by E Fajardo-Alvarez | Jun 30, 2024 | Jobs, Newest
Mateo Pierce-Mosquera, a 24-year old Latino, graduated in 2021 from the University of Southern Carolina. After graduating he moved to Washington D.C., far from his native Illinois, where immediately he realized the importance of networking. “The relationships you form...
by Sabir Hasko | Jun 24, 2024 | Economy
Voget Meats in Hubbard, Oregon, has managed to stay in business for decades selling both fresh meat and sausages, smoked and cured meats to a middle-class clientele. But the sharp increase in prices has meant his customers are trading down. “People are getting away...
by Eliot Force | May 24, 2024 | Economy, Featured, Newest
Lucas Mautner was laid off in early May after two years of working as the senior copywriter for the global marketing team at the advertising agency Nielson. In the weeks since, while searching for another full-time job, Mautner has been supporting himself with the...
by E Fajardo-Alvarez | May 21, 2024 | Economy, Featured, Newest
By: Evelin Fajardo-Alvarez Darian Mozo was told by her parents at an early age to not mess with credit cards, as they can immediately throw a person into heavy debt. But one day in 2021, while online shopping for an iPhone case, she noticed a new option,...
by Hannah Fierick | May 21, 2024 | Economy, Featured
Fresh out of high school in 2022, Grace Koehler began a welding apprenticeship at Agra Industries, an agricultural manufacturing firm in her hometown of Merrill, Wisconsin. A proud third-generation daughter of tradesmen and an incoming student at NorthCentral...
by D Escamillafuentes | May 18, 2024 | Economy, Featured, Immigration, Jobs
A month after immigrating to the U.S. from Afghanistan, cousins Zaki Yousafi and Edris Baraka secured a job with Blue Diamond Construction. They had the skills and the experience since they owned a construction company in Afghanistan but a booming industry and major...
