Susa’s Sweets & Balloons moving into ECHO Collective

Bia Espinoza, owner of Susa’s Sweets & Balloons, stands at her pop-up shop located inside Union Bank Place on Thursday. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star Graduation day is nearing at Union Bank Place, where Bia Espinosa’s pop-up cake and balloon shop will soon end its four-month run in the downtown bank’s refurbished lobby. “I’ve learned so…

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Downtown prepares for Small Business Saturday event | News

Volunteers untangle miles of string Christmas lights to decorate Spiva Park. A young woman stands outside Christene’s Curiosities for hours in order to paint an intricate winter wonderland setting on the business’s windows. Blue Moon Boutique’s entrance is suddenly filled with an array of colorful tinsel trees and decor. For downtown Joplin businesses, the holiday…

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