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The Megafactories Are Coming. Will the Workers Show Up?
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The Megafactories Are Coming. Will the Workers Show Up?

By John Keilman | Photos by Maddie McGarvey for The Wall Street Journal COLUMBUS, Ohio—Enormous factories are sprouting outside of this capital city. Now comes the hard part—finding people to work in them.Manufacturing jobs are tough to fill around Columbus, which has one of Ohio’s lowest unemployment rates and a flourishing logistics industry that competes for the same employees. The region’s plants have thousands of open positions, a shortage that is causing some managers to join their workers on the production line.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Israeli Military Encircles Another Gaza Hospital, Doctors Say: Latest News
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Israeli Military Encircles Another Gaza Hospital, Doctors Say: Latest News

Listen to article(2 minutes)Patients and staff at a second hospital in Gaza, Indonesia Hospital, braced for Israeli troops to enter the complex Monday after tanks surrounded it and artillery shelling hit the building, killing about a dozen people including patients, according to Palestinian officials and doctors.The Israeli military said it targeted militants that opened fire at Israeli troops from within the hospital and that no shells were fired toward the facility. Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, denies using hospitals for military purposes.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Intrepid Investors Look for Bargains in Ukraine—Bomb Shelter Required
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Intrepid Investors Look for Bargains in Ukraine—Bomb Shelter Required

Updated Oct. 23, 2023 12:02 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)John Mazarakis got rich lending money to cannabis companies and running a chain of pizzerias along the Eastern Seaboard. His next big bet: houses and industrial parks in war-torn Ukraine.Mazarakis and the $2 billion asset manager he co-founded, Chicago Atlantic, are preparing to invest as much as $250 million in the country. He isn’t alone. Steel-nerved investors are trickling back into Ukraine, lured by the chance to help the country in its fight against Russia—and to score assets on the cheap.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8