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An economic glimpse of the South

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: November 6, 2009

With the highest unemployment rate nationally since 1983, it’s hard to believe the economists when they talk about the recession being over. This week’s station roundup takes a look at a program in Mississippi that’s targeting new opportunities across the state, a homelessness relief project in Florida, and a job plan from an unlikely industry [...]

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From Detroit to Rochester to Jackson

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: October 2, 2009

What’s “Ruin Porn”? Who’s making a federal case out of apples? And with dismal job numbers released today, what’s it like for a renegade job hunter? The economic portrait being painted around the country is bleaker than it has been in a while, but stories from around the country make things look a little brighter. [...]

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