Corning Incorporated, one of the world's leading innovators in materials science, announced today it is expanding its manufacturing capacity for optical cable, based on a long-term relationship with AT&T as the nation’s largest fiber internet provider expands its fiber footprint. Corning will build a new cable manufacturing facility in Gilbert, Arizona, creating 250 jobs. … [More]

According to Insider Intelligence, the 2022 peak season is expected to see healthy consumer spending patterns continue after record 2021 holiday sales as global supply chains continue to stabilize. To anticipate demand, GEODIS plans to hire seasonal employees to join its existing workforce of more than 13,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada. "With the economic … [More]

New listings of homes for sale fell 15% year over year in the four weeks ending August 21, the biggest annual decline since the start of the pandemic. As a result, the supply of for-sale homes fell 0.6% from the previous four-week period–a slight decline, but just the second such drop since February, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate … [More]

Flume Data Labs released the Q2 2022 update to the Household Water Use Index, the leading measure of U.S. household water use. Flume Data Labs publishes the Household Water Use Index quarterly, regularly assessing water use across the top 15 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Analysis is based on data from tens of thousands of sensors installed on household water meters … [More]

Real estate investors purchased 87,500 U.S. homes in the second quarter, up 11% quarter over quarter and 5.9% year over year, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s down from the all-time high of 93,700 in the third quarter of 2021, the height of the pandemic-driven homebuying frenzy. Still, investors are buying far more … [More]

Arizona’s status as a top-choice travel destination was reaffirmed again last year, as the state’s recovery of both visitor spending and overnight stays outpaced the national average, according to new research released in July by the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT). In calendar year 2021, overnight visitors spent $23.6 billion across Arizona, which is 92% of the all-time … [More]

Thanks to technology that has made us reachable whenever, wherever, many peoples’ jobs have morphed into round-the-clock activities, and remote working has made it even more difficult to unplug. Phones are set to mirror work-related email and calendar notifications (even after hours). But this continual hustle can result in chronic workplace stress, leading to debilitating … [More]

Nationwide, 44.3% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in July, compared with a revised rate of 50.9% one month earlier and 63.8% one year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s the sixth-straight monthly decline and the lowest share on record with the exception of … [More]

The share of homebuyers looking to relocate jumped in July as high mortgage rates and home prices motivated Americans to move to more affordable areas, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. After many months as one of the three most popular destinations, Phoenix fell to number 6 in July, with a sizable decline in … [More]