by Michelle Kim | Jun 11, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON—Americans love their seafood, but it may come as a shock to people when they hear that about 90 percent of shrimp sold in the U.S. is imported from overseas. It’s the number one seafood consumed in the United States, and only nine percent is domestically...
by Michelle Kim | Jun 9, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez called Monday for a doubling of apprenticeship programs in the United States, a step he said would reduce unemployment and help build a stronger middle class. “We see that it is a remarkable middle-class profession,”...
by Michelle Kim | Jun 9, 2014 | Business & Tech, Living
WASHINGTON–New tattoo parlors are popping up as body art becomes more acceptable, according to a new industry report. Published in conjunction with
by Michelle Kim | May 24, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON—U.S. manufacturers face a growing challenge of finding skilled workers. Currently, there are about 600,000 manufacturing job vacancies, and 2.7 million manufacturing employees are expected to retire in the next decade, according to industry groups. Northern...
by Michelle Kim | May 19, 2014 | Business & Tech, Education
Source: Pew Research Center WASHINGTON— More Americans are willing to go into debt to go to college and to buy cars and homes as people gain confidence in the economy. Student loan balances jumped by $125 billion over the past year to $1.2 trillion, , which is more...
