labor shortages

Rural Broadband Gets White House Attention; Chinese Chicken Safety
Rural Broadband Gets White House Attention; Chinese Chicken Safety
Rural Broadband Gets White House Attention; Chinese Chicken Safety
**The need for high-speed internet in rural America is getting increased attention from the White House and Congress as they look at passing a sweeping infrastructure initiative next year. But rural communications carriers are trying to draw attention to a huge hurdle toward expanding rural broadband, a shortfall in financial help from the Universal Service Fund run by the FCC...
A Robot That Picks Apples? Replacing Humans Worries Some
A Robot That Picks Apples? Replacing Humans Worries Some
A Robot That Picks Apples? Replacing Humans Worries Some
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Harvesting the vast apple orchards of Washington state each year requires thousands of farmworkers, and many work illegally in the United States. That system could eventually come to an end as at least two companies are rushing to get robotic fruit picking machines to market...