Just as I started last month on Crazy Eddie's Motie News with a good news post based on a press release that assumed Business as Usual (BAU) will return, so I ended last month with a post based on another optimistic BAU press release, this time from one of my alma maters.

University of Michigan: Oakland economy is in the early stages of sustained ( Read more... )

CNBC (Reuters)
Stimulus Package Boosted US Economy: CBO

The massive U.S. stimulus package, widely panned by voters, injected life into the otherwise-sluggish economy between July and September, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. 

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For the unemployed over 50, fears of never working again
Of the 14.9 million unemployed, more than 2.2 million are 55 or older. Nearly half of them have been unemployed six months or longer, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate in the group - 7.3 percent - is at a record, more than double what it was at the beginning of the ( Read more... )

Forum Communications is running a statewide series on our oil boom. It's been fascinating reading. The news stations are also running video, which I'm linking below.

Running with Oil: Scarce Housing for Oil Workers | WDAY | Fargo, ND As much as I say COME ON UP IF YOU WANT TO WORK IN THIS ECONOMY, I'll warn you to be prepared for the growing pains ( Read more... )

Dissecting North Dakota's Vibrant Economy. Lots of tables for you table-freaks. XD

Also, North Dakota: The Little Economic Engine That Could from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
When it comes to the state's good fortune, current economic conditions and the road ahead, most sources across the state exhibit a farmer's mindset-modest, ( Read more... )

North Dakota and Alaska lead US job creation: study (Although it's more about job losses over the last five years for other states, I believe.)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Dakota and Alaska have added the most jobs, while Nevada, California and Florida have lost the most, in the last five years, according to research released on Monday ( Read more... )

AP story, published in the Fargo Forum

North Dakota's healthy economy and scores of unfilled jobs lured workers from across the nation last year, with bordering states and Michigan leading the wave, a Job Service analysis shows ( Read more... )

In the previous entry on this topic, I used news from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. Now it's MSU's turn.

Michigan State University Michigan tourism industry expected to improve in 2010

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. - Despite what has been a tough economic year, there is some good news for Michigan’s tourism industry, according ( Read more... )

Crossposted to darksumomo.

Press Release from the University of Michigan: Oakland County: Poised for recovery, job gains in 2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-A year after enduring its worst labor market in history, the Oakland County economy will stem the tide of job losses this year before adding jobs in 2011, say University of Michigan economists ( Read more... )