SPOTLIGHT: Housing

Reuters/John Kuntz - Downtown Atlanta skyline
William H. Frey, July 01, 2009
New census numbers provide the first real glimpse of how America’s big cities appear now as the major survivors of the nation’s recent housing doldrums. William Frey concludes that it remains to be seen how unemployment will impact growth in these cities and their suburbs and how they will respond when the housing market eventually recovers.
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Housing, Demographics, Cities, Regions and States
Spotlight: Energy Security

Reuters - The Valero St. Charles oil refinery is seen during a tour of the refinery in Norco.
Mark Muro, June 29, 2009
Following a narrow House vote on Friday to pass climate change legislation, President Obama called on the Senate this weekend to follow suit. Mark Muro urges an even greater investment in energy innovation to catalyze a radically cleaner future.
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Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Competitiveness, Technology and Development
SPOTLIGHT: METRO MONITOR

Reuters/Nichola Groom - Workers move a generator into place at a geothermal plant.
June 2009
The first in a series of interactive quarterly reports, the MetroMonitor ranks the nation’s 100 largest metro areas—which generate three quarters of U.S. output—on key indicators of economic performance. It reveals that metropolitan areas, even those within the same regions of the country, have felt the pain of the downturn at radically varying levels. The findings reinforce that a truly nationwide recovery will require targeted policies that address the nation’s diverse metro economies.
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Cities, Regions and States, U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Housing
SPOTLIGHT: Economic Development

Reuters/Rick Wilking - A couple walk their dog with the old air traffic control tower in the background in Denver's Stapleton development, in the process of becoming a town connected to downtown by bus, bike trails.
Robert Puentes, June 17, 2009
Robert Puentes argues that a new federal interagency partnership, debuted before the Senate this week, could provide the federal leadership necessary for a unified vision of transportation, housing, and environmental policy designed to tackle our interrelated economic, energy, and climate challenges.
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Economic Development, Energy Security, Transportation, Environment, Housing