• Unions’ share of California construction jobs at record low,Jonathan Lansner

    Unions’ share of California construction jobs at record low

    Unions are losing their clout in California’s construction industry.My trusty spreadsheet, filled with numbers from UnionStats.com that track federal labor movement data back to 1983, found 129,800 unionized construction workers across the state last year — the lowest since 2014.Union membership in

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  • A Conversation With SD’s Women Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders,Cole Novak

    A Conversation With SD’s Women Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders

    Fifty of San Diego’s top women founders, CEOs, and CFOs gathered on the lawn at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar on Thursday, March 27 for an evening of wine, local food, and unfiltered conversation about leadership, mentorship, and the messier parts of ambition. Hosted with J.P. Morgan for International

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  • California job creation dropped 81% after pandemic,Jonathan Lansner

    California job creation dropped 81% after pandemic

    California’s economy is suffering an extended pandemic hangover, as statewide job creation cooled 81% after coronavirus upended the business climate.My trusty spreadsheet, looking at state jobs data through February, found that California employers added 340,000 jobs in the last five years to push t

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