Recently added articles from EconSouth:
Clearing the roadways: the case for congestion pricing.(FED @ ISSUE)
Jun 22, 2008; Cunningham, Chris ... In 2005 the average American lost 38 hours--almost an entire work week--to traffic delays at an estimated annual cost to the economy of $78 billion. Two of the 10 most traffic-delayed cities in the United States are in the Southeast--Miami, at No. 5, and Atlanta, at No. 6. The underlying ...
Manufacturing revs up mobile.(GRASSROOTS)
Jun 22, 2008; Davidson, Charles ... Change is afoot in Alabama's oldest city. The port town of Mobile, Ala., 300 years old in 2002, anticipates welcoming two of the biggest industrial employers the city has seen since a World War II-era shipbuilding frenzy. Given Mobile's international heritage--the flags of ...
Infrastructure: the foundation for prosperity.
Jun 22, 2008; Smith, William ... On Aug. 1, 2007, an eight-lane, steel truss bridge packed with rush hour traffic collapsed into the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. This catastrophic failure of an interstate highway in the heart of a major U.S. city killed 13 people, injured 145, and prompted renewed focus on the ...
Work zone ahead? Repairing the Southeast's infrastructure: the United States, with its vast network of roads, bridges, and water and sewer systems, has a daunting infrastructure to maintain. In the fast-growing Southeast, the challenge extends beyond meeting today's needs to accommodating tomorrow's growth.(Cover story)
Jun 22, 2008; English, Ed ... Homeowners never get excited over the prospect of replacing a roof or a hot water heater. Nor do businesses welcome replacing broken-down or obsolete equipment. But regardless of whether they dip into their savings or lean on credit, wise homeowners and businesses figure out a way to make ...
"I hope that we have set an example": an interview with Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.(Q & A)(Interview)
Jun 22, 2008; Anservitz, Lynne ... Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has many distinctions. She is the first woman elected Atlanta mayor and the first black woman to be elected mayor of any major Southeastern city. Spearheading projects including Operation Clean Sewer and Clean Water Atlanta, Franklin intends to rehabilitate a ...
Building a better world: infrastructure's role in economic growth.
Jun 22, 2008; Graefe, Laurel ... Globalization, population growth, and urbanization are placing considerable strains on infrastructure around the world. Advanced industrial economies like the United States and Western Europe are focusing on repair and replacement of their aging infrastructures. But the developing world ...
A renaissance for Western Europe's aging infrastructure.
Jun 22, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As an advanced economy, Western Europe faces many of the same infrastructure challenges as the United States. (See "Work Zone Ahead? Repairing the Southeast's Infrastructure" on page 6.) But in Western Europe, where some infrastructure systems are far ...
The state of the states: recent events and trends from the six states of the Sixth Federal Reserve District.
Jun 22, 2008; Patel, Shalini ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Sam Addy, director of the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research, discussed the economic expectations of the state's business leaders in a presentation in Huntsville in May. He cited the second quarter 2008 Compass Bank ...
Bernanke explains Fed's recent liquidity measures.(Research Notes and News)
Jun 22, 2008 ... In a speech delivered via satellite to the Atlanta Fed Financial Markets Conference in May, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke explained the principles behind central bank action to support market liquidity and the reasoning behind the Fed's actions to soothe recent strains in ...
Atlanta Fed conference examines reforms.(Research Notes and News)(Conference notes)
Jun 22, 2008 ... Academics, policymakers, and market practitioners gathered in May to discuss the status and future of financial market reforms at the Atlanta Fed's annual Financial Markets Conference at Sea Island, Ga. Topics explored included Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance requirements; ...
Lockhart: too soon to breathe easy.(Research Notes and News)
Jun 22, 2008 ... Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said in a June 2 speech that the last few weeks in the economy have had the feel of "coming up for air," though he cautioned that it is too early to reduce vigilance. The national economy has faced continual challenges since the emergence ...
Southeastern economic indicators.
Jun 22, 2008 ... <Pre> Southeastern Economic Indicators AlabamaFlorida Total payroll employment (thousands) (a) 2008Q1 2,015.28,030.7 Percent change from 2007Q4 0.00.0 ...