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Articles in Spring, 2003 issue of EconSouth

• Southeastern economic indicators - Illustration
• Now and then: how different downturns affect the Southeast service sector: conventional wisdom holds that service-producing industries are better able to weather economic slumps than are goods-producing industries and can be expected to provide stability
  by Navnita Sarma
• Both Walt Disney World and Universal Studios are opening new attractions this year - Florida - Walt Disney Co - Brief Article
• From January 2000 through December 2002, Mississippi posted the largest percentage decline of manufacturing jobs in the Southeast - Mississippi - Brief Article
• Honda reports strong minivan sales at its Lincoln plant - up 17 percent in 2002 - Alabama
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• Funding for farmers is a tough row to hoe: the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, commonly known as the 2002 farm bill, provides welcome supports to Southeastern farmers facing uncertain times. Some opponents to the bill, however, question whether th
• The performance of Florida's travel and tourism industry has not yet returned to 2000 levels but has improved - Florida - Brief Article
• The durable goods manufacturing sector will get a boost this year as Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Ship Systems sector in Pascagoula will begin construction of the second of four Aegis guided missile destroyers - Mississippi - Brief Article
• Atlanta Fed sponsors conference on monetary policy and learning - Research Notes & News
• Labor markets in Atlanta continued to show weakness with another spate of layoff announcements - Georgia
• Spanning the Western Hemisphere: free trade area of the Americas - International Focus
  by Francisco Parodi
• Nursery crops are a fast-growing segment of Florida's farm sector - Florida - Brief Article
• Mississippi catfish farmers have cut production because of oversupply and low prices - Mississippi - Brief Article
• Section 529 plans: a good choice? - Research Notes & News
• General Motors Corp. recently announced that it will invest $150 million in its Doraville plant to build four new minivans for the 2005 model year - Georgia - Brief Article
• Nashville's convention and meeting business is performing reasonably well - Tennessee - Brief Article
• What's different about this recovery - Current Issue
  by Jack Guynn
• Alabama State Docks will be closing its bulk-material handling plant by year-end - Alabama - Brief Article
• New Orleans' cruise ship industry is reportedly doing well - Louisiana - Brief Article
• Hyundai Mobis, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co., has announced plans to build a $30 million plant in Montgomery to supply parts to the $1 billion Hyundai factory being built nearby - Alabama - Brief Article
• Petrochemical companies have announced further job reductions in Louisiana, and industry payrolls have been reduced by about 8 percent since December 2001 - Louisiana - Brief Article
• An introduction to direct investment plans - Research Notes & News
• Newell Rubbermaid announced that it will move its corporate headquarters to Atlanta in 2004 and will probably occupy around 300,000 square feet of new construction - Georgia - Brief Article
• The first Tennessee-made Maxima has rolled off Nissan's assembly line at its Smyrna facility, reflecting the company's growth in the state - Tennessee - Brief Article
• Geomagnetic storms and international stock markets - Research Notes & News
• Daimler-Chrysler confirmed in January that it will build its $754 million Sprinter van plant in Pooler, near Savannah - Georgia - Brief Article
• Almost 800 jobs will be eliminated when Kmart Corp. closes nine stores in Tennessee - Tennessee - Brief Article