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About China’s “poverty alleviation slow trains”
Apr 20, 2021

About China’s “poverty alleviation slow trains”

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One of 81 routes that services remote places in China as part of the government's poverty alleviation efforts. (Charles Zhang/Marketplace) Charles Zhang/Marketplace
In China, low-income riders rely on slow, government-subsidized trains. Also on today's show: Commercial construction faces a rocky year, and Apple bets that users will opt in to be tracked.

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Commercial construction faces a rocky year but skilled workers are still needed

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 20, 2021
Study shows commercial construction employment is still down about 5% from before the pandemic.
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Tenants facing pandemic eviction have a new ally: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

by Kimberly Adams
Apr 20, 2021
The new CFPB rule requires landlords to clearly inform tenants — and limits what debt collectors can do.
The new CFPB new rule forbids debt collectors from giving tenants misleading information about their rights.
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Apple bets on users opting in to be tracked, rather than opting out

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 20, 2021
Apple's new App Tracking Transparency feature comes as a blow to advertisers who've depended on default tracking.
This change means apps won’t be able to collect as much data about mobile users or sell it to advertisers.
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How a food business tied to the hotel industry is recovering from COVID-19

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 20, 2021
“We're not there yet,” said Kurt Loudenback, CEO of Grand Prairie Foods. “But we feel pretty optimistic about 2021.”
As travel demand bounces back, Kurt Loudenback, CEO of a company that makes hotel breakfast food, is optimistic that his business will return to pre-pandemic levels.
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China's slow trains for the poor

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 20, 2021
There are 81 no-frills train routes left over from the Mao era to service far-flung areas. Who rides them?
A villager boards a slow train with a television strapped to his back in 2015. The train connected communities in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces that were not frequently served by China's modernized rail network.
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Admins' Day is a pandemic bright spot for this florist

by Andie Corban
Apr 20, 2021
Last year, a busy Administrative Professionals' Day assured florist Miles Johnson that his business would survive the pandemic.
"When the new post-pandemic order settles in, we'll definitely be back and having more weddings and events," said Miles Johnson, owner of Fiori Floral Design.
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