Goodwill partners boost local jobs with flexible short runs
Goodwill Industries leverages a shared building to cut lease costs and expand services. The organization reports major partners like Rockwell Collins and Benco Manufacturing drive job opportunities, with 10,000 square feet converted to contract manufacturing space. A hundred clients await work as weekly adds continue.
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Ports Wages Los Angeles and Long Beach Truck Drivers
At Southern California ports the deregulated trucking market has driven down wages and kept drivers poor. Independent haulers, many with old rigs, struggle to afford newer trucks while agents pressure them with cut rates. Organizing strikes fails as new drivers constantly enter the market. Port officials seek cleaner air but face high costs to finance fleet upgrades.
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California cold snap threatens San Joaquin citrus crop
A weekend cold front could push California temperatures into the teens endangering a citrus crop valued at about 81 billion. In the San Joaquin Valley growers deploy large fans and 30 foot wind machines and stay up all night to protect oranges tangerines and lemons while watering fields to store heat.
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