And Now for Something Saner and More Positive: Fresno, Erie
by James Fallows
New notes on Fresno and Erie (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Economic Life
The Ebbs and Flows of Coastal Maine
The Ebbs and Flows of Coastal Maine
by Deborah Fallows
Quoddy Village was built ahead of its time.
(Read it here.)
Erie’s Unlikely Benefactor: Its Casino
Erie’s Unlikely Benefactor: Its Casino
by James Fallows
Legalized gambling is a familiar part of the modern American landscape. But an innovative scheme in a lakeside city in western Pennsylvania shows new possibilities for putting casino revenue to positive public use.
(Read it here.)
The World Comes to a Tiny Town: Eastport’s Lesson in Globalization
The World Comes to a Tiny Town: Eastport’s Lesson in Globalization
by James Fallows
Even the most remote-seeming corners of America can find themselves in the middle of quick-moving global trends. (Read it here.)
Eastport Update: Electric Power from the Sea
Eastport Update: Electric Power from the Sea
by James Fallows
An update on what’s happening in Eastport, Maine — three years after our first reporting trip there. (Read it here.)
‘America is a Dream Country’
by Deborah Fallows
What does it mean to spend years as a Syrian refugee and then land in a brand new life in Erie, Pennsylvania? (Read it here.)
Erie’s New American Dream
by James Fallows
Relying on media or political voices alone, it’s easy to see places like the Rust Belt as blighted and economically run-down. But innovation, creativity, and diversity are redefining the nation’s mid-sized cities. (Read it here.)
The Story of Ernestor
by James Fallows
Dodge City, Kansas relies on undocumented immigrants—from meatpacking workers to the city’s assistant finance director. (Read it here.)
Finding Health Care in the Desert
Finding Health Care in the Desert
by Deborah Fallows
With the closest hospital 100 miles away, Ajo, Arizona’s Desert Senita Health Center acts as the region’s clinic. (Read it here.)
Why the Maker Movement Matters: Part 2, Agility
Why the Maker Movement Matters: Part 2, Agility
by James Fallows
Business are finding that “makerspaces” enable them to reduce what’s known as the mind-to-market gap: how long it takes for an idea to become a thing on a shelf. (Read it here.)
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