David Swenson, associate scientist, was interviewed for a Sept. 20th story in the Des Moines Register "The economies of most Iowa metros are growing — except for two."
"Those projects brought in thousands of workers but so far have had little lasting impact on the local economy," Swenson said. "It was temporary, and it always is. Those are huge projects that don't really have to do anything with the underlying fundamentals of their economy."
Swenson also spoke to Jason Margolis, Public Radio International “The World,” about the four-page insert in the Sunday Des Moines Register by the Chinese government promoting the importance of trade between Iowa and China and what that might mean to the state’s outlook regarding the tariff disputes.
He also spoke to Sarah Ritter, Quad City Times about the recent CARD report on tariff impacts, especially on non-ag consequences.