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Five new story angles for Labor Day

Leading up to Labor Day, chances are we’ll see lots of coverage of barbecues, back to school and blowout sales. But don’t forget that Labor

Watch the on-demand economy grow

Intuit, the producer of business-management software, is predicting that the U.S. population of on-demand employees will more than double by 2020. What are on-demand employees? Forbes

Unions fight business with tax hike threat

Unions in the Midwest have had a difficult time in recent years. Wisconsin eliminated collective bargaining rights for state employees, fueling Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s

Disappearing restaurant cooks

When you dine out in a restaurant, you rarely think about whether it has enough staff. You just expect that someone will cook your meal,

Health care hiring is red hot

Bloomberg News has some fascinating data in this story about the demand for health care workers. Essentially, hospitals, clinics and other health care employers can’t

Mexico’s auto manufacturing muscle

In just a week, Mexico’s automotive industry received more than $3 billion worth of good news. Ford confirmed Friday that it will invest $2.5 billion for new

Coworking office spaces grow

In larger cities, there’s a growing trend of more people working outside of traditional offices. Some are trying a practice called coworking, where self-employed people share

Soccer’s new labor deal

Baseball players and owners regularly tangle. So do hockey players and owners. And, last week, it looked like Major League Soccer might lock out its

Airport construction generates revenue, jobs

U.S. airports currently are working on nearly $80 billion in construction projects, according to the Centre for Aviation’s (CAPA) Airport Construction and Capex database.  The

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