Southeast and Southwest Both Experience Strong GDP Growth, Most States Improve Over Q1 2016. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has released their Gross Domestic Product numbers for each state and region for the first quarter of 2017. Positive GDP growth occurred in...
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Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress Part I: The Gathering Storm
In Part I of 'Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress', James Spiotto Looks at the Gathering Storm in Illinois and Its Municipalities since 2000 In the Introduction to this series, James Spiotto stressed the need for deliberate, disciplined...
The State of Cities: Metropolitan GDP Changes in 2015
Metropolitan GDP Numbers Show Strong Growth Widely Dispersed But Far From Universal Prosperity Our state and local economies influence he we perceive the country is doing, in as much as GDP is a proper measurement of economic performance. People will find statistics...
States Show Broad Growth, Concentrated Challenges In First Quarter
First Quarter GDP Numbers Reveal Thriving Coasts, Struggling Interior This week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their Gross Domestic Product numbers for each state and region for the first quarter of 2016, which saw increases in GDP for 37 states plus...
How Does Your State’s Economy Rank?
by Bradford Langs CFA The U.S. economic recovery is nearing its seventh anniversary, although this recovery has been deemed modest at best. On the state and local level, outlooks vary and are largely dependent on employment dynamics. The Fed raised rates for the...
How Is Your State’s Economy Trending — Leaders and Laggards – 2nd Quarter Results
November 20, 2015 By Bradford Langs The U.S. economic recovery is in its sixth year, although this recovery has been deemed modest at best. In fact, the Fed has not raised rates in nearly ten years, but may be positioning for its first rate hike at the December...