A recent post in Facebook between a black man and a white woman conversation goes viral in Myrtle Beach. Ernest Skelton a local appliance repairman came to Caroline Brock’s house to repair her washer and dryer and she asked a question no white person ever has before. What is it like to be a black man in America? Skelton’s answer…
Washing Machine into Lounge Chair, Anything is Possible!
Gregorian, an Israeli design student took her wonky dean washing machine and uses the components as building blocks to create new products. She took a collection of sheet metal, steel bars, and stamped parts provided enough raw materials to produce three new chairs. Martha Stewart meets the Museum of Modern Art The designer follows form for eco-friendly chairs’ design—the treatment…
Nana Raises $6M for an Online Appliance Repair Academy and Marketplace
Online education is usually professional development for knowledge workers, K-12 education and a means to deliver cost-effective higher learning. What’s new is e-learning for home services job market. Nana, runs a free academy to teach people how to fix appliances, and then gives students the option of becoming a part of its own marketplace by connect them to people needing…
Months Later, the Effects of Coronavirus Force Whirlpool to Layoffs
Whirlpool headquartered in Benton Harbor just laid off an undisclosed number of employees nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic. Employing approximately 3,500 and 4,000 employees work in Benton Harbor, it’s unsure just how many Whirlpool employees received the news. A company spokesman would not say how many across the country will be affected, but did say some of the layoffs…
Right-to-Repair Law Could Fundamentally Change Tesla Repairs Which the Automaker has Managed to Avoid Through a Loophole
Do you want to stop Paying $600 for a three hour Tesla brake Job? A new right-to-repair measure in Massachusetts passed in a landslide victory. This new law will force car manufacturers to ensure independent repair stores have access to the same diagnostic tools as manufacturers. In Massachusetts this changes the automobile repair landscape especially for Tesla, a secretive company…