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Labor Shortage Stands in the Way of the Clean Energy Transition

2 years 6 months ago
From Marketplace:  Labor shortages have been pretty common throughout this pandemic recovery economy, but a growing shortage of skilled tradespeople could slow down efforts to shift to a green energy economy. Last year’s federal Inflation Reduction Act is supposed to channel hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy projects in an effort to transition homes and […]
Zo

Festival of Nations Returns to Tower Grove Park This August

2 years 6 months ago
Everyone's favorite festival, the Festival of Nations, is returning to Tower Grove Park Saturday, August 26, and Sunday, August 27. Hosted each year by the International Institute of Saint Louis, the festival is a huge multicultural showcase, with vendors representing more than 75 countries. In addition to selling food, clothing and other retail items, groups also organize to showcase traditional music and dances from around the world.
Rosalind Early

Google Fiber Returns From The Dead To Deliver Actual Broadband Competition To Iowa

2 years 6 months ago
Back in 2016, Alphabet executives made it pretty clear they had grown tired of trying to disrupt the U.S. broadband industry with Google Fiber. Executives were fired, hundreds of employees were laid off, and any real expansion in the project was effectively frozen. Alphabet and Google Fiber executives then just pretended none of this had happened […]
Karl Bode