/tags/economic-growth economic growth en-US WLRN Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-12-18/art-business-palm-beach-county-jobs-economy Music festivals, art shows, performances and the works. A new economic impact study points to arts and culture offerings in the Palm Beaches as a major money-maker — hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and thousands of jobs. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-12-18/art-business-palm-beach-county-jobs-economy Wilkine Brutus /2021-04-12/the-sunshine-economy-why-a-south-florida-bank-was-a-big-lender-of-covid-19-rescue-money City National Bank of Florida was one of the most prolific lenders of government rescue money during the pandemic. Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:23:28 GMT /2021-04-12/the-sunshine-economy-why-a-south-florida-bank-was-a-big-lender-of-covid-19-rescue-money Tom Hudson /2020-10-29/u-s-economy-grows-at-record-pace-but-still-has-a-long-way-to-go U.S. GDP grew at a record 33.1% annualized pace in the third quarter, erasing some but not all of the damage done by the coronavirus recession. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:50:53 GMT /2020-10-29/u-s-economy-grows-at-record-pace-but-still-has-a-long-way-to-go Scott Horsley /2020-10-28/glass-half-full-record-u-s-gdp-growth-will-mask-a-deeply-hurting-economy The U.S. is expected to report record-setting economic growth in the most recent quarter. But that won't repair all of the damage done during the spectacular downturn three months earlier. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:42:04 GMT /2020-10-28/glass-half-full-record-u-s-gdp-growth-will-mask-a-deeply-hurting-economy Scott Horsley /2020-10-12/regional-federal-reserve-boss-still-a-lot-of-precariousness-in-the-economy Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic on the need for more economic stimulus from the federal government, the uneven rebound, and a more vocal central bank on race and the economy. Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:35:51 GMT /2020-10-12/regional-federal-reserve-boss-still-a-lot-of-precariousness-in-the-economy Tom Hudson /show/the-sunshine-economy/2020-05-25/the-sunshine-economy-financial-statements-stories-of-money-and-the-price-of-life-during-covid-19 Sheng Guo was among the first people in South Florida to experience the impact of COVID-19. He grew up near Wuhan, China, where the virus started. He… Mon, 25 May 2020 15:45:21 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2020-05-25/the-sunshine-economy-financial-statements-stories-of-money-and-the-price-of-life-during-covid-19 Tom Hudson /show/the-sunshine-economy/2020-04-21/the-sunshine-economy-covid-19-and-federal-stimulus Stimulus payments are going out. Small businesses have applied for emergency loans. There is more than $2 trillion the federal government has OK'd to help… Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:49:36 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2020-04-21/the-sunshine-economy-covid-19-and-federal-stimulus Tom Hudson /show/the-sunshine-economy/2020-04-13/the-sunshine-economy-covid-19-and-the-federal-reserve The economic consequences of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 are becoming clear. A half million people in Florida have filed for unemployment in… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:47:12 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2020-04-13/the-sunshine-economy-covid-19-and-the-federal-reserve Tom Hudson /news/2019-11-29/south-floridas-real-estate-industry-saw-profit-shrink-from-2013-to-2017-study-says South Florida’s real estate industry earnings for those selling and leasing commercial and residential spaces shrank in recent years, according to a study… Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:17:34 GMT /news/2019-11-29/south-floridas-real-estate-industry-saw-profit-shrink-from-2013-to-2017-study-says Rebecca San Juan /show/the-sunshine-economy/2019-11-25/the-sunshine-economy-florida-priorities-summit-and-diversifying-states-job-market Florida's economy is booming by most economic metrics. The unemployment rate is near a record low. Over 125 million tourists will visit the state this… Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:19:08 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2019-11-25/the-sunshine-economy-florida-priorities-summit-and-diversifying-states-job-market Tom Hudson