Jun 11 An Overview of St. Lawrence County, N.Y. By Dale Hobson, North Country Public Radio In Patchwork Nation, St. Lawrence County represents Service Worker Centers, the community type made up of small to midsize towns that are especially sensitive to economic troubles. Continue reading
Jun 05 Strong Military Presence, Location Drive Hampton Roads Economy By PBS News Hour Located in southeastern Virginia, Hampton Roads is one of the world's biggest and deepest natural harbors and home to the world's largest naval base at Norfolk. Continue reading
Jun 05 How Do You Calculate Patchwork Nation’s Hardship Index? By James G. Gimpel, Professor of government, University of Maryland Patchwork Nation's hardship index captures recent economic changes as well as current economic conditions in individual counties based on a series of data indicators. Continue reading
Jun 03 Manufacturing Declines in St. Louis; Financial Industry Looks Promising By Anna Shoup While Detroit gets most of the attention as the center of the American auto industry, the St. Louis area, which had prided itself in being the largest auto manufacturer outside of Detroit, is also taking a big hit. Continue reading
Jun 03 Familiar with Unemployment, Edgecombe County Weathers Recession By Rob Holliday, UNC-TV Unemployment rates of 8 percent and higher are uncharted territory for most communities across the nation, but in Edgecombe County, N.C., those sorts of numbers are familiar ground. Continue reading
Mar 06 Unemployment Woes Hit Cities, Suburbs Harder than Most of U.S. By Admin, PBS News Hour As the country absorbs the newest round of national unemployment data Friday, the real-world effect in local communities is proving a mixed picture. Continue reading
Dec 22 Weekly Poem: ‘Your Art History’ Jason Gray is the author of "Photographing Eden" (Ohio Univ. Press, 2008), winner of the Hollis Summers Prize, as well as two chapbooks, "How to Paint the Savior Dead" (Kent State UP, 2007) and "Adam & Eve Go to the… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch New Mexico Offers Case Study in Economic Inequalities New Mexico's stark economic disparities are evident in the state's north, from the affluent community of Los Alamos to the struggling Hispanic heartland of Espanola. Paul Solman reports on the reasons behind the inequalities and the efforts to narrow the… Continue watching