The Pandemic Exposed Cracks in U.S. Child Care Infrastructure. To Build a Child Care Safety Net, Lawmakers Will Have to Fill Them.

by Elizabeth Napolitano | May 26, 2022 | Economy

When Carmen Hurd gave birth to her son last year, she knew caring for him would be a lot of work, but she never imagined it would become her full-time job. But when Hurd, a former farm manager from Fort Wayne, Indiana, discovered that infant care programs in her area...

More Service Workers Are Filing For Union Elections. But What Happens After A Win?

by James O'Donnell | May 24, 2022 | Economy

On April 7, Nadia Vitek was singularly focused on one thing: how fellow baristas would vote in the next day’s union election at the Starbucks in Ithaca, New York. Most workers appeared supportive. But it was everyone’s first experience with a union, and...

Hotels, Travel Businesses Treading Water Waiting for International Tourists

by David Westenhaver | May 23, 2022 | Economy, Featured, International Trade, Jobs, Newest

Robert Miller, the president and founder of Travel Advocates, was on pace for his best year ever when Covid hit. His business, which helps large groups book travel and accommodations throughout the country, earned two-thirds of its revenue from foreigners traveling to...

Slow to build: Home prices are hitting record highs but America isn’t building enough housing to meet demand

by Pete Tomao | May 21, 2022 | Economy

Three years ago Long Island developer John Stumpf bought a former gardening center with plans to turn the site into four duplexes. The project would create much needed rental housing in a walkable neighborhood close to an LIRR station. But to build Stumpf would first...

Protected: In a hot real estate market, cash is king. Can typical buyers stage a coup?

by Molly Boigon | May 18, 2022 | Economy

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Older workers are key to manufacturing’s recovery, but will they be retrained and rehired?

by Lucy Papachristou | May 17, 2022 | Economy, Featured, Manufacturing

Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf meets manufacturing workers in Hatboro, Penn. in 2015. (Photo: Flickr, CC BY 2:0) Stephen Ory’s career in manufacturing stretches back three decades, in shipyards, electricity utility, and nuclear. But when the nuclear power station he...