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PGAV Destinations created a detailed presentation they provided to the city council Monday night. It includes short term goals for the JH&MM such as updating its website, being more active on social media, identifying Joplin’s brand identity and hosting special events to create revenue.
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The number of homeless individuals in Joplin has shown growth and decline over the past 12 years. The highest number of unhoused people in Joplin and accounted for by the Homeless Coalition was 2012, the year after an EF-5 tornado destroyed ⅓ of the city.
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Communities large and small throughout the US have until Dec. 31 2024 to obligate funds to projects. Construction on those projects must be underway by the end of 2026.
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The Webb City city council welcomes a new member. Also, staff and council members will discuss the railroad conditions around King Jack Park and work to improve the track. Also, the largest event on Webb City’s annual calendar starts Friday.
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The city council remains divided on whether Joplin can afford salary increases for its roughly 500 employees now, or whether the community should use a ‘wait and see’ approach concerning an uncertain economic forecast and US economy.
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After two special work sessions in April, in addition to two council meetings Joplin City Manager Nick Edwards attempted to get a wage increase plan passed on an emergency basis Monday but failed.
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In the fall of 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the city council increased all city employees' wages by 9% without completing an equity study.
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On the heels of a February 2022 Wall Street Journal article that named Joplin as the number two city to live in and work remotely in the US, JACC, and MO/KAN officials will highlight job force diversification efforts.
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According to the nonprofit Child Care Aware of Kansas, the state has a shortage of approximately 85,000 childcare slots to meet existing demand.
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The Celebrate Joplin Commission has 19 scheduled events, starting later this month through late July.