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☆ The rise of gig workers is changing the face of the US economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The number of gig workers is growing and making an impact throughout the economy. But workplace experts say the number of gig workers is growing, and and their impact is being felt throughout the economy. “People who have access to the gig economy borrow less money than people who don’t. Working in the gig economy can help people spend more time searching for their next job, if they've been laid off. “We could do so much better.”Recently, local governments have attempted to bolster platform gig workers’ protections.

Persons: Los Angeles CNN — Lazarus, ”, that’s, Eric Baradat, Louis Hyman, Uber, DoorDash, Jenn Rosenberg, Hyman, “, Erica Groshen, they've, Spencer Platt, Doordash, Susan Houseman, Groshen, we’ve, ” Groshen, they’re Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Uber, CNN, DoorDash, Getty, of Labor Statistics, Cornell University, “ Society, University of Chicago, IRS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BLS, . Upjohn Institute, Employment Research, North, New York City, Federal Reserve, Federal, System Locations: Hill , North Carolina, “, United States, AFP, DoorDash, Kalamazoo , Michigan, North America, New York, California

But as local economic development officials worked with Ford and other prospective investors, it became clear they needed a much bigger footprint. The rest has been earmarked by economic development officials for suppliers and other developments. In Marshall, residents petitioned to hold a referendum on the project, gathering over 800 signatures in a city of 6,800. She believes factory workers will move to Marshall to work for Ford. He notes that the factory he works at, in nearby Battle Creek, has struggled to find skilled workers.

Persons: Fred, Joan Chapman, Ben Klayman MARSHALL, Fred Chapman, ”, That’s, Chapman, Joe Biden, Gabby Bruno, Glenn Kowalske, “, Ford's Bruno, Ford, Bruno, CATL's, James Durian, Durian, Sue Damron, Marshall, he’s, Timothy Aeppel, Ben Klayman, Dan Burns, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Ford Motor Co, Ford Motor, Census, Ford, Amperex Technology Co, Amazon, Marshall, Economic Development Alliance, Thomson Locations: Marshall Township , Michigan, U.S, Mich, Marshall, Kalamazoo, New York City, China, Calhoun County, Battle, Mexico, New York, Marshall , Michigan

☆ 'The Good Doctor' actor Hill Harper is inching toward a potential Senate bid in Michigan, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The actor Hill Harper is making moves toward a US Senate campaign launch in Michigan, per Politico. According to Politico, Harper, who lives in Detroit, is putting the final touches on a campaign launch that is still likely a few weeks away. "I think Hill getting in the race would be a really good thing for Michigan Democrats," Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton told Politico. Most major Democratic officials in the state passed on the race earlier this year, but the Democratic primary is not hurting for candidates. Besides Slotkin, the other announced Democratic candidates include former state Rep. Leslie Love, businessman Nasser Beydoun, Michigan State Board of Education president Pamela Pugh, and attorney Zack Burns.

Persons: Hill Harper, Harper, —, John Fetterman's, Elissa Slotkin, Sen, Debbie Stabenow, Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Harper —, Barack Obama, Harvard Law School —, Leslie Love, Nasser Beydoun, Pamela Pugh, Zack Burns, Nikki Snyder, Ezra Scott, Michael Hoover, Alexandria Taylor Organizations: Senate, Politico, Democratic, Allies, Service, CSI, Win Company, Michigan Democrats, Washtenaw County Sheriff, Brown University, Harvard Law School, President's, Slotkin, Michigan State, of, Republicans, of Education Locations: Michigan, Detroit, Pennsylvania, Lansing, Flint, Grand Rapids , Kalamazoo, Saginaw, Washtenaw County, Berrien

☆ A Michigan mansion on sale for $6 million has a luxury 'prepper' bunker with a hidden entrance and soundproof gun range — check it out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The property cost more than $10 million to build in 2018. It's now on the market for under $6 million. Situated between Kalamazoo and Jackson, in a rural part of Battle Creek, Michigan, the owners spent more than $10 million developing this eye-catching property, said realtor Mary Noneman. "It's just market conditions," Noneman told Insider. Nonetheless, she said the "beautiful, beautiful property" could make a special home for a VIP buyer, with some pretty unusual features inside.

Persons: It's, Mary Noneman, it's, Noneman Locations: Kalamazoo, Jackson, Battle Creek , Michigan

☆ These are the top 3 cities for new grads to launch their lives and careers: 'I can afford the house I want and the life I want'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

1 best metro area for new grads in 2023 is the area surrounding Lubbock, Texas. Data is one thing, but what is it actually like to be a young person living in these areas? "Other cities did great in one or two areas max, but Lubbock offers the whole package," DeJohn says. Many of the clients Douglas works with are young homebuyers around her age and just out of college or grad school. "Here, I know I can afford the house I want and the life I want," she adds.

☆ Medical Device Maker Stryker Faces New Bribery Concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Dylan Tokar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Stryker said it was contacted by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission and is cooperating with both. Photo: JHVEPhoto/ShutterstockMedical-device maker Stryker disclosed an investigation by U.S. authorities into potential violations of antibribery law, the third such probe into the company in the past decade. In a securities filing this week, the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based company said it was contacted by the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission and is cooperating with both agencies.

