Ikea will invest $2.2 billion to upgrade existing stores, and open new stores and designer centers in the U.S.
Ikea’s expansion is in direct contrast to store closing decisions by other retailers, including Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, and Best Buy.
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Advanced manufacturing technologies promise better jobs. Is it time to rejoice?
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us, and it will transform work as we know it. This article delves into the benefits that automation could bring to deskless workers: safer jobs, higher pay, more opportunities for advancement, and so on. It is undeniable that automated technologies and artificial intelligence have the potential to enrich manufacturing jobs. However, their implementation will determine how workers are actually impacted.
Summertime is not far away, and many families are looking forward to vacationing in warm climates. Beaches in South Carolina are always popular locations, with Myrtle Beach, Kiawah Island, and Hilton Head ranking high on family vacation plans.
However, South Carolina is not only known for beautiful beaches, but is now one of the fastest growing states in America in terms of industrial development—particularly in the growing electric vehicles (EV) segment.
We can trace the origins of the exponential industrial growth in […]
Much of California’s most productive farmland has yet to emerge from flooding caused by this winter’s torrential rain and snow storms.
Anticipated snow melt from a snowpack 300% of average threatens to put valley areas under even more water as it begins to flow down from the mountains. The melt exceeds the capacity of lakes, dams, and rivers.
Flooding in the Tulare Lake and Monterey areas in March 2023 ruined many crops. Consumers across the country will feel the impact of higher […]