Modern economies are complex. Consider how news from the last week will affect the Minnesota economy. One development is that the U.S. dollar continues to rise in value compared to the euro. Another is the rise in world wheat prices, because of adverse weather in the Northern Hemisphere. Then there is the continued slowing of […]

LONDON & MIRAMAR, Fla.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Arise Virtual Solutions, the leading global provider of virtual business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, announced that as a follow up to the Arise Westminster event in London last week where more than a dozen MPs attended in support of onshoring UK work, Arise was invited to attend a business […]

By becoming more cost competitive, the Midwest is luring back manufacturers, creating signs of hope in a troubled region.  We’re not used to thinking of the old industrial Midwest as a beacon of good news. Just the opposite. It’s Exhibit A in the story of America’s economic decline — a land of hollowed-out factory towns […]

Unemployment in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky slid to 7.1 percent in April – the biggest one-month drop in more than five years and the lowest since December 2008. The rate fell from 7.8 percent in March and compares to 8.4 percent in April 2011. Nationally, the unemployment rate is 7.7 percent. All rates are […]