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Column: Local tourism industry sees quick rebound after Great Recession

Dr. Rick Harper serves as associate vice president for research and economic opportunity at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. He directs the University’s Center for Research and Economic Opportunity. By RICK HARPER | rharper@uwf.edu Leisure and hospitality has been the fastest growing sector in the Pensacola economy for the last several years. This can […]

Jan. 20, 2016

Economic study by Rick Harper on financial hardship report

By Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The United Way organization has published a new study looking at household incomes and housing affordability for each of the 67 counties in Florida. Entitled ALICE (short for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), and produced by scholars at Rutgers University, the study presents information on financial hardship.  At 220 pages, […]

Dec. 08, 2014

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