by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Oct 10, 2019 | Economy, Featured
WASHINGTON — A group of community banking executives said Thursday the skilled worker shortage could threaten continued U.S. economic growth because companies can’t keep up with market demands. The United States had 7.1 million job openings in August, but only...
by Bing Xiao | Oct 8, 2019 | Economy, Featured
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economic expansion has moderated due to the global economic slowdown, but America still has room to use fiscal policies to fight off a recession, two expert economists said Tuesday. Karen Dynan, a Harvard University economics professor and senior...
by Kelly Rissman | Aug 14, 2019 | Economy, Featured
WASHINGTON– To show opposition to a company’s actions, some shareholders divest. But a new platform offers a different option — pooling assets to publicly petition for changes in corporate policies. Stake, launched in 2018, unites shareholders across...
by Noah Broder | Aug 8, 2019 | Economy
DETROIT – U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib spoke about corporate influence and her desire to “unrig the tax system” at a rally in downtown Detroit last Tuesday Morning. The “Tax the Rich” rally featured legislators from across the state and supporters who want to see their...
by Adam Barnes | Oct 17, 2018 | Demographics, Economy
WASHINGTON — A high school principal from Philadelphia, the head of a suburban Washington organization that helps people find affordable housing and free furnishings and the founder of a group that helps fight evictions all offered the same advice on...
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by Patty Nieberg | Oct 17, 2018 | Economy, Environment
WASHINGTON — The wind power industry employs 100,000 people, more than the coal, nuclear and gas industries, but has trouble finding workers with the right technical skills, an industry official told a meeting about workforce needs in the offshore wind sector...