☆ Mary Hilton, Champion of Cloth Diapers, Dies at 85
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( James R. Hagerty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Around the time that Procter & Gamble Co. was introducing Pampers in the early 1960s, Mary Hilton and her husband, William Hilton , had a different idea: They decided to go into the business of laundering cloth diapers. For the next 40 years, Ms. Hilton fought a valiant rearguard action against P&G and other makers of disposable diapers. Based in Kalamazoo, Mich., her family-owned company at its peak in the mid-1990s had about 10,000 customers in three states and more than 150 employees. Ms. Hilton, who took charge of the company after her husband died in 1978, became one of the biggest operators in a mostly mom-and-pop business and a spokeswoman for diaper-cleaning trade groups.

☆ Mass Shootings in the U.S.: A Symptom of Despair - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Jillian Peterson | James Densley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +23 min

Seven killed and 46 injured in Highland Park, Ill., on July 4, 2022He suffered from severe back pain. Eight killed and seven injured in Indianapolis on April 15, 2021He was known for being paranoid with a short temper. Five killed and seven injured in Aurora, Ill., on Feb. 15, 2019He had expressed violent thoughts. Nine killed and seven injured in Red Lake, Minn., on March 21, 2005He had been noticeably depressed and angry at church. Seven killed and seven injured in Fort Worth on Sept. 15, 1999He killed his daughter’s cat because he was upset.

☆ 'Bomb cyclone' forces DoorDash to pause food deliveries in multiple US cities. The company says more shutdowns are coming and New York City could be next.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Winter Storm Elliot is intensifying into a "bomb cyclone," according to The Weather Channel. DoorDash said it is pausing food deliveries in Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, and Indiana. 1 delivery operator, is suspending operations in multiple cities in Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, and Indiana. "We have activated our Severe Weather Protocol in response to Winter Storm Elliot," the company said. According to The Weather Channel, Winter Storm Elliot is intensifying in the Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes.

☆ A trail of oil: Keystone pipeline's history of oil spills
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The following is a timeline of some of Keystone's biggest oil spills, along with recent other spills of crude, both onshore and offshore. 2016April: TC shut down the pipeline after about 400 barrels of oil leaked in Hutchinson County, South Dakota. 2017November: TC shut part of the Keystone pipeline system after a leak in South Dakota, caused by mechanical damage from original construction. 2019February: Portions of the Keystone pipeline were shut down after 42 barrels of oil leaked on land in rural St. Charles County, Missouri. OTHER ONSHORE SPILLS:Since 2010 there have been two spills of crude oil larger than this most recent Keystone spill.

☆ ‘A Dangerous Business’ Review: Widow Out West
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Joanne Kaufman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Eliza McCracken doesn’t want to marry Peter Cargill, the extravagantly well-mannered and apparently well-connected man her parents have foisted on her. But the year is 1849, and Eliza’s preferences matter not a whit. The McCrackens get their daughter nicely settled, or so they think; and Peter gets a servant and connubial rights in one tidy packet. This transaction propels the plot of Jane Smiley’s quirky historical novel “A Dangerous Business” and sets the table for the many transactions that follow. Fortunately for Eliza (and for the novel), Peter isn’t around long.

☆ Pfizer to invest more than $2.5 bln to expand European manufacturing
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Michael Erman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Puurs site has played a key role in the production of COVID-19 vaccine shots Pfizer developed with its German partner BioNTech (22UAy.DE) using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. Output started there in late 2020 when Europe and the United States began rolling out shots to tackle the pandemic. "It is all aligned with the growth of our pipeline," Pfizer Chief Global Supply Officer Mike McDermott told Reuters. Pfizer has also been spending significantly to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States. The New York-based drugmaker has announced plans to expand its Kalamazoo, Michigan, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and McPherson, Kansas plants.

A historic lake effect snow event will blanket swathes of the country in white into the weekend, with up to five feet of snow possible in Buffalo, New York. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for 11 counties Thursday, saying the state and Buffalo area are "prepared" for the brunt of the major "life-threatening" storm. Lake effect snow occurs when arctic air races across the relatively milder water of the Great Lakes every fall. Rather by the late 21st century it is forecast that there will be a shortened lake effect snow season, and rather than peaking in fall and early winter, it'll be pushed back later to January through March. The lake effect snow will continue for areas downwind of the lakes into Sunday.

☆ Apollo 9 commander James McDivitt dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He passed on a chance to land on the moon and instead became the space agency’s program manager for five Apollo missions after the Apollo 11 moon landing. ... it was like cellophane and tin foil put together with Scotch tape and staples!”Unlike many of his fellow astronauts, McDivitt didn’t yearn to fly from childhood. McDivitt didn’t have money for college growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. “And being the second or third guy wasn’t that important to me.”So McDivitt went into management, first of the Apollo lunar lander, then for the Houston part of the entire program.

