When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made overseas. It was cheaper to manufacture in Taiwan than in the United States, and from Taiwan it was easier to ship to customers in Asia. But this year, Rawls-Meehan’s company, Reverie, […]

<!–GA_googleFillSlot(“Business_Story_toptext”);–> TOKYO shares are likely to trade higher this week on a weaker yen, despite a rocky week which saw the Nikkei plunge on fears over weak China data, dealers said. The Nikkei 225 Index had been making steady gains until Thursday when the benchmark index plummeted 7.3% after China published […]

NEW YORK (AP) — When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made overseas. It was cheaper to manufacture in Taiwan than in the U.S. And from Taiwan it was easier to ship to customers in Asia. But this year, his company, Reverie, […]

  Economic prosperity may be most attainable through a group effort that crosses county and state lines, according to leaders of the Joplin Regional Prosperity Initiative. They gave a presentation Friday during the Crawford County Commission meeting. “We aren’t asking you today for a thing,” said Mark Turnbull, JRPI director of regional strategies, former economic […]