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The NBA is getting out of the late-night business
Oct 22, 2019

The NBA is getting out of the late-night business

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Home builders are doing much better than other industries these days. Hiring 500,000 census takers might be tough in this tight labor market. The NBA moves away from games later in the night to keep viewers.

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U.S. Census Bureau gears up to recruit workers

Oct 22, 2019
Hiring was easy before the last census, thanks to the Great Recession. This time? Not so much.
Census workers encourage participation in the 2010 census.
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NBA thinks earlier start times will lead to more TV viewers

Oct 22, 2019
The league's strategy is to have more games start before East Coast viewers fall asleep.
Serge Ibaka of the Toronto Raptors dunks the ball against the Golden State Warriors during Game One of the 2019 NBA Finals in 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
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The team

Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Brian Allison Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer

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