The empty shelves at the San Antonio Food Bank tell of growing demand versus available supply. Still, president Eric Cooper says he’s “not panicked yet.” “Yet” seems to be the operative word, Cooper said, as the Texas-based food bank, critical to meeting the nutrition needs of 90,000 individuals each week, monitors the food donation situation…
Food Banks Facing Food Shortages
The empty shelves at the San Antonio Food Bank tell of growing demand versus available supply. Still, president Eric Cooper says he’s “not panicked yet.” “Yet” seems to be the operative word, Cooper said, as the Texas-based food bank, critical to meeting the nutrition needs of 90,000 individuals each week, monitors the food donation situation…
Fires at Food Processing Plants Result in Reduced Capacity, Delays, and Layoffs
Wisconsin River Meats was just weeks from moving into a new addition to their building when a massive construction fire broke out on Feb. 3 destroying the old part of the facility. Company owner David Mauer said the Mauston-based company “lost everything” related to production in the fire, and more than 20 people lost their…
The Green Eco-Terrorists Holding Australia’s Economic Artery Hostage
Commentary A group of far-left Greens called Blockade Australia have declared war on the country, waging a so-called “direct action” campaign on Australia’s most populous state New South Wales. In November 2021, Blockade Australia executed 20 “actions” geared to disrupting coal exports from the Port of Newcastle—one of the busiest coal ports in the world. Then,…
‘Upside Down Again’: Omicron Surge Roils US Small Businesses
LUBBOCK, Texas—Phillip Howard pointed toward a stack of black ski pants piled atop a counter in his winter sports shop as evidence of the hurdles small business owners still face as the pandemic drags on. The pants were supposed to arrive by August at Troy’s Ski Lubbock shop in west Texas—well before his five-month hot…
Fed Survey Finds Economy Growing Modestly Despite COVID-19
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the economy was growing at a modest pace at the end of 2021 but was still being held back by ongoing supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages. In its latest survey of business conditions around the country, the Fed said its 12 regional banks found that the economy was continuing…
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