Stories of skyrocketing shipping costs, empty containers taking up outgoing ship space and once-flourishing California farm exports left to sit and lose value — or even rot — were the focus of a joint California Assembly hearing this week on how the global shipping crisis has hurt the state’s many farming interests. “Our export situation…
NEW MILFORD — Matt Beenen, owner of BuiltRight Industries, said he and his team are always coming up with new inventions. One of them is a bedside rack system, which, he said, his mother describes to her friends as the “California Closets for your truck,” said Beenen, 35, about the business, which is expanding into…
Oxwash, a U.K. startup that’s spent the last few years applying high tech processes to shrink the environment cost of dry cleaning and commercial laundry, has trousered £10 million (~$12 million) in Series A funding to expand its nationwide footprint. Currently its service is available in five U.K. cities: London, Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol and Manchester…
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LISBON — Several carpenters kicked off the Memorial Day weekend giving their time to build an access ramp at the home of a Vietnam War veteran. The project, part of a statewide effort, was organized by Connecticut House of Heroes, a 10-year-old nonprofit organization serving military and public safety veterans and their spouses who are…
Nigeria has more than 12 million registered vehicles, and approximately 90% of them are used cars that need frequent checkups to prevent recurring breakdowns. Given this number, one would expect effective vehicle maintenance to be standard in Nigeria. But that’s not the case: Most of the service providers in the country, usually auto mechanics, are…
Milwaukee, Wis. – Use caution when hiring a home improvement contractor, especially following a major storm, flood, or other weather event when many homeowners are trying to repair their homes. However, contractor scams can happen at any time, so be wary of high-pressure sales tactics, upfront fees, and fly-by-night businesses. Con artists will take homeowners’ money…
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Above-average growth in the Texas manufacturing sector hummed along in March despite ongoing supply chain issues and labor market shortages, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. “We’re seeing a lot of resilience in the Texas manufacturing sector even as these headwinds mount,” said Dallas Fed senior business economist…
(AP Photo/Jay Reeves) Workers talk atop a building that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ian at Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. The owner of a Houston-area roofing company is facing criminal charges in Florida for allegedly doing unlicensed business there in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Terence Duque, 48, the owner…
