AltWeeklies Wire
The Other Millennialsnew
Poverty and inequity confront Atlanta's next generation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wesley Tharpe |
10-22-2015 |
Economy
Rochester's Fighting Chance for a Turnaroundnew
Upstate cities know decline. For decades, they've seen their once-vibrant downtowns fade and their big employers and industries shrink, shut down, or leave. They've all been trying to reinvent themselves.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
02-25-2015 |
Economy
The Dark Side of the Boomnew
Prosperity in Texas has a way of rising and falling with the oil business, but not for everyone. What a town becomes a boomtown, those outside the oil business can't keep up.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
07-31-2014 |
Economy
Tags: Texas Oil Economy
The Desperate Hustle as a Way of Lifenew
Here is the future: nobody gets any job security. Nobody gets a fair wage while they have a job. Nobody gets a retirement fund or even any guarantee they’ll be able to eat tomorrow. Welcome to the Sharing Economy.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
04-24-2014 |
Economy
Tags: Lyft
Detroit's Real Estate Market Sees Reboundnew
The latest third quarter data shows that Detroit's real estate market lead the nation in year-over-year increases at 44.3 percent. However, behind the numbers lurks a less ebullient reality: Detroit is the only market in the nation to still remain below the highs of the last decade.
Metro Times |
Bryan Gottlieb |
11-07-2013 |
Economy
Tags: Detroit Home Prices
Detroit Bankruptcy Was 'Not Necessary'new
In testimony at the city of Detroit's bankruptcy trial, Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr testified under oath that the declaration of insolvency by the city and a filing of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection were "not necessary."
Metro Times |
Bryan Gottlieb |
10-31-2013 |
Economy
Tags: Detroit Bankruptcy
Labor's Great Regressionnew
The economic recovery hasn't reached the bottom half of the Bay Area's workforce, and unemployment, underemployment, and low wages have become the new normal.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
09-06-2013 |
Economy
A Fistful of Bitcoinsnew
The good, the bad, and the ugly of crypto-currency.
Charleston City Paper |
Corey Hutchins |
09-06-2013 |
Economy
United We Servenew
A small Louisville restaurant aims big to buck the nation's anti-union trend.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
07-25-2013 |
Economy
Smitten with the Mitten: Michigan's Economic Comeback
After years of economic contraction and brain-drain, Michigan seems to be on its way back according to the latest economic indicators out of Washington.
Metro Times |
Bryan Gottlieb |
07-03-2013 |
Economy
Shredding it up in Motownnew
Two 20-somethings carry the hope of a metropolis on their backs in an effort to bring the X Games to Detroit.
Metro Times |
Carl Bookstein |
06-26-2013 |
Economy
Paying For Itnew
A look at who johns are and why they buy sex.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
06-12-2013 |
Economy
The Enforcernew
Banks send lawyer Daniel Gordon after people who don’t pay their credit-card bills. Who is watching how he operates?
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
04-18-2013 |
Economy
Tags: debt collection
Doubling Down: Texas and Casino Gamblingnew
The Alabama-Coushatta want their casino back. The Texas horse tracks say betting on races isn't enough. Both see expanded gambling in the state as their ticket to solvency.
Houston Press |
Casey Michel |
04-03-2013 |
Economy
GMOs vs. Local Food Systemnew
Is Boulder County government depriving its economy of millions of dollars by making the wrong choice on open space lands?
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge |
03-22-2013 |
Economy
