Volume 15, Number 1
First Quarter 2013
Articles
Departments
Despite Turbulence, Southern Aerospace Poised for Take-Off
Look! Up in the sky! It's an important part of the regional economy: the aerospace industry. Although this industry faces some significant challenges, it continues to play a crucial role in the southeastern economy.
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Airports Soar Ahead
Airports possess benefits beyond moving people and cargo: they also bring jobs, development, vitality, and an expanding tax base to communities. The Southeast is home to a number of airports, small and large, each with its own economic imprint.
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Bordering on a Boom: Mexico Manufacturing Builds a Future
Mexico's economy is undergoing a significant transformation, becoming a manufacturing powerhouse on a global scale. The roar of the "Aztec tiger" is being heard throughout North America and beyond.
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This issue also features a podcast with Geoffrey Gerdes of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, who discusses the payments study and what it tells us about changes in how consumers and businesses pay for goods and services.