At-will employment ends for NYC's fast food workers effective July 5th. Employee leaders look to get similar protections for all !!!

Facebook and other social media giants dominate and now Frank McCord seeks to level the playing field with Project Liberty

China's has an energy crunch that likely will further interrupt global supply chains and shipping. Weather & Chinese policy are root causes.

America trails Europe and China in adopting electronic vehicles what are the roadblocks to making the transition?

Around East Austin-Pedal Pushers Bike Shop

Fear of the robot lives on but data suggest that "countries with more robots tend to have less joblessness, not more."

With low resale home inventory and mortgage loans harder to get a repeat of the 2009 mortgage crisis is unlikely despite rising prices.

Work from home. Most workers say OK to offer lower pay if staff moves to a less expensive locale,

Airbnb is popular but skirts basic security, maintenance and household safety. Not all stays end well for the guest or the host.

MALWARE-based cyberattacks disable computer systems until the victim pays for a decryption key. Targeted firms often pay to avoid downtime.

An outcome of the pandemic was a change to work culture. Returning to work is now about choosing what you prefer or accepting what remains.

Passenger & baggage weights have increased in the last 5 years. Airlines must report to the FAA how they will ensure a safe take-off weight

The Texas Electrical Grid failure during the Polar Vortex this February has resulted in laws to prevent failures & electrical price gouging.

The Swiss behemoth Roche is leveraging core competencies in diagnostics testing, bioinfomatics and biopharma for personalize oncology.

Adoption in America largely out-of-sight & out-of-mind but vulnerable expectant mothers & desiring families bring profit to private agencies

The lack of affordable housing has been decades in the making and is now worse due to COVID. Solutions are doable but complex.

Austin housing market is hot, so hot that 132 condominiums yet to be built sold out in five hours. The Station at St. Elmo 4510 Terry-O-LN

Online ordering has fueled restaurant sales but worker shortages are noticeable as shops look to fully reopen. Wages rise to meet demand.

Resale & New Home listings are at record lows for Austin. Some builders are developing an alternative-detached single family rental homes.

Online still booming but pace of growth is slowing. Post-pandemic shoppers are splurging.