Matt Bloom
Latest Stories (5)
Record heat, drought decimate Louisiana’s beloved crawfish season
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Matt Bloom
Mar 15, 2024
Farmers are catching less than half of their normal haul. Restaurants are hiking prices for the tiny, lobster-like crustacean, which is threatening neighborhood traditions of gathering around a crawfish boil.
Ski patrollers warm to unions to cope with low pay, high costs in resort areas
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Matt Bloom
Dec 27, 2023
They provide essential services like emergency rescue and avalanche prevention, but they often can't afford to live near where they work.
Rural towns fear Kroger-Albertsons merger will close stores and raise prices
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Matt Bloom
May 2, 2023
The companies’ plans have drawn skepticism from trade unions, consumer advocate groups and Colorado's attorney general.
Craft brewers scramble to find aluminum cans
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Matt Bloom
Mar 14, 2022
Manufacturer Ball Corp. reporting unprecedented demand for its cans during the pandemic, raises its minimum order fivefold.
Low unemployment puts strain on census hiring
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Matt Bloom
Mar 11, 2020
The Census Bureau is offering higher wages and pulling workers in from neighboring states.