Economy

SOUTH BEND -- For the fourth year in a row, the St. Joseph High School Fed Challenge Team used its expertise and won the regional competition at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank last month. The winning team — Nick Wawrykow, Graham Murphy, Robert...

An economic forum for Lehigh County executive candidates Monday cast Republican Dean Browning and Democrat Tom Muller as two of a kind, and Republican Scott Ott as taking a different path. The forum, hosted by the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp....

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rolled out a stream of what he's billed as pro-business initiatives and stood with dozens of corporations making jobs announcements during his first two years in office, but a clear majority of voters in a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll...

Just over four years ago, when Elkhart County was unwillingly made the poster child for the Great Recession, those running for political office enjoyed using the community as the backdrop for their speeches about what was wrong in America. If you...

In a typical primary election, voters often have to look around the edges to find differences between the same-party candidates. But Lehigh County executive candidate Scott Ott, a self-styled reformer, and Dean Browning, a traditional conservative,...

Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...

The economic development goals accepted by Washington County officials Tuesday have been well-received and provide a workable framework for future growth, according to some community leaders reached for comment Wednesday. “We’re grateful for...

Nearly 30 years after Orland Square Mall opened on a former pig farm, Orland Park is staking its future prosperity on remaining a regional retail destination, according to proposed updates to the village's comprehensive plan. "We're almost entirely...

Four years into a so-called recovery, and we're still below recession levels in every important respect except the stock market. A measly 88,000 jobs were created in March, and total employment remains some 3 million below its pre-recession level....

A community’s economic development office is its sales team, the group that projects an image, builds a brand and closes the deal. This spring, Washington County’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) is redefining what that sales effort...

WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund recently held a conference that should concern most people despite its arcane subject -- "Rethinking Macro Policy II." Macroeconomics is the study of the entire economy, as opposed to the examination of...

In most countries that experience a fiscal crisis, there is no ambiguity about the situation. The government is unable to sell debt at a reasonable interest rate. This probably coincides with a broader shift out of domestic assets, as smart investors...