Industry Overview: Food Processing

Industry Overview: Food Processing

By Saurav Rajbhandari Food processing in the U.S. has come a long way since the 1900s when trans-fat was first put into the supply chain. Companies started developing products that lasted for longer periods of time and were easy to carry. In the 1940s, products such...
The Sharing Economy

The Sharing Economy

By Dean Whittaker During a recent trip to Denver, I had the opportunity to explore two services of the sharing economy: Airbnb and Uber. I used Airbnb, a website for people to list, find, and rent lodging, to rent an apartment for two days in downtown Denver two...
Why Economic Development Matters

Why Economic Development Matters

By Jami Gibson I recently watched the documentary Rich Hill, a 2014 Sundance Film Festival award-winning film that depicts the lives of three teenage boys and their families living in rural Missouri. The town, Rich Hill, was once a thriving coal-mining town in the...