My Economy

Matthew Wicker, owner of WickerWoodWorks in Portland, Oregon, shares news on a recent warehouse fire, and how he plans to build the business back.

Up until February, Joya Patel was an employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Becoming a civil servant again would be no easy task right now.

After 20 years, Melissa Fields retired from the Air Force and opened her own interior design business in San Antonio, Texas.

Through its textile recycling program, “SUAY it Forward”, they have diverted over 4 million pounds of textiles from landfills.

For Ola Akinmowo, libraries have always been a place of community care. Her library is no exception.

Aaron Polsky posted a video saying his company might not make it into next week, and “the right person saw it.”

Katharine Christie is the owner of She Fixed That LLC, a handyperson and carpentry business based in Morris County, New Jersey.

Elizabeth Sund is the owner of Sundbakes, a home bakery in Minot, North Dakota.

Candace Monaghan is the founder of the Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Festival, an annual event at her family’s farm in Botetourt County, Virginia.

Monica Leo, managing director and lead puppeteer at the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theater Company in West Liberty, Iowa, talks about her craft and how she’s navigating a cloudy economy for the arts.