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Craft Brewers Continued to Gain Share on Global Brewing Giants in 2018

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The small and independent Brewers Association released their 2018 Craft Beer Growth Report. Key quote: In 2018, small and independent brewers collectively produced 25.9   We first started following the craft beer industry in 2006 because we felt the industry was a good example of the growth small, niche markets. 

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Pet Industry Continues to Attract Venture Capital

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Crunchbase's  Investors Unleash Millions Into Pet-Tech Startups covers the surge in pet industry venture funding over the past 5 years. million in 2018—78 percent higher than all of last year. million in 2018—78 percent higher than all of last year. Key quote: Funding in pet startups surged by 334 percent to $291.8

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The Staffing Industry Analysts on the Gig Economy and Cloud Labor

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The Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) recently released their U.S. Gig Economy - 2018 Edition report. They found that about 48 million Americans are in the gig economy, which is 31% of the workforce. They also found about 13.7 million Americans are human cloud workers. 

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U.S. Coworking Forecast: 2018 to 2022

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coworking industry over the next 5 years.  coworking forecast projects continued growth for the U.S.   Our forecast average annual growth rate for U.S. spaces over the forecast period (2017 to 2022) is, by coworking's standards, a relatively modest 9%.  over this time frame.

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Spending on Pets and Investing in Pet Startups Continues to Grow

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  Leap, which started in 2018, provides training, seed investments and other support to pet startups.      Regular readers know the pet humanization trend is driving the growth of the pet industry.   See our Pet Trends section for more pet humanization and the pet foods industry.

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The Economic Impact of Craft Brewing

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The Brewers Association recently released their small and craft brewing economic impact report for 2018.    The study found that the craft brewing industry contributed $79.1 Economy in 2018 and provided directly and indirectly about 550,000 jobs.  Billion to the U.S.

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Uber's Safety Report

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safety report that provides details on the number of sexual assaults, murders and fatal crashes that occurred through its platform in 2017 and 2018. in 2018. .    Uber also reported 58 fatal crashes and 10 murders in 2018.  fatalities per 100 million miles traveled in 2018. billion in the U.S.

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