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Montana contractors are struggling to hire due to a construction labor shortage.Many contractors say they are actively recruiting Gen Z to get more young people into trades.Some firms have apprenticeship programs that help young workers learn on the job.Although Montana’s population has grown considerably in recent years, it’s facing worker…

A Spirit executive blamed mainline carriers for some of its financial woes during a Senate hearing.He said some airlines “manufactured” a pilot shortage and that others want Spirit “out of business.”Spirit recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is revamping its business to earn more revenue.A Spirit Airlines executive blamed…

Russia’s labor shortage has businesses turning to teens and retirees to fill positions.Openings for workers as young as 14 or older than 55 have jumped. The nation was short around 5 million workers last year, Russia’s Academy of Sciences estimated.Russia’s wartime economy is dealing with a difficult labor shortage, and…

By Gleb Stolyarov and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – As Russia’s war effort fuels economic growth and drives up wages, air travel has been on the rise too, with Russians defying Western sanctions by heading to domestic holiday spots or “friendly” countries where they are still welcome. However, just as soaring…

Matcha has exploded in popularity on TikTok.Cafés are reporting that matcha suppliers are hiking up prices or setting purchase limits. TikTok’s most popular brands appear to be hit hard. TikTok’s obsession with matcha has appeared to create a shortage of the tea in Japan.TikTok’s most popular tea brands appear to…

Japanese authorities want the conveyor-belt road to run between Tokyo and Osaka.As well as tackling a trucker shortage, the road could reduce carbon emissions.Test runs are expected to begin in 2027 and it could be up and running by the mid-2030s. Japan is planning to build what it describes as…

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – PepsiCo (NASDAQ:) and Coke bottlers in the West Bank are running out of cans and sugar, blocked by the prolonged closure of a Jordan border crossing, managers of two soda-bottling plants in the occupied Palestinian territory said. In the latest global supply chain…

Much of the office market may be mired in a downturn, but demand has been strong for high-end space.New office construction has dropped off sharply, leading to a potential upcoming shortage.Major developers and tenants have taken notice, and projects are revving up to break ground. Office vacancy is at a…

By Tim Hepher and Padraic Halpin WASHINGTON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Boeing (NYSE:)’s first strike in 16 years could further compound global shortages of jetliners that have been pushing up airfares and forcing airlines to keep older jets flying longer, industry executives and analysts said. The U.S. planemaker’s West Coast workers went…

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Allyse Worland, 30, a funeral director licensed in Indiana and Kentucky, who owns Have License Will Travel Continuing Education Provider and is a partner at Continuing Vision. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was nine years old…