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When an economy needs refugees

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 19, 2018
Erie, Pennsylvania, strategically welcomed refugees when its population was shrinking. Now the White House is cutting their numbers.
Dylanna Jackson is a director of a resettlement program in Erie. 
Maitham Basha-Agha/Marketplace
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How Trump's immigration policy is hurting commerce at the border

by Andy Uhler and Kai Ryssdal
Jun 21, 2018
A fluid border was key to a Texas town's economy, until it wasn't.
The Mexican border town of Matamoros is on the Rio Grande, across the U.S.-Mexico border near Brownsville, Texas.
John Moore/Getty Images
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How local communities are trying to rebuild America

by David Brancaccio
Feb 6, 2017
One journalist trekked 12,000 miles across the U.S. to find out how people are coming up with innovative solutions to economic challenges.
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My Economy: In Memphis, it all happens at night

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 21, 2015
The holidays are a boon for a city with a FedEx hub.
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What Connecticut loses if GE moves its headquarters

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 10, 2015
Locals point to GE's role in business relationships, housing and community involvement.
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Rhode Island, hard hit by recession, slow to recover

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 23, 2015
Pre-recession, the housing boom in Rhode Island helped mask manufacturing woes.
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Water: The high price of cheap

Waukesha: A spa town that took its water for granted

by Sarah Gardner
Feb 3, 2015
Cities hit water problems even in wet regions, and finding a new source of water is difficult.
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The accidental origin of the $15 minimum-wage movement

by Ben Bergman
Jan 30, 2015
Push to unionize workers in tiny town outside Seattle ignites a national cause.
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Is the World Series a boon for the hosts' economies?

by Nova Safo
Oct 21, 2014
Millions will flood into Kansas City and San Francisco. But will they stay?
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