Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
January 2008
The Wal-Mart Effect: Poison or antidote for local communities?
How can you tell whether the world’s largest retailer is good or bad for your community?
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Annual Reports
fedgazetteWal-Mart
- Wal-Mart in the Ninth District: Who, when and how
fedgazette Wal-Mart study methodology. - The research literature on Wal-Mart: Some frowns, some smiley faces
Hoping for some easy answers to the Wal-Mart effect? Better shop elsewhere. - Description of Data used in fedgazette Wal-Mart Analysis
Ninth District Features
- A growing cornucopia of organics
Organic farming in the Ninth Federal Reserve District continues to sprout in fields and on dinner plates. - Send more nurses, stat!
Despite rising wages, nurses are likely to remain scarce in many parts of the Ninth Federal Reserve District. - Not making the grade
Teacher pay in the western part of the Ninth Federal Reserve District isn't competitive with other states.
District Voices
Ninth District Economic Forecast
- A slower growing economy in 2008
2008 Ninth District economic forecast - Mixed bag for 2008
2008 poll of Ninth District business leaders - Solid manufacturing growth but slow economic activity
2007 Ninth District manufacturing survey results
State Roundups
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