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Starbucks said it is bringing aboard a new senior executive specialized in worker relations as more baristas at the coffee chain’s cafes this week voted to unionize.

Axiom Space organized the trip to the orbiting research facility and plans at least three more.

The warehouse construction boom across the U.S. is hitting a wall in some communities. Residents are rebelling against a growing push to bring e-commerce distribution centers closer to neighborhoods, saying they bring noise, pollution and heavy truck traffic.

Major shareholders that have secured a single chair in the boardroom have helped to reshape corporate strategies. But the results have been mixed.

The electric-vehicle maker will start producing the Cybertruck, new Roadster and semitrailer next year, CEO Elon Musk says.

To keep its supply chain humming, the retailer is raising starting salaries for truck drivers and expanding a training program that enables its employees to enter the field.

The food manufacturer said it is raising prices further in an effort to stay ahead of increasing costs. Its profit fell 22% in the most recent quarter.

Manufacturers including suppliers to Apple and Tesla are struggling to keep some of their China operations going as extended and widening Covid-19 lockdowns choke off supplies and clog up truck routes and ports.

The first-quarter accounting charges follow the oil major’s decision to sever ties with Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

As China seeks to stamp out outbreaks quickly with flash lockdowns and sweeping restrictions on movements, some companies in Shanghai have asked workers to stay in their offices for days or weeks at a time.