Dec 26, 2022

Expect more pay transparency in the new year

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In the coming year, roughly 1 in 5 Americans will live in a state that requires employers to disclose salaries in job postings. Plus, a Minnesota logging company takes an ecological approach.

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This year, it's inflation, not contagion, that's driving online commerce

by Matt Levin

Dec 26, 2022

While growth in e-commerce is not as strong as it was at the height of the pandemic, shoppers are still going online to look for good deals.

Though many consumers continue to shop online, internet sales have slowed since their pandemic heights.

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Next year, 1 in 5 Americans will live in a state that requires pay transparency

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 26, 2022

Soon, employers that opt not to post salary ranges could be at a competitive disadvantage.

Recruiters who include pay in job postings are already getting more traction, says labor economist Andrew Flowers.

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Wastewater workers wish for a fatberg-free holiday

by Jill Replogle

Dec 26, 2022

Our sewers work overtime at this time of year.

A wastewater treatment plant in Oakland, California. Wastewater workers are urging people to be mindful about disposing of grease and oil, which can wreak havoc on sewer systems.

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What did my Gen Z coworker just say?

by Kimberly Adams and Nicholas Guiang

Dec 26, 2022

Gen Z has developed its own way to communicate and is now bringing it into the workplace. But their use of language is leaving older colleagues bewildered.

Gen Z slang is making its way into the workplace, but sometimes older colleagues are struggling to understand.

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A Minnesota company says its ecological logging approach is good for the forest — and the bottom line

by Dan Kraker

Dec 26, 2022

With an approach that harvests trees selectively, instead of clearcutting, profits are deferred.

John Rajala (left), CEO of Rajala Companies, and retired biology professor John Pastor talk about the history of white pines in northern Minnesota in October 2022, near Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

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Adventures in Housing

This Colorado brewery subsidized housing to attract workers

by Maria Hollenhorst

Dec 26, 2022

In Ouray, Colorado, high-priced housing is a labor force issue.

During the pandemic, Erin Eddy, owner of the Ouray Brewery in Southwestern Colorado began subsidizing housing for employees to help alleviate the staffing shortage. Above, the Ouray Brewery in October of 2021.

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Music from the episode

Someday The Strokes

Drain Shy Girls

Bossa Antigua Paul Desmond

Forest Funk The Polish Ambassador, Ryan Herr, Tropo, Jesse James Hendricks

More Today Than Yesterday - Instrumental Charles Earland

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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