In a new column, Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, discusses trends in neighborhood-level poverty in Escambia County and the country as a whole. His article can be accessed through the UWF Center for Research and Economic Opportunity website.
In a new column, Phyllis K. Pooley, director of special projects at the Office of Economic Development and Engagement at the University of West Florida, discusses how home prices have fared since the Great Recession of 2007-09. She examines whether the region is heading toward another housing bubble. Pooley’s article can be accessed through the […]
The current consensus amongst experts seem to be that while housing prices are climbing, they are doing so because new houses are not being built to increase the supply.
If a referendum on the issue is approved next week, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. There is concern over what that exit may mean for world markets.
Ever wonder why your employer says they can’t afford to pay you a higher wage? For some, it could be the rising cost of fringe benefits.
In this week’s Economic Report on WUWF 88.1-FM, Dr. Rick Harper discusses what the spread of the Zika virus could mean to Florida tourism.
Dr. Rick Harper discusses recent changes to federal rules governing overtime pay.
By PHYLLIS K. POOLEY | ppooley@uwf.edu Phyllis K. Pooley serves as director of special projects with the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement in Pensacola. Recently, there has been a rising demand from low-wage workers to increase the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour to $15. Some states have responded […]
By ZACH JENKINS | zjenkins@uwf.edu Zach Jenkins is director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. The 250,000 residents living in economically distressed communities in Northwest Florida have probably heard that the economy has nearly recovered from the Great Recession, but they have their doubts. As they walk down their streets, […]
By PHYLLIS K. POOLEY | ppooley@uwf.edu Phyllis Pooley serves as director of special projects with the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement in Pensacola. With the movement of the baby-boom generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) through the workforce, much has been written regarding the aging of the workforce, the question of […]
New grads collectively would earn an extra $30M, raise tax revenue by $1M by 2022 By ALLISON TYLER | atyler1@uwf.edu Allison Tyler serves as economic development coordinator for the Haas Center at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Officials in Alabama are celebrating a recent announcement that the state’s high school graduation rate has […]
By PHYLLIS POOLEY | ppooley@uwf.edu Phyllis Pooley serves as director of special projects with the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement in Pensacola. In addition to the standard unemployment rate, which essentially measures the success in finding a job for those that are actively seeking one, there are other methods that attempt […]
