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Inside the factory where a key Boeing supplier builds the fuselage for the 737
As Boeing works to improve quality, it’s in talks to buy one of its key suppliers. NPR spoke to workers at the Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kansas that builds the fuselage for the 737.
Twin Cities Delta employees continue unionization effort, ongoing since 2010
The latest campaign seeks unionization for more than 50,000 ramp workers, flight attendants and mechanics. While Delta pilots and dispatchers are unionized, the majority of employees are not.
One year since HyLife closure, Windom still waits for answers about its future
It’s been one year since the former HyLife plant in southwest Minnesota shut down. More than a thousand people lost their jobs when the pork processor closed. Twelve months on, Windom shows signs of recovery, but there’s still a lot in limbo.
Women’s 3-on-3 league developed by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart to debut in January
Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier’s 3-on-3 league Unrivaled is set to debut in January with players earning the highest average salary in women’s professional team sports. Early investors include NBA players and Minnesota natives Tre and Tyus Jones.
This airport has never lost a bag. For one chief handler, it's all about respect
As the summer travel season begins, thousands of bags will likely go missing. But not at one particular airport in Japan that makes a stunning claim: it has never lost a piece of luggage.