Ride-sharing becomes easier
Suppose there were five people who live within two blocks of you who were all going to work at the same time and roughly the same place.
It would be so easy to share a ride. But so hard to get that group together.
Enter ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. The companies are developing algorithms to locate neighbors headed to the roughly the same place at the same time.
The strategy has already reduced some congestion in larger cities.
A recent report by the American Public Transportation Association suggests that ride-sharing trips are replacing personal vehicles and public transportation.
Manufacturing seeks welders, coders
Manufacturing jobs were once the gravy of many communities, and while much non-skilled factory work has dried up, manufacturing still needs employees.
Young people today with the right skills are looking to fashionable high tech industries for jobs and not manufacturing. Manufacturing is trying to change its image among young people born from 1980 to 1990.
One Cleveland-based company is using virtual reality games to attract young people to welding.
A Chicago maker of construction materials has introduced short videos in hopes of attracting welders, technicians, drivers, programmers, and administrators, focusing on its work environmentally friendly products.
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