Immigrant crackdown worsens California farm labor shortages
In Stockton Solorio of Silverado Farming seeks 100 workers by April 1 as wage raises and benefits fail to lure native workers. Farmers face scarce labor, forcing wage hikes, mechanization or crop changes while most workers remain foreign born and many illegal. The piece links labor woes to federal border policy shifts under Obama and Trump.
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Stockton
Calif
Arnulfo Solorio
Napa Valley
Central Valley
Silverado Farming
Solorio
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
California
Trump
Los Angeles Times
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Silverado
Iowa towns share 5.6 million in sewer and water grants
The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded 14 communities 5.6 million in Community Development Block Grant funding for water and sewer infrastructure. Eastern Iowa towns including Anamosa Clarence Ridgeway and Washington each received varying amounts for water plant upgrades distribution systems wells and new facilities.
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Iowa Economic Development Authority
Iowa
Anamosa
Clarence
Ridgeway
Washington
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Allison
New Sharon
Ogden
Sheffield
Centerville
Hubbard
Walnut
Blencoe
St. Donatus
Keswick
FCC Proposes Rules to Block Illicit Robocalls
The FCC moves to curb illegal robocalls by letting providers target and block calls from suspected illegitimate or unassigned numbers. The plan aims to reduce the 2.4 billion automated calls monthly and combat scams posing as tax officials or identity theft schemes. FCC Chair Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn emphasized the widespread consumer harm.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Ajit Pai
Haribo to Open First North American Plant in Wisconsin
German gummy bear giant Haribo will invest 242 million dollars to build its first North American candy factory in Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin, creating about 400 jobs by 2020. Gov Scott Walker announced the project as negotiations on incentives and land sale continue with state officials noting tax credits await signed contracts. Haribo, founded by Hans Riegel in Bonn, employs nearly 7000 worldwide and produces 100 million bears daily.
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Pleasant Prairie
Wis
Wisconsin-Illinois
Scott Walker
Haribo
Bonn
Germany
Walker
Wisconsin Economic Development Corp
Mark Hogan
Hans Riegel Sr
Riegel
Rhine
Reuters Haribo
Wisconsin
North America
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