Minju Park

Teenagers have been picking up more jobs during this year.

Shein, a fast-growing, China-based clothing brand, relies on a “real-time fashion” model that slashes the time from design to production.

With the pandemic forcing school and daycare closures around the country, children are spending more time at home — and women are bearing the brunt of that.

Many employers are turning to younger people to fill labor shortages as business reopen. Two teenagers share their work stories.

Spartanburg County is receiving more investment this year than in the last four years, much of it in manufacturing.

The Oldest Sweet Shop in the World has witnessed wars and other strife from its location in northern England.

Eateries returning to dine-in service may face staffing problems, higher costs and the need to transform their business models — again.

“It's a pretty tumultuous time,” said Brian Duncan, vice president of the Illinois Farm Bureau. “We're trying to hang on to some profits.”

“We have a really fragile global supply chain that had been overly leaned out,” said Dr. Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University in Boston.

Katrina Amaral of Timberdoodle has seen more interest in custom orders. And the spike in lumber prices has improved her pricing power.