Editorials/Guest

This provides a huge benefit for the whole community, and local institutions should take steps to maximize its positive impact.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — If you told college presidents there is a group of students who pay their bills and excel at STEM classes, they’d have one question: Where are they? Well, 43 of them aren’t in the United States. At least not for much longer after the federal government revoked the visas

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph experienced wrenching change from the late 1990s through the early 2000s with the downsizing or closing of major manufacturing employers. The names of these companies — Quaker Oats, Mead, Stetson Hat and Wire Rope – evoke memories of St. Joseph’s blue-collar glory days. The city and the

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The loss of one small business may go unnoticed amid the vast sea of commerce. But if too many of them struggle all at once, then the economy is in grave danger. Whether you’re talking about a restaurant or a machine shop, these businesses drive job growth in communities