Nat on the effect of mergers on the local economy

In this podcast Nat Williams takes and insightful look into mergers and their effect on the local economies. I look mergers between Comcast and Time Warner, and Verso and NewPage. He interview Dr. Scott Williams, a professor at the Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business. Songs used in order of appearance: Gonna Start Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Go Cart Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Montauk Point Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"

Sam on the impact of an increase in the minimum wage on the local economy

In this podcast Sam discusses the minimum wage and how a change would affect the Dayton area. He interviewed Kerry Taylor, a Dayton expert in economic development, a local area expert who understands how the Dayton economy would be affected by a minimum wage increase. This topic ended up being very interesting to research, and Sam learned a lot about how the issue really isn't as black and white as politicians would have us believe. Sources: http://billmoyers.com/2014/03/07/all-of-the-arguments-against-raising-the-minimum-wage-have-fallen-apart/ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/business/the-minimum-wage-employment-and-income-distribution.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.payscale.com/data-packages/minimum-wage-debate/job-type http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-10/business/ct-biz-0310-work-advice-huppke-20140310_1_minimum-wage-william-wascher-david-neumark http://www.debate.org/minimum-wage/

Impact of gasoline prices on local hybrid car sales

In this podcast Shawn and Cameron look at how gas prices affect the amount of hybrids being sold. After reading the article called "Auto makers beat EPA greenhouse gas emissions standards," the wondered if gas prices have anything to do with how many hybrids are sold. They were surprised by what they found. We then got to interview Mr. Nappo from classic Toyota for more info.

Bobby on Reynolds and Reynolds' expansion into Canada

In this podcast interviews Reynolds and Reynolds employee, Shelley Cook, goes in depth on how ERA-IGNITE impacts jobs in the Dayton area. She also describes, how it impacts her work, the company itself, and the affects on ERA-IGNITE's introduction to Canada.

Maya and Amanda on Agriculture's Effects On Southwest Ohio's Economy

Agriculture may be a subject that many of us tend to overlook. But it holds a major part in contributing to southwest Ohio's economy. This podcast describes the many advantages and facts associated with Agricultural business practices in correlation to our economy. You can find some of our research here.

Matthew and Lorenzo on the impact of sequestration on our local economy

Over the past few years the government sequestration has greatly affected the Dayton area. The main impact has been due to the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and how vital it is to the success of the Dayton economy, through reading articles posted on Dayton Daily News. We interviewed Mr. Adams because of his experience in the subject and to talk about how the recent sequestration has affected Wright-Patterson and how the future could pan out over the next few years.

La'Daisha on how manufacturing affects unemployment rates locally

In this podcast La'Daisha looks at how manufacturing affects unemployment rates locally. Manufacturing is the production of merchandise for use or sale using labor and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing. My person of contact was Jan Arsenault, President of Tjar innovations in Xenia, Ohio. Ohio’s unemployment rate has dipped to 6.1% in March, 2014, the lowest it has been since April 2008 when it was 5.9 percent.

Statistics on unemployment: Ohio - http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LASST390000000000005?data_tool=XGtable http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.oh.htm

Dayton, Ohio - http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUMT391938000000005?data_tool=XGtable http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.oh_dayton_msa.htm

Article : http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2014/04/18/ohio-unemployment-dips-to-best-number-in-six-years.html

Tyme and Abby on entrepreneurship in our local economy

Tyme and Abby's Economic Podcast is a creative podcast designed to educate people on the current economic state of small businesses near Dayton, Ohio. It was inspired by the Dayton daily news article, “Military veterans to open new smoothie shop.” From this the question “How does the survivability of Dayton entrepreneurship compare to US in general?” was developed. To answer this research was conducted at the Bureau of labor statistics about entrepreneurship in the US. Steve Brodsky the Executive Director of the Xenia Economic Growth Corporation, then gave the local view on this matter.

Tess on the changing economics of colleges and universities in America today

This podcast discusses the changing economics of colleges and universities in America today. Dr. Carol Loranger, a professor at Wright State University, is interviewed and describes what she has seen change in her work place. Brian Polk, a high-school math teacher and part-time student at WSU also gives his perspective of how being a college student has changed over time.

Articles mentioned include:
http://academeblog.org/2014/04/21/in-an-era-of-increasing-fiscal-constraints-an-inexplicable-shift-in-hiring-patterns-in-higher-education/

http://academeblog.org/2014/04/21/in-an-era-of-increasing-fiscal-constraints-an-inexplicable-shift-in-hiring-patterns-in-higher-education/http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CUSR0000SEEB

http://www.bls.gov/oes/CURRENT/oes119033.htm

http://www.bls.gov/oes/CURRENT/oes250000.htmhttp://ohiolmi.com/ces/LMR.pdf

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/wright-state-marks-45-years/nTjWd/

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/40th-anniversary-of-landmark-gender-equity-legisla/nP5mx/

In the podcast, Tess Greene describes the changing hiring patterns at universities as well as how much tuition has increased in the past year, along with how universities may have improved.

Chee-Mei and Aerin on how the Internet and social media impact local businesses

This is a podcast on how Internet and social media affects business in Dayton. We found that social media extremely affects business in Dayton especially for food trucks. The internet has now provided business for those outside Ohio. We interviewed Ms. Amanda Grieve and Mr. Patrick Sartin. We also explored how Amazon and Target uses social media.

Noah and Aaron on the Effects of Healthcare Expansion in the Dayton Area

Will hospital expansion in the Dayton area lower rising healthcare prices? Good Samaritan hospital recently announced a $28 million dollar expansion to its complex. Additionally, Indu Raj Soin Medical Center has also announced an $8 million plan to build an addition to its own emergency center. This represents a large investment in infrastructure within the Montgomery County as well as Greene County, with the potential to make health care more affordable. From 2001 to 2011, the healthcare CPI has increased 2.45% annually. Today on Economics, That's My Style we interview Marilee Pretzinger, the Volunteer Coordinator at Indu Raj Soin Medical center to see if emergency center expansion could affect the growing healthcare costs.