There is no truck driver shortage in the US — Quartz
Brief, but decent article on labor shortages in trucking, that I suspect is applicable to most industries suffering from lack of workers. However, I think the article overlooks that even with rising...
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The Staying Power of Print Books
Refreshing to know that my physical library is not yet extinct. I have nothing against e-books, but give me a book store or library with books I can see and touch. The gems I have discovered wandering...
View ArticleHappiness…in Search Of
I recently invested the time to watch the video below from Harvard Business School. The subject was quite interesting at this stage of my life and the professor was quite engaging. There was, as you...
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U.S. factory production highest in 14 years, even as interest rates rise : NPR
While I am under no illusion that manufacturing in the United States will ever return to previous levels, it is good to see articles like the one below. There will always be a place for domestic...
View ArticleAnimated Chart: The Rise and Fall of Music Sales, by Format (1973-2021)
This an absolutely fantastic animated chart. If you have 30 seconds and have any interest in music sales, then you will enjoy this animation. 50 years in music has seen consumption change from vinyl...
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America Is Back in the Factory Business – WSJ
Record spending on manufacturing construction heralds a made-in-the-U.S. rebound, stoked by green-energy incentives and concerns about foreign supply chains. Source: America Is Back in the Factory...
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‘Amazon doesn’t care about books’: how Barnes & Noble bounced back | Barnes &...
If Amazon doesn’t care, I sure do! Welcome back Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble is the US’s largest remaining book chain but, under James Daunt, each of the 600 stores is meant to run like an...
View ArticleHow KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going...
KKR turned around a struggling door company and sold it for 10 times its investment—giving factory workers a life-changing cut of the returns. A case study by Ethan Rouen and Dennis Campbell offers...
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Discogs’ vibrant vinyl community is shattering – The Verge
I’m a big fan of Discogs. I use it primarily to keep track of my music collection. Hopefully this article and the work they are doing there can turn the organization around. How Discogs built — and...
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Spotify Is Eating the Entire Music Business
As indie music platforms like Bandcamp deteriorate, artists must cater to a single, powerful streaming platform. Source: Spotify Is Eating the Entire Music Business
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