BOONE—Western North Carolina’s economy grew only 0.1 percent in October, and while the growth was slight, it marks the third consecutive monthly increase. The activity is measured in the Western North Carolina Economic Index compiled at Appalachian State University. The index tracks the level of economic activity in 25 western North Carolina counties. [more]

BOONE – On Appalachian State University’s cable television program, “Appalachian Perspective,” (see video clip) Dr. Todd Cherry, director of Appalachian’s Center for Economic Research & Policy Analysis, discusses how the center has brought together areas of experimental economics, public finance, and energy and the environment to allow broader economic research for the State of North Carolina, specifically Western North Carolina. [more]

BOONE—The Doorways International Program Series at Appalachian State University presents Dr. S. Sumathi speaking on “Caste and Social Justice: Positive Discrimination Policy in India.” [more]

BOONE—Western North Carolina’s economic activity increased 0.9 percent in August, the largest increase since July 2007. The increase follows three months of declines that totaled 0.6 percent, but as in past months, the Western North Carolina Economic Index paints a mixed picture of the region’s recovery from the recent recession. [more]

BOONE—Western North Carolina’s economic activity, as measured by the Western North Carolina Economic Index, fell 0.3 percent in July. The index, which tracks the level of economic activity in 25 western North Carolina counties, registered 98.8 in July. This marks the third consecutive monthly decline, which last occurred during the first quarter of 2009. [more]

BOONE – The number of High Country business owners expecting to hire new employees in the coming year is double the number expecting layoffs, according to a newly released report from Appalachian State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Economic Research & Policy Analysis. [more]

BOONE—Topics from environmental ethics to religion and nature will be featured during the 2010 Business and Environmental Ethics Conference Sept. 17 at Appalachian State University. Other topics include environmental economics, strategy and nature, and university sustainability. [more]

Climate policy expert Jason Shogren will give a public lecture Wednesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. in Room 114 Belk Library and Information Commons at Appalachian State University. [more]

BOONE—Unemployment rates in Western North Carolina have more than doubled in the past two years from just under 5.0 percent to 12.2 percent. And while the region’s economy experienced positive growth in the spring, the region lost some of those gains in the third quarter of this year. [more]