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Pharr wants factories, not just incentive checks
A border-city economic development agency says land, water, roads and trained workers decide where plants go.
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What WARN notices reveal about layoffs
The federal WARN Act gives covered workers 60 days of notice before mass layoffs. The public filings list sites, dates, and job titles before the cuts happen.
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Why booms and busts keep repeating
The US economy has logged 13 recessions since 1945, per the NBER's cycle table. Expansions ran 64.2 months on average since 1945, while contractions lasted 10.3 months.
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Local politics guide: Your city council decides more than Congress does
Budgets, zoning and local taxes pass through a room of part-time officials. Here is how to follow the decisions.
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Manufacturing Experience: Getting Started in Manufacturing With No Degree
No degree? Manufacturing still hires. Learn how apprenticeships, trade schools, and entry level roles can build a factory career step by step.
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Cost of living explained — Wages vs prices: the real cost-of-living math
The squeeze is simple arithmetic: pay rises at one speed, rent and groceries rise at another.
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Inside the Mind of a Manufacturing Engineer
What a manufacturing engineer thinks about all day: turning raw material into finished products efficiently, with the tools, training, and trade-offs the job demands.
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State: Tariffs top the list at a Pennsylvania manufacturing roundtable
Eight state lawmakers heard one message in Schuylkill County: federal tariffs, energy costs and a worker shortage are squeezing the state's manufacturers.
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Trade agreements explained — Trade agreements 101: why ratification is the hard part
Negotiators can settle a deal in years. Getting legislatures in every country to say yes takes longer, and sometimes kills the pact.
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Franchising explained: buying in without buying the hype
The fees, the support, and what the disclosure document shows before any money moves.