Niala Boodhoo http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135545277&ft=1&f=135545277 <p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Chicago reporter <a href="http://www.changinggears.info/2010/08/20/from-miami-to-the-midwest-niala-boodhoo/">Niala Boodhoo</a></strong> has been a business reporter for 10 years, working at the Associated Press, Reuters, and most recently, The Miami Herald, where she reported on the local economy, labor and employment.</span></p> en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:54:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/stations/logos/_.gif Niala Boodhoo http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135545277&ft=1&f=135545277 Labor Strife Pits Immigrants Against Immigrants Mexican immigrant Robert Silva says he just wanted to form a union. The Milwaukee pizza factory worker is one of several dozen employees embroiled in a labor dispute against a frozen pizza company founded by Italian immigrants. Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:54:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/08/164664611/labor-strife-pits-immigrants-against-immigrants?ft=1&f=135545277 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/08/164664611/labor-strife-pits-immigrants-against-immigrants?ft=1&f=135545277 Mexican immigrant Robert Silva says he just wanted to form a union. The Milwaukee pizza factory worker is one of several dozen employees embroiled in a labor dispute against a frozen pizza company founded by Italian immigrants.

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]]> Panera Sandwich Chain Explores 'Pay What You Want' Concept The Panera coffee and sandwich chain is replacing some of its stores with nonprofit versions that allow customers to pay what they want and raise awareness about food insecurity. So far, the stores are paying for themselves. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:22:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/09/07/160685977/panera-sandwich-chain-explores-pay-what-you-want-concept?ft=1&f=135545277 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/09/07/160685977/panera-sandwich-chain-explores-pay-what-you-want-concept?ft=1&f=135545277 The Panera coffee and sandwich chain is replacing some of its stores with nonprofit versions that allow customers to pay what they want and raise awareness about food insecurity. So far, the stores are paying for themselves.

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]]> For Manufacturing Jobs, Workers Brush Up On Math Today's manufacturing work requires a strong grasp of fractions, decimals and basic trigonometry — skills that many job applicants often lack. So colleges and nonprofits are stepping in to fill the skills gap with programs that combine manufacturing training with basic math and reading. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/155837962/for-manufacturing-jobs-workers-brush-up-on-math?ft=1&f=135545277 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/155837962/for-manufacturing-jobs-workers-brush-up-on-math?ft=1&f=135545277 Today's manufacturing work requires a strong grasp of fractions, decimals and basic trigonometry — skills that many job applicants often lack. So colleges and nonprofits are stepping in to fill the skills gap with programs that combine manufacturing training with basic math and reading.

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]]> Midwest Learns To Manufacture More With Less It was a good year for manufacturing, especially in the Midwest. The Federal Reserve says Midwestern manufacturing has seen 28 consecutive months of growth — at higher rates than the rest of the country. But that doesn't mean that jobs lost during the recession are returning. The jobs that are available often call for highly skilled workers. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:15:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/12/31/143960326/midwest-learns-to-manufacture-more-with-less?ft=1&f=135545277 http://www.npr.org/2011/12/31/143960326/midwest-learns-to-manufacture-more-with-less?ft=1&f=135545277 It was a good year for manufacturing, especially in the Midwest. The Federal Reserve says Midwestern manufacturing has seen 28 consecutive months of growth — at higher rates than the rest of the country. But that doesn't mean that jobs lost during the recession are returning. The jobs that are available often call for highly skilled workers.

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]]> Using Battelle Technology And Don't Know It? Battelle isn't exactly a household name but the Ohio nonprofit is responsible for everyday items like the Xerox copy, compact discs and even bar codes. Those are the inventions Battelle publicly takes credit for. There are countless others, but the Columbus-based organization stays under the radar because it develops these products for large corporations confidentially. This report is from the Midwest reporting project Changing Gears. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/11/21/142583959/youre-probably-using-battelle-technology-and-dont-even-know-it?ft=1&f=135545277 http://www.npr.org/2011/11/21/142583959/youre-probably-using-battelle-technology-and-dont-even-know-it?ft=1&f=135545277 Battelle isn't exactly a household name but the Ohio nonprofit is responsible for everyday items like the Xerox copy, compact discs and even bar codes. Those are the inventions Battelle publicly takes credit for. There are countless others, but the Columbus-based organization stays under the radar because it develops these products for large corporations confidentially. This report is from the Midwest reporting project Changing Gears.

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