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LEHI, Utah—After mortgage rates shot up last year, Ivory Homes, one of Utah’s largest builders, suddenly had few buyers for the hundreds of homes it had under construction. So Clark Ivory, the chief executive, laid off 9% of his staff, and by January he had slashed construction by nearly 80% from its 2022 peak.
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LEHI, Utah—After mortgage rates shot up last year, Ivory Homes, one of Utah’s largest builders, suddenly had few buyers for the hundreds of homes it had under construction. So Clark Ivory, the chief executive, laid off 9% of his staff, and by January he had slashed construction by nearly 80% from its 2022 peak.
Persons: Clark Ivory Organizations: Ivory Homes Locations: LEHI, Utah
Many lower-income Americans who left the workforce when the pandemic began three years ago are staying on the sidelines because of a lack of child care, a factor contributing to worker shortages and historically low unemployment. An estimated 380,000 Americans in their prime working years, aged 25 to 54, held jobs before the pandemic but no longer did late last year, according to estimates from Bank of America . Bank economists said the lack of affordable and quality child care is a significant factor.
The performance secret of the world’s elite skiers and snowboarders starts off the snow. Athletes must first build a solid base of strength, power, agility, endurance and balance. That is the guiding philosophy of Tschana Schiller , director of sports science for action and endurance sports for U.S. Ski & Snowboard. And it is what elite mountain athletes under her watch consider before fine-tuning their skills on the slopes.
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