☆ Cum a ajuns un mic orășel din Belgia centrul lumii în producerea de vaccin anti COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

De ce a ales Pfizer acest oraș (împreună cu fabrica din Kalamazoo, Michigan) pentru a produce vaccinul? Pfizer a cumpărat în 1963 o linie de producție din Puurs ce aparținea companiei farmaceutice Upjohn. Investiția a condus în cele din urmă la transformarea Pfizer Puurs într-unul dintre cele mai mari locuri de producție și ambalare ale Pfizer la nivel mondial. Poziția micuțului oraș reprezintă un alt atuu pentru care Pfizer a ales să producă aici vaccinul. Țara ocupă locul trei în topul UE pentru exportul de produse farmaceutice, împreună cu Germania și Irlanda.

Organizations: Aeroportul, Asociația Internațională Locations: belgian, belgian Puurs, Belgia, Puurs, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Anvers, Bruxelles, Belgiei, Europei, UE, Germania, Irlanda

Dozele de vaccin au fost transportate în lăzi frigorifice şi sunt gata pentru a fi rapid distribuite în cazul în care sunt aprobate şi omologate, notează digi24.ro. Aceste zboruri reprezintă doar una dintre verigile lanţului global de aprovizionare pus la punct pentru a face faţă provocărilor logistice pe care le presupune distribuirea vaccinului anti-Covid-19. Planul de distribuţie include stocarea dozelor de vaccin în depozitele frigorifice deja existente în centrele companiei Pfizer din Kalamazoo, Michigan şi Puurs, Belgia, precum şi dezvoltarea facilităţilor similare din Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, respectiv Karlsruhe, Germania. Lanţul logistic presupune, de asemenea, zeci de zboruri cargo şi sute de transporturi rutiere în fiecare zi. Conform New York Post, the Food and Drug Administration (agenţia SUA de la care se aşteaptă omologarea vaccinului anti-Covid) a permis deja avioanelor cargo ale United Airlines să transporte de cinci ori mai multă gheaţă decât e voie, în mod normal, pe durata unui zbor (circa 6,8 tone), pentru a putea ţine vaccinul la temperaturile extrem de scăzute la care trebuie păstrat (în jur de minus 80 de grade Celsius).

Persons: Pleasant Organizations: Pleasant Prairie, York, Drug, United Airlines Locations: Kalamazoo, Michigan, Puurs, Belgia, Wisconsin, Karlsruhe, Germania, York Post, SUA

☆ Primele doze de vaccin anti-COVID-19, dezvoltate de Pfizer, au început să fie aduse din SUA în Europa
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Primele doze de vaccin anti-COVID-19, dezvoltate de Pfizer, au început să fie aduse din SUA în EuropaVaccinul anti-COVID-19 dezvoltat de Pfizer a început să fie adus din SUA în Europa. Avioanele companiei aeriene United Airlines au început să opereze de vineri, 27 noiembrie, primele astfel de zboruri din istorie, cu destinaţia Bruxelles, informează Wall Street JournalDozele de vaccin au fost transportate în lăzi frigorifice şi sunt gata pentru a fi rapid distribuite în cazul în care sunt aprobate şi omologate, transmite digi24.ro. Aceste zboruri reprezintă doar una dintre verigile lanţului global de aprovizionare pus la punct pentru a face faţă provocărilor logistice pe care le presupune distribuirea vaccinului anti-COVID-19. Planul de distribuţie include stocarea dozelor de vaccin în depozitele frigorifice deja existente în centrele companiei Pfizer din Kalamazoo, Michigan şi Puurs, Belgia, precum şi dezvoltarea facilităţilor similare din Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, respectiv Karlsruhe, Germania. Lanţul logistic presupune, de asemenea, zeci de zboruri cargo şi sute de transporturi rutiere în fiecare zi.

Persons: Pfizer, Pleasant Organizations: United Airlines, Wall Street, Pleasant Prairie, York, Drug Locations: SUA, Europa, Bruxelles, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Puurs, Belgia, Wisconsin, Karlsruhe, Germania, York Post

☆ Zbor istoric: Vaccinul anti-COVID a început să fie adus din SUA în Europa, la Bruxelles
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Vaccinul anti-COVID-19 dezvoltat de Pfizer a început să fie adus din SUA în Europa. Avioanele companiei aeriene United Airlines au început să opereze de vineri primele astfel de zboruri din istorie, cu destinaţia Bruxelles. Dozele de vaccin au fost transportate în lăzi frigorifice şi sunt gata pentru a fi rapid distribuite în cazul în care sunt aprobate şi omologate, scrie digi24.ro. Aceste zboruri reprezintă doar una dintre verigile lanţului global de aprovizionare pus la punct pentru a face faţă provocărilor logistice pe care le presupune distribuirea vaccinului anti-COVID-19. Lanţul logistic presupune, de asemenea, zeci de zboruri cargo şi sute de transporturi rutiere în fiecare zi.

Persons: Pfizer, Pleasant Organizations: United Airlines, Pleasant Prairie, York, Drug Locations: SUA, Europa, Bruxelles, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Puurs, Belgia, Wisconsin, Karlsruhe, Germania, York Post

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