5 million workers are still on the sidelines for many reasons but especially because offers are falling short of past salary and benefits.

The Austin Metro area continues strong with near record job growth, demand for commercial space and top multi-tenant workspaces.

As a general theme companies are moving to lower cost-of-production states with TN and KY being awarded $11.4 billion for EV/Battery plants.

As some return to office past open design failures are being left behind with new options to accommodate productivity and other needs.

The top five Life Science companies in Austin employee more than 3,000 Austinites.

Fully autonomous cars and trucks await improved data streams from technology extensions of CubeSats and 5G land-based capabilities.

Austin's employment levels hit 1,142,500 and that's 100 more than pre-pandemic February 2020. Who are the top recruitment firms in Austin?

Material and Labor shortages are driving up house prices. Labor is likely the key issue going forward as supply shortages are resolving.

The top home builders are listed in the lastest "Austin Business Journal" we feature the top five in volume and custom home building

Austin's top private companies list is topped by McCoy's Building Supply with $1.06 billion in 2020 revenue and 554 Austin-area employees

Investment in Biotech has outpaced the broader market and the success of Moderna has fueled another surge yet 5 of 6 firms lost $33B in 2020

Modern Monetary Theory got some traction with COVID as ample stimulus spending has the economy surging back but inflation raises concerns.

Around Salinas-Michael Miller by his land-leveling plane and John Deere. Photography by Cathy Chavez Miller.

Around The Netherlands-Blacksmith at the open-air Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands by Holger Dietz

Artificial Intelligence is now beginning to help humans that aren't coders to create software and scan for inadvertent or malicious bugs.

At-will employment ends for NYC's fast food workers effective July 5th. Employee leaders look to get similar protections for all !!!

America trails Europe and China in adopting electronic vehicles what are the roadblocks to making the transition?

Fear of the robot lives on but data suggest that "countries with more robots tend to have less joblessness, not more."

With low resale home inventory and mortgage loans harder to get a repeat of the 2009 mortgage crisis is unlikely despite rising prices.