Recently added articles from Business and Economic Review:
EDITOR'S DESK
Jan 01, 2009; ... Certified S.C. Grown In 2006, one of the candidates for the post of South Carolina Secretary of Agriculture urged consumers to "put the state on your plate" and buy locally grown food. He didn't win the political contest, but the local food movement - part of the country's broader ...
Putting the State On Your Plate
Jan 01, 2009; ... The local food movement, part of the country's broader sustainability movement, focuses on producing and buying locally, which supporters say produces healthier and tastier food, helps area farmers, and saves energy. It's 9 o'clock on a sunny Saturday morning in Columbia, South Carolina, ...
All the T-Bills in China
Jan 01, 2009; ... As we witness the greatest transfer of wealth in generations, concerns about energy security, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), and climate change are converging just as the Obama Administration begins to grapple with an uncertain economy, budget deficits, shaky state finances, and an erratic stock ...
Wealth and Well-Being In Retirement
Jan 01, 2009; ... How much you have of either when you retire may well depend on how many marriages, divorces, and children you have had. Your health status comes into play, too. As America's Baby Boomers age and begin to retire (the oldest Boomers turned 60 in 2006), there is increasing interest in the ...
BMW in South Carolina: An Update
Jan 01, 2009; ... Economic impact (more than $8 billion in 2007) and sustainability are the watchwords of the German car manufacturer, which broke ground for its North American manufacturing facility in 1992 in Spartanburg County. Editor's Note: This is an edited version of the full report done by a ...