Missouri’s economy is growing, but not as fast as the country’s economy overall. That’s according to Joe Haslag, an economics professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He said the U.S. economy grew by 2.5% last year, while Missouri’s grew by only 2%. “We...
How does the St. Louis region fare as compared to regional economic growth across the U.S.? Charles Gascon, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, found that Midwestern cities have struggled to retain their population due to a decline in manufacturing....
