Economy

High-Deductible Health Plans, Gamble For Some, On The Rise

6:24pm July 28, 2013

by NPR Staff

With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act looming, many employers are switching from traditional health care plans to what are known as high-deductible plans. These plans have lower premiums, but put patients on the hook for thousands in out-of-pocket expenses.

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Economy

What A Falling Gold Price Means For Pawn Shops

11:45am July 26, 2013

by Lisa Chow

The price of gold has dropped nearly 30 percent from December. Will that spell trouble for pawn brokers who hold gold as collateral?

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Makis Anagnostou, a worker and union leader, bottles lavender-scented fabric softener at VIO.ME, a former tile materials factory that went bust and has been revived by its staff as a collective making environmentally-friendly detergent.

Citing Dignity, Greek Workers Take Over Factory

7:33am July 26, 2013

by Joanna Kakissis

The factory in northern Greece once produced glue for ceramic tiles. But when the country's economy collapsed and workers lost their jobs, they took it over to make environmentally friendly laundry products. Workers do everything from accounting to driving. Their effort is a hit with left-wing groups, but it's not showing up in workers' paychecks.

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U.S. Carmakers Are Riding High, But Detroit May Not Feel It

7:19pm July 25, 2013

by Sonari Glinton

The domestic auto industry has been making a strong comeback, but that recovery hasn't necessarily benefited beleaguered Detroit. There's only one auto plant still doing high-volume production inside the city limits, and much of the Big Three's manufacturing has shifted away from Michigan.

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Economy

Greensboro Residents Worry About Possible Eminent Domain

5:08pm July 25, 2013

by Keri Brown

The city of Greensboro is moving forward with plans to widen Horse Pen Creek Road.

Philanthropic and business leaders have come together to revive the core of Detroit, which recently filed for federal bankruptcy protection.

A Metro 'Revolution': Cities, Suburbs Do What Washington Can't

3:47pm July 25, 2013

Even as Detroit files for bankruptcy protection, Bruce Katz says many American cities are showing promising signs of renewal. In The Metropolitan Revolution, he writes that, together, cities and suburbs have the power to take on the challenges Washington won't.

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Tuthilltown Spirits in New York makes a clear corn whiskey, and the first legal aged whiskey in the state since Prohibition, among other products.

New York Toasts Long-Awaited Revival Of Its Distilleries

11:30am July 23, 2013

by Joel Rose

In the unregulated heyday before Prohibition, distilleries in New York produced whiskey, gin, rum and other spirits. Then the industry was all but wiped out for the next 80 years. But state laws regulating distilling have been loosened and now dozens of new distilleries have sprung up.

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State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr (right) and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, at a Friday news conference in Detroit.

Detroit's Emergency Manager: 'There's Just No Money'

9:02pm July 22, 2013

by Eyder Peralta

Kevyn Orr tells All Things Considered the crisis was the city's own making, but it doesn't help anyone to look for blame in the past.

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Economy

More Filmmakers Are Eyeing NC For Production

6:50pm July 22, 2013

by Keri Brown

Over the past couple of years, North Carolina has been a very popular destination for filmmakers, mainly because of financial incentives the state can offer production companies.

Detroit Businesses See Opportunity In Bankruptcy

4:48pm July 20, 2013

by Sarah Hulett

In Detroit, many business owners hope that filing for bankruptcy will help the city start fresh and ultimately become a thriving urban center mirroring other cities that recovered from near financial ruin.

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