen in business,” said Doug Hunt, Joplin Chamber.
More than 200 people signed up for what organizers hope will be an annual event.
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Glasgow, Scotland (AP) — One phrase, really just a number, dominates climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland: The magic and elusive 1.5.
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But Sipos, 46, soon discovered that the vaccine he received, Russia’s Sputnik V, disqualified him from traveling to a number of other countries where it hadn’t been approved. The nations include the United States, which is pushing forward with a new air travel policy that will make Sipos and many like him ineligible to enter.
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President Joe Biden’s envoy at the talks in Glasgow, Kerry steams from side talks with U.S. rivals China and Russia that painstakingly probe for common ground on climate to news conferences extolling progress. Kerry pops into project launches, rewarding CEOs and bankers for emissions-cutting efforts with high-level face time and praise. The lanky envoy smiles for a photo with Indigenous women from Brazil, their feather headdresses barely reaching his chin.