Industry Headlines: May 18-22, 2015

Posted by IronPlanet on May 22, 2015 1:53:00 PM

Tractor_3This week in interesting industry headlines:

Agriculture: Job growth to boom over next five years [CNBC]

"Dire news about drought in the West and avian flu in the Midwest may lead Americans to believe farming is struggling. They'd be wrong. The industry is thriving—and hiring college grads." Read more

'Insane schedule' begins for WWI memorial design, construction [Stars and Stripes]

"Officials with the WWI Centennial Commission overseeing the project plan to have the monument completed by Nov. 11, 2018. That date will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, which initially marked the close of WWI but now is referred to as Veterans Day in the United States." Read more

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Farming in the Sky [The Atlantic]

"The future of farming is looking up—literally, and in more ways than one: There are grow towers, rooftops, and industry talk of Waterworld-style “plant factories” in futuristic floating cities." Read more

Coal Mining Giant Murray Energy Corp to Cut About 1,800 Jobs in Appalachian Mines: Report [International Business Times]

"The layoffs come as the nation's coal sector struggles with weakening demand at home and declining exports to China. At the same time, competition from natural gas and stringent environmental rules are pushing coal prices down, making it harder for companies to earn a return on the coal they sell." Read more

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Topics: Industry Headlines